Costa Rica vs Zambia Prediction: Expect a Boring Encounter

With Spain and Japan already occupying the top 2 positions in Group C, Costa Rica and Zambia will face each other in a bid to bow out of the competition with at least a point.

Costa Rica failed to win their opening 2 games against Spain and Jamaica as they lost to both teams 3-0 and 2-0 respectively. While Zambia lost 5-0 twice against Spain and Jamaica. That leaves Costa Rica in 3rd place with 0 points and a goal difference of -5, while Zambia are 4th in the group with -10 goal difference.

Costa Rica

Costa Rica had a disappointing tournament even though no one really expected them to pull off a miracle against teams like Spain in the group. They lost both games in the tournament, against Spain and Japan and they are currently 3rd in the group. And in both games, they failed to score a single goal but hopefully they can change that as they face Zambia in this match.

In the game against Japan, Costa Rica fell to two early goals in the 25th and 27th minutes from Hikaru Naomoto and Aoba Fujino. They struggled to get back into the game but failed to create opportunities to score until the end of the game. The stats were also not in their favor, as they only managed 43% possession, 2 shots on target and 1 corner kick in the game.

Team streaks: Losses (3), no goals scored (3), without a clean sheet (3), first to concede (8/10), first half loser (5/7), less than 4.5 cards (10/10), less than 10.5 corners (6/7).

Starting XI (4-4-1-1)

Daniela Solera, Maria Coto, Fabiola Villalobos, Mariana Benavides, Maria Paula Elizondo, Melissa Herrera, Cristin Granados, Katherine Alvarado, Gabriella Guillen, Maria Paula Salas, Priscilla Chichila.

Zambia

Zambia will be bowing out of the tournament as one of the worst teams due to their poor results in the opening 2 matches of the competition.

They lost back-to-back games in the tournament by 5-0 against Spain and Japan. With the knockout round qualification well beyond their reach, they will be playing against Costa Rica, who are also leaving the tournament for failing to win any of their two matches. Zambia will be hoping they can bow out of the competition with some dignity as they try to snatch a point at least.

Zambia were clearly no match for the Spanish side in their last game and the Spaniards were sure to pile more misery on the Zambians by scoring 5 goals in that match. Teresa Abelleira's opener in the 9th minute for Spain was followed by a second goal from Jennifer Hermoso 4 minutes later. And in the second half, Alba Redondo scored a double in the 69th and 85th minutes, while Jennifer Hermoso also scored her second goal in the 70th minute. According to the statistics, Zambia only had 25% possession, 2 shots on target and 3 corner kicks.

Team streaks: without a clean sheet (5), more than 2.5 goals (5/5), less than 4.5 cards (10/10), less than 10.5 corners (4/5)

Starting XI (4-2-3-1)

Catherine Musonda, Martha Tembo, Lushomo Mweemba, Agness Musase, Margaret Belemu, Susan Banda, Ireen Lungu, Rachael Kudananji, Evarine Katongo, Siomala Mapepa, Barbra Banda.

Expert Betting Tips

The status of Costa Rica and Zambia have been confirmed and this will be their last appearance in the tournament as they failed to win their opening 2 games. With nothing left to play for, we can expect a very boring and unattractive game between these two. Costa Rica are most likely to break through by a narrow scoreline but it's not a certainty as both sides have nothing left to play for.

Bet on

• Both Teams to Score No at 2.20 Odds
• 0 Digit in Score Yes at 2.27 Odds
• Both Teams to Score No at 2.20 Odds