Costa Rica vs Ecuador predictions and betting tips on June 21, 2023

Prediction on game Total under 2.5

Odds: 1.66

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On June 21, Subaru Park (Chester) will host a friendly international match, in which Costa Rica will compete with Ecuador. The battle will start at 02:00 CET.

Costa Rica

The team has gradually grown in its level to quite serious values in the football world. If there was only one trip to the World Cup in the previous century, which happened in 1990, then, on the contrary, only one tournament of the higher mentioned level was missed after 2002. At the same time, there is no need to overestimate “Los Ticos”. Keylor Navas “dragged” the team into the quarter-finals in Brazil in 2014. Still, it was not possible to overcome the group stage after that. Speaking about the tournament in Qatar, which took place a year ago, he also conceded 7 goals from Spain and 4 goals from Germany, however, a 1-0 success in the battle against Japan saved the reputation of both the goalkeeper and his teammates. After that, the team did not get into the final of the local Nations League – nowadays, it is preparing for the upcoming Gold Cup. In this regard, the 0-1 defeat made by modest Guatemala is more than embarrassing.

Ecuador

The team is similar to its rival in many ways. There is only one proviso, that it performs in the much more competitive environment of South America. Still, it went to Qatar for the fourth such a tournament in the 21st century; moreover, it happened due to the 4th place, which gave an opportunity to avoid the play-offs. It is reasonable to mention that it was not clear until the very last moment whether the team was disqualified because of the participation of Castillo, who turned out to be a Colombian. As a result, everything was limited by a fine, which will be valid from the next cycle. Speaking about the higher mentioned tournament, Enner Valencia and the company spoiled the opening match for Qatar by winning with a 2-0 score (amid conspiracy theories), then achieved the draw in the game against Netherlands, but lost in the confrontation with a direct rival, Senegal. The national team met the New Year with a new mentor – that was Félix Sánchez Bas, who worked ... with Qatar! The national team exchanged victories in a control match with Australia in March. And the summer “window” started with a 1-0 score in the battle against Bolivia.

The statistics of head-to-head matches

The teams played for the first time in 2002 and there was a draw. All 4 next battles ended with the victories of Ecuador.

Predictions

Bookmakers consider Ecuador to be the favourite of the following battle, but the teams are not playing spectacularly this month. We recommend betting on “total: under 2.5” (odd: 1.66).

Prediction on game Total under 2.5

Odds: 1.66

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4.55

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