This match features two teams living in the basement of the Primera Division, Santos de Guápiles holding 5th place and ADR Jicaral lying 6th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.
There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a Primera Division match only three days ago. This match was also played here at Estadio Ebal Rodríguez Aguilar. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, ADR Jicaral have had more rest.
Santos de Guápiles form and stats
0-3-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Primera Division numbers at home for Santos de Guápiles, who have the fewest scored goals (10) in Primera Division, so far this season.
Guápiles drew their last game, also a home match. Guadalupe (placed 3rd) was the opponent, 1-1 the score. Heartbreak before that as Guápiles lost 0-2 at San Carlos's place.
This is expected to be a close game, with Santos de Guápiles perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Santos de Guápiles as a small favourite), we find ten games. Santos de Guápiles has won five of these, drawn two and lost three.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Santos de Guápiles as they are travelling to their away game against Cartagines in the Primera Division. That match is three days after this one.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Guápiles here at Estadio Ebal Rodríguez Aguilar in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (4 from 5 games). Santos de Guápiles have conceded 11 goals in these home games, a significant number.
ADR Jicaral form and stats
There's been little loot from ADR Jicaral's travels as they have only collected 3 points from 6 away games in the Primera Division. ADR Jicaral only have 0 wins to counter their 3 defeats and 3 draws. Two points from the last two away games for ADR Jicaral, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.
Jicaral won their last game, 3-1 versus Guadalupe played at home. Before that, ADR Jicaral travelled to Alajuelense and returned home with a draw after the game finished 2-2.
G. Clunie certainly enjoyed Jicaral's last game versus Guadalupe, appearing multiple times in the match report with three goals and the 3-1 victory.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with ADR Jicaral playing away and similar expectations, we found eight relevant matches. Results were two Jicaral wins, four draws and two defeats.
A new game in only four days for Jicaral, the Primera Division home match versus Grecia. Busy days.
The attacking power of Jicaral when travelling is not overwhelming with 4 goals scored from 6 league matches away. 7 goals have been conceded by Jicaral in these games.
Head 2 Head
As for the last four games between these two teams, there's zero Guápiles victories, three draws and one ADR Jicaral win. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.Santos de Guápiles missing players
ADR Jicaral missing players
| Santos de Guápiles | ADR Jicaral | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| 17 | 11 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| 91% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 83% | 92% |
| 82% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 33% | 42% |
| 36% | 40% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 33% |
| 27% | 40% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 33% |
| 9% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 55% | 80% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 33% |
| 27% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 17% |
| 27% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 67% | 58% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.5 | 1.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 104 | 59 | 18 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 55 | 87 |
| 29 | 16 | 6 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 7 | 19 |
| 28% | 25% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 57% | 58% |
- ADR Jicaral have yet to win a game away.
- All of Santos de Guápiles's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Santos de Guápiles has the fewest clean sheets (0) at home in Primera Division
- Santos de Guápiles has the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in Primera Division
- Santos de Guápiles has the fewest points (3) at home in Primera Division
- Santos de Guápiles has the fewest scored goals (10) in Primera Division
- Santos de Guápiles has the fewest scored goals (4) at home in Primera Division
- Santos de Guápiles has the fewest scored goals in the first half (6) in Primera Division
- Santos de Guápiles has the fewest scored goals in the second half (4) in Primera Division
- Santos de Guápiles has the most conceded goals (11) at home in Primera Division
- Santos de Guápiles has the most matches under the total-line (7) in Primera Division
- Santos de Guápiles has the the worst goal difference (-7) at home in Primera Division
- Santos de Guápiles have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- Santos de Guápiles have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Santos de Guápiles have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Santos de Guápiles have yet to win a game at home.
- Santos de Guápiles haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 15 | 31 |
| 2 | Herediano | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 19 |
| 3 | Guadalupe | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
| 4 | Perez Zeledon | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -5 | 14 |
| 5 | Santos de Guápiles | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -7 | 11 |
| 6 | Grecia | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 9 |