Puntarenas and Guanacasteca are both riding high in the Liga de Ascenso with their 2nd and 3rd positions respectively. Expect a great game!
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 Puntarenas and Guanacasteca.
Puntarenas form and stats
Puntarenas, who have the most clean sheets (6) in Liga de Ascenso, have collected seven points from their first three Liga de Ascenso games here at Estadio Municipal de Puntarenas Miguel Ángel Lito Pérez Treacy, a promising start.
Puntarenas enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Santa Rosa's place. The match ended 2-1. In the match before that, Puntarenas hosted Municipal Liberia and drew the game 2-2.
The Puntarenas fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 5 goals in 3 league matches. Puntarenas are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio Municipal de Puntarenas Miguel Ángel Lito Pérez Treacy in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 2 from 3 matches.
Guanacasteca form and stats
It's gone fairly well in the Liga de Ascenso away games so far for Guanacasteca, who have the most points (6) away in Liga de Ascenso, with six points collected from three matches.
Guanacasteca go into this game after a win, the home game against Aserri that ended 1-0. Prior to that match, the Guanacasteca manager faced defeat when travelling to AD Cartagena and losing 2-4.
After this away game Guanacasteca return home for a Liga de Ascenso game against Municipal Liberia. That game is only four sleeps after this.
The Guanacasteca manager has got the team scoring on the road, with 6 away goals in 3 league matches. In the opposite end, Guanacasteca have conceded 5 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Guanacasteca - Puntarenas 2-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Puntarenas victories, four draws and three Guanacasteca wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.Puntarenas missing players
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| Puntarenas | Guanacasteca | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 11 | 22 |
| 7 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 34 | 26 | 4 | Scored | S | 2 | 17 | 32 |
| 29 | 12 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 21 | 38 |
| 87% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 74% | 91% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 82% | 77% |
| 52% | 55% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 55% | 59% |
| 35% | 55% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 55% | 41% |
| 17% | 27% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 36% | 27% |
| 52% | 64% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 73% | 68% |
| 30% | 36% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 18% | 14% |
| 30% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 9% | 18% |
| 4.2 | 3.5 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 4.6 | 4 |
| 3.2 | 2.5 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 6.5 | 5.7 |
| 2 | 1.5 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 163 | 114 | 10 | Total Shots | T S | 7 | 71 | 94 |
| 62 | 47 | 7 | Shots on Target | S O | 3 | 21 | 30 |
| 50% | 55% | 57% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 81% | 93% |
- Guanacasteca has the fewest matches under the total-line (6)
- Guanacasteca has the most points (6) away
- Guanacasteca has the the best goal difference (+1) away
- Guanacasteca haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Guanacasteca is in the best form (4-1-1)
- Puntarenas has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (10)
- Puntarenas has the most clean sheets (6)
- Puntarenas have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Puntarenas have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Puntarenas have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Puntarenas haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Barrio México | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 2 | Puntarenas | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
| 3 | Guanacasteca | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 4 | Carmelita | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 5 | AD Cofutpa | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 6 | AD Cartagena | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 7 |
| 7 | Aserri | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 7 |
| 8 | Santa Rosa | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 3 |
| 9 | Municipal Liberia | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -7 | 3 |