Soccer betting preview: Puntarenas welcomes San Carlos in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: Costa Rica Primera Division
Competition: Thu 21.July
Match begins: 02:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Municipal de Puntarenas Miguel Ángel Lito Pérez Treacy (4105 seats)

It's the premier game of the new campaign for Puntarenas and San Carlos. The canvas is empty, the opportunities endless.

This pitch has the surface grass, unlike San Carlos's home arena. The former 31 games by the away side on grass have seen 7 wins, 11 draws and 13 losses.

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Puntarenas form and stats

This is expected to be a close game, with Puntarenas perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Puntarenas as a small favourite), we find 4 games. Puntarenas has won 2 of these, drawn 1 and lost 1.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Puntarenas as they are travelling to their away game against Cartaginés in the Primera Division. That match is three days after this one.

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San Carlos form and stats

Let's have a look at how San Carlos performed last season in the Primera Division: They landed a 8th position in the league table after playing out 5 victories, 9 draws and 8 defeats. In total they scored 28 and conceded 34 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 2 - drew 5 and lost 4 with 14/19 goals scored/conceded.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Carlos playing away and similar expectations, we found 18 relevant matches. Results were 5 San Carlos wins, 5 draws and 8 defeats.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Pérez Zeledón in just three days.

Head 2 Head

Head to head statistics (for the former ten meetings): Puntarenas won three games, three matches ended in a draw and San Carlos managed four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / five

Puntarenas missing players

San Carlos missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Puntarenas San Carlos
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
0 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 0
Puntarenas Last season San Carlos
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
40 20   Played P   22 44
29 13   Won W   5 14
8 4   Drew D   8 16
3 3   Lost L   9 14
86 46   Scored S   25 59
30 17   Conceded C   36 65
98% 95%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   95% 93%
75% 70%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   77% 75%
52% 55%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   50% 52%
28% 35%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   36% 39%
15% 20%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   14% 16%
50% 45%   BTTS BTTS   59% 64%
42% 40%   Clean Sheets C S   18% 18%
10% 20%   Failed to Score F T   27% 25%
 
5.5 5.7   Corners for (avg) C F   4.4 5.2
5.3 4.1   Corners against (avg) C A   5.4 5
3 2.5   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.7 2.6
7 3   Red cards R C   6 10
 
9.8 10.1   Shots (avg) S (   10 9.9
3.7 3.3   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.6 4.2
49% 57%   Goal Efficiency G E   32% 32%
 
7 7.1   Shots against (avg) S A   11.2 9.6
1.8 1.7   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4 3.6

  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 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
2 Alajuelense 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Guadalupe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Puntarenas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Sporting San José 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Guanacasteca 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
Last season 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 22 13 3 6 36 19 11 8 1 2 19 8 11 5 2 4 17 11 17 42
2 Herediano 22 9 9 4 32 19 11 4 5 2 18 11 11 5 4 2 14 8 13 36
3 Cartaginés 22 10 4 8 45 36 11 8 2 1 25 8 11 2 2 7 20 28 9 34
4 San Carlos 22 9 7 6 31 31 11 6 4 1 20 14 11 3 3 5 11 17 0 34
5 Deportivo Saprissa 22 10 4 8 30 30 11 5 1 5 16 15 11 5 3 3 14 15 0 34
6 Sporting San José 22 8 6 8 29 28 11 4 5 2 18 12 11 4 1 6 11 16 1 30
7 Guadalupe 22 8 5 9 32 37 11 6 3 2 22 14 11 2 2 7 10 23 -5 29
8 Santos de Guápiles 22 7 5 10 28 31 11 5 3 3 20 11 11 2 2 7 8 20 -3 26
9 Grecia 22 7 5 10 26 31 11 6 2 3 17 10 11 1 3 7 9 21 -5 26
10 ADR Jicaral 22 6 7 9 25 35 11 6 3 2 17 15 11 0 4 7 8 20 -10 25
11 Pérez Zeledón 22 5 8 9 25 29 11 4 4 3 14 11 11 1 4 6 11 18 -4 23
12 Guanacasteca 22 5 7 10 23 36 11 4 2 5 13 14 11 1 5 5 10 22 -13 22

Table
  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 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
2 Alajuelense 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Guadalupe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Puntarenas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Sporting San José 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Guanacasteca 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0

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