Costa Rica vs Haiti — Tips & Analysis

Over 2.5: Costa Rica have a point to prove here, and that should mean an open game. Haiti beat them 2-0 a week ago, so the hosts come back to San Jose needing goals rather than a quiet night. Costa Rica have the attack for it. They have scored 3 goals a game across their eight home games, winning five of them. Haiti are not sitting back either after winning 4-1 at the Dominican Republic last time out. Their problem is the defending. Haiti let in more than 2 goals a game on the road, where their record reads 2 wins, 2 ties and 4 losses. Both teams keep landing in busy games. 10 of Costa Rica's last 16 games had 3 or more goals, and so did 9 of Haiti's last 16. Haiti have also scored in all five of their recent meetings with Costa Rica, so a clean sheet for the hosts looks unlikely. A 2-1 Costa Rica win is the likeliest finish, and three goals is enough for this one. The warning is the history between these two. Their last eight meetings have averaged just over 2 goals, and Costa Rica were kept off the board in two of the last three. If Haiti sit deep and the hosts get frustrated, this can die as a 1-0. We still want the busier game here.