These two contenders are happy with a sweet season so far and matches like today could be decisive. Get the info on Herediano - Deportivo Saprissa!
- Herediano have the fewest conceded goals (17) in Primera Division
- Deportivo Saprissa have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (10) in Primera Division
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; 12 wins, 15 draws and 12 losses from 39 matches. They have scored 47 goals in these games and conceded 44.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
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. In general it's been a long time since Herediano tasted defeat here at Estadio CDI José Joaquín Colleya Fonseca, as they have taken at least one point from their last eleven home games in the league.
The Herediano goalkeeper Esteban Alvarado Brown is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 180 minutes without conceding a goal in the Primera Division.
A strong away win for Herediano against Deportivo Saprissa the last match, as Basulto were on target.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Deportivo Saprissa in a game that was won 1-0.The Herediano fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 19 goals in 11 league matches. Defensively Herediano have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (3 in 11 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Deportivo Saprissa form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Deportivo Saprissa so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 1-5-5 (win-draw-lose). The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Saprissa have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone twelve consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Perez Zeledon game.
The attacking players of Deportivo Saprissa have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 360 minutes.
Home advantage was not enough for Saprissa in their previous game, as they lost their Primera Division-match, hosting Herediano, 0-1.
Before that, Saprissa travelled to Alajuelense and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.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. Saprissa have conceded 14 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The duelists have played before this season: Deportivo Saprissa - Herediano 0-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - two - four (Herediano wins - draws - Deportivo Saprissa wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  Y. Ruiz González 10 goals | G. Torres Barrantes 5 goals | J. Ortiz Picado 4 goals |
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| Herediano | Deportivo Saprissa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 27 |
| 16 | 9 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | 8 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| 37 | 20 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 9 | 45 |
| 20 | 3 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 15 | 25 |
| 92% | 92% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 33% | 77% | 89% |
| 64% | 58% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 46% | 67% |
| 40% | 25% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 31% | 52% |
| 16% | 8% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 15% | 26% |
| 16% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 8% | 15% |
| 32% | 17% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 31% | 37% |
| 60% | 75% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 31% | 41% |
| 16% | 17% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 62% | 33% |
| 5.2 | 5.9 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 7.7 | 7.3 |
| 4.6 | 3.6 | 1.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.9 | 4.3 |
| 2.8 | 2.6 | 4.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3.1 | 2.7 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 9.4 | 11.2 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.5 | 9.6 | 12.9 |
| 3.8 | 4.8 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 3.3 | 5.2 |
| 39% | 34% | 9% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 22% | 33% |
| 10.4 | 9.2 | 10.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.5 | 8.3 | 8.4 |
| 3.2 | 2.2 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
- Deportivo Saprissa have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (10) 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 (15) in Primera Division
- Herediano have the most clean sheets (9) at home in Primera Division
- Herediano is in the best form (5-0-1) 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 |