The Deportivo Saprissa & Herediano managers W. Wright Reynolds and P. Salazar Sánchez are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Primera Division league table.
- Deportivo Saprissa have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
It's no vacation for neither Saprissa nor Herediano as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Herediano play their home games on grass, while this game is played on artifical turf. Recent stats for Herediano when playing on artifical turf are 2 wins, 5 draws and 4 defeats from eleven matches. They have scored 13 goals and conceded 14 times in these games.
Deportivo Saprissa form and stats
Deportivo Saprissa have played 11 Primera Division games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-4-2 (wins-draws-losses). Saprissa has recorded two wins in a row here at Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Deportivo Saprissa travelled for their previous game, a trip to Alajuelense that ended 2-2. D. Guzmán was able to secure the draw 2-2 in the game against Alajuelense after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today?
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Alajuelense in a game that was won 4-3.There will be little rest for Saprissa after this match as they are travelling to Herediano for a Primera Division game in only three days.
Goals decide football matches and Saprissa are scoring many of them at home; 22 on target from 11 league matches. Deportivo Saprissa have conceded 16 in these home matches. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Herediano form and stats
The visitors are W4-D3-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Primera Division. Herediano are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played seven in a row without losing.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Santos de Guapiles in their previous outing. The Primera Division match ended in a draw 0-0.
Before that, Herediano secured a home win against Santos de Guapiles with the score 2-1.After this away game Herediano return home for a Primera Division game against Deportivo Saprissa. That game is only three sleeps after this.
Herediano has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 19 goals from 11 games. 15 goals have been conceded by Herediano in these games.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Herediano - Saprissa 2-2 played earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Saprissa victories, four draws and two Herediano wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  Y. Ruiz González 9 goals |  J. Marín 8 goals |
Deportivo Saprissa missing players
Herediano missing players
| Deportivo Saprissa | Herediano | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 42 | 21 | 4 | Played | P | 6 | 22 | 44 |
| 16 | 11 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 7 | 16 |
| 16 | 6 | 0 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | 16 |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 67 | 45 | 9 | Scored | S | 4 | 31 | 68 |
| 54 | 29 | 12 | Conceded | C | 7 | 26 | 52 |
| 88% | 95% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 91% | 93% |
| 76% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 73% | 80% |
| 57% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 17% | 45% | 55% |
| 40% | 57% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 32% | 30% |
| 17% | 29% | 75% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 18% | 14% |
| 57% | 62% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 55% | 64% |
| 29% | 29% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 23% | 20% |
| 26% | 14% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 32% | 23% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.5 | 2.4 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| 10 | 4 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 12.4 | 12.8 | 13.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.8 | 8.6 | 9 |
| 4.4 | 4.7 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
| 35% | 44% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 46% | 47% |
- Deportivo Saprissa have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 49 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 7 | 37 | 50 |
| 2 | Santos de Guapiles | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 36 |
| 3 | Herediano | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 35 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 30 |
| 4 | Deportivo Saprissa | 22 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 31 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 29 |
| 5 | San Carlos | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 13 | -3 | 29 |
| 6 | ADR Jicaral | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 16 | -3 | 28 |
| 7 | Perez Zeledon | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -7 | 28 |
| 8 | Cartagines | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 19 | -4 | 26 |
| 9 | Grecia | 22 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 13 | -7 | 23 |
| 10 | Sporting San Jose | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 20 | -13 | 23 |
| 11 | Guadalupe | 22 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 33 | 31 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 22 |
| 12 | Limon | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 42 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 20 | -17 | 21 |