Cartaginés and Herediano are both riding high in the Primera Division with their 4th and 3rd positions respectively. Expect a great game!
It's no vacation for neither Cartaginés nor Herediano 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.
Cartaginés form and stats
5-1-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Primera Division numbers at home for Cartaginés so far this season.
Cartaginés enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at San Carlos's place. The match ended 3-1. Before that, Cartaginés had a home game versus ADR Jicaral which ended with a victory 4-2.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Cartaginés as they are travelling to their away game against Limón in the Primera Division. That match is three days after this one.
A decent goal production from Cartaginés in their home games so far, with 17 goals from 9 league matches. Cartaginés have conceded 17 from these games.
Herediano form and stats
Playing away, Herediano, who have the most clean sheets (17) in Primera Division, have won 3 games, drawn 5 and suffered 1 defeat in the Primera Division this season.
Herediano go into this game after a win, the home game against Santos de Guápiles that ended 3-1. Ahead of that match was the victory versus UCR at their stadium, the result 2-1.
The schedule is very tough for Herediano now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Primera Division game at San Carlos is waiting in only four days.
The visitors have scored 7 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Herediano are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 4 away goals have been conceded so far.
Head 2 Head
Herediano - Cartaginés 3-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Cartaginés won two games, three matches ended with a draw and Herediano has five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / threeTop Goalscorers
  M. Hernández Campanioni 20 goals |  Y. Ruiz González 10 goals | N. Rodríguez 8 goals |
Cartaginés missing players
Herediano missing players
| Cartaginés | Herediano | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 41 | 20 | 4 | Played | P | 7 | 23 | 47 |
| 18 | 10 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 20 |
| 10 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 3 | 11 | 17 |
| 13 | 6 | 4 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | 10 |
| 61 | 35 | 2 | Scored | S | 5 | 20 | 78 |
| 58 | 32 | 10 | Conceded | C | 9 | 21 | 45 |
| 93% | 95% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 71% | 83% | 87% |
| 73% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 57% | 57% | 66% |
| 59% | 70% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 43% | 26% | 45% |
| 34% | 40% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 14% | 9% | 28% |
| 17% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 14% | 4% | 19% |
| 56% | 60% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 57% | 52% | 51% |
| 24% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 29% | 30% | 36% |
| 27% | 25% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 43% | 35% | 26% |
| 5.2 | 6.2 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 5.9 | 6.1 |
| 4.8 | 4.2 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.8 | 6.5 | 5.4 |
| 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.6 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 330 | 188 | 37 | Total Shots | T S | 37 | 122 | 313 |
| 132 | 79 | 13 | Shots on Target | S O | 9 | 44 | 122 |
| 46% | 44% | 15% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 43% | 57% |
- Cartaginés has the fewest dropped points from leading position (9)
- Cartaginés have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Herediano has the fewest conceded goals (4) away
- Herediano has the most clean sheets (17)
| 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 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 19 | 43 |
| 2 | Alajuelense | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 36 |
| 3 | Herediano | 19 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 32 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 33 |
| 4 | Cartaginés | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 31 |
| 5 | ADR Jicaral | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 29 |
| 6 | Guadalupe | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 28 |
| 7 | Grecia | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 19 | -3 | 25 |
| 8 | San Carlos | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 35 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 22 | -2 | 23 |
| 9 | Santos de Guápiles | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 39 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 24 | -11 | 17 |
| 10 | Pérez Zeledón | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -11 | 17 |
| 11 | Limón | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 13 | -6 | 16 |
| 12 | UCR | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 49 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 35 | -27 | 13 |