The managers W. Centeno and J. Giacone are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Primera Division league table.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Herediano play their home games on grass, while this game is played on artificial turf. Recent stats for Herediano when playing on artificial turf are 3 wins, 2 draws and 6 defeats from eleven matches. They have scored 12 goals and conceded 17 times in these games.
Deportivo Saprissa form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here as Deportivo Saprissa, who have the most scored goals (50) in Primera Division, have scored 32 goals to get 23 points from 11 games. The overall stats in the Primera Division are 7-2-2 (wins-draws-losses).
Deportivo Saprissa drew their last game, 0-0 away at Motagua. A 1-1 draw away in the Primera Division before that, with Herediano the opponent.
Goals are plentiful in the league this season as Deportivo Saprissa has scored 32 goals here in 11 home games. On the other hand, Deportivo Saprissa have conceded 14 goals.
Herediano form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Herediano so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 2-4-5 (win-draw-lose). Herediano has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Herediano's last game was the home draw against Deportivo Saprissa (1-1). It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Perez Zeledon wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.
Herediano have scored 11 goals on their travels this season, from 11 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Herediano have seen the ball go into their own net 14 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Herediano - Deportivo Saprissa 1-1, played this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 3 Deportivo Saprissa victories, 2 draws and 5 Herediano wins. 5 of these games ended with three goals or more, 5 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
M. Ugalde
9 goals
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B. Rubio
9 goals
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J. Venegas
8 goals
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Deportivo Saprissa missing players
Herediano missing players
| Deportivo Saprissa | Herediano | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs
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Statistics | Stat | vs
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Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 23 |
| 12 | 7 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 51 | 32 | 5 | Scored | S | 2 | 11 | 41 |
| 31 | 14 | 6 | Conceded | C | 4 | 14 | 24 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 87% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 64% | 74% |
| 74% | 91% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 36% | 52% |
| 52% | 73% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 18% | 30% |
| 22% | 27% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 9% | 17% |
| 52% | 55% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 64% | 57% |
| 30% | 36% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 9% | 26% |
| 22% | 9% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 27% | 22% |
| 5 | 5.3 | 6.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 6.2 | 6 |
| 4.4 | 4.4 | 5.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 7 | 6.2 | 5.6 |
| 2.5 | 2 | 2.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 139 | 66 | 20 | Total Shots | T S | 14 | 58 | 145 |
| 73 | 37 | 8 | Shots on Target | S O | 2 | 22 | 60 |
| 63% | 86% | 62% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 50% | 62% |
- All of Deportivo Saprissa's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Deportivo Saprissa has the fewest matches under the total-line (6)
- Deportivo Saprissa has the most matches over the total-line (15)
- Deportivo Saprissa has the most scored goals (32) at home
- Deportivo Saprissa has the most scored goals (50)
- Deportivo Saprissa has the most scored goals in the first half (30)
- 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 at home.
- Deportivo Saprissa have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Herediano have scored away.
- Deportivo Saprissa haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Herediano has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (8)
- Herediano haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | Cartagines | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 33 |
| 6 | Perez Zeledon | 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 | Limon | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 40 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 29 | -16 | 25 |
| 10 | Santos de Guapiles | 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 |