National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Pérez Zeledón or Herediano that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Pérez Zeledón nor Herediano 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.
Pérez Zeledón form and stats
Last season, Zeledón's Copa Costa Rica journey ended in the round of 16 against Sporting San Jose.The Pérez Zeledón supporters got no joy from their last match, also played here at Estadio Municipal Keylor Navas Gamboa: A 1-2 defeat against Sporting San Jose.
Preceding that result, a home victory against Sporting San Jose (after extra-time) in the Copa Costa Rica.
The manager Murillo will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Guanacasteca in only four days.
Herediano form and stats
They also participated in Copa Costa Rica last season. This ended in the final, when Cartagines drew the shortest straw.Impressive finishing from Araya (2) and Bran secured the home win 3-0 against Grecia in their previous game.
Before that, the Concacaf Central American Cup victory away at Comunicaciones.
Head 2 Head
Herediano have won every one of the 9 most recent battles against this opponent. Can they do it again?Top Goalscorers
  M. Ovejero 2 goals | C. Zúñiga Pino 1 goals |  C. Reyes Alemán 1 goals |
Pérez Zeledón missing players
Herediano missing players
| Pérez Zeledón | Herediano | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Won | W | 5 | 12 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Lost | L | 6 | 10 | ||
| 30 | 20 | Scored | S | 19 | 46 | ||
| 49 | 22 | Conceded | C | 20 | 35 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 84% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 64% | 57% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 68% | ||
| 40% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 40% | ||
| 16% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 20% | ||
| 64% | 71% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 60% | ||
| 16% | 21% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 20% | ||
| 20% | 7% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 20% | ||
| 4.1 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 4.6 | ||
| 4.9 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.1 | 3.9 | ||
| 2.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.4 | 2.6 | ||
| 11 | 8 | Red cards | R C | 6 | 9 | ||
| 9.8 | 12.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.8 | 11.6 | ||
| 3.6 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 4.6 | ||
| 33% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 40% | ||
| 11.8 | 12.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.8 | 9.2 | ||
| 4 | 3.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3.8 | ||
