1st position in the Primera Division table for Herediano right now, a great showing. The home team fans hope for more fun as 5th-placed Cartaginés visit Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica.
- Herediano have the fewest conceded goals (17) in Primera Division
- Cartaginés have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
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 Herediano and Cartaginés.
Herediano form and stats
26 points is a decent return from 11 Primera Division games here at Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica for Herediano. The data says 8 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss.
Herediano are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Cartaginés.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Guadalupe.The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Herediano's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played 7 games, won 7 matches, drawn 0 and lost 0.
Herediano have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica 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 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Cartaginés form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Primera Division travels is 4 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Cartaginés's last three away games as they have all been lost.
Impressive finishing from Vargas secured the home win 1-0 against Herediano in their previous game.
Prior to that match, the Cartaginés manager Mora faced defeat when travelling to ADR Jicaral and losing 3-4.As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Cartaginés playing away, we found 4 games. Results were 2 away wins, 0 draws and 2 home wins.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Cartaginés have scored 13 goals in 11 league games away. Cartaginés's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 20 goals from these trips. It's worth mentioning that 11 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Cartaginés - Herediano 1-0 was the score in these teams' last head to head match, played this season. Head to head statistics (for the prior ten meetings): Herediano won seven games, zero matches ended with a tie and Cartaginés managed three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / fiveTop Goalscorers
  Y. Ruiz González 15 goals |   A. Guevara Zúñiga 15 goals | M. Hernández Campanioni 15 goals |
Herediano missing players
Cartaginés missing players
| Herediano | Cartaginés | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 49 | 24 | 6 | Played | P | 6 | 22 | 45 |
| 26 | 14 | 4 | Won | W | 4 | 6 | 21 |
| 12 | 7 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 11 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 12 | 16 |
| 72 | 41 | 11 | Scored | S | 15 | 33 | 76 |
| 42 | 16 | 3 | Conceded | C | 10 | 48 | 64 |
| 92% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 98% |
| 67% | 71% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 95% | 80% |
| 39% | 38% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 83% | 73% | 62% |
| 18% | 21% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 50% | 38% |
| 16% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 36% | 24% |
| 45% | 46% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 68% | 60% |
| 45% | 46% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 9% | 24% |
| 18% | 17% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 23% | 18% |
| 5.2 | 6.1 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| 4.6 | 3.8 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5 |
| 2.7 | 2.6 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.4 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 9 | 14 |
| 11.5 | 12.8 | 9.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.7 | 11.1 | 12.5 |
| 4 | 4.7 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.8 | 4.2 | 4.9 |
| 37% | 36% | 61% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 36% | 34% |
| 10.1 | 9.7 | 11.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.5 | 10 | 10 |
| 3.7 | 3.6 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.7 | 3.9 |
- Cartaginés have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Cartaginés haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Herediano have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- 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 first half (20) in Primera Division
- Herediano have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (22) in Primera Division
- Herediano have the most clean sheets (22) in Primera Division
- Herediano have the most matches under the total-line (20) 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 | Cartaginés | 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 |
