Primera Division: First-class vs modest, at least that's what the table says. Alajuelense - Pérez Zeledón. Home victory or a surprise result?
- Alajuelense have the fewest dropped points from leading position (3) in Primera Division
- Pérez Zeledón haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
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.
Alajuelense form and stats
Alajuelense are steadily winning Primera Division games and points here at Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto. 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat is the summary from 6 games.
Alajuelense haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 200 minutes ago. Gondola scored that one.
Alajuelense travelled for their previous game, a trip to Puntarenas that ended 0-0.
Ahead of that fixture, a home win hosting Alianza in the Concacaf League. The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Alajuelense home games with this odds we find 10 games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 8 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats. Looking at the victories, 7 matches were won by at least two goals.
There will be little rest for Alajuelense after this match as they are travelling to San Carlos for a Primera Division game in only three days.
The Alajuelense fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 11 goals in 6 league matches. Alajuelense have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Pérez Zeledón form and stats
There's been little loot from Pérez Zeledón's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 6 away games in the Primera Division. Pérez Zeledón only have 2 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 0 draws. It could be a hat trick of victories away for Pérez Zeledón, as they have won on their previous two travels.
It's the second away game in a row for Zeledón, but there's smiles all around after the 2-0 victory versus Guanacasteca (placed 6th) last time out.
That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Guadalupe.You'll want to know how Pérez Zeledón managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found 5 similar matches resulting in 0 away wins, 1 draw and 4 home wins.
After this away game Pérez Zeledón return home for a Primera Division game against Herediano. That game is only three sleeps after this.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Zeledón have scored 7 goals in 6 league games away. In the opposite end, Pérez Zeledón have conceded 11 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: six - zero - four (Alajuelense wins - draws - Pérez Zeledón wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less. The games between these sides have had a tendency to be ill-tempered, having seen 7 red cards from the last ten duels.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Rodriguez 3 goals |   A. Amador López 3 goals | L. Pérez Alguera 3 goals |
Alajuelense missing players
Pérez Zeledón missing players
| Alajuelense | Pérez Zeledón | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 19 | 11 | 5 | Scored | S | 0 | 7 | 16 |
| 14 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 11 | 20 |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 67% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 83% | 92% |
| 67% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 67% | 67% |
| 33% | 33% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 25% |
| 8% | 17% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 17% |
| 58% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 58% |
| 25% | 33% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 17% |
| 25% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 25% |
| 6 | 6.8 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4.5 | 4.9 |
| 3.6 | 3.8 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 5 | 5.2 |
| 2.1 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3.8 | 3.1 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 13.6 | 17 | 20.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 9.7 | 10.5 |
| 4.8 | 6 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 4.3 | 4.8 |
| 33% | 31% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 27% | 28% |
| 8.8 | 10.5 | 11.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 10 | 9.7 |
| 3.8 | 4.2 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 4.8 | 4.6 |
- Alajuelense have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Alajuelense have the fewest dropped points from leading position (3) in Primera Division
- Alajuelense haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Pérez Zeledón 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 | Herediano | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 20 | 31 |
| 2 | Alajuelense | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 21 |
| 3 | Sporting San Jose | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 19 |
| 4 | Santos de Guápiles | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -8 | 10 |
| 5 | Guadalupe | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -11 | 10 |
| 6 | Guanacasteca | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 13 | -15 | 7 |
