Alajuelense have layed the groundwork for another match after their 0-0 result against Herediano, a game that made them wiser. How will they do against Guanacasteca?
- Alajuelense have the most scored goals in the first half (15) in Primera Division
- Alajuelense have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Guanacasteca have scored away.
Alajuelense and Guanacasteca 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
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto as Alajuelense have scored 15 goals to get 14 points from 7 games. The overall stats in the Primera Division are 4-2-1 (wins-draws-losses).
Nothing to worry about in defence for Alajuelense, as their goalkeeper Mauricio Jose Vargas has completely shut out the opponents for 225 minutes in the Primera Division.
Alajuelense drew their last game, 0-0 away at Herediano (placed 1st).
Ahead of that match, Alajuelense won a home game hosting Santos de Guápiles (1-0).There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Alajuelense as they are travelling to their away game against Grecia in the Primera Division. That match is four days after this one.
The Alajuelense manager A. Rudé Rull has got the team scoring with 15 from 7 home games in the league. 9 goals have been conceded.
Guanacasteca form and stats
Guanacasteca have only collected 7 points from their away games in the Primera Division, after 1-4-2 (7 played).
The manager L. Fallas Arias was unhappy after their last game, a Primera Division match played at their home ground Estadio Chorotega. Guanacasteca suffered a 1-3 loss to Santos de Guápiles (placed 2nd).
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Grecia wasn't a success with a 1-3 loss.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Guanacasteca manager L. Fallas Arias as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Perez Zeledon.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Guanacasteca have scored 7 goals in 7 league games away. As opposed to that, Guanacasteca have seen the ball go into their own net 9 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The previous head-to-head match ended Guanacasteca - Alajuelense 1-2, played this season.Top Goalscorers
  A. Contreras Enríquez 8 goals |  M. Hernández Campanioni 7 goals | J. Venegas Ulloa 5 goals |
Alajuelense missing players
Guanacasteca missing players
| Alajuelense | Guanacasteca | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 7 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 29 | 15 | 6 | Scored | S | 2 | 7 | 17 |
| 22 | 9 | 6 | Conceded | C | 3 | 9 | 21 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 69% | 71% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 81% |
| 62% | 57% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 29% | 44% |
| 44% | 57% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 12% |
| 31% | 43% | 67% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 56% | 57% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 86% | 75% |
| 31% | 43% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 12% |
| 19% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 4.6 | 4.7 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 2.1 | 4.4 |
| 5.8 | 5.3 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 10.5 | 7.1 | 5.8 |
| 2.2 | 2.3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12.2 | 13.7 | 11.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 8.3 | 8.8 |
| 4.8 | 5.7 | 5.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
| 38% | 38% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 32% | 30% |
- Alajuelense have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Guanacasteca have scored away.
- Alajuelense have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Alajuelense have the most scored goals in the first half (15) in Primera Division
- Alajuelense haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Guanacasteca have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Guanacasteca have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Guanacasteca have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Guanacasteca 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 | Herediano | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 31 |
| 2 | Santos de Guápiles | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 26 |
| 3 | Deportivo Saprissa | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 25 |
| 4 | Alajuelense | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 25 |
| 5 | Grecia | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 25 |
| 6 | Cartagines | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 23 |
| 7 | Sporting San Jose | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 21 |
| 8 | Guanacasteca | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -4 | 20 |
| 9 | San Carlos | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 16 | -2 | 17 |
| 10 | Guadalupe | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | -10 | 16 |
| 11 | ADR Jicaral | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -11 | 15 |
| 12 | Perez Zeledon | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 | -12 | 12 |