Sit down for a show! Today's starring heroes are Herediano and Deportivo Saprissa, a win is the objective and 1 1/2 hours the duration.
- Herediano is in the best form (5-0-1)
- Deportivo Saprissa have the the best goal difference (+9) in Primera Division
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Concacaf League game only three days ago.
Deportivo Saprissa play their home games on artifical turf, while this fixture will take place on grass. The latest results for Deportivo Saprissa when featuring on grass are 15 wins, 14 draws and 11 defeats from 40 matches. They have created 55 goals and conceded 48 times on these occasions.
Herediano form and stats
This stadium, Estadio CDI José Joaquín Colleya Fonseca, has been a fortress for Herediano in the Primera Division so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 5-0-1. The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Herediano has won four games in a row. The Guanacasteca match was the last time out without a victory.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Bryan Andres Segura Cruz not having conceded a league goal in 311 minutes.
Herediano's last game was hosting ADR Jicaral (placed 11th) and winning 1-0.
In the preceding match a 2-0 victory visiting Guadalupe.This is expected to be a close game, with Herediano perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Herediano as a small favourite), we find five games. Herediano has won one of these, drawn three and lost one.
A decent goal production from Herediano in their home games so far, with 9 goals from 6 league matches. Herediano have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 1 goal.
Deportivo Saprissa form and stats
There's been little loot from Deportivo Saprissa's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 6 away games in the Primera Division. Deportivo Saprissa only have 1 win to counter their 3 defeats and 2 draws.
M. Barrantes, O. Sinclair, M. Torres and C. Bolaños scored in Saprissa's previous match, the home game against Cotzumalguapa that ended 4-2. As you can tell from the result, the match against Cotzumalguapa was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 6 goals, will the fun continue today?
Prior to that match, a home win 3-0 against Perez Zeledon in the Primera Division.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found twelve similar matches played by Saprissa in our archives, and the results are: five wins for Deportivo Saprissa, three draws and four defeats.
Deportivo Saprissa have scored 7 goals on their travels this season, from 6 away games in the league. Saprissa have conceded 10 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
This isn't the first time these parties meet this season, as the statistics show this recent fixture: Deportivo Saprissa - Herediano 2-3. Head-to-head numbers (for the prior ten meetings): Herediano won three games, two matches ended in a draw and Deportivo Saprissa have five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / fourTop Goalscorers
  Y. Ruiz González 7 goals |  J. Marín 5 goals | J. Ortiz Picado 4 goals |
Herediano missing players
Deportivo Saprissa missing players
| Herediano | Deportivo Saprissa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| 8 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 21 | 9 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 7 | 25 |
| 15 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 10 | 16 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 77% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 77% |
| 54% | 17% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 62% |
| 23% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 38% |
| 23% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 23% |
| 46% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 38% |
| 46% | 83% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 38% |
| 8% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 23% |
| 4.6 | 4.7 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 6.5 | 7.7 |
| 4.3 | 3.3 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 5.7 | 4.5 |
| 2.3 | 2.3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3 | 2.7 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | 10.7 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 12 | 14.1 |
| 4.2 | 4.8 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.3 | 5.1 |
| 38% | 31% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 35% | 38% |
- Deportivo Saprissa have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (7) in Primera Division
- Deportivo Saprissa have the most scored goals in the second half (17) in Primera Division
- Deportivo Saprissa have the the best goal difference (+9) in Primera Division
- Deportivo Saprissa haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Herediano have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Herediano have the fewest conceded goals (1) at home in Primera Division
- Herediano have the most clean sheets (5) at home in Primera Division
- Herediano have the most clean sheets (6) in Primera Division
- Herediano haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Herediano is in the best form (5-0-1)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Herediano | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 24 |
| 2 | Deportivo Saprissa | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 21 |
| 3 | Alajuelense | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 21 |
| 4 | Grecia | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 21 |
| 5 | Santos de Guapiles | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 20 |
| 6 | Guanacasteca | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 19 |
| 7 | Sporting San Jose | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 18 |
| 8 | Cartagines | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -2 | 17 |
| 9 | Guadalupe | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | -5 | 15 |
| 10 | San Carlos | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | -5 | 13 |
| 11 | ADR Jicaral | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -8 | 12 |
| 12 | Perez Zeledon | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 14 | -12 | 8 |