Excitement is expected at Estadio Municipal Keylor Navas Gamboa when Pérez Zeledón face Deportivo Saprissa in what promises to be a first-class match. Read the preview!
- Pérez Zeledón haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Deportivo Saprissa have the fewest conceded goals (1) in Primera Division
It should be mentioned that Deportivo Saprissa play their home matches on artifical turf, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on grass. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Deportivo Saprissa on grass are 11 victories, 11 draws and 12 defeats from 34 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 34-38. You can compare this with overall results below.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Pérez Zeledón form and stats
Overall Primera Division stats at home this season for Pérez Zeledón are 1-1-1 (wins-draws-losses).
Zeledón enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Santos de Guápiles's place. The match ended 3-2 with Mata, López and Box scoring. Some amazing scenes last match, when Mata scored the winning goal four minutes into stoppage time.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Alajuelense (1-2).Take note that 8 of the latest 10 league games from these players have had goals from both sides.
Pérez Zeledón has scored {3 goals-1} so far and conceded {3 goals-2} from 3 home games. These are numbers from the league only.
Deportivo Saprissa form and stats
Things could have gone better for Deportivo Saprissa in their Primera Division away matches, but 5 points from 3 games is all right.
The Deportivo Saprissa goalkeeper Kevin Jose Chamorro Rodriguez is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 265 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Deportivo Saprissa go into this game after a win, the home game against Cartaginés that ended 1-0. That win felt good as this team had gone three league rounds without victory.
Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to San Carlos.A tale of few goals? 11 of this team's last 13 league matches have contained two or less goals.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Saprissa manager Madriz as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Herediano.
Deportivo Saprissa are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed {1 goals} from 3 away games.
Head 2 Head
The previous head-to-head encounter ended Deportivo Saprissa - Pérez Zeledón 4-0, played this season. Pérez Zeledón-Deportivo Saprissa H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Zeledón one win, Deportivo Saprissa five wins, four draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  J. East 6 goals |  K. Waston Manley 6 goals |  D. Guzmán Pérez 5 goals |
Pérez Zeledón missing players
Deportivo Saprissa missing players
| Pérez Zeledón | Deportivo Saprissa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 14 | 29 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 8 | 18 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 12 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 29 | 14 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 13 | 43 |
| 35 | 15 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 79% | 90% |
| 83% | 82% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 36% | 62% |
| 61% | 55% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 29% | 34% |
| 22% | 18% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 13% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 65% | 64% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 21% | 31% |
| 13% | 18% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 64% | 62% |
| 22% | 18% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 36% | 17% |
| 5.1 | 5.8 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.5 | 5 | 6.2 |
| 5.3 | 5.5 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 4.9 | 4.1 |
| 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 3.2 | 2.8 |
| 7 | 6 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 12.3 | 13.4 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 16.5 | 10.9 | 13.8 |
| 4.7 | 5.7 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 8 | 4.1 | 5.2 |
| 27% | 22% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 6% | 23% | 29% |
| 10.7 | 10.1 | 9.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.5 | 8.9 | 7.4 |
| 4.4 | 4.1 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 2.5 | 2 |
- Deportivo Saprissa have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Deportivo Saprissa have the fewest conceded goals (0) away in Primera Division
- Deportivo Saprissa have the fewest conceded goals (1) in Primera Division
- Deportivo Saprissa have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (8) in Primera Division
- Deportivo Saprissa have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (5) in Primera Division
- Deportivo Saprissa have the fewest scored goals (1) away in Primera Division
- Deportivo Saprissa have the most clean sheets (18) in Primera Division
- Deportivo Saprissa have the most clean sheets (9) away in Primera Division
- Deportivo Saprissa have the most matches under the total-line (19) in Primera Division
- Deportivo Saprissa have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Pérez Zeledón haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Alajuelense | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 19 | 20 |
| 2 | Deportivo Saprissa | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 15 |
| 3 | Sporting San José | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 13 |
| 4 | Pérez Zeledón | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| 5 | Guanacasteca | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 10 |
| 6 | Herediano | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -3 | 10 |
| 7 | Puntarenas | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -5 | 9 |
| 8 | Cartaginés | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -2 | 8 |
| 9 | Guadalupe | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| 10 | Grecia | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -4 | 6 |
| 11 | San Carlos | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 5 |
| 12 | Santos de Guápiles | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -9 | 5 |
