World Cup Opta Stats: Italy v Costa Rica

Can Italy build on their win over England when they face Costa Rica?

Italy and Croatia both won their opening games but who will come out on top to take control of Group D? Opta reveals all.

This is Italy and Costa Rica's first World Cup encounter. The odds of the match ending in a draw is 4.1n/a.

Their only previous meeting was in a friendly on 11 June 1994 at New Haven in the United States before that year's World Cup. Italy won 1-0 thanks to a goal by Giuseppe Signori. An Italian win is 1.594/7.

Costa Rica have scored in each of their six World Cup games against teams from the UEFA confederation. They are 1.834/5 to find the net.

Italy have scored in their last 15 World Cup games, a record run for them and the best current run of any side. Over 2.5 goals is 1.865/6.

Andrea Pirlo made 108 passes in Italy's first game but 59 of them were in his own half. Pirlo is 3.613/5 to find the net.

Other than Mexico and the USA, no CONCACAF team has ever won consecutive games at the World
Cup. Costa Rica are 7.87/1 to change that statistic.

Italy have not won their second game at a World Cup in any of the last three editions. (D2 L1). You can lay Italy at 1.68/13.

If England and Uruguay draw then a win for either side will see them through to the Round of 16. A victory for either side in the Double Chance market is 1.330/100.