A key match in Primera Division as both teams are battling for the top positions. With Deportivo Saprissa in 2nd position and San Carlos placed 4th, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!
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.
Deportivo Saprissa form and stats
3-2-0 (win-draw-lost) are the Primera Division numbers at home for Deportivo Saprissa so far this season.
The home team returns to Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá after being equal after 90 minutes with Montreal Impact on their last time out; the CONCACAF Champions League game ended 0-0. Ahead of that match, Deportivo Saprissa won a home game hosting UCR (3-1).
The manager W. Centeno Corea will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Guadalupe in only four days.
A decent goal production from Deportivo Saprissa in their home games so far, with 8 goals from 5 league matches. Defensively Deportivo Saprissa have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (2 in 5 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
San Carlos form and stats
2 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses. That’s the product of San Carlos, who have the most scored goals (12) away in Primera Division, playing as the away team in the Primera Division this season.
San Carlos are travelling again after losing away to New York City in their previous match (0-1). Before that, San Carlos secured a home win against Grecia with the score 1-0.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Limon in just three days.
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, San Carlos are regular goalscorers on their travels. For San Carlos, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: San Carlos - Deportivo Saprissa 0-1. Last ten meetings between the teams: Deportivo Saprissa won four, San Carlos won one and five draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Bolaños Navarro 13 goals | M. Ugalde 11 goals |   Á. Saborío Chacón 10 goals |
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| Deportivo Saprissa | San Carlos | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 34 | 17 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 18 | 35 |
| 19 | 10 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 13 |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| 68 | 41 | 6 | Scored | S | 4 | 26 | 59 |
| 39 | 17 | 8 | Conceded | C | 10 | 37 | 60 |
| 94% | 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| 79% | 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 89% | 80% |
| 65% | 71% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 67% | 66% |
| 41% | 53% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 44% | 49% |
| 18% | 18% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 22% | 23% |
| 50% | 53% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 72% | 71% |
| 38% | 41% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 6% | 14% |
| 18% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 22% | 17% |
| 5.5 | 6.2 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 4.6 | 4.7 |
| 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 5.7 | 5 |
| 2.5 | 2.1 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.6 |
| 8 | 4 | 4 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 257 | 138 | 39 | Total Shots | T S | 45 | 132 | 240 |
| 119 | 69 | 13 | Shots on Target | S O | 18 | 60 | 116 |
| 53% | 59% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 43% | 50% |
- Deportivo Saprissa has the fewest conceded goals (7)
- Deportivo Saprissa has the most scored goals in the first half (39)
- 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.
- San Carlos has the fewest matches under the total-line (11)
- San Carlos has the most matches over the total-line (22)
- San Carlos has the most scored goals (12) away
- San Carlos have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- San Carlos 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 | Herediano | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 23 |
| 2 | Deportivo Saprissa | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 23 |
| 3 | Alajuelense | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 22 |
| 4 | San Carlos | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 14 | -1 | 15 |
| 5 | ADR Jicaral | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 15 |
| 6 | Guadalupe | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 14 |
| 7 | Santos de Guapiles | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 13 |
| 8 | Cartagines | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 13 |
| 9 | Perez Zeledon | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -3 | 12 |
| 10 | Grecia | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -5 | 10 |
| 11 | UCR | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 19 | -12 | 9 |
| 12 | Limon | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -8 | 4 |