Season ticket holders haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Municipal Liberia languishing in the 9th position so far. The guesting Puntarenas will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Municipal Liberia and Puntarenas.
Municipal Liberia form and stats
The story so far for Municipal Liberia, who have the fewest wins (3) in Liga de Ascenso, at their home stadium is 3 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats. Municipal Liberia has recorded two wins in a row here, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.In their previous game, the manager E. Rodríguez led his Municipal Liberia to a defeat in the Liga de Ascenso match away at AD Cartagena. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here . Before that, Municipal Liberia had a home game versus Consultants Moravia which ended with a victory 1-0.
The Municipal Liberia fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium, the tally being 10 in 7 matches. Municipal Liberia's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 9 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Puntarenas form and stats
There's been little loot from Puntarenas's travels as they have only collected 2 points from 7 away games. Puntarenas only has 0 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 2 draws. Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in 13 away games in a row.The manager was unhappy after their last game, a Liga de Ascenso match played at their home ground. Puntarenas suffered a 1-2 loss to Santa Rosa. Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting ADR Jicaral's place.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Puntarenas as they have only managed to score 5 times from 7 away games. Puntarenas have conceded 13 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Puntarenas - Municipal Liberia 4-1. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Municipal Liberia won 3 games, 3 matches ended with a draw and Puntarenas has 4 wins.Municipal Liberia missing players
Puntarenas missing players
| Municipal Liberia | Puntarenas | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | Played | 17 | 34 |
| 33 | 18 | Scored | 18 | 55 |
| 61 | 20 | Conceded | 25 | 40 |
| 97% | 93% | Over 0.5 | 88% | 91% |
| 83% | 67% | Over 1.5 | 71% | 76% |
| 70% | 53% | Over 2.5 | 47% | 56% |
| 33% | 20% | Over 3.5 | 35% | 38% |
| 17% | 13% | Over 4.5 | 12% | 15% |
| 60% | 40% | Both teams to score | 59% | 59% |
| 20% | 40% | Clean Sheet | 18% | 29% |
| 23% | 27% | Failed To Score | 35% | 21% |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Santa Ana | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 32 |
| 2 | AD Cofutpa | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 29 |
| 3 | Santa Rosa | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 24 |
| 4 | ADR Jicaral | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 23 |
| 5 | Puntarenas | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 18 |
| 6 | Guanacasteca | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 17 |
| 7 | AD Cartagena | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -4 | 14 |
| 8 | Consultants Moravia | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 15 | -11 | 13 |
| 9 | Municipal Liberia | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 36 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 27 | -21 | 11 |
