Primera Division: Two participants who have done splendidly thus far. Get smart on Alajuelense - Cartaginés with this broad preview!
- Alajuelense have the most scored goals (24) in Primera Division
- Cartaginés have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
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 Alajuelense and Cartaginés.
Alajuelense form and stats
When playing at home in the Primera Division, Alajuelense have managed 4 wins, 0 draws and suffered 0 defeats from 4 games. Alajuelense has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto. We remember; it was Deportivo Saprissa.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Alajuelense, as their goalkeeper Miguel Andres Aju Alfaro has completely shut out the opponents for 214 minutes in the Primera Division.
A nice win for Alajuelense last time playing, versus Grecia. That was also a home game and the match ended 5-0 with Ulloa and Montoya scoring for the victors. As mentioned above, Alajuelense "killed" Grecia in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency. What a game it was for Ulloa when beating Grecia, applying the finishing touch to three goals!
Before that match, a win away at Herediano.With more than three goals on average, the attacking play of Alajuelense is on fire here. A stunning 14 from 4 league matches. Alajuelense are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 3 from 4 matches.
Cartaginés form and stats
0 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses. That’s the product of Cartaginés playing as the away team in the Primera Division this season. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Cartaginés's last three away games as they have all been lost.
Cartaginés had fun at their own home (Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto) last time out, beating Herediano 1-0. Carthy scored. That victory felt sweet as this team had gone four league rounds without victory.
Prior to that match, the Cartaginés manager Watson faced defeat when travelling to Deportivo Saprissa and losing 0-1.Sports betting fact: Both sides have scored at least once in 18 of this club's last 24 league fixtures.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Cartaginés as they have only managed to score 3 times from 4 away games in the league. The Cartaginés manager Watson has some worries about the defense as 10 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Alajuelense and Cartaginés have played each other before this season: Cartaginés - Alajuelense 1-2. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - three - three (Alajuelense wins - draws - Cartaginés wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Rodriguez 3 goals | A. Suarez Zuñiga 3 goals |  J. Venegas Ulloa 3 goals |
Alajuelense missing players
Cartaginés missing players
| Alajuelense | Cartaginés | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 24 |
| 15 | 10 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 50 | 30 | 5 | Scored | S | 2 | 15 | 35 |
| 25 | 11 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 24 | 38 |
| 85% | 92% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 73% | 69% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 92% | 88% |
| 62% | 62% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 50% | 62% |
| 38% | 46% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 29% |
| 19% | 31% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 12% |
| 54% | 54% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 83% | 75% |
| 35% | 38% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 27% | 15% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 17% | 12% |
| 5.7 | 7.1 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.9 |
| 4.4 | 4.4 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.2 | 4.2 |
| 2 | 1.4 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.9 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 13.4 | 17.2 | 13.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.7 | 7.8 | 11.1 |
| 5.1 | 6.5 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.7 | 1.8 | 3.8 |
| 38% | 35% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 71% | 38% |
| 9.7 | 10.5 | 13 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 10 | 10.3 |
| 3.9 | 4.4 | 5.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
- Alajuelense have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Alajuelense have the most points (12) at home in Primera Division
- Alajuelense have the most scored goals (14) at home in Primera Division
- Alajuelense have the most scored goals (24) in Primera Division
- Alajuelense have the most scored goals in the second half (29) in Primera Division
- Alajuelense have the the best goal difference (+11) at home in Primera Division
- Alajuelense have the the best goal difference (+19) in Primera Division
- Alajuelense have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Alajuelense is in the best form (4-2-0) in Primera Division
- Cartaginés have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Cartaginés haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Alajuelense | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 19 | 20 |
| 2 | Deportivo Saprissa | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 18 |
| 3 | Sporting San Jose | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 14 |
| 4 | Cartaginés | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -1 | 11 |
| 5 | Guanacasteca | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 10 |
| 6 | Perez Zeledon | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | -4 | 10 |
| 7 | Herediano | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -4 | 10 |
| 8 | Puntarenas | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -5 | 9 |
| 9 | San Carlos | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 8 |
| 10 | Guadalupe | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -2 | 7 |
| 11 | Grecia | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -4 | 6 |
| 12 | Santos de Guápiles | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -9 | 6 |
