Alajuelense have outperformed Herediano this season, but every fixture starts at 0-0. Here's all the information you need prior to kickoff:
- Alajuelense have the most scored goals (38) in Primera Division
- Herediano have the most points from losing position (26) in Primera Division
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 are steadily winning Primera Division games and points here at Estadio José Rafael Fello Meza. 7 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 9 games.
Alajuelense drew their last game, also a home match. Herediano (placed 5th) was the opponent, 1-1 the score.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Perez Zeledon and winning 3-1.Alajuelense are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (23 goals in 9 games).
Herediano form and stats
3 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses. That’s the product of Herediano playing as the away team in the Primera Division this season.
Herediano has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Alajuelense for a 1-1 draw.
Prior to that match, the Herediano manager Molina faced defeat when travelling to Santos de Guapiles and losing 1-2.Herediano has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 12 goals from 8 games. Herediano have conceded 13 goals in these games. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The newest reported match featuring both these squads is the Herediano - Alajuelense 0-4 played not long ago this season. The ref brandished his red card when these clubs last faced each other, and the culprit was Tejeda (Herediano). As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Alajuelense victories, five draws and two Herediano wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less. The matches between these teams have sometimes been brutal, having seen 11 red cards from the last ten encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Rodriguez 3 goals | A. Suarez Zuñiga 3 goals |  J. Venegas Ulloa 3 goals |
Alajuelense missing players
Herediano missing players
| Alajuelense | Herediano | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 36 | 19 | 5 | Played | P | 6 | 20 | 40 |
| 19 | 13 | 4 | Won | W | 1 | 9 | 22 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 65 | 40 | 12 | Scored | S | 4 | 33 | 71 |
| 38 | 18 | 4 | Conceded | C | 7 | 24 | 43 |
| 89% | 95% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 95% | 98% |
| 78% | 79% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 85% | 78% |
| 56% | 53% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 17% | 55% | 55% |
| 39% | 42% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 35% | 35% |
| 17% | 26% | 40% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 15% | 15% |
| 50% | 47% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 60% | 55% |
| 31% | 37% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 28% |
| 31% | 21% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 25% | 20% |
| 5.8 | 7.3 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 5 | 5.4 |
| 4.2 | 4.1 | 1.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.2 | 5.8 | 4.7 |
| 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.7 | 3.1 | 2.7 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 13.8 | 17.5 | 22.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.3 | 10 | 12 |
| 4.9 | 6.3 | 8.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.5 | 4.2 |
| 37% | 33% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 47% | 42% |
| 9.2 | 9.9 | 7.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 18.5 | 13.6 | 11.4 |
| 3.6 | 3.8 | 1.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.2 | 3.8 |
- Alajuelense have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Alajuelense have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (17) in Primera Division
- Alajuelense have the fewest dropped points from leading position (7) in Primera Division
- Alajuelense have the most scored goals (23) at home in Primera Division
- Alajuelense have the most scored goals (38) in Primera Division
- Alajuelense have the the best goal difference (+14) at home in Primera Division
- Alajuelense have the the best goal difference (+21) in Primera Division
- Alajuelense have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Herediano have the most points from losing position (26) in Primera Division
| 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 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 19 | 40 |
| 2 | Alajuelense | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 21 | 33 |
| 3 | Cartagines | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 33 |
| 4 | Sporting San Jose | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 32 |
| 5 | Herediano | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 29 |
| 6 | Guanacasteca | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 16 | -2 | 23 |
| 7 | Santos de Guapiles | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -6 | 23 |
| 8 | San Carlos | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -3 | 20 |
| 9 | Puntarenas | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 14 | -7 | 18 |
| 10 | Perez Zeledon | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 13 | -10 | 18 |
| 11 | Grecia | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 37 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 24 | -18 | 14 |
| 12 | Guadalupe | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 34 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 20 | -15 | 13 |
