Home advantage could prove decisive in Deportivo Saprissa - Herediano battle

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Competition: Costa Rica Primera Division
Competition: Sun 18.September
Match begins: 23:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá (24000 seats)

A total of eleven rounds of matches have gone by and both Deportivo Saprissa and Herediano are high up in the table. Get ready!

Insights:
  • Deportivo Saprissa have the fewest conceded goals (7) in Primera Division
  • Herediano have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.

4-4-4 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for Herediano when playing away games on artifical turf, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has grass). Their goal statistics from those twelve matches are 14-15 (scored/conceded).

It's no vacation for neither Deportivo Saprissa nor Herediano as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Deportivo Saprissa form and stats

The Primera Division stats at home this season for Deportivo Saprissa, who have the fewest conceded goals (7) in Primera Division, are 3-2-0 (wins-draws-losses). Saprissa has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá. We remember; it was Cartagines.

Deportivo Saprissa are confident in defense, having played 306 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.

The Saprissa followers enjoyed the previous game, watching their team host Herediano and win 1-0. It's almost unrealistic, but the exact score line 1-0 has repeated itself three times in a row.

In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Alajuelense.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Deportivo Saprissa handle that role? We have found 12 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 8 wins, 0 draws and 4 defeats.

Goals are plentiful at Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá in the league this season as Deportivo Saprissa has scored 13 goals here in 5 home games. Saprissa have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 2 goals.

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Herediano form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Primera Division travels is 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats.

There might be some fixture complaints from Herediano as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, 0-1 against Deportivo Saprissa. That defeat stopped this club's string of league fixtures in a row without losing; eleven games in total!

Ahead of that, 1-1 at home vs Real Espana in the Concacaf League. We have checked recent matches where Herediano have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 7 games were 2 victories, 1 draw and 4 defeats.

Take note that 8 of this side's 10 latest league rounds have ended with at least three goals.

Today's guests are confident travelers having scored 13 goals in 5 league games away this season. Herediano are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 4 times in 5 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Herediano have managed a sequence of 5 consecutive games without defeat (4-1-0) when playing Deportivo Saprissa.

The games between these sides have sometimes been hostile, having seen 6 sending-offs from the last ten duels.

Top Goalscorers

Deportivo SaprissaJ. East
J. East
4 goals
Deportivo SaprissaL. Paradela
L. Paradela
4 goals
SaprissaK. Waston Manley
K. Waston Manley
3 goals

Deportivo Saprissa missing players

Herediano missing players

Deportivo Saprissa Herediano
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
12 6 1 Played P 0 6 12
8 4 0 Won W 0 4 9
2 2 1 Drew D 0 1 2
2 0 0 Lost L 0 1 1
22 14 1 Scored S 0 13 28
7 2 1 Conceded C 0 5 9
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
75% 83% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 83% 83%
50% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 67% 67%
17% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 33% 33%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 17%
33% 33% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 50%
58% 67% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 42%
8% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 17% 8%
 
6.8 8.3 6 Corners for (avg) C F 0 4.2 4.3
3.8 3.3 6 Corners against (avg) C A 0 7.5 6.1
3 2.2 5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2.5 2.6
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 4
 
13.3 14.3 6 Shots (avg) S ( 0 9.5 9.6
5.7 5.8 1 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3.7 3.9
32% 40% 100% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 59% 60%
 
7.2 5 4 Shots against (avg) S A 0 14 10.7
2.4 1.3 1 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 3.8 3.1
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • Deportivo Saprissa have not yet lost a game at home.
  • 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 (2) at home in Primera Division
  • Deportivo Saprissa have the fewest conceded goals (7) in Primera Division
  • Deportivo Saprissa have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in Primera Division
  • Deportivo Saprissa have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (3) in Primera Division
  • Deportivo Saprissa have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Primera Division
  • Deportivo Saprissa have the most clean sheets (6) in Primera Division
  • Deportivo Saprissa have the most scored goals (13) at home in Primera Division
  • Deportivo Saprissa have the the best goal difference (+11) at home in Primera Division
  • Deportivo Saprissa have the the best goal difference (+14) 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.
  • Deportivo Saprissa is in the best form (5-0-0) in Primera Division
  • Herediano have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Herediano 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 Deportivo Saprissa 11 7 2 2 21 7 5 3 2 0 13 2 6 4 0 2 8 5 14 23
2 Puntarenas 12 5 5 2 18 11 6 3 2 1 8 3 6 2 3 1 10 8 7 20
3 San Carlos 12 5 3 4 15 17 7 3 3 1 10 8 5 2 0 3 5 9 -2 18
4 Cartagines 12 4 3 5 21 21 6 3 0 3 11 10 6 1 3 2 10 11 0 15
5 Perez Zeledon 12 5 0 7 16 20 6 3 0 3 9 9 6 2 0 4 7 11 -4 15
6 Grecia 12 5 0 7 19 28 6 2 0 4 8 12 6 3 0 3 11 16 -9 15