Alajuelense and Cartaginés are both riding high in the Primera Division with their 1st and 1st positions respectively. Expect a great game!
There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a Concacaf League match only three days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Cibao, was also a home game here at Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto. The away team is better rested.
Alajuelense form and stats
Alajuelense, who have the most scored goals (25) in Primera Division, have played 6 Primera Division games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-1-2 (wins-draws-losses).
Alajuelense's last game was hosting Cibao and winning 3-0. A strong away win before that one, visiting Deportivo Saprissa and winning 3-2.
There will be little rest for Alajuelense after this match as they are travelling to Sporting San José for a Primera Division game in only four days.
A decent goal production from Alajuelense in their home games so far, with 9 goals from 6 league matches. Alajuelense's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 7 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Cartaginés form and stats
Playing away, Cartaginés, who have the most clean sheets (4) in Primera Division, have won 2 games, drawn 1 and suffered 3 defeats in the Primera Division this season. Cartaginés has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Cartaginés are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the Primera Division against Grecia (placed 6th). Prior to that match, the Cartaginés manager H. Medford Bryan faced defeat when travelling to Guadalupe and losing 0-1.
World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager H. Medford Bryan when B. Bonilla scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 46th minute.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Santos de Guapiles in just four days.
Cartaginés find the net regularly in their away games. 8 goals from 6 away fixtures in the league. As opposed to that, Cartaginés have seen the ball go into their own net 6 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Alajuelense won six games, four matches ended with a draw and Cartaginés has zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / fiveAlajuelense missing players
Cartaginés missing players
| Alajuelense | Cartaginés | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 25 | 9 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 8 | 24 |
| 13 | 7 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 92% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 75% |
| 67% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 58% |
| 42% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 42% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 8% |
| 58% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 42% |
| 25% | 17% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 33% |
| 17% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.8 | 3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 126 | 69 | 9 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 47 | 119 |
| 37 | 21 | 2 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 12 | 37 |
| 62% | 43% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 67% | 65% |
- Alajuelense has the fewest conceded goals (13) in Primera Division
- Alajuelense has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in Primera Division
- Alajuelense has the fewest matches under the total-line (3) in Primera Division
- Alajuelense has the most matches over the total-line (8) in Primera Division
- Alajuelense has the most points from losing position (13) in Primera Division
- Alajuelense has the most scored goals (25) in Primera Division
- Alajuelense has the most scored goals in the second half (18) in Primera Division
- Alajuelense has the the best goal difference (+12) in Primera Division
- Alajuelense haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Alajuelense is in the best form (4-1-1)
- Cartaginés has the most clean sheets (4) in Primera Division
- Cartaginés have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Cartaginés haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Alajuelense | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 28 |
| 2 | Herediano | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 19 |
| 3 | Guadalupe | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
| 4 | Pérez Zeledón | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -5 | 14 |
| 5 | Santos de Guapiles | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -7 | 11 |
| 6 | Grecia | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -9 | 6 |