Football preview: Home crowd has high hopes when Cartaginés receive Puntarenas

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Competition: Costa Rica Primera Division
Competition: Sun 09.April
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio José Rafael Fello Meza (12900 seats)

Welcome to Estadio José Rafael Fello Meza and the game featuring Cartaginés & Puntarenas in the Primera Division. Here's everything you should know!

Insights:
  • Cartaginés have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Puntarenas have the fewest scored goals (13) in Primera Division

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.

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Cartaginés form and stats

Cartaginés have been outstanding at home so far in the Primera Division with 6 wins, 1 draw and only 0 losses.

A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Cartaginés, who played 1-1 against Puntarenas. That match was also played at this venue (Estadio José Rafael Fello Meza).

In the game before, an away victory match versus San Carlos with a 4-2 scoreline.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (16 in 7 games), Cartaginés's attacking play is working. Cartaginés have only conceded 4 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Puntarenas form and stats

Puntarenas have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Primera Division, after 1-2-5 (8 played).

Puntarenas are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Cartaginés (placed 4th).

Preceding that, the 1-2 home loss versus Guadalupe.

There's been a serious shortage of goals from Puntarenas's away games in the league this season with only {3 goals} from 8 matches. As for defending, Puntarenas rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 12 goals from these away matches. Puntarenas has visited these top teams three times, and 2 of 3 has ended with 2 goals or more!

Head 2 Head

Puntarenas have avoided defeat in the last 5 games (4-1-0) versus Cartaginés.

Puntarenas - Cartaginés 2-0 was the result in these participants' previous head-to-head fixture, earlier this season.

Top Goalscorers

PuntarenasA. Gibbons Hidalgo
A. Gibbons Hidalgo
10 goals
PuntarenasJ. Montenegro Vallejo
J. Montenegro Vallejo
5 goals
PuntarenasA. Hernández González
A. Hernández González
5 goals

Cartaginés missing players

Puntarenas missing players

Cartaginés Puntarenas
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
33 16 6 Played P 3 18 35
13 9 5 Won W 0 3 10
8 3 0 Drew D 2 8 12
12 4 1 Lost L 1 7 13
56 30 13 Scored S 3 17 37
49 18 6 Conceded C 6 26 42
97% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
91% 88% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 72% 69%
61% 69% 83% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 39% 40%
33% 31% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 28% 20%
21% 19% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 3%
73% 69% 67% BTTS BTTS 67% 61% 54%
21% 31% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 6% 20%
9% 6% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 33% 31%
 
4.7 5.3 5.7 Corners for (avg) C F 5.3 4.4 5.1
4.1 2.9 3.7 Corners against (avg) C A 5.7 4.8 4.7
2.6 2.4 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 3.1 2.6
9 3 0 Red cards R C 1 12 12
 
11.3 14.1 15.2 Shots (avg) S ( 10.7 8.7 10.6
4.1 5.5 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.7 3.7 2.8
42% 34% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 21% 26% 38%
 
10.2 9.9 11.8 Shots against (avg) S A 15 10.7 10.5
3.5 3.2 3.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6 4.5 3.2
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • Cartaginés have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Puntarenas have the fewest dropped points from leading position (5) in Primera Division
  • Puntarenas have the fewest scored goals (13) in Primera Division
  • Puntarenas have the fewest scored goals (3) away in Primera Division
  • Puntarenas have the fewest scored goals in the first half (13) in Primera Division
  • Puntarenas haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Puntarenas is in the worst form (1-0-5)

  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 16 11 3 2 31 13 7 6 1 0 13 3 9 5 2 2 18 10 18 36
2 Alajuelense 17 10 3 4 38 17 9 7 0 2 23 9 8 3 3 2 15 8 21 33
3 Sporting San Jose 17 9 4 4 26 20 9 7 2 0 17 7 8 2 2 4 9 13 6 31
4 Cartaginés 16 9 2 5 30 21 7 6 1 0 16 4 9 3 1 5 14 17 9 29
5 Herediano 16 9 2 5 27 21 9 6 1 2 16 10 7 3 1 3 11 11 6 29
6 Guanacasteca 17 5 5 7 20 24 8 4 3 1 15 8 9 1 2 6 5 16 -4 20
7 San Carlos 16 4 7 5 19 21 8 3 3 2 13 10 8 1 4 3 6 11 -2 19
8 Santos de Guápiles 16 5 4 7 17 24 8 3 2 3 8 12 8 2 2 4 9 12 -7 19
9 Perez Zeledon 17 5 2 10 19 29 8 2 1 5 8 16 9 3 1 5 11 13 -10 17
10 Puntarenas 16 4 3 9 13 22 8 3 1 4 10 10 8 1 2 5 3 12 -9 15
11 Grecia 16 3 4 9 18 33 9 3 3 3 13 13 7 0 1 6 5 20 -15 13
12 Guadalupe 16 3 3 10 18 31 8 1 3 4 9 13 8 2 0 6 9 18 -13 12