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Head to head

Costa Rica vs El Salvador

If they played today

Costa Rica at home
65% / 21% / 15%
Costa Rica win / draw / El Salvador win
Costa Rica–El Salvador
  • 1–0 11.8%
  • 2–0 11.8%
  • 1–1 9.8%
  • 2–1 9.8%
  • 3–0 7.8%
Neutral venue
57% / 23% / 20%
Costa Rica win / draw / El Salvador win
Costa Rica–El Salvador
  • 1–0 11.3%
  • 1–1 10.9%
  • 2–0 10.2%
  • 2–1 9.8%
  • 0–0 6.3%
El Salvador at home
49% / 25% / 26%
Costa Rica win / draw / El Salvador win
Costa Rica–El Salvador
  • 1–1 11.8%
  • 1–0 10.8%
  • 2–1 9.5%
  • 2–0 8.6%
  • 0–1 7.4%

Probabilities come from each team's current Elo rating, so they answer “if they met today” rather than predicting a scheduled fixture. See the methodology for how the model works and where it is weakest.

Elo since debut

Side by side

 Costa RicaEl Salvador
Current Elo17441494
Elo rank51st113th
Peak Elo1940 (2017)1710 (2021)
Matches played724614
All-time record316W 178D 230L200W 138D 276L
Goals for1238766
Goals against858933
Biggest win12–0 vs Puerto Rico · 1946-12-10 · Central American and Caribbean Games12–0 vs Anguilla · 2008-02-06 · FIFA World Cup qualification
Biggest loss0–7 vs Spain · 2022-11-23 · FIFA World Cup1–10 vs Hungary · 1982-06-15 · FIFA World Cup
World Cups won00
Expected World Cups0.050.01
CONCACAF Gold Cups won30
Expected CONCACAF Gold Cups3.670.86

When they've met

Meetings
63
Costa Rica 39W 14D 10L
Goals
146–53
Costa Rica first
First meeting
7–0
Costa Rica won · 1921-09-14 · Friendly
Most recent
2–0
Costa Rica won · 2024-02-03 · Friendly
Costa Rica's biggest win
9–2
1930-03-22 · Central American and Caribbean Games
El Salvador's biggest win
4–2
1943-12-09 · CCCF Championship
Most common result
1–0
Costa Rica first · 9 times, last 2013-01-25
Current run
Unbeaten in 11
Costa Rica · since 2010-10-12
63 meetings
DateScoreVenueCompetition
2024-02-032–0Costa Rica homeFriendly
2023-06-300–0NeutralGold Cup
2022-03-272–1El Salvador homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2021-10-102–1Costa Rica homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2021-08-210–0NeutralFriendly
2015-07-111–1NeutralGold Cup
2013-01-251–0Costa Rica homeUNCAF Cup
2012-10-121–0El Salvador homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2012-06-082–2Costa Rica homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2011-06-091–1NeutralGold Cup
2010-10-122–1Costa Rica homeFriendly
2009-09-090–1El Salvador homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2009-07-031–2NeutralGold Cup
2009-04-011–0Costa Rica homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2009-01-303–0NeutralUNCAF Cup
2008-11-193–1El Salvador homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2008-08-201–0Costa Rica homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2007-10-132–2El Salvador homeFriendly
2007-02-162–0El Salvador homeUNCAF Cup
2005-02-212–1NeutralUNCAF Cup
2003-07-195–2NeutralGold Cup
2003-02-111–0NeutralUNCAF Cup
2001-06-031–1NeutralUNCAF Cup
1999-03-284–0Costa Rica homeUNCAF Cup
1997-08-100–0Costa Rica homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1997-05-041–2El Salvador homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1997-04-251–0NeutralUNCAF Cup
1995-12-101–2El Salvador homeUNCAF Cup
1995-12-031–2El Salvador homeUNCAF Cup
1993-03-051–0NeutralUNCAF Cup
1992-04-291–1El Salvador homeFriendly
1992-03-042–0Costa Rica homeFriendly
1991-05-297–1Costa Rica homeUNCAF Cup
1989-07-161–0Costa Rica homeCONCACAF Championship
1989-06-254–2El Salvador homeCONCACAF Championship
1989-02-211–1NeutralFriendly
1985-02-130–1El Salvador homeFriendly
1985-02-062–1Costa Rica homeFriendly
1980-12-100–0Costa Rica homeCONCACAF Championship qualification
1976-12-151–1Costa Rica homeCONCACAF Championship qualification
1976-12-011–1El Salvador homeCONCACAF Championship qualification
1972-10-081–0El Salvador homeFriendly
1972-10-012–0Costa Rica homeFriendly
1970-02-262–0Costa Rica homeFriendly
1969-09-141–2El Salvador homeFriendly
1968-11-143–0Costa Rica homeFriendly
1968-09-111–1El Salvador homeFriendly
1967-10-291–3El Salvador homeFriendly
1965-04-081–2NeutralCONCACAF Championship
1963-04-034–1El Salvador homeCONCACAF Championship
1955-08-194–0NeutralCCCF Championship
1953-03-085–1Costa Rica homeCCCF Championship
1948-03-186–0NeutralCCCF Championship
1948-02-293–1NeutralCCCF Championship
1946-03-134–0Costa Rica homeCCCF Championship
1943-12-194–2El Salvador homeCCCF Championship
1943-12-092–4El Salvador homeCCCF Championship
1941-05-183–1Costa Rica homeCCCF Championship
1938-02-127–0NeutralCentral American and Caribbean Games
1935-03-306–1El Salvador homeCentral American and Caribbean Games
1930-03-265–0NeutralCentral American and Caribbean Games
1930-03-229–2NeutralCentral American and Caribbean Games
1921-09-147–0NeutralFriendly