Costa Rica 0–1 Serbia: 2018 World Cup match
Costa Rica0–1Full time
Serbia
Match in one glance
Costa RicaSerbiaGoalCard
Costa Rica
Serbia
0′HT90′FT120′
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′Extra time90′–120′
Expected goals race
Chance quality as it accumulated. Each step is a shot.
A goal marker sits on the line at each recorded goal. Shootout penalties are excluded — they are not part of the match's expected goals.
Team comparison
Costa RicaSerbia
51.0%Possession sequences49.0%
10Shots12
3On target2
0.60Expected goals (xG)1.99
481Passes439
78.2%Pass accuracy76.3%
19Corners8
18Fouls13
Leading shot threats
Ranked by xG- 1FKFilip KostićSerbia · 0 goals0.92xG
- 2AMAleksandar MitrovićSerbia · 0 goals0.79xG
- 3GGGiancarlo González CastroCosta Rica · 0 goals0.20xG
- 4SMSergej Milinković-SavićSerbia · 0 goals0.18xG
- 5BRBryan Ruiz GonzálezCosta Rica · 0 goals0.11xG
Decisive moments
1 eventsPath through 2018
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- First stage, Group E
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 2018-06-17
- Venue
- Samara Arena, Samara
- Result
- 0–1
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available; full lineups, expected goals and shot locations
Scorers
Costa Rica / SerbiaCosta Rica
No goals
Serbia
Aleksandar Kolarov56′
Complete match timeline
Costa RicaSerbiaGoalCardSubstitution
Costa Rica
Serbia
0′HT90′FT120′
Chance creation
xG per five minutes · larger peaks = better chancesFirst half0′–45′Second half45′–90′Extra time90′–120′
Event feed
11 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′0 – 0No goals in this period
Second half
45′–90′0 – 1A. Kolarov 56′
Extra time
90′–120′0 – 0No goals in this period
Event records: © Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Grouped and formatted for this timeline.
Costa Rica
3-4-3KN
1Keylor NavasJA
2Jhonny AcostaGG
3Giancarlo GonzálezÓD
6Óscar DuarteCG
16Cristian GamboaFC
15Francisco CalvoCB
5Celso BorgesDG
20David GuzmánBR
10Bryan RuizJV
11Johan VenegasMU
21Marco UreñaListed formation · positions are schematic
Substitutes used
- 7CBChristian Bolaños60′
- 9DCDaniel Colindres73′
- 12JCJoel Campbell66′
Match contributions
- Francisco Calvo▰ 22′
- David Guzmán▰ 56′
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1KNKeylor NavasGoalkeeper
- 2JAJhonny AcostaCentre-back
- 3GGGiancarlo GonzálezSW
- 5CBCelso BorgesCentral midfielder
- 6ÓDÓscar DuarteCentre-back
- 10BRBryan RuizLeft winger
- 11JVJohan VenegasRight winger
- 15FCFrancisco CalvoLWB
- 16CGCristian GamboaRWB
- 20DGDavid GuzmánCentral midfielder
- 21MUMarco UreñaCentre-forward
Serbia
4-5-1VS
1Vladimir StojkovićBI
6Branislav IvanovićNM
15Nikola MilenkovićDT
3Duško TošićAK
11Aleksandar KolarovDT
10Dušan TadićLM
4Luka MilivojevićNM
21Nemanja MatićAL
22Adem LjajićSM
20Sergej Milinković-SavićAM
9Aleksandar MitrovićListed formation · positions are schematic
Substitutes used
- 2ARAntonio Rukavina83′
- 8APAleksandar Prijović90′
- 17FKFilip Kostić70′
Match contributions
- Branislav Ivanović▰ 59′
- Aleksandar Kolarov⚽ 1
- Aleksandar Prijović▰ 90′+8′
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1VSVladimir StojkovićGoalkeeper
- 3DTDuško TošićCentre-back
- 4LMLuka MilivojevićCentral midfielder
- 6BIBranislav IvanovićRight-back
- 9AMAleksandar MitrovićCentre-forward
- 10DTDušan TadićRight winger
- 11AKAleksandar KolarovLeft-back
- 15NMNikola MilenkovićCentre-back
- 20SMSergej Milinković-SavićAttacking midfielder
- 21NMNemanja MatićCentral midfielder
- 22ALAdem LjajićLeft winger
Portraits may show a later team kit. Starting positions are schematic; unused substitutes are not included. © 2023 Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Names and match IDs adapted.
