Costa Rica's national team manager is preparing his squad for what bookmakers predict will be a comfortable victory against the struggling Bahamas in Saturday's World Cup qualifier scheduled for June 7, 2025.
"Bahamas" enters this crucial qualifier in terrible form, having suffered a crushing 6-0 defeat to "Grenada" in their previous WC qualification match. Darius Johnson and Kayden Harrack were the tormentors-in-chief for Grenada in that lopsided affair.
The statistics paint a grim picture for the hosts. Matches involving "Bahamas" have been goal festivals recently – with a staggering 28 goals scored across their last six matches, averaging nearly 4.7 goals per game. Unfortunately for Bahamian fans, only 5 of those goals have been scored by their own team.
"Costa Rica" isn't coming into this match in perfect form either. The Central American side suffered a defeat in their most recent outing, falling to the "United States" in an international friendly where Brian White, Caden Clark, and Patrick Agyemang all found the net for the Americans.
"We expect to control the match from the opening whistle," a Costa Rican team representative might say, given their significant advantage in international experience and overall quality.
Interestingly, Costa Rican matches have recently featured one-sided scoring affairs. In five of their last six games, at least one of the teams failed to get on the scoresheet. This trend suggests "Bahamas" might struggle to breach their defense.
Betting markets reflect this mismatch, with Costa Rica installed as overwhelming favorites at odds of 1.00, while a shock Bahamas victory would pay out at 51.00. A draw isn't considered much more likely at 29.00.
Football analysts are predicting a comprehensive victory for "Costa Rica" – possibly by a scoreline of 3-0 or even more lopsided. Can "Bahamas" produce a shocking result against all odds? We'll find out when the teams take the field this Saturday.
