The Alajuelense manager A. Carevic Ghelfi attacks this game with the team placed 1st so far. In the visitors dressing room Santos de Guápiles and their manager L. Marín Murillo are in 5th place before this match.
It's no vacation for neither Alajuelense nor Santos de Guápiles 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's first Primera Division home game here at Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto ended in defeat. Last season their home statistics were 8 wins, 3 draws and 0 defeats from 11 matches.
A good away victory last time out for Alajuelense, who won 2-1 against Herediano (placed 2nd). Preceding that match was a defeat to Guadalupe (0-1).
The manager A. Carevic Ghelfi will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Grecia in only four days.
At Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuelense has the goal stats of 0-1 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.
Santos de Guápiles form and stats
The visitors settled for one point in their first Primera Division away game of the season. During their previous season 11 away games resulted in 1 win, 3 draws and 7 defeats. The last three matches for Guápiles have all ended in a draw.
Guápiles played 1-1 against Grecia in their previous match. A draw for Guápiles before that, at their own venue hosting Herediano (1-1).
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Primera Division trip to Perez Zeledon.
It's early days yet, but Santos de Guápiles has scored 2 and conceded 2 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Alajuelense won seven games, one match ended with a draw and Santos de Guápiles has two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / sevenTop Goalscorers
  S. Matarrita González 3 goals |  B. Sequeira Sibaja 1 goals | J. Moya Aguilar 1 goals |
Alajuelense missing players
Santos de Guápiles missing players
| Alajuelense | Santos de Guápiles | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 100% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 100% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 7.5 | 8 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 5.5 |
| 4.5 | 3 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 7 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 25% |
- Alajuelense has the fewest conceded goals (2)
- Alajuelense has the fewest points (0) at home
- Alajuelense has the fewest scored goals (0) at home
- Alajuelense is in the best form (2-0-1)
- Santos de Guápiles has the fewest matches over the total-line (0)
- Santos de Guápiles has the most matches under the total-line (2)
- Santos de Guápiles has the most points from losing position (2)
| Alajuelense | Last season | Santos de Guápiles | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 54 | 27 | Played | P | 22 | 43 | ||
| 30 | 18 | Won | W | 3 | 10 | ||
| 14 | 7 | Drew | D | 8 | 14 | ||
| 10 | 2 | Lost | L | 11 | 19 | ||
| 98 | 56 | Scored | S | 29 | 64 | ||
| 54 | 23 | Conceded | C | 47 | 80 | ||
| 93% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 95% | 95% | ||
| 76% | 78% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 81% | ||
| 52% | 56% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 68% | 60% | ||
| 33% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 47% | ||
| 17% | 22% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 21% | ||
| 54% | 59% | BTTS | BTTS | 68% | 67% | ||
| 35% | 37% | Clean Sheets | C S | 5% | 12% | ||
| 19% | 11% | Failed to Score | F T | 32% | 26% | ||
| 5.2 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.5 | ||
| 5.1 | 4.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.4 | 4.9 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 3 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 6 | ||
| 575 | 342 | Total Shots | T S | 145 | 280 | ||
| 214 | 135 | Shots on Target | S O | 49 | 100 | ||
| 45% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 59% | 64% | ||
| 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 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Herediano | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Guadalupe | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Grecia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| 5 | Santos de Guápiles | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Perez Zeledon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 3 |
| Last season | 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 | Cartagines | 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 Guápiles | 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 |