Only a win will satisfy the Herediano supporters in this Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero clash with Pérez Zeledón, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the Primera Division table.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Herediano form and stats
Herediano, who have the most clean sheets (10) at home in Primera Division, have collected 19 points from their Primera Division home games so far after 5-4-1. With a nice streak brewing from their home games, Herediano are also looking for their fifth consecutive victory regardless of location.
It's back home for Herediano, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating San Carlos away with the result 3-1. Y. Ruiz, A. Villalobos and B. Rojas found the net in that victory. In the preceding match a 4-1 victory visiting Cartagines.
Herediano are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (25 goals in 10 games). Herediano have conceded 14 in these home matches.
Pérez Zeledón form and stats
Pérez Zeledón have only collected 7 points from their away games in the Primera Division, after 2-1-7 (10 played). It's all red in the travel logs of Pérez Zeledón, having lost five matches in a row as the visiting team.
Zeledón had fun at their own home (Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero) last time out, beating UCR 3-2. J. Navarro (2) scored. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Santos de Guapiles wasn't a success with a 1-3 loss.
Zeledón find the net regularly in their away games. 10 goals from 10 away fixtures in the league. As for defending, Zeledón rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 18 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Pérez Zeledón - Herediano 0-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Herediano four wins, four draws and Pérez Zeledón two victories. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), nine games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  Y. Ruiz González 12 goals |  K. Soto Vega 11 goals | N. Rodríguez 8 goals |
Herediano missing players
Pérez Zeledón missing players
| Herediano | Pérez Zeledón | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 49 | 24 | 6 | Played | P | 6 | 21 | 43 |
| 22 | 15 | 4 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| 17 | 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 10 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 12 | 19 |
| 85 | 58 | 17 | Scored | S | 6 | 21 | 49 |
| 47 | 24 | 8 | Conceded | C | 8 | 41 | 69 |
| 88% | 92% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 90% | 95% |
| 67% | 75% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 81% | 74% |
| 47% | 62% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 57% | 47% |
| 31% | 46% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 38% | 33% |
| 20% | 33% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 19% | 19% |
| 53% | 50% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 62% | 56% |
| 35% | 42% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 14% | 21% |
| 24% | 17% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | 28% |
| 5.9 | 6.2 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.7 |
| 5.4 | 4.4 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 5.1 | 5 |
| 2.6 | 2 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.8 | 3.1 | 2.9 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 327 | 191 | 69 | Total Shots | T S | 29 | 100 | 246 |
| 129 | 78 | 24 | Shots on Target | S O | 10 | 34 | 80 |
| 59% | 64% | 71% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 60% | 62% | 61% |
- Herediano has the fewest conceded goals (20)
- Herediano has the most clean sheets (10) 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.
- Herediano have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Pérez Zeledón have scored away.
- Pérez Zeledón 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 | Deportivo Saprissa | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 41 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 19 | 45 |
| 2 | Herediano | 21 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 39 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 19 | 39 |
| 3 | Alajuelense | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 24 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 39 |
| 4 | Cartagines | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 35 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | -2 | 34 |
| 5 | Guadalupe | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 32 |
| 6 | ADR Jicaral | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 31 |
| 7 | Grecia | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 32 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 21 | -1 | 29 |
| 8 | San Carlos | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 36 | 39 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 23 | -3 | 26 |
| 9 | Santos de Guapiles | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 31 | 41 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 25 | -10 | 20 |
| 10 | Pérez Zeledón | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 37 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 18 | -12 | 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 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 25 | 54 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 38 | -29 | 13 |