After two games we know a little more about the qualities of Alajuelense and Herediano in this fresh Primera Division season. Read our match preview!
It's no vacation for neither Alajuelense nor Herediano as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Alajuelense form and stats
1-0-0 (win-draw-lost) are the Primera Division numbers at home for Alajuelense so far this season. The Alajuelense fans aren't used to losing here at Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto and will expect new points from this game. Alajuelense has played 13 games in a row here without a defeat.
The fans are hoping that Alajuelense will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-3 away loss in the Primera Division game against Perez Zeledon (placed 7th). Before that, Alajuelense had a home game versus Limón which ended with a victory 4-1.
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 five games) they have won 4 times, drawn 1 and lost 0.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Alajuelense as they are travelling to their away game against UCR in the Primera Division. That match is three days after this one.
At Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuelense has the goal stats of 4-1 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.
Herediano form and stats
Herediano are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the Primera Division against ADR Jicaral (placed 6th). A draw for Herediano before that, at their own venue hosting Grecia (3-3).
Herediano are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 0 wins, 1 draw and 5 defeats. From a total of six matches.
The schedule is very tough for Herediano now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Primera Division game at Limón is waiting in only three days.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Alajuelense - Herediano 2-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 4 Alajuelense victories, 2 draws and 4 Herediano wins. 5 of these games ended with three goals or more, 5 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
 
A. Lassiter
13 goals
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M. Ureña Porras
9 goals
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J. McDonald Porras
8 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 |
| 30 | 15 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 14 | 30 |
| 19 | 10 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 59 | 30 | 5 | Scored | S | 2 | 13 | 50 |
| 29 | 14 | 5 | Conceded | C | 3 | 17 | 30 |
| 93% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 93% |
| 80% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 64% | 70% |
| 60% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 36% | 47% |
| 37% | 33% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 27% |
| 17% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 17% |
| 60% | 73% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 64% | 53% |
| 33% | 27% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 33% |
| 13% | 7% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 29% | 20% |
| 5.3 | 5.7 | 7 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 6.1 | 6.2 |
| 5.2 | 4.7 | 6 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6.7 | 6.1 | 5.5 |
| 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 3.4 | 2.8 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 268 | 171 | 16 | Total Shots | T S | 3 | 86 | 204 |
| 116 | 77 | 9 | Shots on Target | S O | 2 | 32 | 82 |
| 51% | 39% | 56% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 41% | 52% |
- 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 at least twice as many goals at home as Herediano have scored 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 | Deportivo Saprissa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | Herediano | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Santos de Guapiles | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Guadalupe | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Alajuelense | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | ADR Jicaral | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Perez Zeledon | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | San Carlos | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Cartaginés | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| 10 | Grecia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| 11 | UCR | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 1 |
| 12 | Limón | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 0 |