Costa Rica vs NicaraguaLive Score, Lineups & H2H

WC Qualification Concacaf

2026

Costa Rica

Martínez12'

Martínez28'

Ugalde49'

Calvo90+4'

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Oct 14, 2025

Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica

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Nicaragua

Arteaga26'

Match Timeline

Man of the Match

Manfred Ugalde

Costa Rica

Goals

Assists

8.1

Goal!

4-1

Francisco Calvo

90'+4·Costa Rica

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79'Yellow Card

Haxzel Quiros

Costa Rica

76'Yellow Card

Óscar Acevedo

Nicaragua

74'Substitution

Warren Madrigal· In

Manfred Ugalde· Out

Costa Rica

74'Substitution

Andy Rojas· In

Kenneth Vargas· Out

Costa Rica

73'Substitution

Jonathan Moncada· In

Juan Barrera· Out

Nicaragua

65'Substitution

Marlon López· In

Ariel Arauz· Out

Nicaragua

65'Substitution

Widman Talavera· In

Junior Arteaga· Out

Nicaragua

62'Substitution

Allan Cruz· In

Alonso Martínez· Out

Costa Rica

58'Substitution

Byron Bonilla· In

Emmanuel Gomez· Out

Nicaragua

Goal!

3-1

Manfred Ugalde

49'·Costa Rica

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46'Substitution

Óscar Acevedo· In

Christian Reyes· Out

Nicaragua

45'Yellow Card

Christian Reyes

Nicaragua

32'Substitution

Guillermo Villalobos· In

Aaron Murillo· Out

Costa Rica

Goal!

2-1

Alonso Martínez

28'·Costa Rica

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Goal!

1-1

Junior Arteaga

26'·Nicaragua

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Goal!

1-0

Alonso Martínez

12'·Costa Rica

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6'Yellow Card

Kendall Waston

Costa Rica

Statistics of the Game

Costa Rica

Nicaragua

35%Ball Possession65%

21Shots Total7

10Shots On Target2

7Corners3

17Fouls11

2Yellow Cards2

3Offsides1

1Saves6

242Passes448

7Shots Off Target4

95Attacks87

42Dangerous Attacks22

14Shots Inside Box3

7Shots Outside Box4

11Free Kicks17

4Shots Blocked1

1Hit Woodwork0

23Tackles15

182Accurate Passes380

13Total Crosses15

5Accurate Crosses2

5Interceptions5

6Big Chances Created0

3Big Chances Missed0

Costa Rica

Manager: Miguel Herrera Aguirre

Starting XI

6.4

6.7

7.0

6.4

7.3

6.6

6.3

7.0

7.0

7.7

8.1

Substitutes

7.0

6.3

6.5

6.6

ÁZ

Manager: Marco Figueroa Montero

Starting XI

6.6

6.2

5.9

6.1

6.3

6.8

6.1

6.3

6.4

6.6

7.1

Substitutes

ÓA

6.2

6.3

7.1

6.3

6.6

Anyelo Alberto Velásquez

Brandón Mayorga

Player Stats

Player	Rating	Min	Goals	Assists	Shots	Passes	Tackles	Duels
Manfred Ugalde FW	8.1	74'	1	1	1/3	20(85%)	1	6/12
Alonso Martínez FW	7.7	62'	2	1	4/5	6(50%)	-	2/5
Francisco Calvo DF	7.3	90'	1	0	1/2	38(68%)	1	4/7
Josimar Alcócer MF	7.0	90'	0	0	1/1	25(88%)	2	5/13
Guillermo Villalobos DF	7.0	58'	0	0	-	19(74%)	6	11/16
Kendall Waston DF	7.0	90'	0	1	0/3	20(75%)	-	4/6
Aaron Murillo MF	7.0	32'	0	0	-	11(91%)	6	9/9
Haxzel Quiros DF	6.7	90'	0	0	1/2	15(69%)	2	4/7
Warren Madrigal FW	6.6	16'	0	0	1/1	3(100%)	-	2/5
Joseph Mora DF	6.6	90'	0	0	0/1	17(65%)	4	5/6
Allan Cruz MF	6.5	28'	0	0	-	11(60%)	-	1/2
Keylor Navas GK	6.4	90'	0	0	-	19(68%)	-	-
Juan Pablo Vargas DF	6.4	90'	0	0	1/2	27(81%)	-	1/4
Andy Rojas FW	6.3	16'	0	0	-	1(100%)	-	1/6
Kenneth Vargas MF	6.3	74'	0	0	0/1	10(80%)	1	4/11

Costa Rica vs Nicaragua — computed insights

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
Costa Rica	D5	9	5	0	0	5/15	6-6
Nicaragua	L2	0	4	0	4	4/15	2-9

Computed over each team's last 15 finished games before kickoff.

