Herediano and Alajuelense are both riding high in the Primera Division with their 3rd and 1st positions respectively. Expect a great game!
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Herediano form and stats
25 points is a decent return from 11 Primera Division games here for Herediano, who have the most points (25) at home in Primera Division,. The data says 8 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses.
Herediano are confident in defense, having played 266 minutes without conceding a goal.
Herediano drew their last game, 0-0 away at Alajuelense. Before that, Herediano had a home game versus Alajuelense which ended with a victory 2-0.
Herediano are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (29 goals in 11 games). Herediano have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Alajuelense form and stats
Alajuelense, who have the most clean sheets (10) in Primera Division, have been very strong on the road so far with a massive 28 points collected from 11 Primera Division games. 9 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat is the record so far.
Alajuelense aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 209 league minutes without a goal. J. McDonald was the last player to find the net.
There were no winners in Alajuelense's previous match, a Primera Division home game that ended 0-0 vs Herediano. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Herediano wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.
Alajuelense are a potent attacking force on the road with their 28 goals in 11 league games. Alajuelense are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 9 times in 11 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Alajuelense - Herediano 0-0, played this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 4 wins for Herediano, 2 draws and 4 wins for Alajuelense. Over 2,5 goals: 5 times; under 2,5 goals: 5 games.Top Goalscorers
 
A. Lassiter
12 goals
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F. Rodríguez
10 goals
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B. Rubio
9 goals
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Herediano missing players
Alajuelense missing players
| Herediano | Alajuelense | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs
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Statistics | Stat | vs
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Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 26 |
| 11 | 9 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 9 | 17 |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 44 | 32 | 8 | Scored | S | 6 | 28 | 52 |
| 25 | 10 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 11 | 23 |
| 92% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 92% | 92% |
| 73% | 85% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 85% | 81% |
| 46% | 62% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 54% | 58% |
| 27% | 38% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 38% | 35% |
| 15% | 23% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 15% | 15% |
| 54% | 46% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 46% | 58% |
| 31% | 46% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 46% | 38% |
| 23% | 15% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 15% | 12% |
| 5.9 | 5.9 | 3.7 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 5.2 | 5.6 |
| 5.7 | 5.2 | 5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 2 | 5.5 | 5 |
| 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.7 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 159 | 92 | 20 | Total Shots | T S | 14 | 76 | 212 |
| 64 | 40 | 8 | Shots on Target | S O | 9 | 34 | 97 |
| 62% | 70% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 82% | 54% |
- Alajuelense has the fewest conceded goals (21)
- Alajuelense has the fewest conceded goals (9) away
- Alajuelense has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (9)
- Alajuelense has the most clean sheets (10)
- Alajuelense has the most clean sheets (6) away
- Alajuelense has the most points (28) away
- Alajuelense has the most scored goals (28) away
- Alajuelense has the most scored goals in the second half (31)
- Alajuelense has the the best goal difference (+19) away
- Alajuelense has the the best goal difference (+28)
- Alajuelense have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Herediano has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (9)
- Herediano has the most clean sheets (6) at home
- Herediano has the most points (25) at home
- Herediano has the the best goal difference (+20) at home
- Herediano have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Herediano have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at 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 | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 49 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 9 | 28 | 52 |
| 2 | Deportivo Saprissa | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 50 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 40 |
| 3 | Herediano | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 40 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 35 |
| 4 | San Carlos | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 40 | 37 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 3 | 33 |
| 5 | Cartagines | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 33 |
| 6 | Perez Zeledon | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 23 | -8 | 28 |
| 7 | ADR Jicaral | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -7 | 27 |
| 8 | Guadalupe | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 37 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 21 | -8 | 26 |
| 9 | Limon | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 40 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 29 | -16 | 25 |
| 10 | Santos de Guapiles | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 33 | 39 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 22 | -6 | 24 |
| 11 | Grecia | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 39 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 21 | -13 | 21 |
| 12 | UCR | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 36 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 22 | -13 | 18 |