Costa Rica will welcome Honduras to Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica for a match of the CONCACAF World Cup 2022 qualifiers both on a poor run in the campaign so far and this will be expected to be a tight match with each side on the hand of the points.
The hosts have won just once in the seven qualifiers matches so far and a win for them is key to raise their hopes to take a place in the Qatar competition. Now with six points the hosts sit in the fifth position in the group just behind Panama who are on a 5 point gap.
Costa Rica will be hoping to return to winning ways here after a 1-0 WC Qualifiers in the last time out game against Canada. Lille forward Jonathan David scored for Canada the winning goal in the 57th minute.
Costa Rica coming to this fixture will need to improve the attacking having not been in good attacking form of late and this for them to be safe is a must win match. Costa Rica have scored more than a goal in only one of the last ten encounters.
Honduras on the other side will look to hold the desperate Los Catrachos to record their first desperate win too in the campaign. Honduras have been on a poor run and are at the bottom in the standings with only 3 recorded points in the process.
Honduras come into this fixture on the back of a dramatic fixture against Panama. Panama overturned the 2-0 lead to a 3-2 win in their favor in the final 8 minutes in the match. Alberth Elis and Brayan Moya gave the visitors here the lead against Panama.
Fabian Coito left the camp and was replaced by Hernan Gomez just before the Panama fixture and had a bad welcome to the camp but it’s less of his fault.
Costa Rica vs Honduras head to head
Costa Rica have won 4 times in the 19 head to head fixtures with 8 draws whereas the visitors have won in 7 fixtures. When playing at home, Costa Rica have not lost to Honduras in their last 4 encounters. Honduras haven’t won in their last 9 games.
- Honduras 0-0 Costa Rica 08/10/21
- Honduras 5-4 Costa Rica 07/06/21
- Costa Rica 1-1 Honduras 08/10/17
- Honduras 0-1 Costa Rica 08/07/17
- Honduras 1-1 Costa Rica 29/03/17
Home
- Canada 1-0 Costa Rica
- USA 2-1 Costa Rica
- Costa Rica 2-1 El Salvador
- Honduras 0-0 Costa Rica
- Costa Rica 1-1 Jamaica
Away
- Honduras 2-3 Panama
- Honduras 0-2 Jamaica
- Mexico 3-0 Honduras
- Honduras 0-0 Costa Rica
- Honduras 1-4 USA
Costa Rica team news
Keylor Navas and Cristian Gamboa are on injuries while Ricardo Blanco will miss out on suspension.
Honduras team news
Andy Najar is on injury while Cadiz forward Anthony Lozano is a major doubt.
Prediction and odds
- Costa Rica to win
- Goals under 2.5
- Both sides to score (No)
