Both squads are in pretty good shape, Santos de Guápiles holding a 2 point advantage on Cartaginés in the standings. Let's start!
- Cartaginés have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Santos de Guápiles have yet to win a game away.
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.
Cartaginés form and stats
The story so far in the Primera Division for Cartaginés at their home stadium (Estadio José Rafael Fello Meza) is 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat.
A nice win for Cartaginés last time playing, versus Perez Zeledon. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-1 with R. Bolaños and D. Chacón scoring for the victors.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Herediano (0-2).The manager G. Segura Mora will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to ADR Jicaral in only four days.
Cartaginés have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio José Rafael Fello Meza with 9 goals in 5 league matches. From these home matches, Cartaginés have conceded only 4 goals.
Santos de Guápiles form and stats
0 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Santos de Guápiles playing as the away team in the Primera Division this season. Guápiles has drawn their two previous away games.
Guápiles played 2-2 against San Carlos in their previous match.
Before that, Santos de Guápiles travelled to Perez Zeledon and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Guadalupe in just four days.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Guápiles as they have only managed to score 3 times from 4 away games in the league. Guápiles's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 7 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - two - three (Cartaginés wins - draws - Santos de Guápiles wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Rojas Lazo 3 goals | R. Bolaños 2 goals | J. Vargas 2 goals |
Cartaginés missing players
Santos de Guápiles missing players
| Cartaginés | Santos de Guápiles | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | 9 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| 16 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 7 | 12 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 78% | 60% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 89% |
| 56% | 40% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 67% |
| 44% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 33% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 56% | 60% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 75% | 78% |
| 11% | 20% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 33% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 11% |
| 3.8 | 4 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 2.8 | 4.3 |
| 4.3 | 4.4 | 10 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 6.8 | 5.3 |
| 2.2 | 1.6 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3.8 | 3.3 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10.6 | 10 | 6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 8 | 10.3 |
| 3.3 | 3.8 | 1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2 | 3.3 |
| 43% | 47% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 38% | 40% |
- All of Santos de Guápiles's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Cartaginés have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Cartaginés have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Santos de Guápiles have scored away.
- Cartaginés haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Santos de Guápiles have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Santos de Guápiles have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Santos de Guápiles have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Santos de Guápiles have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Santos de Guápiles have yet to win a game away.
- Santos de Guápiles haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| 2 | Deportivo Saprissa | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 16 |
| 3 | Santos de Guápiles | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 15 |
| 4 | Grecia | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 |
| 5 | Alajuelense | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 14 |
| 6 | Guadalupe | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| 7 | Cartaginés | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -3 | 13 |
| 8 | Herediano | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 12 |
| 9 | Guanacasteca | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -3 | 8 |
| 10 | ADR Jicaral | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -7 | 8 |
| 11 | San Carlos | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -7 | 6 |
| 12 | Perez Zeledon | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -7 | 4 |