A key match in Primera Division as both teams are battling for the top positions. With Alajuelense in 3rd position and Herediano placed 2nd, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!
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
Alajuelense, who have the most scored goals (42) in Primera Division, are steadily winning Primera Division games and points here at Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto. 8 wins, 3 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 11 games. The Alajuelense fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto and will expect new points from this game. Alajuelense has played 23 games in a row here without a defeat.
The home team returns to Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto after being equal after 90 minutes with ADR Jicaral on their last time out; the Primera Division game ended 2-2. Ahead of that match, Alajuelense won a home game hosting Santos de Guapiles (1-0).
The hometeam coach A. Carevic Ghelfi made a successful contribution in the game against ADR Jicaral, bringing on B. Alfaro who scored the equalizer in the 2-2 draw.
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Alajuelense have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found four games) they have won three times, drawn one and lost zero.
There will be little rest for Alajuelense after this match as they are travelling to Herediano for a Primera Division game in only three days.
Alajuelense are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto in their league games, having scored an impressive 28 goals in 11 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 8 from 11 matches.
Herediano form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team, who have the the best goal difference (+19) in Primera Division, on their Primera Division travels is 5 wins, 5 draws and 1 defeat. Herediano have won three away matches in a row now and will not be intimidated by being the visitors in this fixture.
Herediano's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Perez Zeledon that finished 1-1. Before that one, a nice away victory 3-1 at San Carlos.
We have checked recent matches where Herediano have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those eight games were zero victories, three draws and five defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as Herediano are hosting Alajuelense in the Primera Division only three days away.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Herediano have scored 14 goals in 11 league games away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (6 so far).
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Herediano - Alajuelense 3-3. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - four - three (Alajuelense wins - draws - Herediano wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Lassiter 20 goals | J. Moya Aguilar 15 goals | J. McDonald Porras 14 goals |
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| Alajuelense | Herediano | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 50 | 25 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 25 | 50 |
| 29 | 17 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 7 | 22 |
| 13 | 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 11 | 18 |
| 8 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 96 | 54 | 5 | Scored | S | 7 | 27 | 86 |
| 51 | 21 | 6 | Conceded | C | 6 | 23 | 48 |
| 94% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 84% | 88% |
| 78% | 76% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 60% | 68% |
| 56% | 60% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 32% | 46% |
| 36% | 36% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 16% | 30% |
| 18% | 24% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 8% | 20% |
| 58% | 64% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 56% | 54% |
| 34% | 36% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 28% | 34% |
| 14% | 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 32% | 24% |
| 5.2 | 5.8 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.5 | 5.9 |
| 5 | 4.6 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.2 | 6.5 | 5.5 |
| 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3.2 | 2.6 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 517 | 308 | 33 | Total Shots | T S | 24 | 136 | 332 |
| 210 | 132 | 14 | Shots on Target | S O | 7 | 51 | 130 |
| 45% | 39% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 51% | 59% |
- Alajuelense has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (23)
- Alajuelense has the most points (27) at home
- Alajuelense has the most scored goals (28) at home
- Alajuelense has the most scored goals (42)
- Alajuelense has the most scored goals in the second half (58)
- Alajuelense has the the best goal difference (+20) at home
- 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 at home.
- Herediano has the fewest conceded goals (21)
- Herediano has the fewest conceded goals (6) away
- Herediano has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (19)
- Herediano has the the best goal difference (+19)
- Herediano has the the best goal difference (+8) away
- Herediano is in the best form (4-2-0)
| 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 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 41 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 17 | 45 |
| 2 | Herediano | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 40 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 19 | 40 |
| 3 | Alajuelense | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 42 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 40 |
| 4 | Cartaginés | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | -2 | 35 |
| 5 | Guadalupe | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 33 |
| 6 | ADR Jicaral | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 33 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 32 |
| 7 | San Carlos | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 41 | 41 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 25 | 0 | 29 |
| 8 | Grecia | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 37 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 21 | -4 | 29 |
| 9 | Perez Zeledon | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 38 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 19 | -12 | 21 |
| 10 | Santos de Guapiles | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 31 | 41 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 25 | -10 | 20 |
| 11 | Limon | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 13 | -9 | 16 |
| 12 | UCR | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 27 | 54 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 38 | -27 | 16 |