Primera Division: Alajuelense host Cartaginés in what is nearly guaranteed to be an entertaining football game. Tipsway gives you all the news, stats and facts!
- Alajuelense have the most scored goals in the first half (25) in Primera Division
- Cartaginés is in the best form (5-0-1) in Primera Division
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Alajuelense form and stats
Alajuelense are steadily winning Primera Division games and points here at Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica. 7 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 11 games. The Alajuelense fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica and will expect new points from this game. Alajuelense has played 13 games in a row here without a defeat.
Alajuelense lost their last game at Perez Zeledon after a 1-2 scoreline.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Guanacasteca in a game that was won 4-0.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Alajuelense handle that role? We have found six games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are four wins, one draw and one defeat.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Alajuelense, as the Primera Division home game vs Deportivo Saprissa is only four days away.
Goals decide football matches and Alajuelense are scoring many of them at home; 23 on target from 11 league matches. From these home matches, Alajuelense have conceded only 10 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Cartaginés form and stats
Playing away, Cartaginés have won 4 games, drawn 2 and suffered 5 defeats in the Primera Division this season.
Cartaginés won their last game, 2-1 versus Sporting San Jose played at home.
Before that one, a nice away victory 4-2 at Deportivo Saprissa.We have checked recent matches where Cartaginés have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those eight games were four victories, zero draws and four defeats.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Primera Division trip to Grecia.
Cartaginés have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 11 league away games 13 goals have been scored. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Cartaginés's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 20 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
This happened when the participants played each other earlier this season; Cartaginés - Alajuelense 1-0. These squads battled fiercely when they met earlier this season. Both Araya (Cartaginés) and Lopez (Alajuelense) were shown red cards. Alajuelense-Cartaginés H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Alajuelense four wins, Cartaginés two wins, four draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5). The matches between these sides have had a tendency to be rough and physical, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten duels.Top Goalscorers
  M. Hernández Campanioni 9 goals |   A. Guevara Zúñiga 9 goals | J. Venegas Ulloa 7 goals |
Alajuelense missing players
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| Alajuelense | Cartaginés | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 15 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 26 |
| 15 | 10 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 52 | 29 | 6 | Scored | S | 7 | 19 | 40 |
| 31 | 10 | 5 | Conceded | C | 6 | 25 | 35 |
| 90% | 87% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 66% | 53% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 92% | 77% |
| 62% | 47% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 69% | 58% |
| 34% | 40% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 38% | 27% |
| 24% | 27% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 31% | 19% |
| 48% | 33% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 62% | 58% |
| 45% | 67% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 15% | 23% |
| 17% | 13% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 23% | 19% |
| 5.1 | 5.6 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
| 5.6 | 5 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| 2.2 | 2.1 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3.5 | 2.6 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 12.3 | 14.4 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.8 | 10.9 | 11.2 |
| 5.2 | 6.5 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4 | 4 |
| 36% | 32% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 37% | 38% |
| 9.8 | 9.6 | 9.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 9 | 9.1 |
| 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.2 | 3.8 |
- Alajuelense have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Alajuelense have the most clean sheets (10) at home in Primera Division
- Alajuelense have the most scored goals in the first half (25) in Primera Division
- Cartaginés have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Cartaginés haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Cartaginés is in the best form (5-0-1) in Primera Division
| 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 | Cartaginés | 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 |
