The league table is allowed to rest as Alianza and Alajuelense battle for Concacaf League honors in this first Quarter-finals leg of two fixtures.
These teams have little in common geographically as Alajuelense have to travel 900 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Primera Division.
Alianza form and stats
Last season their Concacaf League adventure ended in the 8th finals against Comunicaciones.Alianza's previous match was a Concacaf League game also played at their own stadium, ending 5-1 against Hankook Verdes. The home team hope to to build on that result.
In the game before, a strong away win at Hankook Verdes. A Concacaf League match.
Alajuelense form and stats
Alajuelense's mission in Concacaf League last season failed in the 8th finals against Guastatoya.As the visiting team in Primera Division matches, Alajuelense have produced an overall stat of 2-1-2 so far.
Impressive finishing from Mora and Góndola secured the home win 2-1 against Sporting San Jose in their previous game.
Before that, Alajuelense secured a home win against Guadalupe with the score 1-0.A quick return to home after this game, as Alajuelense are hosting Deportivo Saprissa in the Primera Division only three days away.
The travelling fans enjoy Alajuelense's attacking play in away games, having scored 8 goals in 5 league matches away. Alajuelense struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 9 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  D. Rodriguez 3 goals |   R. Zelaya García 2 goals | V. Landazuri 2 goals |
Alianza missing players
Alajuelense missing players
| Alianza | Alajuelense | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 9 | Won | W | 2 | 12 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 6 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 4 | ||
| 42 | 27 | Scored | S | 12 | 42 | ||
| 20 | 11 | Conceded | C | 16 | 24 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 68% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 84% | ||
| 52% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 24% | ||
| 8% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 52% | 69% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 60% | ||
| 40% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 28% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 16% | ||
| 5.3 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 5.6 | ||
| 3.4 | 2.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 3.6 | ||
| 2.9 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.9 | 2.2 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 6 | ||
| 11.9 | 15.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.2 | 13.3 | ||
| 5.5 | 6.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 4.7 | ||
| 30% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 39% | ||
| 6.8 | 7.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.7 | 9 | ||
| 2.7 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.4 | ||
| 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 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 18 | 26 |
| 2 | Alajuelense | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 20 |
| 3 | Sporting San Jose | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 15 |
| 4 | Guadalupe | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -7 | 10 |
| 5 | Guanacasteca | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 12 | -12 | 7 |
| 6 | Santos de Guapiles | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -10 | 6 |
