It's round two of the Primera Division campaign and a lot to play for. Don't miss our full preview of Pérez Zeledón-Sporting San José!
- Pérez Zeledón have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Pérez Zeledón form and stats
In the previous season, Pérez Zeledón's league statistics were 6 wins, 6 draws and 10 losses, ending with 8th position in the Primera Division. From these 22 matches they scored {21 goals} and let in 29. Playing at home in the last season Pérez Zeledón managed 5-4-2 (win-draw-lost) with {14 goals} and 9 conceded. When Pérez Zeledón hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Alajuelense, Cartagines and Deportivo Saprissa), they have won 2 of 2 matches!
No payout for Pérez Zeledón in their previous match, an away game at Cartagines that ended in defeat 1-2.
Before that match, a home loss in the Copa Costa Rica against Sporting San José.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Grecia are coming to town in three days.
Sporting San José form and stats
Let's have a look at how Sporting San José performed last season in the Primera Division: They landed a 7th position in the league table after playing out 7 victories, 6 draws and 9 defeats. In total they scored 30 and conceded {37 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 1 - drew 3 and lost 7 with 12/26 goals scored/conceded.
José go into this game after a win, the home game against Grecia that ended 4-3. As you can tell from the result, the match against Grecia was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 7 goals, will the fun continue today?
A defeat, in the Copa Costa Rica away at Cartagines, before that.
Goal hungry football fans should note that 12 of this team's 14 latest league fixtures have ended with at least three goals.
A new game in only three days for Sporting San José, the Primera Division home match versus Guadalupe. Busy days.
Head 2 Head
The two combatants have played before this season: Zeledón - Sporting San José 1-0. Data for the former ten meetings involving these two sides are: four wins for Pérez Zeledón, two draws and four wins for Sporting San José. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: eight games. The games between these clubs sometimes lean towards being ill-tempered, having seen 7 sending-offs from the last ten duels.
Top Goalscorers
  R. Azofeifa Corrales 5 goals | B. Martínez Nava 5 goals | B. Vega Chaves 4 goals |
Pérez Zeledón missing players
Sporting San José missing players
| Pérez Zeledón | Sporting San José | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 17 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 20 | 11 | 4 | Scored | S | 5 | 9 | 33 |
| 27 | 12 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 12 | 29 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 88% | 94% |
| 82% | 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 75% | 88% |
| 59% | 62% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 62% | 82% |
| 24% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 41% |
| 12% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 29% |
| 59% | 62% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 50% | 76% |
| 18% | 25% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 25% | 12% |
| 24% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 38% | 18% |
| 4.6 | 5 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.3 | 5.4 | 5.5 |
| 5.5 | 6.2 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1.7 | 4.4 | 4.1 |
| 3 | 2.8 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10.8 | 12.1 | 6.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.3 | 10.2 | 10.3 |
| 4.6 | 5.5 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
| 26% | 25% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 33% | 53% |
| 10.8 | 10.5 | 1.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 11.4 | 11 |
| 4.4 | 4.2 | 1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.7 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
- Pérez Zeledón have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Pérez Zeledón haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | Deportivo Saprissa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Sporting San José | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Cartagines | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Herediano | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | San Carlos | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Puntarenas | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Grecia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 0 |
| 9 | Pérez Zeledón | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 10 | Guadalupe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 11 | Guanacasteca | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| 12 | Santos de Guapiles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 |
