Mexico 2-0 Costa Rica - March 28, 2009 / World Cup Qualifying - CONCACAF Zone 2010
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20'
MEX
20' - Goal
Omar Bravo20
MEX
46' - Substitution
Esteban Granadosis substituted by Álvaro Saborío
51' - Substitution
William Sunsingis substituted by Pablo Brenes
53' - Goal
Pavel Pardo53
60' - Substitution
Roy Myrieis substituted by Armando Alonso
79' - Substitution
Ricardo Osoriois substituted by José Magallon
79' - Substitution
Andrés Guardadois substituted by Gerardo Torrado79
85' - Substitution
Matias Vuosois substituted by Omar Arellano85
CR
CR
Team line-ups
Mexico
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Guillermo Ochoa | 23 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ricardo Osorio | 79 | 28 | 66 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Aaron Galindo | 26 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Leobardo Lopez | 25 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Fausto Pinto | 25 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Pavel Pardo | 53 | 32 | 144 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Leandro Augusto | 31 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Fernando Arce | 28 | 41 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Andrés Guardado | 79 | 22 | 39 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Matias Vuoso | 85 | 27 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Omar Bravo | 20 | 29 | 59 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
26.9 years
Average number of matches played for the team
38
Costa Rica
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Ricardo Gonzalez | 35 | 35 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Roy Myrie | 60 | 26 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Michael Umaña | 26 | 35 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Freddy Fernandez | 35 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Júnior Díaz | 25 | 29 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Esteban Granados | 46 | 23 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Oscar Rojas | 29 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Celso Borges | 20 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Bryan Ruiz | 23 | 24 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
William Sunsing | 51 | 31 | 33 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Andy Furtado | 29 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
27.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
21
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
José Magallon | 79 | 27 | 33 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Gerardo Torrado | 79 | 29 | 91 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Omar Arellano | 85 | 21 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Pablo Brenes | 51 | 26 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Álvaro Saborío | 46 | 27 | 44 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Armando Alonso | 60 | 25 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Ricardo Osorio
IN
Julio César Domínguez
OUT
Aaron Galindo
IN
Gerardo Torrado
OUT
Pavel Pardo
IN
Oscar Rojas
OUT
Andrés Guardado
IN
Israel Martinez
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Esteban Granados
IN
Walter Centeno
OUT
Oscar Rojas
IN
Álvaro Saborío
OUT
Bryan Ruiz
IN
Armando Alonso
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
61
16
57
12
Success rate in this team:
56 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
59 %
Eriksson vs Costa Rica
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Eriksson vs Kenton
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
54
12
Success rate in this team:
83 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
69 %
Kenton vs Mexico
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Kenton vs Eriksson
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Referee
Terry Vaughn
9 victories |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Mexico10 matches | General total | Costa Rica5 matches | 1 victory |
2 draws |
2 losses |
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Mexico1 match | Season total | Costa Rica1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
| Latest figure on May 31, 2012 | Latest figure on July 10, 2009 | |||||||
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Key figures
Mexico keeps its 3 matches with at least one goal scored vs Costa Rica at home in World Cup Qualifying - CONCACAF Zone running (since 09/02/2005). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 16/06/2001 (2 matches)
Mexico keeps its 16 consecutive matches without a draw at home running (since 08/07/2007). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 10/05/1990 (14 matches)
Mexico keeps its 4 consecutive wins vs Costa Rica at home running (since 09/02/2005). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 22/03/1983 (2 matches)
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VMexico 1-0 Panama09/09/2007 | DMexico 2-2 Nigeria14/10/2007 | VMexico 7-0 Belize21/06/2008 | VMexico 2-1 Honduras20/08/2008 | VMexico 3-0 Jamaica06/09/2008 | VMexico 2-1 Canada10/09/2008 |
| Overall | DCanada 2-2 Mexico15/10/2008 | VEcuador 1-2 Mexico12/11/2008 | LHonduras 1-0 Mexico19/11/2008 | LMexico 0-1 Sweden28/01/2009 | LUnited States 2-0 Mexico11/02/2009 | VBolivia 1-5 Mexico11/03/2009 |
