Alajuelense have traveled here for an interesting fight against the hosts Santos de Guápiles. Prepare for the match with this Primera Division preview!
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Santos de Guápiles form and stats
Last season, Santos de Guápiles's league statistics were 10 wins, 6 draws and 6 losses, resulting in a 2nd position in the Primera Division. Over these 22 matches they scored 36 goals and conceded 29. Playing at home last season Santos de Guápiles managed 6-4-1 (win-draw-lost) with 22 goals and 14 conceded.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Santos de Guápiles, as the Primera Division home game vs Guanacasteca is only three days away.
Alajuelense form and stats
Last season was a triumph for Alajuelense in the national league as they took home the Primera Division trophy. The championship was secured after 14 wins, 8 draws and only 0 defeats. As this is an away game, it's natural to look at the stats for away matches last season: Won 8, drew 3 and lost 0.
A new game in only three days for Alajuelense, the Primera Division home match versus Herediano. Busy days.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's one Santos de Guápiles victory, two draws and seven Alajuelense wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Hernández Campanioni 3 goals | J. Venegas Ulloa 3 goals |  A. Bennett Freckleton 1 goals |
Santos de Guápiles missing players
Alajuelense missing players
| Santos de Guápiles | Alajuelense | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 67% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 33% | 100% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 2.3 | 3 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 11 | 7.7 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4 | 4.7 |
| 3.3 | 4 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.3 | 1 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 15 | 13 |
| 0.7 | 1 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 6 | 5.7 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 33% | 41% |
| Santos de Guápiles | Last season | Alajuelense | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 40 | 20 | Played | P | 22 | 44 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Won | W | 17 | 29 | ||
| 15 | 11 | Drew | D | 3 | 11 | ||
| 13 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | ||
| 49 | 27 | Scored | S | 54 | 96 | ||
| 55 | 26 | Conceded | C | 22 | 39 | ||
| 90% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 95% | ||
| 75% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 86% | 84% | ||
| 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 57% | ||
| 32% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 45% | 39% | ||
| 10% | 10% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 36% | 25% | ||
| 57% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 59% | ||
| 28% | 30% | Clean Sheets | C S | 32% | 34% | ||
| 25% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 5% | 11% | ||
| 5.1 | 5.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.3 | 6.1 | ||
| 5.2 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.1 | 5.6 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 2 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 5 | ||
| 10.2 | 10.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.2 | 12.9 | ||
| 3.3 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.8 | ||
| 37% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 45% | ||
| 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 | Alajuelense | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 49 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 7 | 37 | 50 |
| 2 | Santos de Guápiles | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 36 |
| 3 | Herediano | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 35 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 30 |
| 4 | Deportivo Saprissa | 22 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 31 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 29 |
| 5 | San Carlos | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 13 | -3 | 29 |
| 6 | ADR Jicaral | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 16 | -3 | 28 |
| 7 | Perez Zeledon | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -7 | 28 |
| 8 | Cartagines | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 19 | -4 | 26 |
| 9 | Grecia | 22 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 13 | -7 | 23 |
| 10 | Sporting San José | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 20 | -13 | 23 |
| 11 | Guadalupe | 22 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 33 | 31 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 22 |
| 12 | Limon | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 42 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 20 | -17 | 21 |