A home win is predicted from this match if the league standings is to be trusted. The Alajuelense followers are optimistic that the gulf between 1st and Grecia's 10th position in the table will be visible on the pitch.
- Alajuelense have the most scored goals (19) in Primera Division
- Grecia have the most conceded goals in the first half (24) in Primera Division
Alajuelense and Grecia should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Alajuelense form and stats
Perfect Primera Division season at home so far for Alajuelense 3 wins from 3 appearances.
A strong away win for Alajuelense against Herediano the last match, as Zuñiga, Rodríguez, Fuentes and Escobar were on target. As mentioned above, Alajuelense "killed" Herediano in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
Before that, Alajuelense had a home game versus Perez Zeledon which ended with a victory 2-1.The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Alajuelense home games with this odds we find 10 games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 8 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats. Looking at the victories, 6 matches were won by at least two goals.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Primera Division game versus Cartagines in only four days. This game is also played here at Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto.
Alajuelense has scored {9 goals} so far and conceded {3 goals} from 3 home games. These are numbers from the league only.
Grecia form and stats
Still no away game victory in the Primera Division for Grecia with 1 draw and 2 losses from their first 3 attempts.
Grecia won their last game, 4-0 versus Puntarenas played at home. Yippee; their first win in the league after eight matches not winning. As you can tell from the results above, Grecia was very dominant against Puntarenas, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 4-0 (!) with Bonilla, Duarte, Lesme and Escoe providing the goals. Duarte has found the net for this team three matches in a row. The ability!
Preceding that, the 3-4 home loss versus Guadalupe.Grecia are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 5 times in 3 away games so far. For Grecia, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net. Grecia has visited these top teams four times, and 3 of 4 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
Alajuelense - Grecia 4-3 was the scoreline in these squads' last head-to-head fixture, earlier this season. Stats for the preceeding ten meetings involving these two participants are: eight wins for Alajuelense, one draw and one win for Grecia. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.
Top Goalscorers
  F. Lesme Lesme 12 goals | J. Bonilla 8 goals | J. Agüero Duarte 6 goals |
Alajuelense missing players
Grecia missing players
| Alajuelense | Grecia | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 23 |
| 14 | 9 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 45 | 25 | 7 | Scored | S | 7 | 20 | 41 |
| 25 | 11 | 1 | Conceded | C | 11 | 27 | 47 |
| 84% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 72% | 67% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 91% | 83% |
| 60% | 58% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 82% | 70% |
| 36% | 42% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 75% | 55% | 48% |
| 16% | 25% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 36% | 35% |
| 56% | 58% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 82% | 65% |
| 32% | 33% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 9% | 22% |
| 28% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 9% | 17% |
| 5.6 | 7 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 5 | 5.2 |
| 4.5 | 4.7 | 2.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.8 | 6.6 | 5.7 |
| 2.1 | 1.4 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 12.7 | 15.9 | 19.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.2 | 11.6 | 13.1 |
| 5 | 6.5 | 7.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 5 | 4.8 |
| 36% | 32% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 47% | 36% | 37% |
| 10.1 | 11.3 | 9.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.5 | 15 | 14.9 |
| 4 | 4.7 | 2.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.8 | 5.1 | 5.3 |
- Alajuelense have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Alajuelense have the most scored goals (19) in Primera Division
- Alajuelense have the most scored goals (9) at home in Primera Division
- Alajuelense have the most scored goals in the second half (27) in Primera Division
- Alajuelense have the the best goal difference (+14) 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
- Grecia have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Grecia have the most conceded goals in the first half (24) in Primera Division
- Grecia 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 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 17 |
| 2 | Deportivo Saprissa | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 15 |
| 3 | Sporting San Jose | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 13 |
| 4 | Perez Zeledon | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| 5 | Herediano | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -3 | 10 |
| 6 | Guanacasteca | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 9 |
| 7 | Cartagines | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -2 | 8 |
| 8 | Puntarenas | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -5 | 8 |
| 9 | Guadalupe | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| 10 | Grecia | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| 11 | San Carlos | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 5 |
| 12 | Santos de Guapiles | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -9 | 5 |
