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Costa Rica vs Nicaragua — Result & Match Stats

World / World Cup - Qualification CONCACAF

Venue: Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San JoséReferee: Ismael Cornejo, El Salvador
Costa Rica emblem
Costa Rica

4 - 1

FT

Nicaragua emblem
Nicaragua

1X2 odds

Market1X2

Full Time Result

Costa Rica / Draw / Nicaragua

Costa Rica

Draw

Nicaragua

No Full Time Result odds returned for this match.
Highlights

World Cup - Qualification CONCACAF: Costa Rica vs Nicaragua

Concacaf

Prediction snapshot

Winner : Costa Rica

Home50%
Draw50%
Away0%

Generated 9 Jul 2026, 10:42

Predicted winner

Costa Rica

Goals guidance

Costa Rica: -3.5 · Nicaragua: -1.5

Costa RicaNicaragua
StrengthAttackingDefensiveWinsDrawsLossGoals AgainstGoals For
Costa RicaComparisonNicaragua
69%Form31%
88%Attack13%
64%Defense36%
69%Poisson31%
71%H2H29%
83%Goals17%
74%Overall26%

Head to head

50%

1

50%

X

0%

2

COS · Costa RicaNicaragua · NIC
14 Oct 25COS4-1NIC
06 Sept 25NIC1-1COS
17 Jun 19COS4-0NIC
17 Jan 17COS0-0NIC

Recent games

Costa Rica
LLLDD
Form trendW +2 / D 0 / L -1
00-1-2-3
10 JunEngland vs Costa Rica3-0
01 JunColombia vs Costa Rica3-1
31 MarCosta Rica vs Iran0-5
27 MarJordan vs Costa Rica2-2
19 NovCosta Rica vs Honduras0-0
Nicaragua
LDLLW
Form trendW +2 / D 0 / L -1
2100-1
05 JunParaguay vs Nicaragua4-0
29 MaySouth Africa vs Nicaragua0-0
27 MarRussia vs Nicaragua3-1
19 NovHaiti vs Nicaragua2-0
14 NovNicaragua vs Honduras2-0

Goals distribution

Costa RicaO2.5 60% · U2.5 40%
Goals forGoals against
50%
0
20%
20%
1
30%
10%
2
10%
10%
3
30%
10%
4
0%
0%
5
10%
0%
6+
0%
Both teams to score: 50%· last 10 games
NicaraguaO2.5 50% · U2.5 50%
Goals forGoals against
60%
0
20%
30%
1
10%
10%
2
20%
0%
3
30%
0%
4
20%
0%
5
0%
0%
6+
0%
Both teams to score: 30%· last 10 games

Season form

Costa Rica
vs
Nicaragua

Costa Rica dominates the season form

9–0
DLWDDDWW
Form
LWLLLDLW
10
Played
10
5
Wins
4
4
Draws
1
1
Losses
5
25
Goals for
13
7
Goals against
16
2.5
Avg scored
1.3
0.7
Avg conceded
1.6
5
Clean sheets
3
3
Failed to score
4
4
Best win streak
3

League standings

#TeamPWDLPts
1Haiti632111
2Honduras62319
3Costa Rica61417
4Nicaragua61144

Line-ups

Costa Rica
5-3-2
  • 1K. NavasG
  • 20H. QuirosD
  • 19K. WastonD
  • 4J. VargasD
  • 15F. CalvoD
  • 8J. MoraD
  • 11K. VargasM
  • 2A. MurilloM
  • 10J. AlcocerM
  • 12A. MartinezF
  • 9M. UgaldeF
Substitutes
  • 18A. LezcanoG
  • 23E. AlvaradoG
  • 3J. MitchellD
  • 5J. CascanteD
  • 6G. Villalobos AlfaroD
  • 13A. CruzM
  • 14C. PerezM
  • 16A. J. Bran FloresM
  • 21A. ZamoraF
  • 7A. RojasF
  • 17W. MadrigalF
  • 22C. MoraF
Coach: Fernando Batista
Nicaragua
3-4-1-2
  • 1M. RodriguezG
  • 4H. NinoD
  • 5J. Cano
  • 6E. Gomez
  • 2J. QuijanoM
  • 21C. Reyes
  • 13A. Arauz
  • 14J. Coronel
  • 16J. Arteaga
  • 11J. BarreraF
  • 18B. HernandezF
Substitutes
  • 12A. Lopez
  • 23B. Mayorga
  • 3O. AcevedoD
  • 7A. SmithF
  • 8J. Moncada
  • 9J. Garcia
  • 10B. BonillaF
  • 15J. Delgado
  • 17M. LopezM
  • 19E. J. MartinezD
  • 20W. TalaveraF
  • 22A. Velásquez
Coach: Marco Antonio Figueroa Montero

Player ratings

Costa Rica
PlayerMinGAShRate
Manfred Ugalde741128.3
Alonso Martínez622057.9
Kendall Waston90–127.3
Aaron Murillo32–0–7.3
Guillermo Villalobos58–0–7.3
Francisco Calvo901027.2
Josimar Alcócer90–017.2
Haxzel Quirós90–026.9
Joseph Mora90–0–6.9
Juan Pablo Vargas90–016.7
Kenneth Vargas74–016.7
Allan Cruz28–0–6.7
Warren Madrigal16–016.6
Andy Rojas16–0–6.5
Keylor Navas90–0–6.3
Nicaragua
PlayerMinGAShRate
Byron Bonilla32–0–7.3
Junior Arteaga651016.9
Bancy Hernandez90–126.9
Widman Talavera25–016.7
Juan Barrera73–0–6.6
Christian Reyes45–0–6.5
Jonathan Moncada17–016.5
Miguel Rodríguez90–0–6.3
Ariel Arauz65–0–6.3
Henry Niño90–0–6.2
Justing Cano90–0–6.2
Josué Quijano90–016.2
Jason Coronel90–0–6.2
Emmanuel Gomez58–0–6.2
Óscar Acevedo45–0–6.2
Marlon López25–0–6.2
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