Passing network
Costa Rica
Serbia
Completed passes · both teams attack upwards
Activity zones
Costa Rica
14%6%7%21%19%10%7%13%3%
Serbia
6%11%10%22%16%16%7%10%4%
Attacking upwards · rounded shares
Match officials
RefereeMalang Diedhiou
Team comparison
Costa RicaSerbia
51.0%Possession sequences49.0%
10Shots12
3On target2
0.60Expected goals (xG)1.99
481Passes439
78.2%Pass accuracy76.3%
19Corners8
18Fouls13
Expected goals race
Chance quality as it accumulated. Each step is a shot.
A goal marker sits on the line at each recorded goal. Shootout penalties are excluded — they are not part of the match's expected goals.
Shot quality
0.60Costa Rica1.99Serbia
0.60Total xG1.99
0.60Non-penalty xG1.99
0.06xG per shot0.17
3Shots on target2
Where the shots came from
Bubble size is the chance's expected-goals value. Filled bubbles are goals.
Costa Rica0 goals · 10 shots · 0.60 xG
Serbia1 goal · 12 shots · 1.99 xG
Passing network
Costa Rica
Serbia
Completed passes · both teams attack upwards
Activity zones
Costa Rica
14%6%7%21%19%10%7%13%3%
Serbia
6%11%10%22%16%16%7%10%4%
Attacking upwards · rounded shares
Attacking
0Goals1
10Shots12
3On target2
16Dribble attempts15
Passing
481Pass attempts439
376Completed passes335
78.2%Pass accuracy76.3%
19Corners8
Defending
27Duels34
9Interceptions6
97Pressures126
18Fouls13
Leading performers
Recorded match actionsFK
Filip KostićSerbia0Goals0Assists0.92xG
AM
Aleksandar MitrovićSerbia0Goals0Assists0.79xG
GG
Giancarlo GonzálezCosta Rica0Goals0Assists0.20xG
SM
Sergej Milinković-SavićSerbia0Goals0Assists0.18xG
BR
Bryan RuizCosta Rica0Goals0Assists0.11xG
Costa Rica
3-4-3| Player | G | A | Shots | Key passes | xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GG Giancarlo GonzálezStarter | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.20 |
BR Bryan RuizStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.11 |
CB Celso BorgesStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.07 |
MU Marco UreñaStarter | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.07 |
ÓD Óscar DuarteStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.06 |
FC Francisco CalvoStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.06 |
JN Joel Nathaniel Campbell SamuelsSubstitute | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.03 |
CG Cristian GamboaStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.01 |
DG David GuzmánStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
JA Jhonny AcostaStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
KN Keylor NavasStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
CB Christian Bolaños NavarroSubstitute | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
JV Johan VenegasStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Serbia
4-5-1| Player | G | A | Shots | Key passes | xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FK Filip KostićSubstitute | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.92 |
AM Aleksandar MitrovićStarter | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0.79 |
SM Sergej Milinković-SavićStarter | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0.18 |
NM Nemanja MatićStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 |
AK Aleksandar KolarovStarter | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.02 |
BI Branislav IvanovićStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
LM Luka MilivojevićStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
NM Nikola MilenkovićStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
DT Duško TošićStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
DT Dušan TadićStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
AL Adem LjajićStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
Performance is shown through recorded statistics. This data source does not provide a player rating or a player-of-the-match award.
Decisive moments
1 eventsPath through 2018
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- First stage, Group E
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 2018-06-17
- Venue
- Samara Arena, Samara
- Result
- 0–1
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available; full lineups, expected goals and shot locations
Scorers
Costa Rica / SerbiaCosta Rica
No goals
Serbia
Aleksandar Kolarov56′
Data by
StatsBomb
StatsBombExpected goals and event analysis use StatsBomb definitions. Goal, card and substitution timelines use Fjelstul records.
Source: OpenFootball at the pinned revision. Missing assists and minute-level events are not estimated. Lineups, expected goals and shot locations on this page come from StatsBomb event data.