Guanacasteca have had trouble finding points this season. Could the team get something when Herediano visit Estadio Chorotega?
- Guanacasteca have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Herediano have the fewest conceded goals (17) 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 Herediano.
Guanacasteca form and stats
The story so far in the Primera Division for Guanacasteca at their home stadium (Estadio Chorotega) is 5 wins, 1 draw and 5 defeats. Guanacasteca are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Estadio Chorotega, having lost their two previous games here.
Guanacasteca drew their last game, 0-0 away at Sporting San Jose.
Ahead of that match, Guanacasteca lost 2-3 at home to San Carlos.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Guanacasteca, as the Primera Division home game vs Santos de Guapiles is only three days away.
Guanacasteca's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 13 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 8 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 4 of 5 times.
Herediano form and stats
As the visiting team in Primera Division matches, Herediano have produced an overall stat of 6-1-4 so far. Things are running smoothly for Herediano who hasn't tasted defeat in their last ten matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Guanacasteca.
Ruiz, Rocha, McDonald and Ruiz scored in Herediano's previous match, the home game against Cartagines that ended 4-1.
Preceding that game was the away victory against Sporting San Jose with the score of 2-0.The schedule is very tough for Herediano now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Primera Division game at Alajuelense is waiting in only three days.
The visiting Herediano have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 16 goals from 11 games. Herediano 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
It's not the first time these two sides get together this season, as the history books show this recent game: Herediano - Guanacasteca 1-2. These clubs battled with nail and tooth when they last played each other. Both Campos (Herediano) and Rodriguez (Guanacasteca) were sent off. Head-to-head numbers (for the last three meetings): Guanacasteca won two games, zero matches ended in a draw and Herediano managed one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / zero The matches between these clubs have had a tendency to be rough and physical, having seen 4 sending-offs from the last three encounters. One of the players to grab the headlines has been Contreras with 3 goals scored against Herediano in these 3 meetings.Top Goalscorers
  A. Contreras Enríquez 17 goals |  Y. Ruiz González 15 goals | J. McDonald Porras 8 goals |
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| Guanacasteca | Herediano | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 40 | 20 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 21 | 44 |
| 10 | 8 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 10 | 24 |
| 12 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 18 | 9 | 4 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 42 | 22 | 4 | Scored | S | 9 | 26 | 67 |
| 67 | 26 | 10 | Conceded | C | 4 | 21 | 37 |
| 95% | 95% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 93% |
| 80% | 70% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 67% | 70% |
| 55% | 50% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 38% | 39% |
| 32% | 15% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 14% | 18% |
| 10% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 14% | 16% |
| 62% | 55% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 43% | 45% |
| 18% | 25% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 60% | 48% | 45% |
| 25% | 25% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 19% | 16% |
| 4.3 | 5.5 | 4.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.4 | 4.4 | 5.3 |
| 6.5 | 5.4 | 5.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.5 | 4.7 |
| 2.6 | 2.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 | 9.2 | 6.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.8 | 9.2 | 10.9 |
| 3.4 | 3.6 | 2.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 3.1 | 4 |
| 31% | 31% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 82% | 39% | 38% |
| 11.4 | 10.1 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.8 | 10.3 | 9.9 |
| 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.6 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
- Guanacasteca have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Herediano have the fewest conceded goals (17) in Primera Division
- Herediano have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (16) in Primera Division
- Herediano have the most clean sheets (10) away in Primera Division
- Herediano have the most clean sheets (20) in Primera Division
- Herediano have the most points (19) away in Primera Division
- Herediano have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Herediano is in the best form (5-1-0) 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 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 |
