This match features two teams living in the basement of the Primera Division, Santos de Guápiles holding 9th place and Pérez Zeledón lying 10th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.
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
Santos de Guápiles have played 9 Primera Division games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-2-4 (wins-draws-losses). It's been an uphill battle for Guápiles in their home games for quite some time now, as four matches in a row are lost here. Not since the Herediano game have they avoided the disappointment of defeat. Guápiles has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager L. Marín Murillo and the players.
No payout for Guápiles in their previous match, an away game at Herediano that ended in defeat 1-3. A defeat was the result before that one, 0-3 away at San Carlos.
Guápiles are traveling soon after this match as the Primera Division match at Alajuelense awaits in four days.
The Guápiles fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 16 goals in 9 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 15 goals have been conceded.
Pérez Zeledón form and stats
There's been little loot from Pérez Zeledón's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 9 away games in the Primera Division. Pérez Zeledón only have 2 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 1 draw. It's all red in the travel logs of Zeledón, having lost four matches in a row as the visiting team.
Zeledón's last game was the home draw against Limón (1-1). A 1-3 defeat away at Guadalupe before that.
Zeledón find the net regularly in their away games. 9 goals from 9 away fixtures in the league. Zeledón have conceded 15 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Pérez Zeledón - Santos de Guápiles 3-3 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Santos de Guápiles-Pérez Zeledón H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Santos de Guápiles three wins, Pérez Zeledón four wins, three draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  J. East 21 goals |  K. Soto Vega 11 goals | B. López Ramírez 6 goals |
Santos de Guápiles missing players
Pérez Zeledón missing players
| Santos de Guápiles | Pérez Zeledón | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 41 | 20 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 20 | 41 |
| 9 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 14 | 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 18 | 8 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 11 | 18 |
| 61 | 32 | 5 | Scored | S | 4 | 20 | 45 |
| 78 | 32 | 5 | Conceded | C | 5 | 38 | 64 |
| 95% | 95% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 95% |
| 83% | 85% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 73% |
| 61% | 50% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 55% | 44% |
| 46% | 40% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 35% | 29% |
| 22% | 25% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 17% |
| 68% | 65% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 60% | 54% |
| 12% | 20% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 15% | 22% |
| 24% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 35% | 29% |
| 4.4 | 4.4 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
| 5 | 4.5 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.2 | 5 | 4.8 |
| 3 | 2.9 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.9 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 260 | 124 | 17 | Total Shots | T S | 36 | 97 | 233 |
| 97 | 48 | 5 | Shots on Target | S O | 12 | 33 | 76 |
| 63% | 67% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 61% | 59% |
- Pérez Zeledón have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Santos de Guápiles has the fewest clean sheets (5)
- Santos de Guápiles has the most conceded goals in the second half (48)
| 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 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 19 | 43 |
| 2 | Alajuelense | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 36 |
| 3 | Herediano | 19 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 32 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 33 |
| 4 | Cartaginés | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 31 |
| 5 | ADR Jicaral | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 29 |
| 6 | Guadalupe | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 28 |
| 7 | Grecia | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 19 | -3 | 25 |
| 8 | San Carlos | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 35 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 22 | -2 | 23 |
| 9 | Santos de Guápiles | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 39 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 24 | -11 | 17 |
| 10 | Pérez Zeledón | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -11 | 17 |
| 11 | Limón | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 13 | -6 | 16 |
| 12 | UCR | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 49 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 35 | -27 | 13 |