Deportivo Saprissa have journeyed here for an absorbing battle against the home team Cartaginés. Get ready for the fixture with this in-depth Primera Division preview!
- Cartaginés have the most conceded goals (12) in Primera Division
- Deportivo Saprissa is in the best form (3-1-1)
It's no vacation for neither Cartaginés nor Deportivo Saprissa 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.
One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on grass and that the visiting Deportivo Saprissa have a different surface at their stadium (artifical turf). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on grass is 15-13-10 (win-draw-loss) from 38 matches.
Cartaginés form and stats
Only two Primera Division home games for Cartaginés so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 1 draw and 0 defeat.
Cartaginés faced defeat in their previous match, away at Sporting San Jose (1-4).
Previous to that game, a home match hosting San Carlos in a game that was won 5-1.Early season league goal statistics from Cartaginés's 2 home games: 6 goals, 2 conceded.
Deportivo Saprissa form and stats
Deportivo Saprissa are still undefeated on their travels in the Primera Division. They have only played two games though, winning one and drawing the other.
Deportivo Saprissa are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the Primera Division against Grecia (placed 5th). A. Rodríguez came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Grecia last time out, making the manager W. Wright Reynolds feel like a tactical genius. Late drama in the previous game, when A. Rodríguez scored the winning goal two minutes into stoppage time to defeat Grecia.
Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Guadalupe.Deportivo Saprissa have the goal stats of 4-1 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - two - five (Cartaginés wins - draws - Deportivo Saprissa wins). As for goals, nine matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.Cartaginés missing players
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| Cartaginés | Deportivo Saprissa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 6 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 12 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 80% |
| 80% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 60% |
| 80% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 60% | 50% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 80% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 40% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 60% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 4.2 | 4 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 6.5 | 6.2 |
| 3.6 | 3 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 7.5 | 5 |
| 2.8 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3 | 2.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10.4 | 11.5 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 10.5 | 12.4 |
| 3.8 | 5 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.5 | 4.8 |
| 53% | 60% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 57% | 42% |
- All of Cartaginés's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Deportivo Saprissa's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Cartaginés have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Cartaginés have not yet lost a game at home.
- Cartaginés have the most conceded goals (12) in Primera Division
- Cartaginés have the most conceded goals in the first half (7) in Primera Division
- Cartaginés have the most scored goals in the first half (7) in Primera Division
- Cartaginés haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Deportivo Saprissa have not yet lost a game away.
- Deportivo Saprissa have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Deportivo Saprissa have scored in all their matches so far.
- Deportivo Saprissa have the most scored goals in the second half (9) in Primera Division
- Deportivo Saprissa have the the best goal difference (+3) away in Primera Division
- Deportivo Saprissa have the the best goal difference (+6) in Primera Division
- Deportivo Saprissa haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Deportivo Saprissa is in the best form (3-1-1)
| Cartaginés | Last season | Deportivo Saprissa | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 40 | 20 | Played | P | 22 | 44 | ||
| 15 | 9 | Won | W | 6 | 18 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Drew | D | 10 | 16 | ||
| 14 | 4 | Lost | L | 6 | 10 | ||
| 58 | 31 | Scored | S | 23 | 71 | ||
| 47 | 16 | Conceded | C | 25 | 56 | ||
| 95% | 90% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 82% | 89% | ||
| 75% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 75% | ||
| 50% | 45% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 57% | ||
| 28% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 41% | ||
| 15% | 5% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 5% | 18% | ||
| 57% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 57% | ||
| 25% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 32% | 30% | ||
| 22% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 25% | ||
| 5.2 | 5.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.4 | 6 | ||
| 5.3 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 3.9 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.6 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Red cards | R C | 6 | 10 | ||
| 10.4 | 10.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 12.3 | ||
| 3.4 | 3.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.4 | ||
| 42% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 35% | ||
| 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 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 2 | Guadalupe | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 3 | Santos de Guapiles | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 9 |
| 4 | Sporting San Jose | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | Grecia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | Cartaginés | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -2 | 7 |
| 7 | ADR Jicaral | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | Herediano | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 6 |
| 9 | Alajuelense | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 10 | San Carlos | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 4 |
| 11 | Pérez Zeledón | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 3 |
| 12 | Guanacasteca | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 2 |