Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Herediano - Deportivo Saprissa!
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Primera Division game only four days ago. That game was also an away game, at Santos de Guapiles. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Deportivo Saprissa play their home games on artifical turf, while this game is played on grass. Recent stats for Deportivo Saprissa when playing on grass are 16 wins, 8 draws and 8 defeats from 32 matches. They have scored 53 goals and conceded 37 times in these games.
Herediano form and stats
14 points is a decent return from 7 Primera Division games here at Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica for Herediano. The data says 4 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss.
Happy days for Herediano in their previous game, a Primera Division match away at Cartagines that ended with a 1-0 victory. Before that, Herediano had a home game versus Sporting San Jose which ended with a victory 4-2.
Goals decide football matches and Herediano are scoring many of them at home; 14 on target from 7 league matches. Herediano have conceded 7 in these home matches.
Deportivo Saprissa form and stats
2-2-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Deportivo Saprissa in their Primera Division matches away.
Deportivo Saprissa has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Santos de Guapiles for a Primera Division game that ended a draw (0-0). That result followed a home victory 5-1 versus Guadalupe.
The visitors have scored 5 goals from 6 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Saprissa are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 5 times in 6 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Herediano won four games, three matches ended with a draw and Deportivo Saprissa has three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / fourHerediano missing players
Deportivo Saprissa missing players
| Herediano | Deportivo Saprissa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 7 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 6 | 14 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 21 | 14 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 23 |
| 15 | 7 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 5 | 14 |
| 92% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 83% | 86% |
| 77% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 64% |
| 54% | 71% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 57% |
| 31% | 29% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 36% |
| 15% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 62% | 71% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 43% |
| 23% | 29% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 43% |
| 23% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 29% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.5 | 2.3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.7 | 1.9 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 132 | 75 | 7 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 62 | 174 |
| 37 | 21 | 1 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 25 | 59 |
| 57% | 67% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 20% | 39% |
- Herediano has the fewest conceded goals (15) in Primera Division
- Herediano has the fewest conceded goals (7) at home in Primera Division
- Herediano has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (9) in Primera Division
- Herediano has the most points (14) at home in Primera Division
- Herediano has the most scored goals (14) at home in Primera Division
- Herediano has the the best goal difference (+7) at home in Primera Division
- Herediano have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Herediano have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Deportivo Saprissa have scored away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Alajuelense | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 15 | 31 |
| 2 | Herediano | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 22 |
| 3 | Guadalupe | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -5 | 18 |
| 4 | Perez Zeledon | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -11 | 15 |
| 5 | Santos de Guapiles | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -10 | 14 |
| 6 | Grecia | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 | -9 | 10 |