Shots, possession, cards, corners, and other published match statistics.
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The Costa Rica vs Serbia stats tab covers World Cup, Group Stage - 1 on 17 Jun 2018. It compares 7 available match stats from this fixture, including shots, possession, corners, fouls and cards when those numbers are available. These stats help explain the pattern of the game beyond the scoreline.
Shots on target: Costa Rica 3, Serbia 3; Shots off target: Costa Rica 3, Serbia 6; Possession: Costa Rica 52%, Serbia 48%; Corner kicks: Costa Rica 5, Serbia 4; Fouls: Costa Rica 18, Serbia 15; Yellow cards: Costa Rica 2, Serbia 2. These are the quickest comparison points for checking attacking threat, control of the ball and match discipline.
Costa Rica had more possession, 52% to 48% over Serbia and Costa Rica led corner kicks, 5 to 4 over Serbia. Read together with the timeline, those numbers show which team created more direct pressure and which side spent more of the game controlling territory or possession.
Costa Rica committed more fouls, 18 to 15 over Serbia. Fouls and cards add useful context because a team can lead the attacking numbers while still being disrupted by stoppages, bookings or defensive pressure.
