Straining Grecia are keen to pull off a surprise win when they greet enterprising Alajuelense in the next league round. It’s 11th vs 2nd and the home crowd will have modest expectations.
- Grecia have the most conceded goals (37) in Primera Division
- Alajuelense have the most scored goals (39) in Primera Division
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.
Grecia form and stats
3-3-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Primera Division numbers at home for Grecia, who have the most conceded goals (37) in Primera Division, so far this season. When Grecia hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Sporting San Jose, Cartagines and Deportivo Saprissa), they have won 2 of 5 matches!
Grecia lost their last game at Puntarenas (placed 9th) after a 0-3 scoreline.
1-1 away at Guadalupe before that.Grecia are traveling soon after this match as the Primera Division match at Guanacasteca awaits in three days.
Grecia are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 13 goals in 9 games. Grecia's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 13 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. When Grecia hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Guadalupe, Perez Zeledon and Puntarenas), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 4 of 5 times.
Alajuelense form and stats
The visitors, who have the most scored goals (39) in Primera Division, are W3-D3-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Primera Division.
Alajuelense played 1-1 against Herediano in their previous match.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Perez Zeledon at their stadium, the result 3-1.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Primera Division trip to Cartagines.
The travelling fans enjoy Alajuelense's attacking play in away games, having scored 15 goals in 8 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
This duo faced each other before this season: Alajuelense - Grecia 5-0. Bolaños (Grecia) was sent off when these teams last met. Grecia-Alajuelense H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Grecia one win, Alajuelense eight wins, one draw. seven of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  F. Lesme Lesme 14 goals | J. Bonilla 8 goals | J. Agüero Duarte 6 goals |
Grecia missing players
Alajuelense missing players
| Grecia | Alajuelense | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 34 | 17 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 17 | 36 |
| 10 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | 19 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 19 | 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 47 | 26 | 7 | Scored | S | 6 | 25 | 65 |
| 72 | 28 | 13 | Conceded | C | 3 | 20 | 38 |
| 97% | 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 82% | 89% |
| 85% | 76% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 76% | 78% |
| 68% | 59% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 59% | 56% |
| 38% | 35% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 35% | 39% |
| 26% | 24% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 6% | 17% |
| 56% | 53% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 53% | 50% |
| 15% | 24% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 24% | 31% |
| 32% | 29% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 41% | 31% |
| 4.7 | 5.2 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.2 | 5.9 |
| 5.7 | 4.8 | 5.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
| 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 3 | 2.4 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 11.6 | 13.4 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.8 | 9.6 | 13.9 |
| 4.1 | 4.6 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.8 | 3.4 | 5 |
| 33% | 33% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 86% | 44% | 36% |
| 15.7 | 15 | 17.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5.2 | 8.5 | 9.2 |
| 5.4 | 5.7 | 6.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
- Alajuelense have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Alajuelense have the fewest conceded goals (8) away in Primera Division
- Alajuelense have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (17) in Primera Division
- Alajuelense have the most scored goals (39) in Primera Division
- Alajuelense have the the best goal difference (+21) in Primera Division
- Alajuelense have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Grecia have the fewest matches under the total-line (11) in Primera Division
- Grecia have the most conceded goals (37) in Primera Division
- Grecia have the most conceded goals in the first half (35) in Primera Division
- Grecia have the most matches over the total-line (23) in Primera Division
- Grecia have the the worst goal difference (-18) in Primera Division
- Grecia is in the worst form (1-1-4)
| 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 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 19 | 40 |
| 2 | Alajuelense | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 21 | 34 |
| 3 | Cartagines | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 33 |
| 4 | Sporting San Jose | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 32 |
| 5 | Herediano | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 30 |
| 6 | Santos de Guapiles | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -4 | 26 |
| 7 | Guanacasteca | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 16 | -2 | 23 |
| 8 | San Carlos | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -3 | 20 |
| 9 | Puntarenas | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 14 | -7 | 18 |
| 10 | Perez Zeledon | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 13 | -10 | 18 |
| 11 | Grecia | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 37 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 24 | -18 | 14 |
| 12 | Guadalupe | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 34 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 20 | -15 | 13 |
