Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Deportivo Saprissa - Cartaginés!
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.
One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on artifical turf and that the visiting Cartaginés have a different surface at their stadium (grass). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on artifical turf is 4-4-2 (win-draw-loss) from ten matches.
Deportivo Saprissa form and stats
Deportivo Saprissa have performed here at Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá this season with 7 wins from 11 Primera Division matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 4 games and lost 0. The Deportivo Saprissa fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá and will expect new points from this game. Saprissa has played twelve games in a row here without a defeat.
Deportivo Saprissa enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Cartaginés's place. The match ended 4-0. A defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at UCR.
As mentioned above, Saprissa "killed" Cartaginés in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
The Saprissa manager W. Centeno Corea has got the team scoring with 22 from 11 home games in the league. Saprissa are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 10 from 11 matches.
Cartaginés form and stats
5 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Cartaginés playing as the away team in the Primera Division this season. A great winning streak in away games for Cartaginés as they have managed to win four matches in a row as the visitors. Not since the Deportivo Saprissa have they travelled home without three points.
Cartaginés aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 264 league minutes without a goal. M. Hernandez was the last player to find the net.
Home advantage was not enough for Cartaginés in their previous game, as they lost their Primera Division-match, hosting Deportivo Saprissa, 0-4. A draw for Cartaginés before that, at their own venue hosting Guadalupe (0-0).
Cartaginés lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-4 beating and focus on this one.
Cartaginés have scored 15 goals on their travels this season, from 11 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Cartaginés have seen the ball go into their own net 14 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Deportivo Saprissa and Cartaginés have met before this season: Cartaginés - Saprissa 0-4. Last ten meetings between the teams: Saprissa won seven, Cartaginés won two and one draw. seven games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Bolaños Navarro 22 goals |   M. Hernández Campanioni 22 goals | M. Ugalde 12 goals |
Deportivo Saprissa missing players
Cartaginés missing players
| Deportivo Saprissa | Cartaginés | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 46 | 23 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 22 | 45 |
| 25 | 14 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 9 | 19 |
| 12 | 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 9 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 94 | 55 | 7 | Scored | S | 2 | 28 | 64 |
| 56 | 25 | 8 | Conceded | C | 8 | 27 | 67 |
| 96% | 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 91% |
| 80% | 83% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 68% | 73% |
| 65% | 70% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 60% |
| 46% | 57% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 27% | 36% |
| 17% | 17% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 18% |
| 54% | 57% | 80% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 55% | 56% |
| 35% | 39% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 27% | 24% |
| 15% | 9% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 27% | 29% |
| 5.6 | 6.3 | 4.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.2 | 5.1 |
| 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.2 | 5.2 | 4.7 |
| 2.6 | 2.1 | 3.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3 |
| 8 | 4 | 4 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 370 | 191 | 50 | Total Shots | T S | 37 | 149 | 356 |
| 152 | 83 | 16 | Shots on Target | S O | 10 | 55 | 134 |
| 59% | 66% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 51% | 48% |
- All of Gomelzheldortrans's away-matches have had more than 3,5 goals.
- Gomelzheldortrans have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Gomelzheldortrans have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Gomelzheldortrans have scored more than double the goals of Smorgon.
- Gomelzheldortrans haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Smorgon has the fewest conceded goals (1) at home
- Smorgon has the fewest conceded goals (4)
- Smorgon has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1)
- Smorgon has the fewest matches over the total-line (0)
- Smorgon has the most clean sheets (6)
- Smorgon has the most matches under the total-line (10)
- Smorgon have not yet lost a game at home.
- Smorgon have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Smorgon have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Smorgon haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sputnik | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 21 |
| 2 | Smorgon | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | Perez Zeledon | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 38 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 19 | -12 | 21 |
| 10 | Santos de Guapiles | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 31 | 41 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 25 | -10 | 20 |
| 11 | Limon | 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 |