With their 4 point advantage in the league table, San Carlos fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Santos de Guápiles.
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.
One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on artifical turf and that the visiting Santos de Guápiles have a different surface at their stadium (grass). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on artifical turf is 0-3-6 (win-draw-loss) from nine matches.
San Carlos form and stats
1-3-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Primera Division numbers at home for San Carlos so far this season.
Carlos shared the glory with Herediano in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. Before that, San Carlos played out a draw 0-0 when visiting Deportivo Saprissa.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for San Carlos here at Estadio Carlos Ugalde Álvarez in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (4 from 5 games). Carlos are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio Carlos Ugalde Álvarez in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 4 from 5 matches.
Santos de Guápiles form and stats
Playing away, Santos de Guápiles, who have the the worst goal difference (-5) in Primera Division, have won 2 games, drawn 2 and suffered 1 defeat in the Primera Division this season.
Santos de Guápiles have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Douglas Forvis Espinoza. It's been 200 minutes since they last conceded in Primera Division.
Guápiles has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Herediano for a Primera Division game that ended a draw (0-0). Ahead of that match was the victory versus Grecia at their stadium, the result 1-0.
A quick return to home after this game, as Guápiles are hosting Guadalupe in the Primera Division only three days away.
Guápiles have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 5 league away games 6 goals have been scored. It's not easy to score on Santos de Guápiles as they have only conceded 4 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: six - two - two (Carlos wins - draws - Santos de Guápiles wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.San Carlos missing players
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| San Carlos | Santos de Guápiles | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | 14 |
| 82% | 80% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 80% | 89% |
| 45% | 40% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 60% | 78% |
| 18% | 20% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 40% | 44% |
| 18% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 27% | 40% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 40% | 56% |
| 45% | 40% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 60% | 33% |
| 45% | 40% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 22% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3 | 2.5 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 90 | 38 | 23 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 41 | 87 |
| 20 | 14 | 6 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 11 | 22 |
| 35% | 29% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 36% | 32% |
- San Carlos has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2) in Primera Division
- San Carlos have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Santos de Guápiles has the most points (8) away in Primera Division
- Santos de Guápiles has the the best goal difference (+2) away in Primera Division
- Santos de Guápiles has the the worst goal difference (-5) 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 | Cartagines | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 23 |
| 2 | Limon | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -4 | 18 |
| 3 | Deportivo Saprissa | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 17 |
| 4 | San Carlos | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 14 |
| 5 | Sporting San Jose | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -5 | 13 |
| 6 | ADR Jicaral | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -4 | 9 |