Game preview: Home supporters have high expectations when Cartaginés receive Guanacasteca

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Competition: Costa Rica Primera Division
Competition: Thu 12.May
Match begins: 00:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio José Rafael Fello Meza (12900 seats)

Welcome to Primera Division and Cartaginés - Guanacasteca. In this guide you'll get statistics, previous results, data, trends and news!

Insights:
  • Cartaginés have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Guanacasteca have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

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 Cartaginés and Guanacasteca.

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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. Two home wins in a row for Cartaginés bring valid hopes of a third.

Cartaginés lost their last game at San Carlos after a 2-3 scoreline.

Before that game, the 4-1 home victory against Santos de Guápiles.

There will be little rest for Cartaginés after this match as they are travelling to ADR Jicaral 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. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Cartaginés have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Guanacasteca form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Guanacasteca so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 1-5-5 (win-draw-lose). Guanacasteca has drawn their two previous away games.

Impressive finishing from Contreras and Aguilera secured the home win 2-0 against Santos de Guápiles in their previous game.

The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Herediano.

You'll want to know how Guanacasteca managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found four similar matches resulting in zero away wins, one draw and three home wins.

Guanacasteca have another fixture away from home in just four nights, a Primera Division fixture against Guadalupe. A strenuous itinerary for the guests!

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Guanacasteca as they have only managed to score 10 times from 11 away games in the league.

Head 2 Head

These teams played each other earlier this campaign: Guanacasteca - Cartaginés 1-1. Quiros (Cartaginés), Pinar (Guanacasteca), Sanchez (Cartaginés), Jimenez (Cartaginés) and Quiros (Guanacasteca) were shown red cards when these teams met previously this season. Will it be as hard this time? Head-2-head stats last three meetings: zero - two - one (Cartaginés wins - draws - Guanacasteca wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less. The games between these teams sometimes lean towards being rough and physical, having seen 6 red cards from the last three duels.

Top Goalscorers

GuanacastecaA. Contreras Enríquez
A. Contreras Enríquez
18 goals
CartaginésA. Guevara Zúñiga
A. Guevara Zúñiga
15 goals
CartaginésM. Hernández Campanioni
M. Hernández Campanioni
13 goals

Cartaginés missing players

Guanacasteca missing players

Cartaginés Guanacasteca
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
42 21 6 Played P 6 20 42
19 13 4 Won W 1 2 11
8 4 1 Drew D 2 9 12
15 4 1 Lost L 3 9 19
69 39 12 Scored S 5 20 44
60 16 4 Conceded C 10 41 68
98% 95% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 95% 95%
81% 67% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 90% 79%
62% 52% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 60% 52%
38% 29% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 50% 31%
24% 14% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 10% 10%
62% 57% 50% BTTS BTTS 67% 70% 60%
21% 33% 33% Clean Sheets C S 33% 10% 19%
19% 14% 33% Failed to Score F T 17% 25% 26%
 
4.5 4.7 6.2 Corners for (avg) C F 1.8 3.2 4.4
5.1 5.3 3.8 Corners against (avg) C A 6.7 7.7 6.3
2.5 2 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.7 2.5
14 5 0 Red cards R C 0 6 8
 
12.3 13.9 15.8 Shots (avg) S ( 6.5 8.8 9.4
4.7 5.6 5.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.2 3.5
35% 33% 35% Goal Efficiency G E 28% 31% 30%
 
9.9 10.1 8.3 Shots against (avg) S A 11.2 12.7 11.5
3.9 3.3 2.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.3 5.5 4.6
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • Cartaginés have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Guanacasteca have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Guanacasteca have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Guanacasteca have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Guanacasteca have won significantly less corners away then 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 Guápiles 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 Pérez Zeledón 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