Deportivo Saprissa welcomes Santos de Guápiles as clear favourites: Big betting preview

It's no vacation for neither Deportivo Saprissa nor Santos de Guápiles 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.

This pitch has artificial turf, which is not Santos de Guápiles's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on artificial turf Santos de Guápiles have performed like this: Played ten matches resulting in 3 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats with the goal stats 15-18 (scored/conceded).

Deportivo Saprissa form and stats

Home games in the Primera Division have been a walk in the park for Deportivo Saprissa so far, with 16 points won from 6 matches; 5 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses. The team is able to perform also as the away side, as they are nurturing a very healthy winning streak of four straight victories regardless of arena. Deportivo Saprissa has recorded two wins in a row here at Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

A good away victory last time out for Deportivo Saprissa, who won 1-0 against Pérez Zeledón (placed 8th). Before that game, the 4-0 home victory against UCR.

The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Deportivo Saprissa home games with this odds we find eleven games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 9 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat. Looking at the victories, 5 matches were won by at least two goals.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Concacaf League game versus Independiente in only three days. This game is also played here at Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá.

Deportivo Saprissa always seem capable of creating a buzz here at Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá with 20 goals in 6 league games. From these home matches, Deportivo Saprissa have conceded only 4 goals.

Santos de Guápiles form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Primera Division travels is 2 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat. Santos de Guápiles love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.

It's the second away game in a row for Santos de Guápiles, but there's smiles all around after the 4-2 victory versus Guadalupe (placed 10th) in the Primera Division last time out. That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Cartagines.

We have done a similar check as we did with the hometeam, looking up recent matches where Santos de Guápiles played away with similar odds. This revealed three games. The visitors overcame the odds to win 1 time, 1 were draw and the home team won as expected 1 time.

Santos de Guápiles are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 11 times in 7 away games so far. As opposed to that, Santos de Guápiles have seen the ball go into their own net 9 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

J. East 8 goals

J. Venegas 6 goals

M. Ugalde 4 goals

Deportivo Saprissa missing players

Santos de Guápiles missing players