Cartaginés and Guanacasteca are impatient to let people see their new recruits and skills: It's the first game of the Primera Division season.
This looks to be an engaging game with lots of fun and bustle as both contenders are well refreshed since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Cartaginés form and stats
The previous season, Cartaginés's league results were 12 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses, ending with 3rd place in the Primera Division. Over these 22 matches they scored {40 goals} and gave away 32. Performing as the home team in the former season Cartaginés produced 8-2-1 (win-draw-lost) with {22 goals} and 13 conceded.
The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Cartaginés matches with similar probabilities have ended with 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat (from 5 games).
The manager Watson will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Grecia in only two days.
Guanacasteca form and stats
Let's have a look at how Guanacasteca performed last season in the Primera Division: They landed a 7th position in the league table after playing out 7 victories, 7 draws and 8 defeats. In total they scored 25 and conceded {27 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 1 - drew 3 and lost 7 with 6/19 goals scored/conceded.
Looking at the earlier recent performances of Guanacasteca when being an outsider away as they are today, we find 8 matches with the visitors losing 7 times, drawing 0 and winning 1 game.
A new game in only two days for Guanacasteca, the Primera Division home match versus Deportivo Saprissa. Busy days.
Head 2 Head
Cartaginés have avoided defeat in the last 5 matches (2-3-0) versus Guanacasteca.The games between these teams have sometimes been hot-tempered, having seen 6 red cards from the last seven duels.
Cartaginés missing players
Guanacasteca missing players
| Cartaginés | Guanacasteca | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cartaginés | Last season | Guanacasteca | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 40 | 20 | Played | P | 19 | 38 | ||
| 16 | 11 | Won | W | 2 | 9 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 10 | ||
| 14 | 5 | Lost | L | 14 | 19 | ||
| 67 | 37 | Scored | S | 10 | 34 | ||
| 64 | 28 | Conceded | C | 37 | 55 | ||
| 98% | 95% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 92% | 90% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 68% | 71% | ||
| 65% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 37% | 37% | ||
| 38% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 21% | 21% | ||
| 22% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 21% | 13% | ||
| 72% | 70% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 45% | ||
| 18% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 11% | 26% | ||
| 12% | 10% | Failed to Score | F T | 47% | 37% | ||
| 4.7 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.2 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.7 | 6.2 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.6 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 4 | ||
| 10.9 | 13.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.4 | 8.7 | ||
| 4.1 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 2.8 | ||
| 41% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 32% | ||
| 10.5 | 10.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.4 | 9.7 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.9 | 3.6 | ||
| 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 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 48 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 32 | 50 |
| 2 | Alajuelense | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 50 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 29 | 41 |
| 3 | Cartaginés | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 40 | 32 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 8 | 40 |
| 4 | Herediano | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 35 | 31 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 4 | 36 |
| 5 | Sporting San Jose | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 3 | 34 |
| 6 | San Carlos | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -1 | 29 |
| 7 | Guanacasteca | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 19 | -2 | 28 |
| 8 | Santos de Guapiles | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16 | -7 | 27 |
| 9 | Perez Zeledon | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 26 | 41 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 23 | -15 | 24 |
| 10 | Puntarenas | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 20 | -12 | 20 |
| 11 | Guadalupe | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 28 | 43 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 24 | -15 | 19 |
| 12 | Grecia | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 45 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 31 | -24 | 16 |
