Herediano are stalking the top league spots while Pérez Zeledón are more nervous about staying out of trouble and relegation. Who wins the prize?
- Herediano have the fewest conceded goals (17) in Primera Division
- Pérez Zeledón have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (12) in Primera Division
Herediano form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Estadio CDI José Joaquín Colleya Fonseca as Herediano have scored 19 goals to get 26 points from 11 games. The overall stats in the Primera Division are 8-2-1 (wins-draws-losses). The home team are struggling everywhere these days as they haven't won a league-game, regardless of being the home or the away team, in ten attempts.
The Herediano coach Molina and his crew return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Guadalupe.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Alajuelense that ended 1-1.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Herediano have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found eight games) they have won four times, drawn two and lost two.
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. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Pérez Zeledón form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Pérez Zeledón so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-8 (win-draw-lose).
Pérez Zeledón won their last game, 2-1 versus ADR Jicaral played at home.
A loss against Guadalupe was the result prior to that, in a home game.Pérez Zeledón are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is three wins, five draws and eight defeats. From a total of 16 matches.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Pérez Zeledón as they have only managed to score 7 times from 11 away games in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Zeledón have conceded 20 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches. Pérez Zeledón has visited these top teams four times, and 3 of 4 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
The contenders have played each other before in this season, with the final score Pérez Zeledón - Herediano 0-1 registered in the official records. The ref showed his red card when these teams last played each other, and the culprit was Agamez (Pérez Zeledón). Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: six - two - two (Herediano wins - draws - Pérez Zeledón wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less. The games between these clubs have had a tendency to be a bit wild, having seen 6 red cards from the last ten duels.Top Goalscorers
  Y. Ruiz González 12 goals |  L. Pérez Alguera 7 goals |
Herediano missing players
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| Herediano | Pérez Zeledón | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 36 | 18 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 16 | 32 |
| 17 | 10 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 9 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| 47 | 27 | 8 | Scored | S | 3 | 11 | 30 |
| 32 | 11 | 4 | Conceded | C | 9 | 24 | 37 |
| 92% | 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 94% | 94% |
| 67% | 67% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 69% | 69% |
| 33% | 28% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 44% | 38% |
| 14% | 11% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 6% | 6% |
| 14% | 11% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 6% | 3% |
| 44% | 39% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 50% | 50% |
| 44% | 50% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 19% | 25% |
| 19% | 17% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 38% | 31% |
| 5.1 | 5.9 | 8.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.6 | 5.3 |
| 4.6 | 3.8 | 2.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.5 | 7.4 | 6.9 |
| 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.4 | 2.7 |
| 8 | 5 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 10 | 11.7 | 15.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.2 | 6.8 | 10.3 |
| 3.7 | 4.4 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 2.1 | 3.6 |
| 36% | 34% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 33% | 26% |
| 9.6 | 8.7 | 7.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14 | 11 | 11.9 |
| 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.8 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
- 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 Pérez Zeledón 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 (17) in Primera Division
- Herediano have the most clean sheets (16) in Primera Division
- Herediano have the most matches under the total-line (18) in Primera Division
- Pérez Zeledón have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Pérez Zeledón have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Pérez Zeledón have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (12) in Primera Division
- Pérez Zeledón have the fewest points (5) away 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 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 | Pérez Zeledón | 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 |
