Italy v Costa Rica Betting Tips and Predictions for Today

Italy vs Costa Rica match predictions and betting tips for today’s World Cup clash.

The Group D match should be interesting as Italy could all but guarantee a place in the last 16 with a victory while Costa Rica would leap to the top of the table with a win.

Costa Rica were not highly favoured to make it out of Group D, perhaps that’s putting it lightly. The Ticos performance against Uruguay has given Italy plenty of cause to be pensive about Fridays clash. Costa Rica will be no push over they are no strangers to the round of 16 either in 1990 they made it out of there group at their first World Cup.

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Many bookmakers had Costa Rica’s leading goal scorer simply as no scorer as the favourite with Joel Campbell a close second. The game against Uruguay didn’t appear to be a fluke. They displayed good organization and real character along with a constant attacking threat coming from Joel Campbell and the experienced Bryan Ruiz. 

Italy has not won their second game at the last three World Cups so we are backing a draw in our Italy v Costa Rica betting tips.  Other than USA and Mexico no CONCACAF team has ever won consecutive games at the World Cup.  The odds for a draw at Bet365 are 16/5 for the neutral it would certainly add to the excitement of group but Italy go into the game as favourites at 8/15.

Italy have scored in their last 15 World Cup games and recorded the highest passing accuracy rates in any World Cup game of 93% in their last game against England. Costa Rica has scored in their last 6 games against European opposition at the World Cup.

Italy’s opener against England was the game they would of looked as a must win but now they will look upon Costa Rica as a potential banana skin. There is plenty to ruminate about for the Azzuri team. Balotelli rose to the occasion against England and will be pivotal to Italy’s success in this tournament.  I am predicted Costa Rica to continue to defy the odds with a score draw.

Italy v Costa Rica Betting Tips

Correct score 1-1 – bet here at 8/1 with Ladbrokes: new accounts get a free £100 bet.

Antonio Candreva to score first – bet here at 12/1 with William Hill: new accounts bet £10 get £20 free.

Under 2.5 goals – bet here at 10/11 with William Hill: new accounts bet £10 to get £20 free.

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By Paul Allen