Current form
| Away | DJamaica 1-1 Costa Rica06/02/2008 | LPeru 3-1 Costa Rica26/03/2008 | DGrenada 2-2 Costa Rica14/06/2008 | VHaiti 1-3 Costa Rica10/09/2008 | VSuriname 1-4 Costa Rica11/10/2008 | VEl Salvador 1-3 Costa Rica19/11/2008 |
| Overall | VEl Salvador 1-3 Costa Rica19/11/2008 | VCosta Rica 3-0 Panama23/01/2009 | VGuatemala 1-3 Costa Rica25/01/2009 | VCosta Rica 1-0 El Salvador30/01/2009 | DCosta Rica 0-0 Panama01/02/2009 | VCosta Rica 2-0 Honduras11/02/2009 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 4 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 6 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 4 | 5 |
| Scoring streak | 6 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 1 | 9 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 3 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 4 | 13 |
| Drawless streak | 3 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 6 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 6 | 0 |
| Invincibility streak | 0 | 3 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
9 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
9 |
|
4 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
4 |
|
5 |
Victories (Competition total) |
8 |
|
4 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
1 |
Draws (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
3 |
Losses (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
0 |
Goals
|
18 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
27 |
|
14 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
12 |
|
8 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
5 |
|
2 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
5 |
|
2 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
3 |
|
3.5 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
0.89 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0.56 |
|
0.5 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1.25 |
Betting aid
|
5 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
6 |
|
4 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
4 |
|
3 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
5 |
|
2 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
3 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
3 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
4 |
|
2 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
4 |
|
2-1 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
3-1 |
Bookings
|
16 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
26 |
|
6 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
15 |
|
3 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
 | Jared Borgetti | 3 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 4 goals | Bryan Ruiz |  |
 | Fernando Arce | 3 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 2 goals | Roy Myrie | |
| Jared Borgetti | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 1 penalty | Álvaro Saborío | |
| Fernando Arce | 3 goals during the last 8 matches | The fittest player | 2 goals during the last match | Andy Furtado | |
Historical head to head
Home
43 gf
13 ga
Away
13 gf
11 ga
Neutral ground
5 gf
2 ga
Total
61 gf
26 ga
Historical head to head
Home
11 gf
13 ga
Away
13 gf
43 ga
Neutral ground
2 gf
5 ga
Total
26 gf
61 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 7 - 0 |
August 17, 1975 |
| Home | 7 - 0 |
August 17, 1975 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 2 - 0 |
November 29, 1992 |
| Away | 3 - 1 |
October 28, 1978 |
Latest head to head
June 17, 2007 - Gold Cup 2007
August 17, 2005 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone CONCACAF 2006
February 09, 2005 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone CONCACAF 2006
March 31, 2004 - Rencontres amicales 2004
July 24, 2003 - Gold Cup 2003
Best historical scorers against Costa Rica
|
Jared Borgetti | 3 goals | 2003 - 2007 |
 |
Jaime Lozano | 2 goals | 2005 - 2005 |
 |
Benjamin Galindo | 2 goals | 1991 - 1997 |
|
Luis Garcia | 2 goals | 1992 - 1992 |
|
Gonzalo Farfan | 1 goal | 1991 - 1991 |
 |
Francisco Fonseca | 1 goal | 2005 - 2005 |
Best historical scorers against Mexico
 |
Hernán Medford | 3 goals | 1997 - 2001 |
 |
Paulo Wanchope | 2 goals | 1997 - 2005 |
 |
Jafet Soto | 1 goal | 1997 - 1997 |
 |
Rolando Fonseca | 1 goal | 2001 - 2001 |
Players with most games played vs Costa Rica
 |
Claudio Suarez | 7 matches | 1992 - 2001 |
 |
Oswaldo Sánchez | 6 matches | 1997 - 2007 |
|
Pavel Pardo | 6 matches | 1997 - 2005 |
|
Zague | 6 matches | 1991 - 1997 |
 |
Cuauhtémoc Blanco | 5 matches | 1997 - 2007 |
 |
Duilio Davino | 5 matches | 1997 - 2004 |
Players with most games played vs Mexico
|
Rolando Fonseca | 7 matches | 1997 - 2007 |
 |
Luis Marín | 7 matches | 1997 - 2005 |
|
Wilmer Lopez | 6 matches | 1997 - 2003 |
 |
Mauricio Solis | 6 matches | 1997 - 2004 |
 |
Gilberto Martínez | 5 matches | 2001 - 2005 |
 |
Ronald Gómez | 5 matches | 1997 - 2005 |
Competition info
The other matches
February 11, 2009
March 28, 2009
April 01, 2009
June 03, 2009
June 06, 2009
June 10, 2009
August 12, 2009
September 05, 2009
September 09, 2009
October 10, 2009
October 14, 2009
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