LiontipsEngland vs Costa Rica: betting tip (cf 1.82) and bets on the friendly match
Command Analysis
Current form
Under the leadership of Thomas Tuchel, the England national team performed flawlessly in the qualifying tournament for the World Cup. The British won all eight matches in the group with a total score of 22:0. There were no such successful results in friendly matches after the selection, but this is largely due to the fact that the German specialist actively uses rotation in sparring. So, on the eve of the USA match against New Zealand (1-0), 11 substitutions were made at once during the break. Plus, the Champions League finals participants Rice, Saka, Madueke and Eze had a rest in those meetings. Today, the British will hold their last sparring session before the start of the World Cup, and there is a high probability that there will be much less experimentation.
Disqualifications and injuries
White is injured, Foden, Palmer, Alexander-Arnold and Maguire are out.
Interesting betting trends
- In three of the last four matches, England's players have been offside more often than their opponents.
- In seven of the previous nine matches, England did not concede
Approximate line–up: Pickford – Livramento, Consa, Byrne, O'Reilly –Rice, J. Henderson - Saka, Bellingham, Eze– Kane.
Current form
The Costa Rican national team did not qualify for the World Cup and now a new team is actually being built. Fernando Batista, who is known for his work with the youth national teams of Argentina, Armenia and Venezuela, became the head coach. There was no immediate tangible breakthrough. In the last three friendly matches, Costa Ricans have not won a single victory: they drew with Jordan (2:2), lost to Iran (0:5) and Colombia (1:3). The national team has obvious problems in defense: 10 goals conceded in three games. Taking into account all the tournaments, Costa Rica has not won in five matches in a row (two draws and three defeats).
Disqualifications and injuries
H. Vargas, Madrigal, Brenes, Rojas and Bennett are out of the application.
Interesting betting trends
- In four of the last five matches of the Costa Rican national team, there were no more than nine shots on goal.
- Costa Rica's winless streak has reached the five-match mark.
Approximate line–up: Sequeira – Quiros, Mitchell, Farron, Araya – Salazar – Mora, Galo, Soto, Alcocer - Ugalde.
Trends
1st halfbet: total less than 1.5 goals
In the previous five matches involving England, no more than one goal was scored in the opening 45 minutes.
Bet Goals in both halves – yes
This bet was successful in the last two matches of the Costa Rican national team.
The exact score is 4:0
The British have scored the last 12 victories with a "dry" score.
Tip and bets
In the previous friendly, England beat New Zealand 1-0 with a minimum score. We expect the British to win more confidently today. Then they played their first match after the flight to North America, it was not easy in the heat, Tuchel had a large-scale rotation of the squad, the participants of the Champions League final were not involved. There are unlikely to be such serious experiments today. And the opponent is far from the peak of his form.
Fernando Batista is building a new team with a lot of young players. While the Costa Rican national team regularly fails defensively, they have conceded 10 goals in the last three matches alone. With such an unreliable defense, it's hard to count on a positive outcome with the British. We do not exclude a complete defeat.
Our betting tip is an Asian handicap (-2) for England by a factor of 1.72
Bet on the total
In qualifying for the World Cup, England scored 22 goals in eight matches. We haven't seen such high performance in friendly matches yet, but today we clearly have a convenient opponent to prove ourselves in attack. Plus, the British team will be as close to the main team as possible. We expect that the upcoming game will be productive.
The second bet is a total of more than three goals with a coefficient of 1.82
Betting on corners
Under the leadership of Thomas Tuchel, the British allow little to their opponents at their gates. It is no coincidence that the British scored more corners than their opponents in nine of the ten previous matches. We expect in the betting tip that the favorite will surely win in the corners today.
Prediction – England wins on corners with a handicap (-4.5) with a coefficient of 1.96
