The guesting Herediano side are probably favourites at Puntarenas, as the away side have a 16 point lead from their 22 league games this season.
- Herediano have the most points from losing position (31) in Primera Division
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Puntarenas and Herediano.
Puntarenas form and stats
Overall Primera Division stats at home this season for Puntarenas are 4-2-5 (wins-draws-losses). When Puntarenas hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Alajuelense, Cartaginés and Deportivo Saprissa), they have won 3 of 6 matches!
The Puntarenas supporters got no joy from their last match, also played here at Estadio Municipal de Puntarenas Miguel Ángel Lito Pérez Treacy: A 1-2 defeat against Herediano (placed 4th).
Prior to that, an away loss at Alajuelense.The Puntarenas fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 15 in 11 matches. 13 goals have been conceded.
Herediano form and stats
As the visiting team in Primera Division matches, Herediano have produced an overall stat of 4-2-5 so far.
Herediano play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting Puntarenas (placed 10th).
That result followed a home victory 3-1 versus Perez Zeledon.Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Herediano have scored 15 goals in 11 league games away. As for defending, Herediano rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 17 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Herediano have been victorious in every one of the 5 latest fixtures against this opponent. Another win today?The previous head to head game ended Puntarenas - Herediano 1-2, played this season.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Gibbons Hidalgo 10 goals |  A. Hernández González 7 goals | J. Montenegro Vallejo 6 goals |
Puntarenas missing players
Herediano missing players
| Puntarenas | Herediano | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 40 | 20 | 6 | Played | P | 6 | 22 | 44 |
| 11 | 8 | 3 | Won | W | 5 | 10 | 24 |
| 13 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 16 | 7 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| 44 | 25 | 7 | Scored | S | 18 | 35 | 77 |
| 52 | 19 | 4 | Conceded | C | 5 | 27 | 50 |
| 95% | 90% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 95% | 98% |
| 72% | 70% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 80% |
| 48% | 45% | 17% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 83% | 55% | 57% |
| 22% | 10% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 32% | 36% |
| 2% | 5% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 14% | 14% |
| 55% | 50% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 59% | 57% |
| 20% | 35% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 18% | 25% |
| 30% | 25% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 27% | 20% |
| 5.1 | 5.8 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.8 | 4.9 | 5.3 |
| 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 5.9 | 4.7 |
| 2.6 | 2 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.7 |
| 12 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 10.4 | 12.2 | 9.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.7 | 9.8 | 11.7 |
| 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.3 | 4.1 |
| 40% | 66% | 70% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 75% | 49% | 43% |
| 10.4 | 9.8 | 9.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.3 | 13.7 | 11.3 |
| 3.2 | 1.7 | 1.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 4.5 | 3.9 |
- Herediano have the most matches over the total-line (25) in Primera Division
- Herediano have the most points from losing position (31) in Primera Division
| 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 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 48 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 32 | 50 |
| 2 | Alajuelense | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 50 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 29 | 41 |
| 3 | Cartaginés | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 40 | 32 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 8 | 40 |
| 4 | Herediano | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 35 | 31 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 4 | 36 |
| 5 | Sporting San José | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 3 | 34 |
| 6 | San Carlos | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -1 | 29 |
| 7 | Guanacasteca | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 19 | -2 | 28 |
| 8 | Santos de Guápiles | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16 | -7 | 27 |
| 9 | Perez Zeledon | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 26 | 41 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 23 | -15 | 24 |
| 10 | Puntarenas | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 20 | -12 | 20 |
| 11 | Guadalupe | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 28 | 43 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 24 | -15 | 19 |
| 12 | Grecia | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 45 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 31 | -24 | 16 |
