Three points is the only outcome that will suffice for the Alajuelense followers in this Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto duel with Puntarenas, as they enjoy a robust lead on the away team in the Primera Division table.
- Alajuelense have the most scored goals (44) in Primera Division
- Puntarenas have the fewest scored goals in the first half (16) in Primera Division
It's no vacation for neither Alajuelense nor Puntarenas 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
Alajuelense are steadily winning Primera Division games and points here at Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto. 7 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats is the summary from 10 games.
The Alajuelense goalkeeper is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 187 minutes without conceding a goal in the Primera Division.
Alajuelense's previous game was also played at home, ending 3-0 versus Puntarenas (placed 10th). The home side are looking to build on that result.
Before that match, a win away at Cartagines.Alajuelense are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found 11 matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won 10, drew 1 and lost 0.
It should be noted that a look at the 12 latest league matches reveals that 9 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the teams scored a goal).
Alajuelense can score goals in their home matches. After 10 league matches they have found the net 24 times.
Puntarenas form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Puntarenas so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 1-3-6 (win-draw-lose).
Puntarenas lost away at Alajuelense (0-3) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. That loss was their first after three consecutive league matches winning points.
Before that, Puntarenas travelled to Sporting San Jose and returned home with a draw after the game finished 2-2.The attacking power of Puntarenas when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 10 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Puntarenas have conceded 16 goals in these games. Puntarenas has visited these top teams six times, and 5 of 6 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have fought previously this season: Puntarenas - Alajuelense 1-0. Head to head statistics (for the former ten meetings): Alajuelense won four games, three matches ended with a draw and Puntarenas got three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / five.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Gibbons Hidalgo 10 goals |  A. Hernández González 7 goals | J. Montenegro Vallejo 6 goals |
Alajuelense missing players
Puntarenas missing players
| Alajuelense | Puntarenas | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 39 | 20 | 6 | Played | P | 6 | 20 | 39 |
| 21 | 14 | 6 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 10 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 3 | 8 | 13 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 9 | 15 |
| 73 | 43 | 17 | Scored | S | 9 | 19 | 43 |
| 38 | 18 | 4 | Conceded | C | 11 | 32 | 49 |
| 87% | 95% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 77% | 80% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 72% |
| 56% | 55% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 83% | 50% | 46% |
| 38% | 40% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 30% | 21% |
| 18% | 25% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| 46% | 45% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 83% | 60% | 54% |
| 36% | 40% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 5% | 21% |
| 31% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 35% | 31% |
| 5.9 | 7.2 | 7.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 4.4 | 5.1 |
| 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 5.2 | 4.9 |
| 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 3 | 2.5 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 12 | 12 |
| 13.9 | 17.2 | 18.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.5 | 8.5 | 10.5 |
| 5.1 | 6.4 | 7.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.7 |
| 37% | 34% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 27% | 40% |
| 9.2 | 9.8 | 11.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.8 | 10.8 | 10.4 |
| 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 4.7 | 3.2 |
- Alajuelense have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Alajuelense have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Puntarenas have scored away.
- Alajuelense have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (17) in Primera Division
- Alajuelense have the most scored goals (44) in Primera Division
- Alajuelense have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Puntarenas have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Puntarenas have the fewest dropped points from leading position (8) in Primera Division
- Puntarenas have the fewest scored goals in the first half (16) in Primera Division
- Puntarenas 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 | Deportivo Saprissa | 21 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 43 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 28 | 47 |
| 2 | Alajuelense | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 44 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 26 | 38 |
| 3 | Cartagines | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 37 |
| 4 | Sporting San Jose | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 34 |
| 5 | Herediano | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 33 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 33 |
| 6 | San Carlos | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 29 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 29 |
| 7 | Guanacasteca | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 19 | -2 | 27 |
| 8 | Santos de Guapiles | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16 | -7 | 26 |
| 9 | Perez Zeledon | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 41 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 23 | -17 | 21 |
| 10 | Puntarenas | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -7 | 20 |
| 11 | Guadalupe | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 41 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 24 | -16 | 16 |
| 12 | Grecia | 21 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 40 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 26 | -20 | 16 |
