Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Guanacasteca & Cartaginés face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Copa Costa Rica. All the pre-match information is available here!
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Guanacasteca form and stats
Guanacasteca participated in Copa Costa Rica the last season, where they reached the round of 16 and lost against Alajuelense.No payout for Guanacasteca in their previous match, an away game at Santos de Guapiles that ended in defeat 0-1.
Before that fixture, a home win against Grecia in the Copa Costa Rica. The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Guanacasteca have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 12 matches with the results: Won 5, drawn 3 and lost 4.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Primera Division game versus Perez Zeledon in only four days. This game is also played here at Estadio Chorotega.
Cartaginés form and stats
Nothing but glory last season for Cartaginés, as they won the Copa Costa Rica.Cartaginés play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-2 to Municipal Liberia.
One game before, 2-2 at home against Deportivo Universitario in the Concacaf Central American Cup. As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 15 similar matches played by Cartaginés in our archives, and the results are: 4 wins for Cartaginés, 5 draws and 6 defeats.
Head 2 Head
Cartaginés have managed a streak of 6 consecutive matches without losing (3-3-0) when facing Guanacasteca.The games between these clubs sometimes lean towards being brutal, having seen 7 red cards from the last eight encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  E. Torres Padilla 2 goals |  S. Williams 1 goals | J. Olivero 1 goals |
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| Guanacasteca | Cartaginés | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 8 | Won | W | 6 | 14 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 9 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 5 | ||
| 28 | 23 | Scored | S | 20 | 45 | ||
| 27 | 11 | Conceded | C | 16 | 32 | ||
| 92% | 86% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 64% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 76% | ||
| 28% | 43% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 40% | ||
| 12% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 28% | ||
| 40% | 43% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 56% | ||
| 32% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 32% | ||
| 36% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 16% | ||
| 3.9 | 4.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.6 | 4.5 | ||
| 4.8 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 3.7 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.8 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 10.1 | 10.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.3 | 11.1 | ||
| 3.3 | 4.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 5 | ||
| 34% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 36% | ||
| 8.8 | 6.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.8 | 11 | ||
| 3.4 | 2.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.2 | ||
