The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Cartaginés are in the 5th position while the guests worry at 10th.
Cartaginés form and stats
Cartaginés have collected 18 points from their Primera Division home games so far after 5-3-3.
Happy days for Cartaginés in their previous game, a Primera Division match away at Limón that ended with a 2-0 victory. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Guadalupe in a game that was won 2-1.
Cartaginés are traveling soon after this match as the Primera Division match at UCR awaits in three days.
A decent goal production from Cartaginés in their home games so far, with 18 goals from 11 league matches. 15 goals have been conceded.
Santos de Guápiles form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Santos de Guápiles so far with only 11 points returning home. The records show 2-5-4 (win-draw-lose). Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Santos de Guápiles's last three away games as they have all been lost.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Primera Division home defeat versus UCR with 1-4 on the scoreboard. Prior to that match, the Santos de Guápiles manager J. Chávez faced defeat when travelling to Herediano and losing 2-6.
A new game in only three days for Santos de Guápiles, the Primera Division home match versus Grecia. Busy days.
The travelling fans enjoy Santos de Guápiles's attacking play in away games, having scored 17 goals in 11 league matches away. Santos de Guápiles have conceded 22 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Santos de Guápiles - Cartaginés 2-1. Last ten meetings between the teams: Cartaginés won 2, Santos de Guápiles won 5 and 3 draws. 7 games with over 2,5 goals, 3 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. East 11 goals |   J. Cruz 8 goals |  M. Hernández Campanioni 8 goals |
Cartaginés missing players
Santos de Guápiles missing players
| Cartaginés | Santos de Guápiles | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 22 |
| 9 | 5 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 31 | 18 | 11 | Scored | S | 6 | 17 | 33 |
| 28 | 15 | 4 | Conceded | C | 5 | 22 | 39 |
| 95% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 95% |
| 68% | 73% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 82% | 91% |
| 50% | 64% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 73% | 59% |
| 27% | 36% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 55% | 45% |
| 14% | 18% | 67% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 18% | 18% |
| 50% | 55% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 82% | 77% |
| 27% | 27% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 9% | 9% |
| 27% | 27% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 18% | 18% |
| 5.6 | 6 | 5.3 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 6 | 4.9 | 4.6 |
| 4.2 | 3.9 | 5.3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 5.2 | 5 |
| 3.2 | 2.6 | 2.7 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 3.4 | 3.2 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 130 | 78 | 31 | Total Shots | T S | 11 | 61 | 113 |
| 55 | 35 | 16 | Shots on Target | S O | 6 | 26 | 49 |
| 56% | 51% | 69% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 65% | 67% |
- Cartaginés has the fewest dropped points from leading position (2)
- Cartaginés have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Cartaginés is in the best form (3-2-1)
- Santos de Guápiles has the fewest clean sheets (2)
- Santos de Guápiles have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Santos de Guápiles is in the worst form (0-1-5)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Alajuelense | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 49 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 9 | 28 | 52 |
| 2 | Deportivo Saprissa | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 50 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 40 |
| 3 | Herediano | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 40 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 35 |
| 4 | San Carlos | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 40 | 37 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 3 | 33 |
| 5 | Cartaginés | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 33 |
| 6 | Pérez Zeledón | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 23 | -8 | 28 |
| 7 | ADR Jicaral | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -7 | 27 |
| 8 | Guadalupe | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 37 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 21 | -8 | 26 |
| 9 | Limón | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 40 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 29 | -16 | 25 |
| 10 | Santos de Guápiles | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 33 | 39 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 22 | -6 | 24 |
| 11 | Grecia | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 39 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 21 | -13 | 21 |
| 12 | UCR | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 36 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 22 | -13 | 18 |