Turrialba vs Puerto Golfito match preview: Even contest expected at Estadio Rafael Ángel Camacho

Competition: Costa Rica Liga de Ascenso
Date: Wed 20.March
Match begins: 20:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Rafael Ángel Camacho

Turrialba hope to sell all 5500 tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 15 points and a 7th position in the Liga de Ascenso table. Visiting Puerto Golfito holds 2nd place with 17.

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 Turrialba and Puerto Golfito.

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Turrialba form and stats

Overall stats at home this season for Turrialba are 2-3-3 (wins-draw-losses). Hopes of three in a row are alive for Turrialba after consecutive victories at their own ground.

Happy days for Turrialba in their previous game, a Liga de Ascenso match away at Cariari Pococí that ended with a 1-0 victory. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Sporting San Jose in a game that was won 3-2.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Turrialba as they are travelling to their away game against Aserrí in the Liga de Ascenso. That match is three days after this one. There will be little rest for Turrialba after this match as they are travelling to Aserrí for a Liga de Ascenso game in only three days.

Turrialba has scored 8 goals at home this season, in 16 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 12 goals have been conceded.

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Puerto Golfito form and stats

The hunting on away grounds hasn’t been very fruitful for Puerto Golfito so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 1-5-2 (win-draw-lose).

Puerto Golfito delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Puma Generaleña in their previous match; a Liga de Ascenso game. Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Juventud Escazuceña.

After this away game Puerto Golfito return home for a Liga de Ascenso game against Curridabat. That game is only three sleeps after this. A new game in only three days for Puerto Golfito, the Liga de Ascenso home match versus Curridabat. Busy days.

Puerto Golfito are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 10 away goals from eleven games. Puerto Golfito have conceded 10 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Puerto Golfito - Turrialba 3-0 entered in the official records. Numbers for the last three meetings between these two teams are: 0 wins for Turrialba, 2 draws and 1 win for Puerto Golfito.

Turrialba missing players

Puerto Golfito missing players

Turrialba Puerto Golfito
Total Home Statistic Away Total
27 13 Played 15 29
89% 92% Over 0.5 73% 79%
70% 85% Over 1.5 47% 66%
48% 46% Over 2.5 33% 48%
22% 15% Over 3.5 13% 24%
15% 15% Over 4.5 7% 10%
56% 69% Both teams to score 33% 45%
19% 8% Clean Sheet 53% 38%
37% 31% Failed To Score 40% 38%

  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 Sporting San José 16 10 5 1 30 13 8 4 3 1 14 9 8 6 2 0 16 4 17 35
2 Puma Generaleña 16 7 5 4 32 24 8 5 2 1 23 13 8 2 3 3 9 11 8 26
3 Juventud Escazuceña 16 7 4 5 20 18 8 3 3 2 9 4 8 4 1 3 11 14 2 25
4 Puerto Golfito 16 4 9 3 20 17 8 3 4 1 10 7 8 1 5 2 10 10 3 21
5 Cariari Pococí 16 5 4 7 23 27 8 3 2 3 13 13 8 2 2 4 10 14 -4 19
6 Curridabat 16 3 9 4 16 20 8 1 5 2 6 7 8 2 4 2 10 13 -4 18
7 Aserrí 16 5 2 9 14 24 8 2 0 6 6 15 8 3 2 3 8 9 -10 17
8 Turrialba 16 3 6 7 16 26 8 2 3 3 8 12 8 1 3 4 8 14 -10 15
9 CS Uruguay de Coronado 16 2 8 6 19 21 8 1 4 3 10 11 8 1 4 3 9 10 -2 14

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