A highly important fixture in Primera Division as both sides are challenging for the top positions. With Deportivo Saprissa in 1st place and Alajuelense placed 4th, this has all the looks of an exciting fight. Read on to learn more!
- Deportivo Saprissa have the the best goal difference (+9) in Primera Division
- Alajuelense have the most scored goals (15) 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.
6-4-5 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for Alajuelense when playing away games on artifical turf, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has grass). Their goal statistics from those 15 matches are 27-20 (scored/conceded).
Deportivo Saprissa form and stats
3 victories, 0 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Deportivo Saprissa have to build on here at Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá in the Primera Division. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá.
Saprissa's previous game was a Primera Division match also played at home, ending 4-0 versus ADR Jicaral (placed 9th). The home side are looking to build on that result. As mentioned above, Deportivo Saprissa "killed" ADR Jicaral in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Cartaginés.Goals are plentiful at Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá in the league this season as Deportivo Saprissa has scored 10 goals here in 4 home games. From these home matches, Saprissa have conceded only 3 goals.
Alajuelense form and stats
Things could have gone better for Alajuelense in their Primera Division away matches, but 4 points from 3 games is all right.
Alajuelense won their last game, 1-0 versus Grecia played at home.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Guanacasteca at their stadium, the result 2-1.Alajuelense are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 5 times in 3 away games so far. Alajuelense have conceded 5 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Saprissa victories, three draws and four Alajuelense wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Venegas Ulloa 5 goals |  J. Marín 4 goals | M. Hernández Campanioni 4 goals |
Deportivo Saprissa missing players
Alajuelense missing players
| Deportivo Saprissa | Alajuelense | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | 10 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 5 | 15 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 71% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 86% |
| 57% | 75% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 86% |
| 29% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 57% |
| 14% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 43% |
| 29% | 25% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 86% |
| 57% | 75% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 7 | 6.5 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 5.7 | 5.6 |
| 4.3 | 3 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 6 | 5.1 |
| 2.9 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.3 | 1.6 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13.4 | 14.2 | 19 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 19 | 12.7 | 13 |
| 5.1 | 6 | 10 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 4.7 | 5.9 |
| 39% | 42% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 36% | 37% |
- Alajuelense have scored in all their matches so far.
- Alajuelense have the most scored goals (15) in Primera Division
- Alajuelense have the most scored goals in the first half (9) in Primera Division
- Alajuelense haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- All of Alajuelense's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Deportivo Saprissa have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Deportivo Saprissa have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Deportivo Saprissa have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Deportivo Saprissa have the most scored goals in the second half (11) in Primera Division
- Deportivo Saprissa have the the best goal difference (+7) at home in Primera Division
- Deportivo Saprissa have the the best goal difference (+9) in Primera Division
- Deportivo Saprissa have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Deportivo Saprissa 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 | Deportivo Saprissa | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 13 |
| 2 | Guadalupe | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| 3 | Santos de Guápiles | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| 4 | Alajuelense | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
| 5 | Sporting San José | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | Grecia | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 7 | Cartaginés | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -2 | 10 |
| 8 | Herediano | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -2 | 9 |
| 9 | ADR Jicaral | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 7 |
| 10 | Guanacasteca | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 5 |
| 11 | San Carlos | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 5 |
| 12 | Pérez Zeledón | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -6 | 3 |