Deportivo Saprissa, who have the fewest conceded goals (0) in Primera Division, battle against Alajuelense, who have the most scored goals (12) in Primera Division, for glory and victory.
- Deportivo Saprissa have the fewest conceded goals (0) in Primera Division
- Alajuelense have the most scored goals (12) in Primera Division
This pitch uses the playing surface artifical turf, unlike Alajuelense's home arena. The latest twelve games by the visitors on artifical turf have ended with 2 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Deportivo Saprissa form and stats
As mentioned below, Deportivo Saprissa are feasting on a winning streak here so far with maximum points from their first 2 Primera Division games.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Kevin Jose Chamorro Rodriguez not having conceded a league goal in 441 minutes.
The home team returns to Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá after drawing with Santos de Guapiles (placed 12th) on their last time out; the game ended 0-0.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Puntarenas in a game that was won 3-0.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Saprissa have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 12 games) they have won 8 times, drawn 1 and lost 3.
It should be considered that a look at the 10 latest league games reveals that 9 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the sides scored a goal).
Early season league goal statistics from Deportivo Saprissa's 2 home games: {6 goals}, 0 conceded.
Alajuelense form and stats
Alajuelense are still undefeated on their travels in the Primera Division. They have only played two games though, winning one and drawing the other.
The supporters enjoyed Alajuelense's previous match versus Sporting San Jose (placed 3rd), a 3-1 win played at home.
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Guanacasteca that ended 0-0.Alajuelense are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats. From a total of 5 matches.
It's early days yet, but Alajuelense has scored 5 and conceded 1 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).
Head 2 Head
This isn't the first time these sides face each other this campaign, as the history books show this recent fixture: Saprissa - Alajuelense 2-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Deportivo Saprissa five wins, four draws and Alajuelense one victory. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  J. East 6 goals |  D. Guzmán Pérez 5 goals | L. Paradela 5 goals |
Deportivo Saprissa missing players
Alajuelense missing players
| Deportivo Saprissa | Alajuelense | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 22 |
| 17 | 9 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 41 | 28 | 3 | Scored | S | 4 | 15 | 38 |
| 12 | 5 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 13 | 23 |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 73% | 82% |
| 65% | 92% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 73% | 68% |
| 38% | 46% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 64% | 59% |
| 8% | 15% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 27% | 36% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 18% |
| 31% | 38% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 55% | 55% |
| 62% | 62% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 27% | 32% |
| 15% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 45% | 32% |
| 6.4 | 7.8 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.5 | 4.2 | 5.4 |
| 4 | 3.1 | 1.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| 2.7 | 2.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.4 | 1.9 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 14.2 | 17.2 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15.5 | 9.7 | 12.9 |
| 5.3 | 6.5 | 1.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 3.6 | 5 |
| 29% | 33% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 38% | 35% |
| 7.5 | 5.7 | 3.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 8.5 | 10.1 |
| 2.1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 3.5 | 4.2 |
- Alajuelense have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Alajuelense have the fewest dropped points from leading position (3) in Primera Division
- Alajuelense have the most scored goals (12) in Primera Division
- Alajuelense have the most scored goals (5) away in Primera Division
- Alajuelense have the most scored goals in the second half (24) in Primera Division
- Alajuelense have the the best goal difference (+4) away in Primera Division
- Alajuelense have the the best goal difference (+9) in Primera Division
- Alajuelense have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Deportivo Saprissa have not yet lost a game at home.
- Deportivo Saprissa have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Deportivo Saprissa have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Deportivo Saprissa have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Deportivo Saprissa have the fewest conceded goals (0) in Primera Division
- Deportivo Saprissa have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (7) in Primera Division
- Deportivo Saprissa have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (5) in Primera Division
- Deportivo Saprissa have the most clean sheets (16) in Primera Division
- Deportivo Saprissa have the most clean sheets (8) at home in Primera Division
- Deportivo Saprissa have the most matches under the total-line (16) in Primera Division
- Deportivo Saprissa have the the best goal difference (+6) at home in Primera Division
- Deportivo Saprissa have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Deportivo Saprissa have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Deportivo Saprissa haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Deportivo Saprissa is in the best form (4-1-1) 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 | Alajuelense | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| 2 | Deportivo Saprissa | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| 3 | Sporting San Jose | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | Cartagines | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | Herediano | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Guanacasteca | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 5 |
| 7 | Pérez Zeledón | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 8 | Guadalupe | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Grecia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 2 |
| 10 | San Carlos | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 2 |
| 11 | Puntarenas | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 2 |
| 12 | Santos de Guapiles | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -8 | 2 |
