This looks to be quite the appealing battle at Estadio Carlos Ugalde Álvarez in the Primera Division. San Carlos is in 4th position and host Cartaginés in 6th place. Read about the game here!
This stadium uses artifical turf, unlike Cartaginés's home ground. The latest 14 games by the away side on artifical turf have ended with 5 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
San Carlos form and stats
San Carlos have only played one Primera Division game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 6 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat from 11 matches.
Carlos's previous game was also played at home, ending 2-1 versus Perez Zeledon (placed 2nd). The home side are looking to build on that result. A late climax in the match against Perez Zeledon as the winning goal came one minutes into overtime; scored by Mena.
A defeat was the result before that one, 0-3 away at Puntarenas.This is expected to be a close game, with San Carlos perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with San Carlos as a small favourite), we find 11 games. San Carlos has won 5 of these, drawn 2 and lost 4.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the San Carlos at home in the league. 2 on target and 1 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.
Cartaginés form and stats
Cartaginés have lots to to correct after their surprise defeat (1-3) to Puntarenas in their previous match, played at their own home ground.
The game before that, was lost at home, a 1-2 defeat against Grecia.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Cartaginés playing away and similar expectations, we found 11 relevant matches. Results were 4 Cartaginés wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): San Carlos two wins, three draws and Cartaginés five victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less. The games between these clubs have had a tendency to be brutal, having seen 6 red cards from the last ten encounters.Top Goalscorers
  M. Mena Rojas 2 goals |
San Carlos missing players
Cartaginés missing players
| San Carlos | Cartaginés | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | 4 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9.5 | 10 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 14.5 |
| 3 | 5 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| 33% | 40% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 15% |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2.5 | 2 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 4.5 |
| San Carlos | Last season | Cartaginés | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 44 | 22 | Played | P | 25 | 50 | ||
| 14 | 9 | Won | W | 6 | 22 | ||
| 16 | 8 | Drew | D | 7 | 12 | ||
| 14 | 5 | Lost | L | 12 | 16 | ||
| 59 | 34 | Scored | S | 36 | 80 | ||
| 65 | 29 | Conceded | C | 51 | 67 | ||
| 93% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 75% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 96% | 78% | ||
| 52% | 55% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 56% | ||
| 39% | 41% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 44% | 34% | ||
| 16% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 32% | 22% | ||
| 64% | 68% | BTTS | BTTS | 72% | 60% | ||
| 18% | 18% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 26% | ||
| 25% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 18% | ||
| 5.2 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.5 | ||
| 5 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.9 | 5 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.4 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Red cards | R C | 10 | 15 | ||
| 9.9 | 9.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.9 | 12.2 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 4.8 | ||
| 32% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 34% | ||
| 9.6 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.8 | 9.9 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3.7 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Deportivo Saprissa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Perez Zeledon | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Grecia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 3 |
| 4 | San Carlos | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| 5 | Santos de Guapiles | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 1 |
| 6 | Cartaginés | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 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 Guapiles | 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 | Perez Zeledon | 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 |
