Costa Rica is currently at number one in the ranking, but they face a strong challenge from Panama. In four of the last five matches, at least one side scored in the first half. In addition, they lost to Guatemala and Ecuador in this month's friendly and have scored only one of their last five matches. It is worth noting that player Keylor Keylor was not selected in the squad, and Sunderland's Bennett was also unable to participate in this tournament due to personal reasons. In the face of these headwinds, Costa Rica needs to do its best.
Panama is currently second with zero points. In addition, in the last three games, at least one side has scored in the first half. Unfortunately, the team lost to Canada and Mexico in this month's Nations League. Guerrero was not selected for personal reasons, and Cordoba was not selected.
Panama has achieved an advantageous record of 6 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats in the last 10 meetings with Costa Rica; Panama plays conservatively overall, with 4 of the last 5 matches with small scores; Panama lost 1-0 to Mexico in the last round, suffering two consecutive defeats; Panama has not been able to win statistics recently, losing 3 consecutive handicap data; Panama have scored only 4 goals in their last 5 matches, and their offensive ability is insufficient; Panama has a football league and the team is mostly semi-professional.
In this Gold Cup match, from the perspective of lineup and playing style, Panama has a point of advantage. But judging from the reference given by the director of this game, the two sides are very likely to shake hands and make peace, so new friends, let's take the result here.
Reference: Draw/Negative 0:0 0:1;0:2
Half-time: Draw/Draw