Brazil vs Costa Rica Free World Cup Pick - Odds and Match Predictions
Date:
June 22, 8:00 am
Location:
Saint Petersburg Stadium
TV:
ESPN
Betting Odds
Moneyline:
Brazil -450 /Costa Rica +1800 /Draw +550
Total:
2.5
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Brazil looked unprepared in their World Cup opener against Switzerland, where they were held to a draw. They failed to break their opponents' defenses except for that first goal, and they are now up against an equally sneaky task. Brazil will now square up against Costa Rica on Friday. Costa Rica is coming off a tough loss against another European side, as they fell against Serbia in a match that was pretty balanced between the two.
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Brazil suffered a surprising upset when they clashed against Switzerland in their first match of this World Cup. They took an early lead when Coutinho blasted a shot at the goalkeeper's corner but was pretty uninspired after that. They were creating very few chances, and even those were not all on the opposing target. Switzerland eventually managed to pull even at the 50th minute with Zuber, and Brazil didn't have an answer for that goal. With just one point, Brazil will now look for nothing other than a win against Costa Rica, but it might not come that easy.
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On the other hand, Costa Rica will be feeling hard-done about the outcome of their opener against Serbia. Costa Rica had just as many scoring chances as Serbia (10), but they couldn't get their shots right. Both Bolanos and Campbell are coming off injuries and were quite rusty off the bench. Despite the balance in that match, Serbia was awarded a free kick at the hour mark, and Kolarov managed to score a direct goal that was the only goal of the game. Costa Rica must now pick up their pieces as they will face their greatest opponent in this group stage.
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Brazil vs Costa Rica Prediction 06/22/2018
Brazil has won all previous four competitive matches against Costa Rica over the years. They will be looking for a solid performance to avoid getting caught in elimination scenarios. Costa Rica had some tough luck with a couple of their players, but we might see them in the starting line-up for this match. In any case, I think that Brazil won't stumble again in this match.
Free Pick:
Take Brazil -1.75 (-117)
