On paper it looks like advantage Alajuelense in this game against ADR Jicaral, but the visitors will fight to the end. Here's our full match preview!
- Alajuelense have the most conceded goals (16) in Primera Division
- ADR Jicaral have the fewest scored goals (1) away in Primera Division
This should be an interesting fixture with lots of action and bustle as both contenders are well recovered since they last played a game. Let's start!
Alajuelense form and stats
2 victories, 1 draw and 1 defeat. That’s what Alajuelense have to build on here at Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto in the Primera Division. Two home wins in a row for Alajuelense bring valid hopes of a third.
The fans are hoping that Alajuelense will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 2-4 away loss in the Primera Division game against Deportivo Saprissa (placed 1st). Did Alajuelense get overconfident in their match against Deportivo Saprissa? We'll let you decide, but they did lose a 2-0 lead to end up with a 2-4 defeat. A goal frenzy last time out for Alajuelense, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Deportivo Saprissa. Fun stuff to watch!
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Grecia in a game that was won 1-0.Alajuelense are traveling soon after this match as the Primera Division match at Guadalupe awaits in four days.
Goals are plentiful at Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto in the league this season as Alajuelense has scored 10 goals here in 4 home games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Alajuelense defense is not exactly impregnable. 7 goals conceded from 4 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
ADR Jicaral form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team, who have the fewest scored goals (1) away in Primera Division, on their Primera Division travels is 0 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat.
Jicaral failed to get anything from their last game, a Primera Division home match vs Sporting San José (placed 2nd) that ended with defeat 1-3.
A 0-0 draw was the result before that, hosting Guadalupe.There's been a serious shortage of goals from ADR Jicaral's away games in the league this season with only 1 goal from 4 matches. As opposed to that, Jicaral have seen the ball go into their own net 5 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Alajuelense-ADR Jicaral H2H statistics last seven meetings regardless of arena: Alajuelense four wins, ADR Jicaral zero wins, three draws. four of these seven matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  J. Venegas Ulloa 5 goals | M. Hernández Campanioni 4 goals |  A. López Rodríguez 2 goals |
Alajuelense missing players
ADR Jicaral missing players
| Alajuelense | ADR Jicaral | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | 10 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 16 | 7 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 50% | 62% |
| 88% | 75% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 62% |
| 88% | 75% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 38% |
| 62% | 75% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 38% |
| 50% | 75% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 88% | 75% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 25% | 50% |
| 12% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 50% | 38% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 75% | 50% |
| 5.4 | 5.5 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 3 | 3.9 |
| 5.4 | 4.5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 6 | 5.6 |
| 1.5 | 1.8 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.5 | 2.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | 13.2 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 7.2 | 9.9 |
| 5.9 | 6.8 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2 | 3.1 |
| 36% | 37% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 12% | 24% |
- ADR Jicaral have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- ADR Jicaral have the fewest scored goals (1) away in Primera Division
- ADR Jicaral have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- ADR Jicaral have yet to win a game away.
- Alajuelense have scored in all their matches so far.
- Alajuelense have scored more than double the goals of ADR Jicaral.
- Alajuelense have the most conceded goals (16) in Primera Division
- Alajuelense have the most conceded goals (7) at home in Primera Division
- Alajuelense have the most conceded goals in the second half (9) in Primera Division
- Alajuelense have the most scored goals in the first half (11) in Primera Division
- Alajuelense haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Deportivo Saprissa | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 16 |
| 2 | Sporting San José | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 14 |
| 3 | Guadalupe | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| 4 | Santos de Guapiles | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| 5 | Herediano | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 12 |
| 6 | Grecia | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 7 | Alajuelense | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 11 |
| 8 | Cartagines | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -4 | 10 |
| 9 | Guanacasteca | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -3 | 8 |
| 10 | ADR Jicaral | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -5 | 8 |
| 11 | San Carlos | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -7 | 5 |
| 12 | Perez Zeledon | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -6 | 4 |