Alajuelense and Herediano are both riding high in the Primera Division with their 1st and 3rd positions respectively. Expect a great game!
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Alajuelense form and stats
24 points is a decent return from 11 Primera Division games here at Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto for Alajuelense, who have the most clean sheets (9) in Primera Division,. The data says 7 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss. In general it's been a long time since Alajuelense tasted defeat here at Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, as they have taken at least one point from their last ten home games.
The fans are hoping that Alajuelense will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the Primera Division game against Herediano. Previous to that game, a home match hosting San Carlos in a game that was won 3-0.
Alajuelense have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto with 21 goals in 11 league matches. 12 goals have been conceded.
Herediano form and stats
Herediano have only collected 10 points from their away games in the Primera Division, after 2-4-5 (11 played).
Herediano are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the Primera Division against Alajuelense. Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Deportivo Saprissa.
Herediano find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 11 goals from 11 away fixtures in the league. 14 goals have been conceded by Herediano in these games.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Herediano - Alajuelense 2-0, played this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Alajuelense 5 wins, 1 draw and Herediano 4 victories. As for goals, 6 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 4 games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
 
A. Lassiter
12 goals
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F. Rodríguez
10 goals
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M. Ureña
9 goals
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Alajuelense missing players
Herediano missing players
| Alajuelense | Herediano | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs
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Statistics | Stat | vs
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Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 25 |
| 17 | 8 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 52 | 24 | 5 | Scored | S | 2 | 12 | 44 |
| 23 | 12 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 15 | 25 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 84% | 83% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 67% | 76% |
| 60% | 67% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 33% | 48% |
| 36% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 28% |
| 16% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 16% |
| 60% | 75% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 67% | 56% |
| 36% | 25% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | 28% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 25% | 20% |
| 5.5 | 5.9 | 5.7 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | 4.5 | 4.3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6.7 | 6.2 | 5.6 |
| 2.4 | 2.5 | 4.3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 3.7 | 3 | 2.6 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 209 | 133 | 26 | Total Shots | T S | 10 | 66 | 158 |
| 97 | 63 | 12 | Shots on Target | S O | 2 | 23 | 63 |
| 54% | 38% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 52% | 63% |
- Alajuelense has the fewest conceded goals (21)
- Alajuelense has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (9)
- Alajuelense has the most clean sheets (9)
- Alajuelense has the most scored goals in the second half (31)
- Alajuelense has the the best goal difference (+28)
- Alajuelense have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Alajuelense have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Alajuelense have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Alajuelense haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Herediano has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (9)
- Herediano 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 | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 49 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 9 | 28 | 52 |
| 2 | Deportivo Saprissa | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 50 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 40 |
| 3 | Herediano | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 40 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 35 |
| 4 | San Carlos | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 40 | 37 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 3 | 33 |
| 5 | Cartagines | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 33 |
| 6 | Perez Zeledon | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 23 | -8 | 28 |
| 7 | ADR Jicaral | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -7 | 27 |
| 8 | Guadalupe | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 37 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 21 | -8 | 26 |
| 9 | Limon | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 40 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 29 | -16 | 25 |
| 10 | Santos de Guapiles | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 33 | 39 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 22 | -6 | 24 |
| 11 | Grecia | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 39 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 21 | -13 | 21 |
| 12 | UCR | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 36 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 22 | -13 | 18 |