World Cup Opta Stats: Costa Rica v Greece

Will Greece be celebrating again after their match with Costa Rica?

Two of the surprise packages of the World Cup meet as Costa Rica take on Greece. Opta are on hand with all the stats.

Costa Rica have reached the knockout stages of the World Cup for only the second time in their history; the first was in 1990 when they eventually lost 4-1 against Czechoslovakia in the last 16. Greece are 3.39/4 to win within 90 minutes.

The last team from CONCACAF to go further than the last 16 at the World Cup are the USA in 2002. Costa Rica are 1.845/6 to follow in their footsteps and qualify.

Greece's seven wins at major tournaments have never been by more than one clear goal (four 1-0 and three 2-1 wins). A 2-1 Greek victory is 14.5n/a.

Greece have only won two of their nine World Cup games, both against African sides (v Nigeria in 2010 & Ivory Coast in 2014). The draw is 3.211/5.

Greece have scored in only two of their nine games at the World Cup (the two 2-1 wins v Nigeria & Ivory Coast). Costa Rica are 2.68/5 to keep a clean sheet.

Greece have only kept one clean sheet in nine World Cup games, against Japan in 2014 (0-0). Over 2.5 goals is 2.915/8.

Costa Rica are yet to concede a goal from open play at this World Cup, the only one they have let in being Edinson Cavani's penalty. Under 2.5 goals is 1.51/2.

None of Costa Rica's four goals at this World Cup have been scored before the 44th minute, while each of Greece's four goals in World Cup history have been scored from the 42nd minute onwards. The odds of the second-half containing more goals than the first are 2.26/5.

Georgios Samaras' goal against Ivory Coast in Greece's last game ended his personal goalscoring drought of 1478 minutes with the national team. Samaras is 3.613/5 to score.

Joel Campbell was involved in two of Costa Rica's four goals at this World Cup (1 goal, 1 assist). Campbell is 3.9n/a to score.