With their 1 point advantage in the league table, San Francisco fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Independiente.
It's no vacation for neither Francisco nor Independiente as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
San Francisco form and stats
2-1-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Lpf numbers at home for San Francisco, who have the most scored goals (7) at home in Lpf, so far this season. Francisco have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.
A good away victory last time out for San Francisco, who won 2-1 against Sporting San Miguelito. In the game before, an away victory match versus Deportivo Universitario with a 1-0 scoreline.
The victory against Sporting San Miguelito came after F. Mena's winning goal. The Francisco manager G. Soto was very happy afterwards with the decision to bring on that player in the 65th minute.
There will be little rest for Francisco after this match as they are travelling to Alajuelense for a Concacaf League game in only two days.
The Francisco fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 7 goals in 4 league matches. 5 goals have been conceded.
Independiente form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Lpf travels is 1 win, 2 draws and 1 defeat.
Independiente go into this game after a win, the home game against Deportivo Universitario that ended 4-0. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Arabe Unido wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.
As mentioned above, Independiente was the only team on the pitch versus Deportivo Universitario in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task.
A quick return to home after this game, as Independiente are hosting Plaza Amador in the Lpf only three days away.
The attacking power of Independiente when travelling is not overwhelming with 3 goals scored from 4 league matches away. Independiente are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 3 times in 4 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Independiente - Francisco 1-1. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Francisco, four draws and four wins for Independiente. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.San Francisco missing players
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| San Francisco | Independiente | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | 8 | 7 | Scored | S | 0 | 6 | 17 |
| 11 | 6 | 4 | Conceded | C | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 77% | 67% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 67% | 85% |
| 54% | 50% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 69% |
| 23% | 17% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 31% |
| 8% | 17% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 23% |
| 8% | 17% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 8% |
| 38% | 33% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 17% | 38% |
| 46% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 67% | 54% |
| 38% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 23% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.4 | 2.7 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.8 | 2.4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 104 | 62 | 19 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 38 | 91 |
| 47 | 30 | 11 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 22 | 44 |
| 30% | 27% | 64% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 27% | 30% |
- Independiente have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- San Francisco has the most matches under the total-line (10) in Lpf
- San Francisco has the most scored goals (7) at home in Lpf
| 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 Universitario | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 18 |
| 2 | Tauro | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 17 |
| 3 | Arabe Unido | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 15 |
| 4 | San Francisco | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 5 | Sporting San Miguelito | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 6 | Alianza | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 10 |
| 7 | Independiente | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 10 |
| 8 | Plaza Amador | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -3 | 9 |
| 9 | Costa del Este | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 8 |
| 10 | Atletico Chiriqui | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | -11 | 1 |