Soccer betting preview: Pérez Zeledón welcomes Santos de Guápiles in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: Costa Rica Primera Division
Date: Sun 06.October
Match begins: 02:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Municipal Keylor Navas Gamboa (6100 seats)

Struggling Pérez Zeledón will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Santos de Guápiles in the upcoming league round. It’s 9th vs 3rd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Pérez Zeledón form and stats

3 victories, 1 draw and 3 defeats. That’s what Pérez Zeledón, who have the fewest scored goals (14) in Primera Division, have to build on here at Estadio Municipal Keylor Navas Gamboa in the Primera Division. The Pérez Zeledón manager O. Royero might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.

Pérez Zeledón drew their last game, 1-1 away at Alajuelense (placed 1st). Preceding that match was the home game against Guadalupe that was lost 0-1.

This is expected to be a close game, with Pérez Zeledón perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Pérez Zeledón as a small favourite), we find nine games. Pérez Zeledón has won 6 of these, drawn 1 and lost 2.

Pérez Zeledón are traveling soon after this match as the Primera Division match at Cartaginés awaits in four days.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Pérez Zeledón here at Estadio Municipal Keylor Navas Gamboa in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (6 from 7 games). 7 goals have been conceded.

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Santos de Guápiles form and stats

The visitors are W2-D5-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Primera Division. Things are running smoothly for Santos de Guápiles who hasn't tasted defeat in their last eleven matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Limón.

There were no winners in Santos de Guápiles's previous match, a Primera Division home game that ended 1-1 vs Limón (placed 11th). Preceding that game, the 2-2 draw paying a visit to Deportivo Saprissa.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found seven similar matches played by Santos de Guápiles in our archives, and the results are: 4 wins for Santos de Guápiles, 2 draws and 1 defeat.

Santos de Guápiles are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 13 times in 8 away games so far. 11 goals have been conceded by Santos de Guápiles in these games.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Santos de Guápiles - Pérez Zeledón 4-1 earlier this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 5 wins for Pérez Zeledón, 2 draws and 3 wins for Santos de Guápiles. Over 2,5 goals: 4 times; under 2,5 goals: 6 games.

Top Goalscorers

J. East
10 goals
M. Foster
4 goals
K. Soto
3 goals

Pérez Zeledón missing players

Santos de Guápiles missing players

Pérez Zeledón Santos de Guápiles
Total Home Home vs top Statistics Stat Away vs low Away Total
15 7 2 Played P 2 8 15
4 3 0 Won W 1 2 5
3 1 0 Drew D 0 5 8
8 3 2 Lost L 1 1 2
14 6 1 Scored S 2 13 26
27 7 5 Conceded C 2 11 18
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 93%
67% 43% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 75% 87%
40% 14% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 62% 53%
27% 14% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 50% 40%
27% 14% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 13%
53% 29% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 75% 73%
20% 43% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 12% 13%
27% 29% 50% Failed to Score F T 50% 25% 20%
 
3.7 5 6 Corners For (avg) C F 4.5 4.6 4.8
3.5 3.9 6.5 Corners Against (avg) C A 2.5 5 4.9
3.2 3 1.5 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 4 3.5 3.3
1 0 0 Red Cards R C 1 1 1
Key stats This season:
  • Pérez Zeledón have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Pérez Zeledón haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Santos de Guápiles have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Santos de Guápiles have scored at least twice as many goals away as Pérez Zeledón have scored home.

Pérez Zeledón
All Concacaf League Primera Division
All Home Away
08-09-19 PD Herediano 4 - 1 Pérez Zeledón
11-09-19 PD Limón 1 - 1 Pérez Zeledón
20-09-19 PD Pérez Zeledón 0 - 1 Deportivo Saprissa
22-09-19 PD Pérez Zeledón 0 - 1 Guadalupe
29-09-19 PD Alajuelense 1 - 1 Pérez Zeledón
06-10-19 PD Pérez Zeledón 02:00 Santos de Guápiles
10-10-19 PD Cartaginés 02:00 Pérez Zeledón
17-10-19 PD Pérez Zeledón 02:00 ADR Jicaral
20-10-19 PD UCR 17:00 Pérez Zeledón
27-10-19 PD Pérez Zeledón 20:00 San Carlos
Santos de Guápiles
All Concacaf League Primera Division Club Friendlies
All Home Away
08-09-19 PD UCR 1 - 2 Santos de Guápiles
13-09-19 PD Santos de Guápiles 2 - 1 Cartaginés
19-09-19 PD Guadalupe 2 - 4 Santos de Guápiles
22-09-19 PD Deportivo Saprissa 2 - 2 Santos de Guápiles
30-09-19 PD Santos de Guápiles 1 - 1 Limón
06-10-19 PD Pérez Zeledón 02:00 Santos de Guápiles
11-10-19 PD Santos de Guápiles 02:00 San Carlos
16-10-19 PD Grecia 21:05 Santos de Guápiles
20-10-19 PD Santos de Guápiles 21:00 Alajuelense
28-10-19 PD Santos de Guápiles 02:00 ADR Jicaral

  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 15 11 3 1 33 14 8 5 2 1 16 10 7 6 1 0 17 4 19 36
2 Deportivo Saprissa 14 8 3 3 33 15 7 5 2 0 22 6 7 3 1 3 11 9 18 27
3 Santos de Guápiles 15 5 8 2 26 18 7 3 3 1 13 7 8 2 5 1 13 11 8 23
4 Herediano 14 6 4 4 22 15 7 4 1 2 13 6 7 2 3 2 9 9 7 22
5 San Carlos 15 6 4 5 27 24 8 5 1 2 19 13 7 1 3 3 8 11 3 22
6 Cartaginés 15 6 4 5 22 19 8 4 2 2 13 10 7 2 2 3 9 9 3 22
7 ADR Jicaral 15 6 4 5 15 16 8 3 3 2 9 7 7 3 1 3 6 9 -1 22
8 Guadalupe 15 5 3 7 21 27 7 3 2 2 12 12 8 2 1 5 9 15 -6 18
9 Pérez Zeledón 15 4 3 8 14 27 7 3 1 3 6 7 8 1 2 5 8 20 -13 15
10 Grecia 15 3 5 7 19 32 8 3 3 2 14 16 7 0 2 5 5 16 -13 14
11 Limón 15 3 3 9 16 29 7 3 2 2 9 8 8 0 1 7 7 21 -13 12
12 UCR 15 2 4 9 16 28 7 1 2 4 7 9 8 1 2 5 9 19 -12 10

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