A total of 18 sets of fixtures are done and both Cartaginés and Deportivo Saprissa are at the right end of the league table. Get ready!
- Cartaginés is in the best form (5-1-0) in Primera Division
- Deportivo Saprissa have the fewest conceded goals (15) in Primera Division
Deportivo Saprissa play their home matches on artifical turf, while this match will take part on grass. Recent data for Deportivo Saprissa when playing on grass are 14 wins, 11 draws and 14 defeats from 39 matches. They have scored {47 goals} and conceded 47 times on these occasions.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Cartaginés form and stats
Cartaginés have been outstanding at home so far in the Primera Division with 7 wins, 2 draws and only 0 losses.
The home supporters saw a 1-1 draw versus Deportivo Saprissa last time out and are looking for a win here.
Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Puntarenas.With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (19 in 9 games), Cartaginés's attacking play is working. Cartaginés are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio José Rafael Fello Meza in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 6 from 9 matches. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Deportivo Saprissa form and stats
As the visiting team in Primera Division matches, Deportivo Saprissa have produced an overall stat of 5-3-2 so far.
Deportivo Saprissa has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Cartaginés for a 1-1 draw.
Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against San Carlos.Deportivo Saprissa has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 19 goals from 10 games. As opposed to that, Saprissa have seen the ball go into their own net 11 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The last head-to-head meeting ended Cartaginés - Deportivo Saprissa 1-1, played this season. The ref showed his red card when these teams last played each other, and the criminal was Guzmán (Deportivo Saprissa). Cartaginés-Deportivo Saprissa H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Cartaginés five wins, Deportivo Saprissa two wins, three draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5). The games between these sides have had a tendency to be aggressive, having seen 8 sending-offs from the last ten duels.
Top Goalscorers
  K. Waston Manley 8 goals |  D. Guzmán Pérez 7 goals |  J. East 7 goals |
Cartaginés missing players
Deportivo Saprissa missing players
| Cartaginés | Deportivo Saprissa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 34 | 17 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 21 | 40 |
| 14 | 10 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 12 | 26 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 12 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 58 | 32 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 31 | 68 |
| 50 | 19 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 18 | 27 |
| 97% | 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 86% | 92% |
| 91% | 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 57% | 70% |
| 62% | 71% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 43% | 45% |
| 32% | 29% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 24% | 18% |
| 21% | 18% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 19% | 10% |
| 74% | 71% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 38% | 42% |
| 21% | 29% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 52% | 52% |
| 9% | 6% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 24% | 12% |
| 4.9 | 5.6 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5 | 6.3 |
| 4.2 | 3.2 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.3 | 5.2 | 4.3 |
| 2.6 | 2.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 3 | 2.6 |
| 10 | 4 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 11.5 | 14.4 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.7 | 11.8 | 14.4 |
| 4.2 | 5.6 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.7 | 4.2 | 5.5 |
| 41% | 33% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 15% | 35% | 31% |
| 10.4 | 10.4 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.3 | 9.2 | 7.7 |
| 3.6 | 3.4 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 2.8 | 2.3 |
- Cartaginés have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Cartaginés is in the best form (5-1-0) in Primera Division
- Deportivo Saprissa have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Deportivo Saprissa have the fewest conceded goals (15) in Primera Division
- Deportivo Saprissa have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (9) in Primera Division
- Deportivo Saprissa have the most clean sheets (11) away in Primera Division
- Deportivo Saprissa have the most clean sheets (21) in Primera Division
- Deportivo Saprissa have the most matches under the total-line (22) in Primera Division
- Deportivo Saprissa have the most points (18) away in Primera Division
- Deportivo Saprissa have the most scored goals (19) away in Primera Division
- Deportivo Saprissa have the the best goal difference (+8) away in Primera Division
- Deportivo Saprissa have won significantly less corners away then at 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 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 19 | 40 |
| 2 | Alajuelense | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 21 | 33 |
| 3 | Cartaginés | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 33 |
| 4 | Sporting San Jose | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 32 |
| 5 | Herediano | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 29 |
| 6 | Santos de Guapiles | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -6 | 23 |
| 7 | San Carlos | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -3 | 20 |
| 8 | Guanacasteca | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 16 | -4 | 20 |
| 9 | Perez Zeledon | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 13 | -10 | 18 |
| 10 | Puntarenas | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 14 | -10 | 15 |
| 11 | Grecia | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 21 | -15 | 14 |
| 12 | Guadalupe | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -13 | 13 |
