Primera Division duel: Close contest expected between Guanacasteca and Pérez Zeledón

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Competition: Costa Rica Primera Division
Competition: Wed 09.February
Match begins: 21:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Chorotega (4105 seats)

This game features two participants residing in the lower section of the Primera Division, Guanacasteca at 10th spot and Pérez Zeledón sitting at 9th. A nice chance for one of the squads to upgrade their situation.

Insights:
  • Guanacasteca have the fewest scored goals in the second half (11) in Primera Division
  • Pérez Zeledón have the fewest points (5) away in Primera Division

Both squads have had ample time to rest since their previous match. Let's have faith in that this will be an energetic game!

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Guanacasteca form and stats

When playing at home in the Primera Division, Guanacasteca have managed 5 wins, 1 draw and suffered 5 defeats from 11 games. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Guanacasteca after consecutive victories at their own ground.

The Guanacasteca club members enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Grecia and win 1-0.

A defeat was the result before that one, 0-4 away at Alajuelense.

This is expected to be a close game, with Guanacasteca perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Guanacasteca as a small favourite), we find 14 games. Guanacasteca has won four of these, drawn three and lost seven.

13 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches. Guanacasteca has at home met teams with this table position (low), two times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 2 of 2 times.

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Pérez Zeledón form and stats

There's been little loot from Pérez Zeledón's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 11 away games in the Primera Division. Pérez Zeledón only have 1 win to counter their 8 defeats and 2 draws.

Pérez and Leiva scored in Pérez Zeledón's previous match, the home game against Alajuelense that ended 2-1.

Before that, Zeledón travelled to San Carlos and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found nine similar matches played by Pérez Zeledón in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Pérez Zeledón, two draws and four defeats.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Primera Division trip to Santos de Guápiles.

The visitors have scored 7 goals from 11 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. In the opposite end, Pérez Zeledón have conceded 20 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

These two sides played each other before this season: Pérez Zeledón - Guanacasteca 2-0. As for the last two games between these two teams, there's one Guanacasteca victory, zero draws and one Pérez Zeledón win. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less. Leiva loves to face Guanacasteca and have scored 2 goals in these encounters.

Top Goalscorers

GuanacastecaA. Contreras Enríquez
A. Contreras Enríquez
10 goals
Pérez ZeledónL. Pérez Alguera
L. Pérez Alguera
6 goals
Pérez ZeledónH. Moura Perillo
H. Moura Perillo
3 goals

Guanacasteca missing players

Pérez Zeledón missing players

Guanacasteca Pérez Zeledón
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
24 12 2 Played P 2 13 26
7 6 0 Won W 1 1 7
6 1 1 Drew D 0 3 8
11 5 1 Lost L 1 9 11
22 12 1 Scored S 1 9 26
39 13 2 Conceded C 3 23 34
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
75% 58% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 77% 77%
46% 42% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 54% 42%
25% 8% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 8% 8%
8% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 4%
58% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 54% 54%
17% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 8% 19%
25% 25% 50% Failed to Score F T 50% 38% 27%
 
4.8 6.4 7 Corners for (avg) C F 7.5 4.8 5.7
6.5 5.2 5 Corners against (avg) C A 10 7 6.9
2.6 2.5 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 2.5 2.8
5 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 6
 
8.6 8.7 10 Shots (avg) S ( 7.5 6.7 9.8
3.2 3.5 4.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 2.2 3.7
28% 29% 11% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 32% 27%
 
10.5 8 3.5 Shots against (avg) S A 11 11.5 11.6
4.5 3.2 1.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.5 4.6 4.2
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • Guanacasteca have the fewest scored goals in the second half (11) in Primera Division
  • Guanacasteca have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Guanacasteca haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • 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 points (5) away in Primera Division
  • Pérez Zeledón 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 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 Guápiles 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 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