Game preview: Home supporters have big expectations when Deportivo Saprissa receive Puntarenas

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Competition: Costa Rica Primera Division
Competition: Sun 31.July
Match begins: 23:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá (24000 seats)

Deportivo Saprissa prepare to fight against Puntarenas in this Primera Division fixture. Everything you can learn about the match can be found here!

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.

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Deportivo Saprissa form and stats

It's back home for Saprissa, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Grecia away with the result 3-0. Arboine, Torres and Alemán found the net in that victory.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Perez Zeledon (0-2).

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Puntarenas form and stats

Playing away, Puntarenas have won 1 game, drawn 0 and suffered 0 defeats in the Primera Division this season.

It's the second away game in a row for Puntarenas, but there's smiles all around after the 3-1 victory versus Cartaginés (placed 6th) last time out.

Before that, Puntarenas secured a home win against San Carlos with the score 3-0.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Puntarenas has managed 3 goals and let in 1 from 1 match.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Deportivo Saprissa four wins, five draws and Puntarenas one victory. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Deportivo SaprissaM. Torres
M. Torres
1 goals
Deportivo SaprissaP. Arboine Carmona
P. Arboine Carmona
1 goals
Deportivo SaprissaJ. Alemán Gaitán
J. Alemán Gaitán
1 goals

Deportivo Saprissa missing players

Puntarenas missing players

Deportivo Saprissa Puntarenas
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
2 0 0 Played P 0 1 2
1 0 0 Won W 0 1 2
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
3 0 0 Scored S 0 3 6
2 0 0 Conceded C 0 1 1
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 100%
50% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 100% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 100% 50%
50% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 50%
50% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
4.5 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 3 4.5
4.5 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 2 3.5
1.5 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 4 3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
9.5 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 7 9.5
3.5 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 4 3.5
43% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 75% 86%
 
9 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 7 8
3 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 6 3.5
Deportivo Saprissa Last season Puntarenas
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
52 26   Played P   20 40
21 15   Won W   16 29
13 4   Drew D   4 8
18 7   Lost L   0 3
79 53   Scored S   40 86
62 26   Conceded C   13 30
92% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 98%
71% 81%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   80% 75%
56% 65%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   50% 52%
29% 31%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   20% 28%
15% 15%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   10% 15%
54% 54%   BTTS BTTS   55% 50%
31% 35%   Clean Sheets C S   45% 42%
23% 12%   Failed to Score F T   0% 10%
 
6.9 6.9   Corners for (avg) C F   5.3 5.5
4.2 4.2   Corners against (avg) C A   6.9 5.3
2.9 2.6   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   3.5 3
12 4   Red cards R C   4 7
 
12.1 14.9   Shots (avg) S (   9.3 9.8
4.7 6   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.2 3.7
33% 35%   Goal Efficiency G E   41% 49%
 
9.9 10.2   Shots against (avg) S A   6.9 7
3.5 3.5   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   1.9 1.8

  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 2 1 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 3
2 Perez Zeledon 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 3
3 Grecia 2 1 0 1 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 -2 3
4 San Carlos 2 1 0 1 2 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 -2 3
5 Santos de Guapiles 2 0 1 1 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 3 5 -2 1
6 Cartaginés 2 0 0 2 2 5 2 0 0 2 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0
Last season 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 22 13 3 6 36 19 11 8 1 2 19 8 11 5 2 4 17 11 17 42
2 Herediano 22 9 9 4 32 19 11 4 5 2 18 11 11 5 4 2 14 8 13 36
3 Cartaginés 22 10 4 8 45 36 11 8 2 1 25 8 11 2 2 7 20 28 9 34
4 San Carlos 22 9 7 6 31 31 11 6 4 1 20 14 11 3 3 5 11 17 0 34
5 Deportivo Saprissa 22 10 4 8 30 30 11 5 1 5 16 15 11 5 3 3 14 15 0 34
6 Sporting San José 22 8 6 8 29 28 11 4 5 2 18 12 11 4 1 6 11 16 1 30
7 Guadalupe 22 8 5 9 32 37 11 6 3 2 22 14 11 2 2 7 10 23 -5 29
8 Santos de Guapiles 22 7 5 10 28 31 11 5 3 3 20 11 11 2 2 7 8 20 -3 26
9 Grecia 22 7 5 10 26 31 11 6 2 3 17 10 11 1 3 7 9 21 -5 26
10 ADR Jicaral 22 6 7 9 25 35 11 6 3 2 17 15 11 0 4 7 8 20 -10 25
11 Perez Zeledon 22 5 8 9 25 29 11 4 4 3 14 11 11 1 4 6 11 18 -4 23
12 Guanacasteca 22 5 7 10 23 36 11 4 2 5 13 14 11 1 5 5 10 22 -13 22