Chile vs Costa Rica
International Friendlies
Date: Saturday, 17 November 2018
Kick-Off at 00:15 UK / 01:15 CET
Venue: Estadio El Teniente (Rancagua).
Chile play their first home recreation for over a 12 months with Manchester United forward Alexis Sanchez simply hoping desperately that he can increase some lots-wanted confidence.
The 29-12 months-antique has persevered a wretched run of shape on the grounds that his swap move from Arsenal in January, scoring most effective four dreams for the Red Devils in 29 appearances and demoted to the bench for maximum of this season.
Sanchez were given a rare ninety mins below his belt while Chile gained 1-0 in opposition to Mexico in October and in shape practice, plus a purpose or two, is exactly what he needs in opposition to Costa Rica and then Honduras on Tuesday to try to revive his flagging membership profession.
It changed into 78th-minute replacement Nicolas Castillo who scored the simplest aim in the victory over the Mexicans and that changed into the handiest one Chile have notched due to the fact they, notwithstanding being again-to-lower back Copa America champions, needed to sit out and watch the World Cup in the summer time.
Costa Rica did go to Russia, but their handiest pleasure was a 2-2 draw with Switzerland in their ultimate organization match and when you consider that then they've lost 4 out of 4 and conceded 11 dreams in doing so.
With neither crew firing on all cylinders at present, we can see dreams being at some thing of a top rate right here and we like the idea of combining a good contest with a clean sheet being saved for our wager – and Sanchez for one will wish that it’s Chile accomplishing a shutout.
Chile vs Costa Rica: Head-to-head
Interestingly, Costa Rica have a positive face to face document with La Roja over the course of history.
Los Ticos gained two, drew two and lost one among five conferences with Chile to this point.
Nevertheless, Chile’s lone victory got here just within the preceding face to face clash between the two aspects.
La Roja took a demolishing 4-0 win in January 2014.
Chile vs Costa Rica: Prediction
Reinaldo Rueda surely wishes to build up the momentum and again up a zero-1 victory over Mexico with a pair of successes in ultimate two video games of the 12 months towards CONCACAF opponents Costa Rica and Honduras.
The Colombian supervisor as a consequence called up both Alexis Sanchez and Arturo Vidal (Chile’s most important stars) for those ties. He may be with out the likes of Fabian Orellana and Eduardo Vargas, however we must see Chile as clear favourites in opposition to a team which lost 8 of past 9 games. We anticipate the hosts to dominate from the get cross and clinch a comfortable victory in a straightforward contest at Estadio El Teniente.
