Only the second game in the Primera Division for these teams and it's all to play for here at Estadio Carlos Ugalde Álvarez as San Carlos welcomes Deportivo Saprissa. Check out this preview!
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!
San Carlos form and stats
Before that match, a win away at Grecia.
Last season, San Carlos's league statistics were 9 wins, 6 draws and 7 losses, resulting in a 4th position in the Primera Division. Over these 22 matches they scored 40 goals and conceded 37. Playing at home last season San Carlos managed 7-2-2 (win-draw-lost) with 26 goals and 17 conceded.
Deportivo Saprissa form and stats
The Deportivo Saprissa goalkeeper Aaron Moises Cruz Esquivel is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 270 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Alajuelense.
As mentioned above, Saprissa was the only team on the pitch versus Limón in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task.
Let's have a look at how Deportivo Saprissa performed last season in the Primera Division: They landed a 2nd position in the league table after playing out 12 victories, 4 draws and 6 defeats. In total they scored 50 and conceded 30 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 5 - drew 2 and lost 4 with 18/16 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's one Carlos victory, five draws and four Deportivo Saprissa wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Marín 1 goals | Y. Tellería Alfaro 1 goals | J. Venegas Ulloa 1 goals |
San Carlos missing players
Deportivo Saprissa missing players
| San Carlos | Deportivo Saprissa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| San Carlos | Last season | Deportivo Saprissa | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 46 | 23 | Played | P | 24 | 49 | ||
| 17 | 10 | Won | W | 12 | 27 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Drew | D | 5 | 12 | ||
| 17 | 6 | Lost | L | 7 | 10 | ||
| 81 | 41 | Scored | S | 41 | 99 | ||
| 81 | 33 | Conceded | C | 31 | 59 | ||
| 98% | 96% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 96% | 96% | ||
| 83% | 74% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 79% | 80% | ||
| 70% | 65% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 63% | ||
| 50% | 52% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 45% | ||
| 22% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 18% | ||
| 70% | 70% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 53% | ||
| 15% | 22% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 37% | ||
| 17% | 13% | Failed to Score | F T | 21% | 14% | ||
| 4.6 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.6 | ||
| 4.6 | 3.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 3.8 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.1 | 2.6 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 9 | ||
| 359 | 168 | Total Shots | T S | 189 | 396 | ||
| 160 | 77 | Shots on Target | S O | 71 | 158 | ||
| 50% | 52% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 51% | 59% | ||
| 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | San Carlos | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | ADR Jicaral | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 6 | Limón | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 41 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 17 | 45 |
| 2 | Herediano | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 40 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 19 | 40 |
| 3 | Alajuelense | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 42 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 40 |
| 4 | Cartaginés | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | -2 | 35 |
| 5 | Guadalupe | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 33 |
| 6 | ADR Jicaral | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 33 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 32 |
| 7 | San Carlos | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 41 | 41 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 25 | 0 | 29 |
| 8 | Grecia | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 37 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 21 | -4 | 29 |
| 9 | Perez Zeledon | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 38 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 19 | -12 | 21 |
| 10 | Santos de Guapiles | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 31 | 41 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 25 | -10 | 20 |
| 11 | Limón | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 13 | -9 | 16 |
| 12 | UCR | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 27 | 54 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 38 | -27 | 16 |