Fasten your seatbelt before the show! The leading antagonists are Deportivo Saprissa and Sporting San José, 3 points is the target and 90 minutes the duration.
- Deportivo Saprissa have the most clean sheets (18) in Primera Division
- Sporting San José have the fewest matches under the total-line (8) in Primera Division
This field uses the playing surface artifical turf, unlike Sporting San José's home stadium. The previous nine games by the visitors on artifical turf have given 1 win, 1 draw and 7 losses.
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
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
The total Primera Division results at home this season for Deportivo Saprissa are 3-1-0 (wins-draws-losses). Deportivo Saprissa has recorded two wins in a row here at Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
A nice win for Deportivo Saprissa last time playing, versus Sporting San José. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-1.
A defeat was the result before that one, 1-4 away at Herediano.Defensively Saprissa have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (1 in 4 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Sporting San José form and stats
The visitors are W2-D0-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Primera Division.
Sporting San José lost away at Deportivo Saprissa (1-2) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. That loss was their first after three consecutive league rounds winning points.
Prior to that result Sporting San José won their away game at Puntarenas. The scoreline was 2-1.Both teams to score at least one goal each? This side's most recent statistics suggest that, having completed 5 league games in a row with one or more goals from each side.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Sporting San José have scored 5 goals in 4 league games away. José's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 7 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
The 4 most recent games featuring these teams have all finished as Deportivo Saprissa wins. Surely both teams are aware of this.Deportivo Saprissa - Sporting San José 2-1 was the product when these two contenders last did battle, earlier this season.
Top Goalscorers
  K. Waston Manley 7 goals |  J. East 6 goals |  R. Azofeifa Corrales 6 goals |
Deportivo Saprissa missing players
Sporting San José missing players
| Deportivo Saprissa | Sporting San José | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 32 | 16 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 13 | 26 |
| 20 | 11 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 8 | 9 |
| 51 | 32 | 5 | Scored | S | 2 | 15 | 44 |
| 19 | 7 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 21 | 40 |
| 91% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 96% |
| 66% | 88% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 77% | 85% |
| 41% | 44% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 69% | 69% |
| 12% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 23% | 35% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 19% |
| 38% | 44% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 62% | 73% |
| 56% | 56% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 23% | 19% |
| 16% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 23% | 12% |
| 6.2 | 7.3 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.3 |
| 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 4.5 | 4.3 |
| 2.8 | 2.2 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 14.1 | 16.9 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 9.7 | 9.2 |
| 5.3 | 6.7 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
| 30% | 30% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 38% | 54% |
| 7.5 | 6.1 | 7.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 17 | 12.5 | 10.7 |
| 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 4.6 | 3.9 |
- Deportivo Saprissa have not yet lost a game at home.
- 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.
- Deportivo Saprissa have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Sporting San José have scored away.
- Deportivo Saprissa have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Deportivo Saprissa have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (12) in Primera Division
- Deportivo Saprissa have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (7) in Primera Division
- Deportivo Saprissa have the most clean sheets (18) in Primera Division
- Deportivo Saprissa have the most clean sheets (9) at home in Primera Division
- Deportivo Saprissa have the most matches under the total-line (19) in Primera Division
- Deportivo Saprissa have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Deportivo Saprissa haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Sporting San José have the fewest matches under the total-line (8) in Primera Division
| 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 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 20 | 23 |
| 2 | Deportivo Saprissa | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 18 |
| 3 | Sporting San José | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 17 |
| 4 | Cartagines | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 14 |
| 5 | Guanacasteca | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| 6 | Herediano | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 13 |
| 7 | Perez Zeledon | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -4 | 11 |
| 8 | Santos de Guápiles | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -7 | 10 |
| 9 | San Carlos | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 9 |
| 10 | Puntarenas | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 9 |
| 11 | Guadalupe | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 8 |
| 12 | Grecia | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -6 | 7 |
