Group G · Matchday 2

Germany v Costa Rica

NRG Stadium · Houston · USA

GROUP G · MD2SOON

Germany

Jun 19

12:00 AM

Costa Rica

NRG Stadium · HoustonUSA

Kickoff: Fri, Jun 19, 12:00 AM UTC

Predict & play

Turn this match into pot-eligible action across HOP's seven World Cup games.

AI MATCH ANALYSIS

Pondside model · v1

HIGH CONF

GermanyDRAWCosta Rica

67%11%22%

Germany

2–1

Costa Rica

Model favours Germany at 67% with an expected 2-1 scoreline. Draw chance: 11%. Top swing factor: rating edge — home — composite strength gap of 19 pts on the model.

Swing factors

1
Rating edge — home
Composite strength gap of 19 pts on the model.
HOME · w8
2
Generational midfield
Musiala-Wirtz-Sané trio finally stable.
HOME · w5

Goal threats

F. Wirtz
Germany
38%
L. Sané
Germany
22%

Demo predictor — heuristic on team-strength + host advantage + factor weights. For live tournaments, swap in a Claude-backed predictor with the same shape.