Match Report
Costa Rica (3rd, 25 pts) visited Jamaica (6th, 11 pts) with 14 points between them. On recent form Jamaica sat only 24th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 6th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Jamaica 0.86 scored and 1.57 conceded per game, Costa Rica 0.93 and 0.57, with the league averaging 1.46.
A win had eluded Jamaica for 5 matches.
4 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Jamaica 0, draws 2, Costa Rica 2, at 0.5 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 25% of the meetings went to the host. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 0% of meetings.
The venue was Independence Park, with room for 5,000 spectators. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 0-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Costa Rica: Joel Campbell (62')
Key stats
Possession: Jamaica 63% · Costa Rica 37% · Total shots: 14-7 · On target: 3-5 · Corners: 3-5