Welcome to the show! Today's leading characters are Santos de Guápiles and Herediano, 3 points are the objective and 90 minutes the length of this spectacle.
- Santos de Guápiles have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
It's no vacation for neither Guápiles nor Herediano as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
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 22 goals to get 22 points from 11 games. The overall stats in the Primera Division are 6-4-1 (wins-draws-losses).
The fans are hoping that Santos de Guápiles will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the Primera Division game against Herediano.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 2-2 versus Grecia.Guápiles can score goals in their home matches. After 11 league matches they have found the net 22 times. Guápiles's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 14 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Herediano form and stats
4 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Herediano playing as the away team in the Primera Division this season.
Herediano go into this game after a win, the home game against Santos de Guápiles that ended 2-1.
Before that, Herediano secured a home win against Limón with the score 2-0.Herediano are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 19 times in 11 away games so far. Herediano have conceded 15 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Herediano - Santos de Guápiles 2-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Santos de Guápiles zero wins, six draws and Herediano four victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. East 13 goals |  Y. Ruiz González 9 goals |  K. Cunningham Brown 7 goals |
Santos de Guápiles missing players
Herediano missing players
| Santos de Guápiles | Herediano | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 39 | 19 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 21 | 43 |
| 12 | 6 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 7 | 16 |
| 14 | 10 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 13 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | 12 |
| 49 | 27 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 31 | 68 |
| 55 | 26 | 8 | Conceded | C | 6 | 26 | 52 |
| 92% | 89% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 95% | 95% |
| 77% | 84% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 76% | 81% |
| 51% | 53% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 48% | 56% |
| 33% | 42% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 30% |
| 10% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 19% | 14% |
| 59% | 63% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 57% | 65% |
| 26% | 26% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 19% | 19% |
| 23% | 21% | 75% | Failed to Score | F T | 60% | 29% | 21% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.6 | 2.5 | 3.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.4 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| 10 | 10.4 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.4 | 8.6 | 8.9 |
| 3.2 | 4.1 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0.8 | 3 | 3.3 |
| 39% | 35% | 10% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 49% | 48% |
- 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 | 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 | Limón | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 42 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 20 | -17 | 21 |