A key match in Primera Division as both teams are battling for the top positions. With the home team in 4th position and the visitors placed 2nd, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!
San Carlos form and stats
23 points is a decent return from 11 Primera Division games here for San Carlos. The data says 7 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses.
Stress levels are on the rise for San Carlos's attacking players as they have now played 180 minutes without scoring in a league game. J. Solis was their last goal scorer.
In their previous game, the manager L. Marin led his San Carlos to a defeat in the Primera Division match away at Alajuelense. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here. Before that, San Carlos drew at home versus Alajuelense.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for San Carlos as they are travelling to their away game against Limón in the Primera Division. That match is four days after this one.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (26 in 11 games), San Carlos's attacking play is working. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the San Carlos defense is not exactly impregnable. 17 goals conceded from 11 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Deportivo Saprissa form and stats
Playing away, Deportivo Saprissa, who have the most scored goals (50) in Primera Division, have won 5 games, drawn 2 and suffered 4 defeats in the Primera Division this season.
There were no winners in Deportivo Saprissa's previous match, a Primera Division home game that ended 1-1 vs Herediano. Before that, Deportivo Saprissa travelled to Motagua and returned home with a draw after the Concacaf League game finished 0-0.
After this away game Deportivo Saprissa return home for a Primera Division game against Guadalupe. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Deportivo Saprissa are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 18 times in 11 away games so far. As opposed to that, Deportivo Saprissa have seen the ball go into their own net 16 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Deportivo Saprissa - San Carlos 3-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 2 - 5 - 3 (San Carlos wins - draws - Deportivo Saprissa wins). As for goals, 4 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 6 had two or less.Top Goalscorers
 
Á. Saborío
10 goals
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M. Ugalde
9 goals
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J. Venegas
9 goals
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San Carlos missing players
Deportivo Saprissa missing players
| San Carlos | Deportivo Saprissa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs
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Statistics | Stat | vs
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Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 24 |
| 9 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 40 | 26 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 19 | 52 |
| 40 | 17 | 1 | Conceded | C | 6 | 17 | 32 |
| 96% | 92% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 96% |
| 79% | 75% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 88% |
| 67% | 75% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 58% | 71% |
| 50% | 58% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 33% | 50% |
| 17% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 21% |
| 71% | 75% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 50% | 54% |
| 12% | 25% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 29% |
| 21% | 8% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 33% | 21% |
| 5.1 | 5.5 | 4 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 4.8 | 5 |
| 4.4 | 3.9 | 6 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
| 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.5 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 131 | 55 | 8 | Total Shots | T S | 4 | 73 | 147 |
| 73 | 37 | 5 | Shots on Target | S O | 3 | 36 | 75 |
| 53% | 68% | 80% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 39% | 63% |
- Deportivo Saprissa has the most scored goals (50)
- Deportivo Saprissa has the most scored goals in the first half (31)
- San Carlos has the most conceded goals in the first half (24)
- San Carlos has the most points from losing position (15)
- San Carlos have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| 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 | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 49 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 9 | 28 | 52 |
| 2 | Deportivo Saprissa | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 50 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 40 |
| 3 | Herediano | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 40 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 35 |
| 4 | San Carlos | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 40 | 37 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 3 | 33 |
| 5 | Cartaginés | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 33 |
| 6 | Pérez Zeledón | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 23 | -8 | 28 |
| 7 | ADR Jicaral | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -7 | 27 |
| 8 | Guadalupe | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 37 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 21 | -8 | 26 |
| 9 | Limón | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 40 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 29 | -16 | 25 |
| 10 | Santos de Guápiles | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 33 | 39 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 22 | -6 | 24 |
| 11 | Grecia | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 39 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 21 | -13 | 21 |
| 12 | UCR | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 36 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 22 | -13 | 18 |