This could be an interesting match as San Carlos have their presumed home advantage while Cartaginés are ahead 5 points in the Primera Division table.
The hosts Carlos saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Primera Division. This match was also played here at Estadio Carlos Ugalde Álvarez. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Cartaginés have had more rest.
This stadium uses artifical turf, unlike Cartaginés's home stadium. The visitors last ten games on artifical turf have ended in 3 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses.
San Carlos form and stats
3 victories, 4 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what San Carlos have to build on here at Estadio Carlos Ugalde Álvarez in the Primera Division.
San Carlos's previous game was a Primera Division match also played at home, ending 3-0 versus Santos de Guapiles (placed 9th). The home side are looking to build on that result. A defeat was the result before that one, 0-3 away at Alajuelense.
Carlos are traveling soon after this match as the Primera Division match at UCR awaits in two days.
Carlos are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 13 goals in 9 games. Carlos have conceded 10 in these home matches.
Cartaginés form and stats
3 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Cartaginés playing as the away team in the Primera Division this season. Cartaginés has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.
Cartaginés had fun at their own home (Estadio Carlos Ugalde Álvarez) last time out, beating ADR Jicaral 4-2. M. Hernández (2), C. Núñez and J. Venegas scored. Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Perez Zeledon.
A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Cartaginés, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun?
After this away game Cartaginés return home for a Primera Division game against Herediano. That game is only two sleeps after this.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Cartaginés have scored 10 goals in 9 league games away. As opposed to that, Cartaginés have seen the ball go into their own net 12 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Cartaginés - Carlos 3-2 entered in the official records. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Carlos two wins, three draws and Cartaginés five victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Hernández Campanioni 19 goals |   Á. Saborío Chacón 10 goals | J. Aguilar Bustamante 9 goals |
San Carlos missing players
Cartaginés missing players
| San Carlos | Cartaginés | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 42 | 21 | 6 | Played | P | 6 | 20 | 40 |
| 15 | 10 | 3 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | 17 |
| 12 | 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 15 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 72 | 39 | 6 | Scored | S | 6 | 23 | 58 |
| 72 | 27 | 3 | Conceded | C | 6 | 25 | 57 |
| 98% | 95% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 90% | 92% |
| 81% | 71% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 65% | 72% |
| 67% | 62% | 17% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 45% | 57% |
| 48% | 48% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 25% | 32% |
| 21% | 19% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 10% | 18% |
| 67% | 67% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 55% |
| 17% | 24% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 30% | 25% |
| 19% | 14% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 30% | 28% |
| 4.8 | 5.2 | 3.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.4 | 5.3 |
| 4.7 | 3.9 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.8 | 5.5 | 4.9 |
| 2.5 | 2 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.1 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 320 | 161 | 33 | Total Shots | T S | 38 | 136 | 324 |
| 144 | 73 | 14 | Shots on Target | S O | 12 | 47 | 126 |
| 49% | 52% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 49% | 46% |
- Cartaginés have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- San Carlos has the most matches over the total-line (25)
| 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 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 42 |
| 2 | Alajuelense | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 35 |
| 3 | Herediano | 18 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 29 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 30 |
| 4 | Cartaginés | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 28 |
| 5 | ADR Jicaral | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 26 |
| 6 | Guadalupe | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 25 |
| 7 | San Carlos | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 0 | 23 |
| 8 | Grecia | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 19 | -5 | 22 |
| 9 | Santos de Guapiles | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 21 | -9 | 17 |
| 10 | Perez Zeledon | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 12 | -9 | 16 |
| 11 | Limon | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 12 | -6 | 15 |
| 12 | UCR | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 44 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 30 | -22 | 13 |