A key match in Primera Division as both teams are battling for the top positions. With Herediano in 2nd position and Alajuelense placed 3rd, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Herediano and Alajuelense.
Herediano form and stats
When playing at home in the Primera Division, Herediano, who have the the best goal difference (+19) in Primera Division, have managed 5 wins, 5 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 11 games.
Herediano are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-2 away versus Alajuelense. The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Perez Zeledon.
Goals decide football matches and Herediano are scoring many of them at home; 26 on target from 11 league matches. 15 goals have been conceded.
Alajuelense form and stats
3-4-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Alajuelense, who have the most scored goals (42) in Primera Division, in their Primera Division matches away.
Impressive finishing from A. Lassiter secured the home win 2-0 against Herediano in their previous game. A 2-2 draw at ADR Jicaral's stadium before that.
Alajuelense have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 11 league away games 14 goals have been scored. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Alajuelense have conceded 18 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Alajuelense - Herediano 2-0, played this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Herediano victories, four draws and four Alajuelense wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Lassiter 21 goals | J. Moya Aguilar 15 goals | J. McDonald Porras 14 goals |
Herediano missing players
Alajuelense missing players
| Herediano | Alajuelense | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 51 | 25 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 25 | 51 |
| 22 | 15 | 4 | Won | W | 3 | 12 | 30 |
| 18 | 7 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 11 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 7 | 8 |
| 86 | 59 | 15 | Scored | S | 12 | 42 | 98 |
| 50 | 25 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 30 | 51 |
| 88% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | 94% |
| 69% | 76% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 78% |
| 45% | 60% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 52% | 55% |
| 29% | 44% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 36% | 35% |
| 20% | 32% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 12% | 18% |
| 53% | 52% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 52% | 57% |
| 33% | 40% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 32% | 35% |
| 25% | 16% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 14% |
| 5.8 | 6.2 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.6 | 5.2 |
| 5.5 | 4.6 | 3.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 5.3 | 4.9 |
| 2.6 | 2 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 335 | 196 | 31 | Total Shots | T S | 40 | 209 | 538 |
| 130 | 79 | 16 | Shots on Target | S O | 21 | 78 | 213 |
| 59% | 65% | 69% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 57% | 54% | 45% |
- Alajuelense has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (23)
- Alajuelense has the most clean sheets (18)
- Alajuelense has the most clean sheets (8) away
- Alajuelense has the most scored goals (42)
- Alajuelense has the most scored goals in the second half (59)
- Herediano has the fewest conceded goals (21)
- Herediano has the most matches under the total-line (27)
- Herediano has the the best goal difference (+19)
- 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.
- Herediano is in the best form (4-1-1)
| 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 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 41 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 17 | 45 |
| 2 | Herediano | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 40 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 19 | 40 |
| 3 | Alajuelense | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 42 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 40 |
| 4 | Cartagines | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | -2 | 35 |
| 5 | Guadalupe | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 33 |
| 6 | ADR Jicaral | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 33 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 32 |
| 7 | San Carlos | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 41 | 41 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 25 | 0 | 29 |
| 8 | Grecia | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 37 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 21 | -4 | 29 |
| 9 | Perez Zeledon | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 38 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 19 | -12 | 21 |
| 10 | Santos de Guapiles | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 31 | 41 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 25 | -10 | 20 |
| 11 | Limon | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 13 | -9 | 16 |
| 12 | UCR | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 27 | 54 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 38 | -27 | 16 |