Straining Guanacasteca will be hoping to pull off a surprise victory when they greet enterprising Alajuelense in the upcoming league round. It’s 10th vs 2nd and the home crowd will have so-so expectations.
- Guanacasteca have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Alajuelense have the most scored goals in the first half (33) in Primera Division
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 Guanacasteca and Alajuelense.
Guanacasteca form and stats
5-1-5 (win-draw-lost) are the Primera Division numbers at home for Guanacasteca so far this season. When Guanacasteca hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Santos de Guapiles, Herediano and Deportivo Saprissa), they have won 2 of 4 matches!
The Guanacasteca crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-3 to Alajuelense here at Estadio Chorotega. Guanacasteca lost the game against Alajuelense in the first half with a 0-3 deficit and could never come back from that.
Before that, Guanacasteca had a home game versus ADR Jicaral which ended with a victory 3-2.13 goals have been conceded. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches. When Guanacasteca hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Guadalupe, Perez Zeledon and ADR Jicaral), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 3 of 4 times.
Alajuelense form and stats
Playing away, Alajuelense have won 5 games, drawn 2 and suffered 4 defeats in the Primera Division this season. Having won their last three away games Alajuelense has no reason to fear anyone.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Alajuelense goalkeeper is eager to challenge this, with his 248 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Two away matches in a row for Alajuelense, whose manager Rull could celebrate last time after the win against Guanacasteca. Alajuelense delivered their win in the match against Guanacasteca already in the first half, and could slow the play down in the final 45 minutes to ensure the glorious victory. A solid performance!
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Guadalupe at their stadium, the result 2-0.The travelling fans enjoy Alajuelense's attacking play in away games, having scored 19 goals in 11 league matches away. Alajuelense have conceded 14 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The two sides met each other earlier this campaign: Guanacasteca - Alajuelense 0-3. Stats for the last four meetings featuring these two participants are: zero wins for Guanacasteca, zero draws and four wins for Alajuelense. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: zero games. The matches between these teams sometimes lean towards being a bit wild, having seen 2 red cards from the last four encounters.Top Goalscorers
  A. Contreras Enríquez 15 goals |  J. Venegas Ulloa 11 goals |
Guanacasteca missing players
Alajuelense missing players
| Guanacasteca | Alajuelense | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 36 | 19 | 4 | Played | P | 6 | 20 | 40 |
| 10 | 8 | 2 | Won | W | 4 | 9 | 21 |
| 10 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 16 | 8 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 8 | 11 |
| 37 | 20 | 5 | Scored | S | 13 | 36 | 70 |
| 59 | 23 | 6 | Conceded | C | 5 | 24 | 40 |
| 97% | 95% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 95% | 92% |
| 81% | 68% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 85% | 70% |
| 53% | 47% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 75% | 57% |
| 28% | 11% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 20% | 28% |
| 8% | 5% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 15% | 20% |
| 61% | 53% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 55% | 45% |
| 17% | 26% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 35% | 45% |
| 25% | 26% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 15% | 18% |
| 4.6 | 5.8 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 4.5 | 5.5 |
| 6.6 | 5.4 | 5.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 6.5 | 5.4 |
| 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 2 | 2.1 |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 9.1 | 9.2 | 6.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 9.8 | 12.4 |
| 3.5 | 3.6 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.9 | 4.9 |
| 29% | 29% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 68% | 46% | 37% |
| 10.8 | 9.4 | 7.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.8 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
- Alajuelense have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Alajuelense have the most scored goals in the first half (33) in Primera Division
- Alajuelense have the the best goal difference (+5) away in Primera Division
- Alajuelense have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Guanacasteca have won significantly more corners at home than away.
| 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 Jose | 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 | Perez Zeledon | 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 |
