Home advantage could prove decisive in Puntarenas - Sporting San José battle

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Competition: Costa Rica Primera Division
Competition: Fri 24.February
Match begins: 01:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Municipal de Puntarenas Miguel Ángel Lito Pérez Treacy (4105 seats)

Look!Here is all you need and want to know about the Primera Division game Puntarenas - Sporting San José!

Both contenders have had enough rest since their previous effort on the pitch. Let's wish for an in-your-face match!

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Puntarenas form and stats

When playing at home in the Primera Division, Puntarenas have managed 1 win, 1 draw and suffered 1 defeat from 3 games.

Puntarenas drew their last game, 1-1 away at Guanacasteca (placed 5th).

Prior to that, an away loss at Grecia.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Puntarenas have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 19 games) they have won 10 times, drawn 3 and lost 6.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Primera Division game versus Alajuelense in only three days. This game is also played here at Estadio Municipal de Puntarenas Miguel Ángel Lito Pérez Treacy.

Puntarenas are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 4 goals in 3 games.

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Sporting San José form and stats

Things could have gone better for Sporting San José in their Primera Division away matches, but 3 points from 3 games is all right. José seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?

There were no winners in Sporting San José's previous match, the home game that ended 1-1 vs Santos de Guapiles (placed 12th).

A draw for Sporting San José before that, at their own venue hosting San Carlos (1-1).

Sporting San José are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 4 draws and 6 defeats. From a total of 11 matches.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Primera Division trip to Deportivo Saprissa.

Sporting San José have the goal stats of 3-6 (for/against) from 3 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.

Head 2 Head

The most up to date archived history between these teams is the Sporting San José - Puntarenas 2-2 played previously this season. Head to head totals (for the last three meetings): Puntarenas won zero games, two matches ended in a draw and Sporting San José got one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / one.

Top Goalscorers

PuntarenasA. Gibbons Hidalgo
A. Gibbons Hidalgo
8 goals
Sporting San JoséR. Azofeifa Corrales
R. Azofeifa Corrales
6 goals
PuntarenasA. Hernández González
A. Hernández González
5 goals

Puntarenas missing players

Sporting San José missing players

Puntarenas Sporting San José
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
26 12 4 Played P 5 11 24
8 5 1 Won W 1 3 10
11 4 2 Drew D 1 1 6
7 3 1 Lost L 3 7 8
30 14 3 Scored S 4 12 41
31 9 2 Conceded C 8 18 37
92% 83% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 91% 96%
77% 67% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 40% 73% 83%
42% 33% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 64% 67%
23% 8% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 27% 38%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 9% 21%
58% 42% 25% BTTS BTTS 40% 55% 71%
23% 42% 50% Clean Sheets C S 40% 27% 21%
27% 33% 50% Failed to Score F T 40% 27% 12%
 
5.2 5.6 5 Corners for (avg) C F 5.4 5.5 5.3
4.8 4.4 3.2 Corners against (avg) C A 3.2 4.2 4.1
2.8 2 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4.2 3.2 3.1
11 0 0 Red cards R C 4 4 5
 
11.1 13.2 9.2 Shots (avg) S ( 8.8 9.5 9
3.2 2 1.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.6 3.1 3.2
36% 58% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 31% 35% 54%
 
10.1 9.7 7.5 Shots against (avg) S A 11 11.6 10.1
3.4 1.9 1.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.4 4.1 3.6

  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 9 7 2 0 27 7 5 5 0 0 17 5 4 2 2 0 10 2 20 23
2 Deportivo Saprissa 8 5 3 0 14 2 4 3 1 0 8 1 4 2 2 0 6 1 12 18
3 Sporting San José 8 4 2 2 12 11 5 3 2 0 9 5 3 1 0 2 3 6 1 14
4 Cartagines 9 3 2 4 12 14 4 3 1 0 7 1 5 0 1 4 5 13 -2 11
5 Guanacasteca 8 2 4 2 9 10 4 1 3 0 6 4 4 1 1 2 3 6 -1 10
6 Perez Zeledon 8 3 1 4 11 15 4 1 1 2 4 8 4 2 0 2 7 7 -4 10
7 Herediano 8 3 1 4 7 11 4 2 0 2 3 6 4 1 1 2 4 5 -4 10
8 Puntarenas 8 2 3 3 7 12 3 1 1 1 4 3 5 1 2 2 3 9 -5 9
9 San Carlos 8 1 5 2 7 9 4 1 2 1 5 4 4 0 3 1 2 5 -2 8
10 Guadalupe 8 2 1 5 10 12 4 1 1 2 6 4 4 1 0 3 4 8 -2 7
11 Grecia 8 1 3 4 13 17 4 1 2 1 8 5 4 0 1 3 5 12 -4 6
12 Santos de Guapiles 8 1 3 4 8 17 4 1 1 2 5 9 4 0 2 2 3 8 -9 6