Only a win will satisfy the Alajuelense supporters in this Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto clash with UCR, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the Primera Division table.
Alajuelense and UCR should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Alajuelense form and stats
Alajuelense, who have the the best goal difference (+11) at home in Primera Division, are steadily winning Primera Division games and points here at Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto. 5 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 7 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 19 games in a row here without a defeat.
Alajuelense drew their last game, 3-3 away at Herediano (placed 2nd). Before that, Alajuelense had a home game versus Pérez Zeledón which ended with a victory 2-0.
As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today?
The Alajuelense manager A. Carevic Ghelfi has got the team scoring with 16 from 7 home games in the league. From these home matches, Alajuelense have conceded only 5 goals.
UCR form and stats
UCR, who have the most conceded goals (30) in Primera Division, have only collected 1 point from their away games in the Primera Division, after 0-1-6 (7 played). UCR has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
UCR might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Grecia proved too strong as UCR slumped to a 0-4 defeat in front of their own fans at Estadio Ecólogico de la UCR. A 1-2 defeat away at Cartaginés before that.
UCR lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-4 beating and focus on this one.
The attacking power of UCR when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 7 league matches away. The UCR defense is as useful as an ashtray on a motorcycle, having conceded 21 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; UCR - Alajuelense 1-2. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: eight wins for Alajuelense, two draws and zero wins for UCR. Over 2,5 goals: nine times; under 2,5 goals: one game.Top Goalscorers
  A. Lassiter 17 goals | J. McDonald Porras 13 goals |  M. Ureña Porras 12 goals |
Alajuelense missing players
UCR missing players
| Alajuelense | UCR | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 42 | 21 | 5 | Played | P | 6 | 18 | 36 |
| 25 | 14 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 5 | 13 | 20 |
| 79 | 42 | 11 | Scored | S | 3 | 19 | 39 |
| 40 | 18 | 5 | Conceded | C | 18 | 43 | 66 |
| 93% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 94% | 92% |
| 76% | 76% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 72% | 75% |
| 52% | 57% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 67% | 61% |
| 33% | 33% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 50% | 33% |
| 19% | 24% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 33% | 17% |
| 60% | 67% | 80% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 50% | 50% |
| 33% | 33% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 6% | 17% |
| 14% | 10% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 50% | 42% |
| 5.3 | 6.1 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 3.7 | 4.2 |
| 5 | 4.4 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.1 |
| 2.2 | 2.4 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 5 | 6 | 15 |
| 453 | 278 | 69 | Total Shots | T S | 35 | 84 | 201 |
| 194 | 124 | 34 | Shots on Target | S O | 12 | 33 | 80 |
| 41% | 34% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 52% | 46% |
- Alajuelense has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (15)
- Alajuelense has the most points from losing position (20)
- Alajuelense has the most scored goals in the second half (49)
- Alajuelense has the the best goal difference (+11) 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.
- Alajuelense have scored more than double the goals of UCR.
- UCR has the fewest points (1) away
- UCR has the most conceded goals (21) away
- UCR has the most conceded goals (30)
- UCR has the the worst goal difference (-14)
- UCR has the the worst goal difference (-15) away
- UCR have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- UCR have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| 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 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 32 |
| 2 | Herediano | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 27 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 26 |
| 3 | Alajuelense | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 26 |
| 4 | Guadalupe | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 20 |
| 5 | San Carlos | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 19 |
| 6 | ADR Jicaral | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -2 | 19 |
| 7 | Cartaginés | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 19 |
| 8 | Grecia | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 18 | -7 | 15 |
| 9 | Pérez Zeledón | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -7 | 15 |
| 10 | Santos de Guápiles | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -2 | 14 |
| 11 | UCR | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 21 | -14 | 12 |
| 12 | Limon | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -5 | 11 |