Primera Division: Herediano anticipated to subdue ADR Jicaral

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Competition: Costa Rica Primera Division
Competition: Fri 18.February
Match begins: 02:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio CDI José Joaquín Colleya Fonseca (5500 seats)

Herediano are enjoying their stay in the top league places while ADR Jicaral are more nervous about staying out of trouble and relegation. Who wins the prize?

Insights:
  • Herediano have the fewest conceded goals (17) in Primera Division
  • ADR Jicaral have the most conceded goals (38) in Primera Division

Herediano have less rest than ADR Jicaral in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Primera Division game only three days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Sporting San José, was also a home game here at Estadio CDI José Joaquín Colleya Fonseca. The away team is better rested.

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Herediano form and stats

Herediano have performed here at Estadio CDI José Joaquín Colleya Fonseca this season with 8 wins from 11 Primera Division matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 1.

Herediano's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-1 versus Sporting San José.

A 1-1 draw away before that, with San Carlos the opponent.

Herediano are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found six matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won four, drew one and lost one.

There will be little rest for Herediano after this match as they are travelling to Cartagines for a Primera Division game in only three days.

Herediano have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio CDI José Joaquín Colleya Fonseca with 19 goals in 11 league matches. Herediano have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 3 goals. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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ADR Jicaral form and stats

There's been little loot from ADR Jicaral's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 11 away games in the Primera Division. ADR Jicaral only have 1 win to counter their 6 defeats and 4 draws. Bitter travels for ADR Jicaral as they have lost four games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Santos de Guapiles match.

Impressive finishing from Cunningham (2) secured the home win 2-0 against Guadalupe in their previous game.

A 0-3 defeat away at Sporting San José before that.

You'll want to know how Jicaral managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found four similar matches resulting in zero away wins, one draw and three home wins.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Alajuelense in just three days.

The attacking power of ADR Jicaral when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 11 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As for defending, ADR Jicaral rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 19 goals from these away matches. Jicaral has visited these top teams three times, and 2 of 3 has ended with 2 goals or more!

Head 2 Head

This duo encountered each other earlier on this season: Herediano - ADR Jicaral 1-0. As for the last nine games between these two teams, there's three Herediano victories, three draws and three ADR Jicaral wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

HeredianoY. Ruiz González
Y. Ruiz González
11 goals
ADR JicaralK. Cunningham Brown
K. Cunningham Brown
6 goals
HeredianoG. Torres Barrantes
G. Torres Barrantes
5 goals

Herediano missing players

ADR Jicaral missing players

Herediano ADR Jicaral
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
31 15 3 Played P 3 13 26
17 10 2 Won W 1 1 6
7 3 0 Drew D 0 4 8
7 2 1 Lost L 2 8 12
43 24 6 Scored S 3 6 22
26 7 1 Conceded C 8 23 42
90% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 85% 85%
65% 60% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 69% 73%
35% 27% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 38% 50%
16% 13% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 23% 31%
16% 13% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 8% 8%
39% 27% 0% BTTS BTTS 33% 31% 35%
52% 60% 67% Clean Sheets C S 0% 15% 27%
19% 20% 33% Failed to Score F T 67% 69% 54%
 
4.7 5.3 9.3 Corners for (avg) C F 2.7 3.7 4.6
4.7 3.9 2.3 Corners against (avg) C A 6.3 5.5 6
2.7 2.5 0.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 2.3 2.7
7 4 0 Red cards R C 1 3 5
 
9.5 10.9 17.3 Shots (avg) S ( 8 7.2 7.5
3.7 4.6 7.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.4 2.8
37% 35% 26% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 19% 31%
 
10 8.9 8.3 Shots against (avg) S A 19.7 13.9 12.2
3.3 2.7 2.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 7.3 4.8 4.6
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • ADR Jicaral have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • ADR Jicaral have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in Primera Division
  • ADR Jicaral have the fewest scored goals (6) away in Primera Division
  • ADR Jicaral have the fewest scored goals in the first half (8) in Primera Division
  • ADR Jicaral have the most conceded goals (38) in Primera Division
  • ADR Jicaral have the the worst goal difference (-19) in Primera Division
  • ADR Jicaral have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Herediano have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Herediano have scored at least twice as many goals at home as ADR Jicaral have scored away.
  • Herediano have the fewest conceded goals (17) in Primera Division
  • Herediano have the fewest conceded goals (3) at home in Primera Division
  • Herediano have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (14) in Primera Division
  • Herediano have the most clean sheets (16) in Primera Division
  • Herediano have the most matches under the total-line (17) 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 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