El Salvador vs Costa Rica Prediction: Who will make amends for the defeat in the first round?

Prediction for the match between El Salvador and Costa Rica, which will take place on July 1. Check the team conditions and choose several betting options.

The El Salvador team faced a rather weak opponent in the first leg of the Gold Cup, Martinique. The team was the clear favorite ahead of the meeting. Still, after the first half, they were already trailing 0:2. Moreover, the Salvadorans played the entire second half on the powerplay, failed to score from the penalty spot, and the only goal they managed to score was only in the final seconds. In general, the team of El Salvador lost (1:2), and after such a terrible start, its chances of making the playoffs were minimal.

Costa Rica also started in the Gold Cup with a defeat. But she was also quite a strong opponent - the team Panama, who was the favorite on the eve of the match. In the end, the Costa Ricans did lose 1:2, but they looked decent all game long. Their chances of qualifying for the Gold Cup playoffs are still good. The Costa Rican team has meetings with El Salvador and Martinique ahead of them, where they will be favorites to win the maximum six points.

We think Costa Rica should be favored here. On paper, they look stronger than El Salvador regarding the squad and have more ambitions in the tournament. Plus, the Salvadorians have long forgotten the taste of victory - a whole year without them, and most often during this period, there were defeats. The Costa Ricans have also shown class in their recent head-to-head encounters and have beaten their opponents.