Alajuelense journey to Cartaginés and Estadio José Rafael Fello Meza full of confidence, but the host team is no pushover. More news on the fixture here!
- Cartaginés have the most conceded goals in the first half (33) in Primera Division
- Alajuelense have the the best goal difference (+5) away in Primera Division
Alajuelense could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Primera Division game only four sleeps ago.
Cartaginés form and stats
6-2-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Primera Division numbers at home for Cartaginés so far this season. After failing to beat Alajuelense here at Estadio José Rafael Fello Meza, Cartaginés has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with four wins in a row.
The home team returns to Estadio José Rafael Fello Meza after drawing with Herediano on their last time out; the game ended 1-1.
Ahead of that match, Cartaginés won a home game hosting Herediano (1-0).The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Cartaginés have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 8 matches with the results: Won 2, drawn 0 and lost 6.
There will be little rest for Cartaginés after this match as they are travelling to Alajuelense for a Primera Division game in only four days.
The Cartaginés fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 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.
Alajuelense form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Primera Division travels is 5 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats.
Impressive finishing secured the home win 3-1 against Deportivo Saprissa (after extra-time) in their previous game.
Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Deportivo Saprissa.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 4 relevant matches. Results were 2 Alajuelense wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat.
A new game in only four days for Alajuelense, the Primera Division home match versus Cartaginés. Busy days.
The travelling fans enjoy Alajuelense's attacking play in away games, having scored 19 goals in 11 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 14 goals have been conceded by Alajuelense in these games.
Head 2 Head
Cartaginés and Alajuelense have faced each other earlier this season: Cartaginés - Alajuelense 1-2. Head-to-head data (for the previous ten meetings): Cartaginés won two games, two matches ended with a tie and Alajuelense managed six wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / fourTop Goalscorers
  J. Venegas Ulloa 16 goals |   A. Guevara Zúñiga 15 goals | M. Hernández Campanioni 15 goals |
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| Cartaginés | Alajuelense | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 46 | 23 | 7 | Played | P | 6 | 25 | 50 |
| 21 | 15 | 5 | Won | W | 3 | 10 | 27 |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 16 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 10 | 13 |
| 77 | 43 | 11 | Scored | S | 12 | 40 | 86 |
| 65 | 16 | 5 | Conceded | C | 6 | 31 | 50 |
| 98% | 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | 94% |
| 80% | 65% | 43% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 74% |
| 61% | 52% | 43% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 83% | 64% | 56% |
| 37% | 26% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 16% | 26% |
| 24% | 13% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 16% |
| 61% | 52% | 43% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 56% | 48% |
| 24% | 39% | 43% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 28% | 40% |
| 17% | 13% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 18% |
| 4.5 | 4.7 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 4.8 | 5.6 |
| 5 | 5 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.3 | 5.8 | 5.1 |
| 2.4 | 2 | 2.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| 15 | 5 | 4 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 12.3 | 13.8 | 11.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.2 | 9.8 | 12.5 |
| 4.9 | 5.7 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.8 |
| 34% | 33% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 55% | 45% | 36% |
| 9.9 | 10 | 13.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 9.9 | 9.9 |
| 3.8 | 3.1 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
- Alajuelense have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- 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.
- Cartaginés have the most conceded goals in the first half (33) 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 |
