Primera Division match prediction: Little separates ADR Jicaral and Guanacasteca in quality

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Competition: Costa Rica Primera Division
Competition: Wed 23.February
Match begins: 21:00 (UTC)
Venue: Cancha de la Asociación Cívica (1000 seats)

ADR Jicaral are eager to add to their points total at home in this upcoming match against Guanacasteca.

Insights:
  • ADR Jicaral have the most conceded goals (38) in Primera Division
  • Guanacasteca have the fewest scored goals in the second half (13) in Primera Division

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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ADR Jicaral form and stats

ADR Jicaral, who have the most conceded goals (38) in Primera Division, have collected 13 points from their Primera Division home games so far after 3-4-4. When ADR Jicaral hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Guadalupe, Perez Zeledon and ADR Jicaral), they have won 2 of 3 matches!

Jicaral's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-3 versus Alajuelense.

Preceding that game was the away draw at Herediano that finished 1-1.

This is expected to be a close game, with ADR Jicaral perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with ADR Jicaral as a small favourite), we find twelve games. ADR Jicaral has won two of these, drawn three and lost seven.

ADR Jicaral are traveling soon after this match as the Primera Division match at San Carlos awaits in two days.

Jicaral are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 13 goals in 11 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 19 goals have been conceded. ADR Jicaral has at home met teams with this table position (low), three times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 2 of 3 times.

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Guanacasteca form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Guanacasteca so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 1-5-5 (win-draw-lose). The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Guanacasteca have lost on their last two travels.

Guanacasteca had fun at their own home (Cancha de la Asociación Cívica) last time out, beating Sporting San Jose 2-0. Contreras scored.

A 1-3 defeat away at San Carlos before that.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 16 similar matches played by Guanacasteca in our archives, and the results are: five wins for Guanacasteca, five draws and six defeats.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Primera Division trip to Herediano.

The attacking power of Guanacasteca when travelling is not overwhelming with 10 goals scored from 11 league matches away.

Head 2 Head

It's not the first time these two teams meet on the pitch this season, as the statistics show this recent fixture: ADR Jicaral - Guanacasteca 2-2. Head to head numbers (for the prior ten meetings): ADR Jicaral won three games, five matches ended with a draw and Guanacasteca have two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six

Top Goalscorers

GuanacastecaA. Contreras Enríquez
A. Contreras Enríquez
11 goals
ADR JicaralK. Cunningham Brown
K. Cunningham Brown
6 goals
ADR JicaralC. Marsh
C. Marsh
4 goals

ADR Jicaral missing players

Guanacasteca missing players

ADR Jicaral Guanacasteca
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
28 14 3 Played P 2 13 27
6 5 2 Won W 0 1 8
9 4 1 Drew D 1 5 7
13 5 0 Lost L 1 7 12
23 16 5 Scored S 1 11 25
46 22 0 Conceded C 3 29 42
86% 86% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
75% 79% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 92% 74%
50% 64% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 54% 44%
29% 36% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 46% 26%
7% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 15% 7%
36% 36% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 69% 56%
25% 36% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 8% 22%
54% 43% 33% Failed to Score F T 50% 23% 26%
 
4.6 5.6 7 Corners for (avg) C F 7 3.2 4.8
6.1 6.4 7.7 Corners against (avg) C A 7 7.8 6.5
2.7 3.1 3.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.8 2.7
5 2 0 Red cards R C 1 5 5
 
7.4 7.5 7.7 Shots (avg) S ( 9.5 8.3 8.8
2.8 3 3.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 3.2 3.4
30% 38% 45% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 27% 27%
 
12.3 10.1 12.3 Shots against (avg) S A 7.5 12.6 10.7
4.5 4.4 3.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 5.6 4.4
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • ADR Jicaral have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • ADR Jicaral have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in Primera Division
  • ADR Jicaral have the fewest scored goals in the first half (8) in Primera Division
  • ADR Jicaral have the most conceded goals (38) in Primera Division
  • ADR Jicaral have the the worst goal difference (-19) in Primera Division
  • Guanacasteca have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Guanacasteca have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Guanacasteca have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Guanacasteca have the fewest scored goals in the second half (13) in Primera Division
  • Guanacasteca have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Guanacasteca haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Herediano 22 14 3 5 35 17 11 8 2 1 19 3 11 6 1 4 16 14 18 45
2 Alajuelense 22 12 5 5 42 24 11 7 3 1 23 10 11 5 2 4 19 14 18 41
3 Santos de Guapiles 22 10 6 6 45 34 11 6 3 2 25 18 11 4 3 4 20 16 11 36
4 Deportivo Saprissa 22 9 7 6 40 22 11 8 2 1 31 8 11 1 5 5 9 14 18 34
5 Cartagines 22 10 4 8 30 28 11 6 2 3 17 8 11 4 2 5 13 20 2 34
6 Grecia 22 8 5 9 29 26 11 5 4 2 18 11 11 3 1 7 11 15 3 29
7 Sporting San Jose 22 7 6 9 30 37 11 6 3 2 18 11 11 1 3 7 12 26 -7 27
8 San Carlos 22 5 9 8 28 34 11 3 4 4 14 15 11 2 5 4 14 19 -6 24
9 Perez Zeledon 22 6 6 10 21 29 11 5 4 2 14 9 11 1 2 8 7 20 -8 24
10 Guanacasteca 22 6 6 10 21 35 11 5 1 5 11 13 11 1 5 5 10 22 -14 24
11 Guadalupe 22 4 9 9 18 34 11 1 5 5 10 20 11 3 4 4 8 14 -16 21
12 ADR Jicaral 22 4 8 10 19 38 11 3 4 4 13 19 11 1 4 6 6 19 -19 20