Alajuelense anticipate the arrival of Guadalupe with hopes of taking all three points. Will they? Open our match preview!
- Alajuelense is in the best form (4-2-0) in Primera Division
- Guadalupe have the fewest matches over the total-line (5) in Primera Division
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Alajuelense and Guadalupe.
Alajuelense form and stats
18 points is a decent return from 9 Primera Division games here at Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto for Alajuelense. The data says 5 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss.
Alajuelense are confident in defense, having played 217 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
It's back home for Alajuelense, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating ADR Jicaral away with the result 3-0. A. Suárez, M. Hernández and A. Martínez found the net in that victory.
In the match before that, Alajuelense hosted Deportivo Saprissa and drew the game 0-0.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Primera Division game versus Pérez Zeledón in only four days. This game is also played here at Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto.
Goals decide football matches and Alajuelense are scoring many of them at home; 19 on target from 9 league matches. Alajuelense have conceded 10 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Guadalupe form and stats
Playing away, Guadalupe have won 3 games, drawn 4 and suffered 3 defeats in the Primera Division this season.
The Guadalupe goalkeeper Luis Torres Brenes is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 205 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Guadalupe are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at Grecia (placed 7th).
That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus ADR Jicaral.A quick return to home after this game, as Guadalupe are hosting Santos de Guapiles in the Primera Division only four days away.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Guadalupe as they have only managed to score 8 times from 10 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Guadalupe have conceded 13 goals in these away matches. Guadalupe has visited these top teams three times, and 2 of 3 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
Guadalupe - Alajuelense 2-4 was the outcome when these squads formerly did battle, some time ago this season. Stats for the former ten meetings featuring these two squads are: six wins for Alajuelense, two draws and two wins for Guadalupe. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.Top Goalscorers
  M. Hernández Campanioni 9 goals | J. Venegas Ulloa 5 goals | A. Suarez Zuñiga 4 goals |
Alajuelense missing players
Guadalupe missing players
| Alajuelense | Guadalupe | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 38 | 19 | 6 | Scored | S | 3 | 8 | 18 |
| 24 | 10 | 1 | Conceded | C | 6 | 13 | 28 |
| 90% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 80% | 90% |
| 70% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 50% | 70% |
| 65% | 56% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 30% | 25% |
| 40% | 56% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 30% | 25% |
| 30% | 44% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 10% |
| 55% | 56% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 30% | 45% |
| 35% | 44% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 50% | 30% |
| 20% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 40% | 35% |
| 4.8 | 5.1 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 5.2 | 6 |
| 5.8 | 5.2 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.5 | 5.2 |
| 2.2 | 2.3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.2 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 12.1 | 14.4 | 20.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.7 | 12.9 | 11.4 |
| 4.8 | 5.9 | 8.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.6 | 3.6 |
| 40% | 36% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 17% | 25% |
| 9.5 | 9.6 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.3 | 11.6 | 9.7 |
| 3.7 | 3.7 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7 | 4.7 | 3.9 |
- Alajuelense have scored more than double the goals of Guadalupe.
- Alajuelense have the most scored goals in the first half (20) in Primera Division
- Alajuelense is in the best form (4-2-0) in Primera Division
- Guadalupe have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Guadalupe have the fewest matches over the total-line (5) in Primera Division
- Guadalupe have the most clean sheets (5) away in Primera Division
- Guadalupe have the most matches under the total-line (15) 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 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 39 |
| 2 | Alajuelense | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 35 |
| 3 | Santos de Guapiles | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 39 | 32 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 33 |
| 4 | Deportivo Saprissa | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 37 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 31 |
| 5 | Cartagines | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 19 | -3 | 28 |
| 6 | Sporting San José | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 34 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 25 | -4 | 27 |
| 7 | Grecia | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 26 |
| 8 | San Carlos | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 27 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 16 | -1 | 24 |
| 9 | Pérez Zeledón | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 17 | -6 | 21 |
| 10 | Guadalupe | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 28 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -10 | 21 |
| 11 | Guanacasteca | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 33 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 20 | -15 | 20 |
| 12 | ADR Jicaral | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -15 | 19 |