Cartaginés battle against San Carlos for glory and sporting success.
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.
It should be mentioned that San Carlos play their home matches on artifical turf, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on grass. Does it matter? Recent statistics for San Carlos on grass are 7 victories, 4 draws and 15 defeats from 26 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 35-46. You can compare this with overall results below.
Cartaginés form and stats
Cartaginés drew their last game, 1-1 away at Limón (placed 4th). A strong away win before that one, visiting Deportivo Saprissa and winning 3-2.
The manager H. Medford Bryan will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Sporting San Jose in only three days.
Last season, Cartaginés's league statistics were 9 wins, 6 draws and 7 losses, resulting in a 5th position in the Primera Division. Over these 22 matches they scored 31 goals and conceded 28. Playing at home last season Cartaginés managed 5-3-3 (win-draw-lost) with 18 goals and 15 conceded.
San Carlos form and stats
San Carlos are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Primera Division, having played 2 games and collected 3 points (1 win, 0 draws and 1 loss).
Carlos are travelling again after losing away to Sporting San Jose in their previous match (0-1). Preceding that match was the 2-2 draw at home vs Limón.
Late heartbreak for San Carlos in the Sporting San Jose match, as the deciding 0-1 goal came deep into overtime.
San Carlos have the goal stats of 1-1 (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: five - three - two (Cartaginés wins - draws - San Carlos wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.Top Goalscorers
![]() A. Villalobos Solís 1 goals | ![]() J. Aguilar Bustamante 1 goals | ![]() J. Valverde Rojas 1 goals |
Cartaginés missing players
San Carlos missing players
| Cartaginés | San Carlos | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 50% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 7 | 5 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 4 | 2.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 11 | 13 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Cartaginés | Last season | San Carlos | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 46 | 23 | Played | P | 23 | 46 | ||
| 20 | 10 | Won | W | 7 | 17 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Drew | D | 5 | 12 | ||
| 15 | 8 | Lost | L | 11 | 17 | ||
| 67 | 36 | Scored | S | 40 | 81 | ||
| 69 | 40 | Conceded | C | 48 | 81 | ||
| 91% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 98% | ||
| 74% | 78% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 91% | 83% | ||
| 61% | 70% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 74% | 70% | ||
| 37% | 43% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 48% | 50% | ||
| 20% | 26% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 26% | 22% | ||
| 57% | 57% | BTTS | BTTS | 70% | 70% | ||
| 24% | 22% | Clean Sheets | C S | 9% | 15% | ||
| 28% | 30% | Failed to Score | F T | 22% | 17% | ||
| 5.1 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 4.6 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 4.6 | ||
| 3.1 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.6 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 8 | ||
| 363 | 207 | Total Shots | T S | 191 | 359 | ||
| 137 | 79 | Shots on Target | S O | 83 | 160 | ||
| 49% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 48% | 50% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sporting San Jose | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | San Carlos | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Deportivo Saprissa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | Limón | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 3 |
| 5 | Cartaginés | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | ADR Jicaral | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 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 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 41 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 17 | 45 |
| 2 | Herediano | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 40 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 19 | 40 |
| 3 | Alajuelense | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 42 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 40 |
| 4 | Cartaginés | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | -2 | 35 |
| 5 | Guadalupe | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 33 |
| 6 | ADR Jicaral | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 33 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 32 |
| 7 | San Carlos | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 41 | 41 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 25 | 0 | 29 |
| 8 | Grecia | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 37 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 21 | -4 | 29 |
| 9 | Pérez Zeledón | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 38 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 19 | -12 | 21 |
| 10 | Santos de Guápiles | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 31 | 41 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 25 | -10 | 20 |
| 11 | Limón | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 13 | -9 | 16 |
| 12 | UCR | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 27 | 54 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 38 | -27 | 16 |