The league table in Primera Division tells a story about these teams so far, with Santos de Guápiles leading Grecia by 13 points. Match preview to follow:
- Santos de Guápiles have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Grecia have the most conceded goals in the second half (35) in Primera Division
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Santos de Guápiles form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Estadio Ebal Rodríguez Aguilar as Santos de Guápiles have scored 20 goals to get 21 points from 10 games. The overall stats in the Primera Division are 6-3-1 (wins-draws-losses).
Before that, Guápiles had a home game versus Limon which ended with a victory 3-2.
The Guápiles manager E. Rodríguez Santamaría has got the team scoring with 20 from 10 home games in the league. On the other hand, Santos de Guápiles have conceded 12 goals.
Grecia form and stats
As the visiting team in Primera Division matches, Grecia have produced an overall stat of 2-5-3 so far. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Grecia have lost on their last two travels.
J. C. Sanchez was the last player to score for the away team. Grecia haven't scored a league goal in the last 211 minutes.
A 0-0 draw was the result before that, hosting Guadalupe.
The visitors have scored 9 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 11 goals have been conceded by Grecia in these games.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Grecia - Guápiles 1-2. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - three - two (Santos de Guápiles wins - draws - Grecia wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. East 12 goals |  J. Vargas 7 goals |  K. Cunningham Brown 5 goals |
Santos de Guápiles missing players
Grecia missing players
| Santos de Guápiles | Grecia | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 37 | 18 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 19 | 39 |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 13 | 9 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| 12 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 9 | 17 |
| 46 | 25 | 9 | Scored | S | 4 | 16 | 36 |
| 51 | 24 | 6 | Conceded | C | 11 | 26 | 54 |
| 92% | 89% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 85% |
| 76% | 83% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 63% | 64% |
| 49% | 50% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 37% | 44% |
| 32% | 39% | 60% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 16% | 23% |
| 11% | 11% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 13% |
| 57% | 61% | 80% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 47% | 51% |
| 27% | 28% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 16% | 23% |
| 24% | 22% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 47% | 41% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.7 | 2.6 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.9 | 2.6 |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 10.4 | 10.7 | 12.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.4 | 9.2 | 10.2 |
| 3.3 | 4.2 | 6.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| 37% | 33% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 25% | 28% |
- Grecia have the most conceded goals in the second half (35) in Primera Division
- Santos de Guápiles 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 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 47 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 36 | 46 |
| 2 | Santos de Guápiles | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 35 |
| 3 | Deportivo Saprissa | 21 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 31 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 29 |
| 4 | Herediano | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 33 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 27 |
| 5 | Cartagines | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 18 | -3 | 26 |
| 6 | San Carlos | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 13 | -5 | 26 |
| 7 | ADR Jicaral | 21 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 16 | -4 | 25 |
| 8 | Perez Zeledon | 21 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 19 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -9 | 25 |
| 9 | Sporting San Jose | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | -10 | 23 |
| 10 | Grecia | 21 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -7 | 22 |
| 11 | Guadalupe | 21 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 33 | 31 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 21 |
| 12 | Limon | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 40 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 18 | -15 | 21 |