This could be an interesting match as Cartaginés have their presumed home advantage while Alajuelense are ahead 7 points in the Primera Division table.
Cartaginés form and stats
When playing at home in the Primera Division, Cartaginés have managed 4 wins, 1 draw and suffered 2 defeats from 7 games. Cartaginés are on a three game winning streak in their home games.
It's back home for Cartaginés, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Grecia away with the result 3-2. M. Hernández, E. Solorzano and Jeikel Venegas found the net in that victory. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Deportivo Saprissa (1-3).
A very satisfying win for Cartaginés against Grecia last time out as a late comeback secured the victory after trailing 0-2. The win was secured through E. Solorzano's goal in the 90th minute. Cartaginés made it very difficult for themselves, when D. Estrada got a red card in the 90th minute. The match was still a draw at this point. But even with this card, Cartaginés won the match 3-2! The victory against Grecia came after E. Solorzano's winning goal. The Cartaginés manager H. Medford Bryan was very happy afterwards with the decision to bring on that player in the 57th minute. Some amazing scenes last match, when E. Solorzano scored the winning goal two minutes into stoppage time.
The manager H. Medford Bryan will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Pérez Zeledón in only four days.
A decent goal production from Cartaginés in their home games so far, with 13 goals from 7 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 13 goals have been conceded.
Alajuelense form and stats
2 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Alajuelense, who have the most scored goals (31) in Primera Division, playing as the away team in the Primera Division this season.
Alajuelense go into this game after a win, the home game against UCR that ended 6-1. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Herediano that ended 3-3.
As you can tell from the results above, Alajuelense was very dominant against UCR, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 6-1 (!) with J. Moya (4), D. Flores and A. Lassiter providing the goals. J. Moya certainly enjoyed Alajuelense's last game versus UCR, appearing multiple times in the match report with four goals and the 6-1 victory.
A quick return to home after this game, as Alajuelense are hosting San Carlos in the Primera Division only four days away.
Alajuelense are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 9 away goals from 7 games (in the league). As opposed to that, Alajuelense have seen the ball go into their own net 10 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Cartaginés and Alajuelense have met before this season: Alajuelense - Cartaginés 1-1. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: zero wins for Cartaginés, five draws and five wins for Alajuelense. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  A. Lassiter 18 goals |  M. Hernández Campanioni 17 goals | J. Moya Aguilar 13 goals |
Cartaginés missing players
Alajuelense missing players
| Cartaginés | Alajuelense | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 37 | 18 | 4 | Played | P | 6 | 21 | 43 |
| 15 | 9 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 11 | 26 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 12 | 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 53 | 31 | 3 | Scored | S | 8 | 37 | 85 |
| 53 | 28 | 6 | Conceded | C | 9 | 22 | 41 |
| 92% | 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 95% | 93% |
| 73% | 78% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 76% | 77% |
| 59% | 72% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 48% | 53% |
| 32% | 39% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 33% | 35% |
| 16% | 22% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 14% | 21% |
| 57% | 61% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 83% | 52% | 60% |
| 24% | 22% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 33% | 33% |
| 27% | 22% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 19% | 14% |
| 5.4 | 6.4 | 6.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 4.6 | 5.3 |
| 4.9 | 4.1 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.2 | 5.7 | 5.1 |
| 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 2 | 2.1 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 296 | 171 | 26 | Total Shots | T S | 50 | 175 | 466 |
| 113 | 70 | 12 | Shots on Target | S O | 11 | 70 | 200 |
| 47% | 44% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 73% | 53% | 42% |
- Alajuelense has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (16)
- Alajuelense has the fewest dropped points from leading position (8)
- Alajuelense has the most points from losing position (20)
- Alajuelense has the most scored goals (31)
- Alajuelense has the most scored goals in the second half (52)
- Alajuelense have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Cartaginés have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Cartaginés have won significantly more corners at home than 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 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 33 |
| 2 | Alajuelense | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 29 |
| 3 | Herediano | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 26 |
| 4 | ADR Jicaral | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 22 |
| 5 | Cartaginés | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 22 |
| 6 | Guadalupe | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 21 |
| 7 | San Carlos | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 20 |
| 8 | Pérez Zeledón | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -7 | 16 |
| 9 | Grecia | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 18 | -8 | 15 |
| 10 | Limón | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -4 | 14 |
| 11 | Santos de Guápiles | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 17 | -6 | 14 |
| 12 | UCR | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 36 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 27 | -19 | 12 |