Costa Rica — last 5 games

D0-0 @ Mexico2025-06-23
D2-2 @ United States2025-06-29
D1-1 @ Nicaragua2025-09-06
D3-3 vs Haiti2025-09-10
D0-0 @ Honduras2025-10-10

Nicaragua — last 5 games

W1-0 vs Guyana2025-06-07
L0-3 @ Panama2025-06-11
D1-1 vs Costa Rica2025-09-06
L0-2 @ Honduras2025-09-10
L0-3 vs Haiti2025-10-10

Head-to-head, computed

Meetings on record: 4
Costa Rica wins: 2
Draws: 2
Nicaragua wins: 0
Avg goals per meeting: 1.75
Over 2.5 goals: 25%
Both teams scored: 25%
Home side won: 50%share of all meetings won by whichever club hosted

Aggregated from 4 finished meetings in the GioScore fixtures corpus.

Most recent meetings

Date	Home	Score	Away
2025-09-06	Nicaragua	1-1	Costa Rica
2019-06-17	Costa Rica	4-0	Nicaragua
2017-01-17	Costa Rica	0-0	Nicaragua
2015-12-16	Costa Rica	1-0	Nicaragua

Standings context (current table)

Team	Pos	Pld	Pts	GD	Form	Form rank	Form vs pos
Costa Rica	1	4	12	16	WWWW	22	-21
Nicaragua	2	4	9	5	WWWL	30	-28

Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.

Table context

Points gap: 3 ptsCosta Rica 12 · Nicaragua 9
Positions: #1 vs #2

Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2025-10-14

Recent matches

Previous Meetings

Last 2 matches

Won 50%

(1/2)

Draw 50%

(1/2)

Won 0%

(0/2)

Goals

5-2

Total matches

Recent matches

WC Qualification Concacaf•Oct 14, 2025

Costa Rica

4-1

Nicaragua

WC Qualification Concacaf•

Nicaragua

1-1

Costa Rica

Head to Head

Last 5 matches

Costa Rica wins

Draws

Nicaragua wins

Goals Scored

10 - 2

Oct 14, 2025 • WC Qualification Concacaf

Costa Rica

4-1

Nicaragua

Jun 17, 2019 • CONCACAF Gold Cup

Costa Rica

4-0

Nicaragua

Jan 17, 2017 • Copa Centroamericana

Costa Rica

0-0

Nicaragua

Match Report

12 points for Costa Rica (1st), 9 for Nicaragua (2nd): a 3-point gap. The last five rounds placed Nicaragua no better than 30th for form, against 2nd in the standings.

five consecutive draws preceded this one for Costa Rica.

4 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Costa Rica 2, draws 2, Nicaragua 0, at 1.75 goals per meeting. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 25% of the meetings.

Goal scorers

Costa Rica: Alonso Martínez (12'), Alonso Martínez (28'), Manfred Ugalde (49'), Francisco Calvo (90') · Nicaragua: Junior Arteaga (26')

Key stats

Possession: Costa Rica 35% · Nicaragua 65% · Total shots: 21-7 · On target: 10-2 · Corners: 7-3

More details:

Costa Rica — live results and schedule Nicaragua — live results and schedule

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the score of Costa Rica vs Nicaragua?

Costa Rica 4-1 Nicaragua. WC Qualification Concacaf match played on 14 Oct 2025.

What league is Costa Rica vs Nicaragua in?

This match is part of the WC Qualification Concacaf. The match takes place at Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica. Full standings, kickoff time, and live statistics are available on GioScore.

What is the head-to-head record between Costa Rica and Nicaragua?

In 4 meetings between 2015 and 2025: Costa Rica has 2 wins, 2 draws, and 0 losses against Nicaragua.

Where is Costa Rica vs Nicaragua being played?

The match is being played at Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica.

Match Timeline

Match Timeline

Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Team Lineups

Starting XI

Substitutes

Starting XI

Substitutes

Player Statistics

Player Stats

Costa Rica vs Nicaragua — computed insights

Last Matches

Recent matches

Previous Meetings

Previous Meetings

Recent matches

Head to Head

Head to Head

Last 5 matches

Match Report

Goal scorers

Key stats

Frequently Asked Questions