The fresh new season is about to start and the fans are shivering with optimism. It’s all to play for as Sporting San José greet Grecia for the opening match at Estadio Ernesto Rohrmoser Lahmann. Keep reading!
- Sporting San José have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Grecia have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Sporting San José form and stats
The previous season, Sporting San José's league stats were 7 wins, 6 draws and 9 losses, leading to 7th spot in the Primera Division. In these 22 matches they scored {30 goals} and conceded 37. Performing at home in the former season Sporting San José managed 6-3-2 (win-draw-lost) with {18 goals} and 11 conceded. When Sporting San José hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Alajuelense, Cartaginés and Deportivo Saprissa), they have won 1 of 2 matches!
This is expected to be a close game, with Sporting San José perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Sporting San José as a small favourite), we find 14 games. Sporting San José has won 4 of these, drawn 5 and lost 5.
Sports bettors, take note: A review of the 13 most recent league games highlights that 10 of them had at least one goal from each team.
When Sporting San José hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Puntarenas, Santos de Guápiles and San Carlos), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 2 of 2 times.
Grecia form and stats
Let's have a look at how Grecia performed last season in the Primera Division: They landed a 6th position in the league table after playing out 8 victories, 5 draws and 9 defeats. In total they scored 29 and conceded {26 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 3 - drew 1 and lost 7 with 11/15 goals scored/conceded.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 12 similar matches played by Grecia in our archives, and the results are: 4 wins for Grecia, 5 draws and 3 defeats.
Goal hungry football fans should note that 12 of this team's 16 latest league fixtures have ended with at least three goals.
Head 2 Head
Here's what happened when the contenders played each other earlier this season; Grecia - Sporting San José 2-0. Sporting San José-Grecia H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Sporting San José three wins, Grecia two wins, five draws. two of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5). The matches between these clubs have sometimes been a bit wild, having seen 6 red cards from the last ten duels.
Top Goalscorers
  R. Azofeifa Corrales 5 goals | B. Martínez Nava 4 goals |   J. Arrieta Obando 4 goals |
Sporting San José missing players
Grecia missing players
| Sporting San José | Grecia | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 29 | 20 | 4 | Scored | S | 6 | 15 | 28 |
| 26 | 14 | 3 | Conceded | C | 9 | 20 | 35 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 88% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 81% |
| 81% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 88% | 75% |
| 38% | 62% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 62% | 50% |
| 25% | 38% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 38% | 38% |
| 75% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 75% | 62% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 19% |
| 19% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 19% |
| 5.6 | 5.8 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 4.8 | 5.3 |
| 4.1 | 3.9 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.7 | 6.4 | 5.9 |
| 2.9 | 3.1 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10.2 | 10.1 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 11.8 | 13.4 |
| 3.6 | 3.8 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 5.1 | 5 |
| 51% | 67% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 37% | 35% |
| 11.2 | 11 | 14.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.3 | 14.4 | 14.6 |
| 3.8 | 3.9 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.6 | 5.1 |
- All of Sporting San José's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Grecia have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Grecia haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sporting San José have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Sporting San José have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sporting San José have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Sporting San José 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Cartaginés | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Deportivo Saprissa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Grecia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Guadalupe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Guanacasteca | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Herediano | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Pérez Zeledón | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Puntarenas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | San Carlos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Santos de Guápiles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Sporting San José | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
