The Deportivo Saprissa & Herediano managers W. Centeno Corea and J. Giacone Garita are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Primera Division league table.
Saprissa's stadium, Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, has a artifical turf surface. Herediano have grass on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for Herediano when playing on artifical turf; 2 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses from eight matches. They have scored 8 goals in these games and conceded 12.
Deportivo Saprissa form and stats
17 points is a decent return from 7 Primera Division games here at Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá for Deportivo Saprissa. The data says 5 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses. Deportivo Saprissa are on a three game winning streak in their home games.
Saprissa shared the glory with Pérez Zeledón in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. Before that, Saprissa had a home game versus Cartaginés which ended with a victory 3-1.
Saprissa are traveling soon after this match as the Primera Division match at Santos de Guápiles awaits in four days.
The Saprissa manager W. Centeno Corea has got the team scoring with 16 from 7 home games in the league. Saprissa have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Herediano form and stats
2 wins, 5 draws and 0 losses. That’s the product of Herediano, who have the most clean sheets (16) in Primera Division, playing as the away team in the Primera Division this season. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Alajuelense game have they lost an away game, meaning Herediano has taken points from seven away matches in a row.
Herediano's previous game was their home loss versus Limón (0-1). A draw for Herediano before that, at their own venue hosting Alajuelense (3-3).
A quick return to home after this game, as Herediano are hosting Guadalupe in the Primera Division only four days away.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Herediano as they have only managed to score 5 times from 7 away games in the league. Herediano are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 2 goals away.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Herediano - Deportivo Saprissa 4-1 earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - three - four (Deportivo Saprissa wins - draws - Herediano wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Bolaños Navarro 18 goals |  M. Ugalde 11 goals | J. Venegas Ulloa 9 goals |
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| Deportivo Saprissa | Herediano | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 38 | 19 | 3 | Played | P | 6 | 21 | 43 |
| 21 | 12 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 18 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 11 | 16 |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 78 | 49 | 7 | Scored | S | 6 | 18 | 73 |
| 46 | 21 | 6 | Conceded | C | 7 | 19 | 42 |
| 95% | 95% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 81% | 88% |
| 82% | 89% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 57% | 67% |
| 66% | 74% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 24% | 44% |
| 42% | 58% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 10% | 28% |
| 18% | 21% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 5% | 21% |
| 55% | 58% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 52% | 51% |
| 34% | 37% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 33% | 37% |
| 16% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 33% | 23% |
| 5.7 | 6.4 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 6.1 | 6.4 |
| 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.8 | 6.6 | 5.5 |
| 2.6 | 2 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 3.3 | 2.7 |
| 8 | 4 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 290 | 154 | 38 | Total Shots | T S | 45 | 128 | 319 |
| 132 | 76 | 14 | Shots on Target | S O | 18 | 49 | 130 |
| 55% | 64% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 37% | 51% |
- Deportivo Saprissa has the fewest conceded goals (14)
- Deportivo Saprissa has the most scored goals in the first half (45)
- 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.
- Herediano has the fewest conceded goals (2) away
- Herediano has the most clean sheets (16)
- Herediano has the most matches under the total-line (24)
| 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 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 33 |
| 2 | Alajuelense | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 29 |
| 3 | Herediano | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 26 |
| 4 | ADR Jicaral | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 22 |
| 5 | Cartaginés | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 22 |
| 6 | Guadalupe | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 21 |
| 7 | San Carlos | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 20 |
| 8 | Pérez Zeledón | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -7 | 16 |
| 9 | Grecia | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 18 | -8 | 15 |
| 10 | Limón | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -4 | 14 |
| 11 | Santos de Guápiles | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 17 | -6 | 14 |
| 12 | UCR | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 36 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 27 | -19 | 12 |