It's still early in the Primera Division season, but we are learning more and more about the teams. Here is the Herediano - Alajuelense preview!
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Herediano form and stats
The hosts won their first Primera Division game here at Estadio Jorge Hernán Cuty Monge, lifting spirits. Home statistics for Herediano last season were 5 wins, 5 draws and 1 loss from 11 games.
The home team returns to Estadio Jorge Hernán Cuty Monge after being equal after 90 minutes with Santos de Guápiles (placed 5th) on their last time out; the Primera Division game ended 1-1.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Pérez Zeledón are coming to town in four days.
At Estadio Jorge Hernán Cuty Monge, Herediano has the goal stats of 3-0 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.
Alajuelense form and stats
A perfect away game record so far for the visitors in the Primera Division, but they have only played once. Last season their away game stats were 3 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats from 11 matches.
Alajuelense might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Guadalupe proved too strong as Alajuelense slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto.
After this away game Alajuelense return home for a Primera Division game against Santos de Guápiles. That game is only three sleeps after this.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Alajuelense has managed 2 goals and let in 0 from 1 match.
Head 2 Head
Herediano-Alajuelense H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Herediano two wins, Alajuelense four wins, four draws. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  G. Torres Barrantes 1 goals | J. Hernández 1 goals | J. McDonald Porras 1 goals |
Herediano missing players
Alajuelense missing players
| Herediano | Alajuelense | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 50% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 100% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 9 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 0 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Herediano | Last season | Alajuelense | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 52 | 26 | Played | P | 27 | 54 | ||
| 22 | 15 | Won | W | 12 | 30 | ||
| 19 | 8 | Drew | D | 7 | 14 | ||
| 11 | 3 | Lost | L | 8 | 10 | ||
| 86 | 59 | Scored | S | 42 | 98 | ||
| 50 | 25 | Conceded | C | 31 | 54 | ||
| 87% | 88% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 93% | ||
| 67% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 74% | 76% | ||
| 44% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 48% | 52% | ||
| 29% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 33% | ||
| 19% | 31% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 11% | 17% | ||
| 52% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 48% | 54% | ||
| 35% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 35% | ||
| 27% | 19% | Failed to Score | F T | 26% | 19% | ||
| 6 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 5.2 | ||
| 5.5 | 4.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 5.1 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.2 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 8 | ||
| 353 | 214 | Total Shots | T S | 233 | 575 | ||
| 130 | 79 | Shots on Target | S O | 79 | 214 | ||
| 59% | 65% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 53% | 45% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Herediano | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | Guadalupe | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Alajuelense | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Grecia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 5 | Santos de Guápiles | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Pérez Zeledón | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | Pérez Zeledón | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 38 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 19 | -12 | 21 |
| 10 | Santos de Guápiles | 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 |