A home victory is predicted from this game if the league standings is a guide to future results. The Deportivo Saprissa club members are positive that the contrast between 4th and Pérez Zeledón's 9th position in the table will be revealed on the playing field.
- Deportivo Saprissa have the most dropped points from leading position (27) in Primera Division
- Pérez Zeledón have the fewest points from losing position (5) in Primera Division
This football pitch has artifical turf, which is not Pérez Zeledón's regular surface at their own pitch. When playing on artifical turf Pérez Zeledón have performed like this: Played ten matches yielding 3 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats with the goal stats 8-17 (scored/conceded).
Deportivo Saprissa have less rest than Pérez Zeledón in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Primera Division game only four days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Alajuelense, was also a home game here at Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá. The away team is better rested.
Deportivo Saprissa form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá as Deportivo Saprissa have scored 31 goals to get 26 points from 11 games. The overall stats in the Primera Division are 8-2-1 (wins-draws-losses).
A nice win for Deportivo Saprissa last time playing, versus Alajuelense. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-0 with Reyes and David scoring for the victors.
Prior to that, an away loss at Santos de Guapiles.The manager Madriz will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Guadalupe in only three days.
Goals are plentiful at Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá in the league this season as Deportivo Saprissa has scored 31 goals here in 11 home games. Saprissa are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 11 matches.
Pérez Zeledón form and stats
Pérez Zeledón have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Primera Division, after 1-2-8 (11 played). The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on Villatoro, the Pérez Zeledón manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
There were no winners in Pérez Zeledón's previous match, the home game that ended 1-1 vs Santos de Guapiles.
A draw for Pérez Zeledón before that, at their own venue hosting Guanacasteca (2-2).After this away game Zeledón return home for a Primera Division game against Sporting San José. That game is only three sleeps after this.
The attacking power of Pérez Zeledón when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 11 league matches away. In the opposite end, Zeledón have conceded 20 goals in their away games. Pérez Zeledón has visited these top teams six times, and 4 of 6 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
The latest archived meeting featuring both these squads is the Pérez Zeledón - Saprissa 0-0 played not long ago this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Deportivo Saprissa victories, five draws and zero Pérez Zeledón wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Marín 10 goals | M. Torres 9 goals |  C. Bolaños Navarro 8 goals |
Deportivo Saprissa missing players
Pérez Zeledón missing players
| Deportivo Saprissa | Pérez Zeledón | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 45 | 22 | 5 | Played | P | 6 | 19 | 39 |
| 16 | 12 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| 12 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 5 | 13 |
| 17 | 7 | 0 | Lost | L | 5 | 12 | 15 |
| 66 | 46 | 13 | Scored | S | 6 | 14 | 40 |
| 53 | 23 | 4 | Conceded | C | 13 | 32 | 48 |
| 91% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 95% | 95% |
| 69% | 82% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 74% | 72% |
| 53% | 68% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 47% | 41% |
| 27% | 32% | 60% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 16% | 13% |
| 16% | 18% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 11% | 5% |
| 49% | 50% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 53% | 51% |
| 33% | 36% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 16% | 26% |
| 27% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 37% | 28% |
| 6.8 | 6.8 | 9.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.5 | 5.2 |
| 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.3 | 7.6 | 7.1 |
| 2.9 | 2.5 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2.5 | 2.9 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 11.9 | 14.3 | 18.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 7.2 | 10.5 |
| 4.7 | 5.9 | 7.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 2.3 | 3.9 |
| 32% | 35% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 32% | 26% |
| 9.8 | 10 | 10.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.8 | 12.6 | 12.9 |
| 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7.8 | 5.1 | 4.5 |
- Deportivo Saprissa have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Deportivo Saprissa have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Pérez Zeledón have scored away.
- Deportivo Saprissa have the most dropped points from leading position (27) in Primera Division
- Deportivo Saprissa have the most scored goals (31) at home in Primera Division
- Deportivo Saprissa have the most scored goals in the second half (44) in Primera Division
- Deportivo Saprissa have the the best goal difference (+23) at home in Primera Division
- Deportivo Saprissa haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Pérez Zeledón have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Pérez Zeledón have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Pérez Zeledón have the fewest matches over the total-line (9) in Primera Division
- Pérez Zeledón have the fewest points (5) away in Primera Division
- Pérez Zeledón have the fewest points from losing position (5) 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 | Cartagines | 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 |
