A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Cartaginés fans are optimistic that the difference between 1st and Santos de Guápiles's 5th place in the table will show on the pitch.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Cartaginés and Santos de Guápiles.
Cartaginés form and stats
5-1-0 is the performance here at Estadio José Rafael Fello Meza so far in the Primera Division, giving Cartaginés a total of 16 from their 6 games here. Outstanding results! There’s a good atmosphere here at Estadio José Rafael Fello Meza after three straight home wins.
In their previous game, the manager H. Medford Bryan led his Cartaginés to a defeat in the Primera Division match away at Alajuelense. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estadio José Rafael Fello Meza. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Grecia in a game that was won 2-1.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Cartaginés as they are travelling to their away game against Perez Zeledon in the Primera Division. That match is three days after this one.
Cartaginés are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Estadio José Rafael Fello Meza in their league games, having scored an impressive 16 goals in 6 matches. Cartaginés are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio José Rafael Fello Meza in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 4 from 6 matches.
Santos de Guápiles form and stats
2 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Santos de Guápiles, who have the the best goal difference (+0) away in Primera Division, playing as the away team in the Primera Division this season.
There were no winners in Guápiles's previous match, a Primera Division home game that ended 1-1 vs ADR Jicaral (placed 6th). Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Guadalupe.
The schedule is very tough for Santos de Guápiles now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Primera Division game at Sporting San José is waiting in only three days.
Guápiles have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 6 league away games 6 goals have been scored. 6 goals have been conceded by Santos de Guápiles in these games.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Cartaginés three wins, three draws and Santos de Guápiles four victories. As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Hernández Campanioni 10 goals |  S. Matarrita González 5 goals | J. Sosa Centeno 2 goals |
Cartaginés missing players
Santos de Guápiles missing players
| Cartaginés | Santos de Guápiles | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 25 | 16 | 4 | Scored | S | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| 14 | 4 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 6 | 18 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 83% | 92% |
| 77% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 83% |
| 62% | 83% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 33% |
| 46% | 50% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 25% |
| 15% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 46% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 58% |
| 31% | 50% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 23% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 25% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.3 | 2.3 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3.2 | 2.5 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 124 | 72 | 28 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 45 | 112 |
| 38 | 25 | 11 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 13 | 32 |
| 66% | 64% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 31% | 28% |
- All of Cartaginés's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Cartaginés has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6) in Primera Division
- Cartaginés has the most matches over the total-line (8) in Primera Division
- Cartaginés has the most points (16) at home in Primera Division
- Cartaginés has the most scored goals (16) at home in Primera Division
- Cartaginés has the most scored goals (25) in Primera Division
- Cartaginés has the most scored goals in the first half (13) in Primera Division
- Cartaginés has the the best goal difference (+11) in Primera Division
- Cartaginés has the the best goal difference (+12) at home in Primera Division
- Cartaginés have not yet lost a game at home.
- Cartaginés have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Cartaginés have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Cartaginés have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Cartaginés have scored more than double the goals of Santos de Guápiles.
- Cartaginés haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Santos de Guápiles has the the best goal difference (+0) away in Primera Division
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cartaginés | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 23 |
| 2 | Deportivo Saprissa | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 |
| 3 | Limón | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | -4 | 19 |
| 4 | San Carlos | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -1 | 17 |
| 5 | Sporting San José | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -5 | 14 |
| 6 | ADR Jicaral | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -2 | 13 |