Guanacasteca are up for a new task after their 1-0 vs San Carlos previously. San Carlos are coming to town!
- Guanacasteca have the fewest scored goals in the second half (9) in Primera Division
- San Carlos have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
San Carlos play their home fixtures on artifical turf, while this game will be played on grass. Relevant results for San Carlos when playing on grass are 8 wins, 12 draws and 15 defeats from 35 matches. They have managed to score {38 goals} and conceded 53 times on these occasions.
It's no vacation for neither Guanacasteca nor San Carlos 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.
Guanacasteca form and stats
1 victory, 3 draws and 0 defeats. That’s what Guanacasteca have to build on here at Estadio Chorotega in the Primera Division.
Guanacasteca's previous game was also played at home, ending 1-0 versus San Carlos (placed 8th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Finally, a league win after three fixtures without one.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Grecia that finished 1-1.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Guanacasteca have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 10 matches with the results: Won 4, drawn 2 and lost 4.
The Guanacasteca fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 6 goals in 4 league matches.
San Carlos form and stats
As the visiting team in Primera Division matches, San Carlos have produced an overall stat of 0-4-1 so far. The loyal fans travelling with their beloved San Carlos have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone ten consecutive matches without winning on the road.
It might be tough going out on the road again for San Carlos, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-1 versus Guanacasteca (placed 5th). Until that loss this team had gained at least one point from six league fixtures in a row.
A 1-1 draw at Santos de Guapiles's stadium before that.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 16 similar matches played by San Carlos in our archives, and the results are: 4 wins for San Carlos, 5 draws and 7 defeats.
Low-scoring game? 8 of this team's last 10 league fixtures have had two or less goals.
The visitors have scored 3 goals from 5 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Carlos have seen the ball go into their own net 6 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The 4 most recent fixtures involving these sides have all ended as San Carlos victories. Are we destined for another one?San Carlos - Guanacasteca 1-0 was the outcome when these two teams formerly met, also in this season.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Córdoba Pérez 7 goals |  M. Mena Rojas 7 goals | W. Azofeifa 3 goals |
Guanacasteca missing players
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| Guanacasteca | San Carlos | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 14 | 26 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 13 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 9 |
| 20 | 12 | 3 | Scored | S | 4 | 12 | 27 |
| 39 | 14 | 5 | Conceded | C | 3 | 22 | 34 |
| 92% | 85% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 86% | 85% |
| 65% | 69% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 71% | 73% |
| 38% | 31% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 50% | 46% |
| 19% | 15% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 21% | 19% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 14% | 12% |
| 50% | 54% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 50% | 58% |
| 23% | 31% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 29% | 31% |
| 35% | 31% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 36% | 27% |
| 4.4 | 4 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 3.8 | 4.5 |
| 6.5 | 5.7 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.3 | 5.8 | 4.9 |
| 2.7 | 2.4 | 3.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 7.7 | 7.5 | 3.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.7 | 10.3 | 9 |
| 2.5 | 2.6 | 1.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3 | 3.2 |
| 30% | 35% | 75% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 29% | 32% |
| 9.7 | 5.7 | 3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.7 | 11.8 | 9.8 |
| 3.6 | 2 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.1 | 3.7 |
- Guanacasteca have the fewest matches over the total-line (10) in Primera Division
- Guanacasteca have the fewest scored goals in the second half (9) in Primera Division
- San Carlos have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| 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 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 18 |
| 3 | Sporting San Jose | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 17 |
| 4 | Herediano | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 13 |
| 5 | Guanacasteca | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -1 | 11 |
| 6 | Cartagines | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -2 | 11 |
| 7 | Perez Zeledon | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -4 | 11 |
| 8 | San Carlos | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 9 |
| 9 | Puntarenas | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 9 |
| 10 | Guadalupe | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -2 | 8 |
| 11 | Grecia | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -4 | 7 |
| 12 | Santos de Guapiles | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -9 | 7 |
