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Predictions and Tips
The wait is almost over for the International Friendlies action taking place on Thursday when United States meet Costa Rica.
All United States v Costa Rica game predictions, stats and user poll are shown below - as well as up-to-date odds.
📏 Form Guide

United States
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United States will be looking for another win after a 3-1 International Friendlies triumph over Venezuela.
For United States, goals were scored by Jack McGlynn (37') and Matko Miljevic (64'). Jorge Luis Yriarte (68') was the scorer for Venezuela.
It has been all too rare in recent times that United States haven’t conceded. The facts show that United States have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 games, letting in 7 goals along the way.
Costa Rica
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Costa Rica will go into this game after a 2-1 Copa America win vs Paraguay in their most recent match.
In that game, Costa Rica managed 33% possession and 2 shots on goal with 2 of them on target. For Costa Rica, the scorers were Francisco Calvo (3') and Josimar Alcócer (7'). At the other end, Paraguay got 17 attempts at goal with 6 on target. Ramón Sosa (55') was the scorer for Paraguay.
A tendency of at least one team not managing to score in games featuring Costa Rica has become apparent in recent matches. A glance at their last 6 meetings reveals that this has occurred 5 times. During those clashes, their opponents have managed a goal total of 4 while Costa Rica have scored 9. Putting that to one side, we must now wait to see whether the trend shall be maintained in this upcoming game.
↔️ Head to head
A glance at their most recent head-to-head clashes going back to 02/09/2017 shows us that United States have won 4 of these & Costa Rica 2, with the number of draws being 0.
A combined sum of 14 goals were scored between them in this period, with 9 from Team USA and 5 coming from Los Ticos. The average number of goals per game works out to 2.33.
The last league fixture between these sides was WC Qualifiers - N & C America match day 14 on 31/03/2022 when it finished Costa Rica 2-0 United States.
🔮 Prediction
We’ve got the feeling that United States look set to get a couple of goals in this one when they meet Costa Rica, who may well struggle scoring.
We’re predicting a comfortable 2-0 win for United States at the end of this one.
Lucas Pereira, 23:00 22/01/2025
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⚽️ Team Focus:
United States
Formed: 1913
Stadium: Rose Bowl Stadium (92,542)
Captain: Christian Pulišić
Chairman: Cindy Parlow Cone
Manager: Mauricio Pochettino
Competitions: International Friendlies (Friendlies)
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