The visiting Deportivo Saprissa side should be favourites in this visit to Limón, as the away team holds a 12 point advantage from their six league games this season.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
This pitch has grass, which is not Deportivo Saprissa's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on grass Deportivo Saprissa have performed like this: Played 26 matches resulting in 10 wins, 8 draws and 8 defeats with the goal stats 37-34 (scored/conceded).
Limón form and stats
Limón have played three Primera Division home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 1 point from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead.
Limón lost their last game at UCR (placed 11th) after a 1-2 scoreline. Before that, Limón drew at home versus Guadalupe.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Primera Division game versus Perez Zeledon in only four days. This game is also played here at Estadio Juan Gobán Quirós.
Limón has huge difficulties finding the net and are scoring on average only once per two home matches in the league: 1 goal from 3 games. 4 goals have been conceded.
Deportivo Saprissa form and stats
Deportivo Saprissa have six points from their first three away games in the Primera Division, meaning two victories and a loss.
M. Angulo scored in Deportivo Saprissa's previous match, the home game against Santos de Guapiles that ended 1-0. A 1-4 defeat away at Herediano before that.
Late drama in the previous game, when M. Angulo scored the winning goal two minutes into stoppage time to defeat Santos de Guapiles.
Deportivo Saprissa find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 4 goals from 3 away fixtures in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Deportivo Saprissa have conceded 5 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Deportivo Saprissa - Limón 6-0 earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Limón victories, three draws and four Deportivo Saprissa wins. eight of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
 M. Ugalde 11 goals |  J. Venegas Ulloa 9 goals |  C. Bolaños Navarro 8 goals |
Limón missing players
Deportivo Saprissa missing players
| Limón | Deportivo Saprissa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 30 |
| 7 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 16 | 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 28 | 14 | 6 | Scored | S | 5 | 23 | 60 |
| 52 | 15 | 8 | Conceded | C | 4 | 22 | 37 |
| 96% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 93% | 93% |
| 79% | 57% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 73% | 80% |
| 50% | 29% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 60% | 67% |
| 25% | 7% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 43% |
| 18% | 7% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 20% |
| 50% | 43% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 53% | 50% |
| 25% | 43% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 27% | 37% |
| 29% | 21% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 27% | 20% |
| 5 | 6 | 8.4 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 4.7 | 5.5 |
| 5.8 | 5.5 | 5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4 |
| 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 3 | 2.5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 228 | 173 | 73 | Total Shots | T S | 24 | 98 | 217 |
| 80 | 54 | 27 | Shots on Target | S O | 9 | 45 | 108 |
| 35% | 26% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 56% | 40% | 51% |
- Deportivo Saprissa has the most scored goals in the first half (35)
- Deportivo Saprissa have scored more than double the goals of Limón.
- Deportivo Saprissa is in the best form (4-1-1)
- Limón has the fewest points (1) at home
- Limón has the fewest points from losing position (1)
- Limón has the fewest scored goals (1) at home
- Limón has the most conceded goals in the second half (33)
- Limón is in the worst form (0-1-5)
| 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 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| 2 | Herediano | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| 3 | Grecia | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | San Carlos | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 5 | ADR Jicaral | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | Alajuelense | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| 7 | Santos de Guapiles | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 8 | Perez Zeledon | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -1 | 7 |
| 9 | Cartaginés | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 6 |
| 10 | Guadalupe | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 11 | UCR | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | -9 | 4 |
| 12 | Limón | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -8 | 1 |