A lot of action is expected at Estadio CDI José Joaquín Colleya Fonseca when Herediano host Deportivo Saprissa in what promises to be a terrific game. Check our preview!
- Herediano have the fewest conceded goals (17) in Primera Division
- Deportivo Saprissa have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (9) in Primera Division
It's no vacation for neither Herediano nor Deportivo Saprissa as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Herediano's stadium, Estadio CDI José Joaquín Colleya Fonseca, has a grass surface. Deportivo Saprissa have artifical turf on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for Deportivo Saprissa when playing on grass; 13 wins, 14 draws and 13 losses from 40 matches. They have scored 49 goals in these games and conceded 48.
Herediano form and stats
Herediano are steadily winning Primera Division games and points here at Estadio CDI José Joaquín Colleya Fonseca. 8 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 11 games. The Herediano fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Estadio CDI José Joaquín Colleya Fonseca and will expect new points from this game. Herediano has played ten games in a row here without a defeat.
Herediano faced defeat in their previous match, away at Deportivo Saprissa (0-3).
Before that match, a win away at Sporting San Jose.This is expected to be a close game, with Herediano perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Herediano as a small favourite), we find four games. Herediano has won one of these, drawn two and lost one.
The Herediano fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 19 goals in 11 league matches. As for guarding their own goal, Herediano have only let in 3 goals at home.
Deportivo Saprissa form and stats
Deportivo Saprissa have only collected 8 points from their away games in the Primera Division, after 1-5-5 (11 played). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in ten away games in a row.
Saprissa won their last game, 3-0 versus Herediano played at home.
Prior to that match, the Deportivo Saprissa manager J. Alonso Rodríguez faced defeat when travelling to Guanacasteca and losing 0-1.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Saprissa playing away and similar expectations, we found eleven relevant matches. Results were three Deportivo Saprissa wins, three draws and five defeats.
The attacking power of Saprissa when travelling is not overwhelming with 9 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 opposed to that, Saprissa have seen the ball go into their own net 14 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The squads have played each other before in this season, with the match result Deportivo Saprissa - Herediano 3-0 registered in the official records. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Herediano victories, two draws and five Deportivo Saprissa wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  Y. Ruiz González 10 goals |  J. Marín 8 goals | G. Torres Barrantes 5 goals |
Herediano missing players
Deportivo Saprissa missing players
| Herediano | Deportivo Saprissa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 23 |
| 14 | 8 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 35 | 19 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 9 | 43 |
| 20 | 3 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 14 | 22 |
| 91% | 91% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 82% | 91% |
| 70% | 64% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 55% | 74% |
| 43% | 27% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 36% | 57% |
| 17% | 9% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 18% | 30% |
| 17% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 9% | 17% |
| 35% | 18% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 36% | 39% |
| 57% | 73% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 27% | 43% |
| 17% | 18% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 55% | 26% |
| 5.1 | 5.8 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 7.8 | 7.3 |
| 4.4 | 3.4 | 1.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.7 | 4.3 |
| 2.7 | 2.6 | 4.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 9.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.5 | 9.8 | 12.8 |
| 3.9 | 5.2 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 3.6 | 5.5 |
| 39% | 33% | 9% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 22% | 34% |
| 10.1 | 9.4 | 10.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.5 | 8.5 | 8.6 |
| 3.3 | 2.5 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
- Deportivo Saprissa have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (9) in Primera Division
- 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 Deportivo Saprissa 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 first half (8) in Primera Division
- Herediano have the most clean sheets (13) in Primera Division
- Herediano have the most clean sheets (8) at home 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 |