It's only been zero sleeps since Cartaginés met Alajuelense and the score was 1-2. How will it end vs Alajuelense?
- Cartaginés have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Alajuelense have the most scored goals in the first half (35) 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.
Cartaginés form and stats
6 victories, 2 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Cartaginés have to build on here at Estadio José Rafael Fello Meza in the Primera Division.
The Cartaginés supporters got no joy from their last match, also played here at Estadio José Rafael Fello Meza: A 1-2 defeat against Alajuelense.
A 2-2 draw away before that, with Sporting San José the opponent.This is expected to be a close game, with Cartaginés perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Cartaginés as a small favourite), we find eight games. Cartaginés has won two of these, drawn zero and lost six.
Cartaginés have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio José Rafael Fello Meza with 17 goals in 11 league matches. Cartaginés are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio José Rafael Fello Meza in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 11 matches. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Alajuelense form and stats
Playing away, Alajuelense, who have the the best goal difference (+5) away in Primera Division, have won 5 games, drawn 2 and suffered 4 defeats in the Primera Division this season. The fact that Alajuelense have won four matches in a row should scare the hosts and makes this contest more interesting.
Two away matches in a row for Alajuelense, whose coach Rull could celebrate last time after the win against Cartaginés.
Prior to that match, a home win 3-1 against Perez Zeledon.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Alajuelense playing away and similar expectations, we found five relevant matches. Results were three Alajuelense wins, one draw and one defeat.
The travelling fans enjoy Alajuelense's attacking play in away games, having scored 19 goals in 11 league matches away. As opposed to that, Alajuelense have seen the ball go into their own net 14 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The two teams in this fixture also played each other earlier this match year: Cartaginés - Alajuelense 1-2. Statistics for the preceeding ten meetings featuring these two contenders are: two wins for Cartaginés, two draws and six wins for Alajuelense. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  A. Guevara Zúñiga 12 goals |   J. Venegas Ulloa 12 goals | M. Hernández Campanioni 9 goals |
Cartaginés missing players
Alajuelense missing players
| Cartaginés | Alajuelense | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 38 | 19 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 21 | 42 |
| 17 | 11 | 3 | Won | W | 3 | 10 | 23 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 13 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 8 | 11 |
| 58 | 31 | 6 | Scored | S | 11 | 38 | 75 |
| 52 | 15 | 4 | Conceded | C | 5 | 25 | 42 |
| 97% | 95% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 95% | 93% |
| 79% | 63% | 40% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 71% |
| 58% | 47% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 76% | 60% |
| 32% | 21% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 19% | 29% |
| 18% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 19% |
| 61% | 58% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 57% | 48% |
| 21% | 32% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 33% | 43% |
| 21% | 16% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 14% | 17% |
| 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.9 | 5.7 |
| 5.1 | 5.3 | 6.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.8 | 6.2 | 5.3 |
| 2.5 | 2 | 2.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | 5 | 4 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 11.8 | 13.2 | 11.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.2 | 10.1 | 12.7 |
| 4.4 | 4.9 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.9 | 5 |
| 35% | 33% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 58% | 47% | 36% |
| 9.7 | 9.9 | 12.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.6 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| 3.8 | 3.3 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
- Alajuelense have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Alajuelense have the most scored goals in the first half (35) in Primera Division
- Alajuelense have the the best goal difference (+5) away in Primera Division
- Cartaginés have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
| 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 José | 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 |
