The managers are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Liga de Ascenso league table.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Santa Ana form and stats
7-0-0 is the performance here so far, giving Santa Ana a total of 21 from their 7 games here. Outstanding results! Santa Ana has won so many consecutive home games (seven in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here. We remember; it was ADR Jicaral.The Santa Ana supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host AD Cofutpa in Liga de Ascenso and win 3-1. Prior to that, an away loss at Puntarenas.
Santa Ana are showing their attacking force in their home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (20 goals in 7 games). Santa Ana are not conceding a lot of goals here, averaging less than one per game. The total is 4 from 7 matches.
Santa Rosa form and stats
Santa Rosa have only collected 6 points from their away games after 1-3-3 (7 played).Two travels in a row for Santa Rosa, whose manager could celebrate last time after the Liga de Ascenso win against Puntarenas. Before that, Santa Rosa secured a home win against AD Cartagena with the score 2-1.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Santa Rosa as they have only managed to score 6 times from 7 away games. Santa Rosa have conceded 9 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Santa Rosa - Santa Ana 0-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last two meetings: 1 - 1 - 0 (Santa Ana wins - draws - Santa Rosa wins).Santa Ana missing players
Santa Rosa missing players
| Santa Ana | Santa Rosa | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | Played | 9 | 18 |
| 45 | 32 | Scored | 7 | 20 |
| 33 | 15 | Conceded | 12 | 18 |
| 90% | 93% | Over 0.5 | 89% | 89% |
| 77% | 87% | Over 1.5 | 78% | 72% |
| 57% | 67% | Over 2.5 | 33% | 39% |
| 23% | 40% | Over 3.5 | 11% | 11% |
| 10% | 20% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 53% | Both teams to score | 67% | 61% |
| 37% | 47% | Clean Sheet | 11% | 22% |
| 23% | 7% | Failed To Score | 33% | 28% |
- Santa Ana is involved in more matches over 2.5 home, than away.
| 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 |
