Sporting San José battle against Herediano for glory and success.
- Sporting San José have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Herediano have the most scored goals in the first half (24) in Primera Division
Herediano could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Primera Division game only two sleeps ago. That game, against Grecia, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Herediano.
Sporting San José form and stats
As mentioned below, Sporting San José are feasting on a winning streak here so far with maximum points from their first 2 Primera Division games.
Sporting San José faced defeat in their previous match, away at Alajuelense (1-3). The first loss after collecting points in three league games.
Ahead of that match, José won a home game hosting Guadalupe (2-0).The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Sporting San José have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 14 matches with the results: Won 4, drawn 5 and lost 5.
Lots of goals and action? We don't know the future, but we do know that 13 of the 17 latest league matches with this side has contained at least three goals.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Sporting San José at home in the league. 6 on target and 3 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.
Herediano form and stats
Herediano are still undefeated on their travels in the Primera Division. They have only played two games though, winning one and drawing the other.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Grecia (placed 9th) in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 1-1.
A loss against Guanacasteca was the result prior to that, in a home game.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Herediano playing away and similar expectations, we found 11 relevant matches. Results were 4 Herediano wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats.
Low on goals? 8 of this side's most recent 10 league matches have contained two or less goals.
A quick return to home after this game, as Herediano are hosting Santos de Guapiles in the Primera Division only four days away.
{4 goals} so far away for Herediano, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 3. All from 2 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
This is what happened when the sides played each other earlier this season; Herediano - José 4-2. Miller (Sporting San José) and Medina (Sporting San José) were shown red cards when these teams met previously this season. Will it be as hotheaded this time? Sporting San José-Herediano H2H statistics last nine meetings regardless of arena: Sporting San José two wins, Herediano seven wins, zero draws. six of these nine matches had three or more goals (over 2,5). The matches between these clubs have sometimes been hostile, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last nine encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  R. Azofeifa Corrales 6 goals | B. Martínez Nava 5 goals | B. Vega Chaves 4 goals |
Sporting San José missing players
Herediano missing players
| Sporting San José | Herediano | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 26 |
| 9 | 6 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 7 | 15 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 37 | 26 | 10 | Scored | S | 4 | 24 | 47 |
| 32 | 17 | 3 | Conceded | C | 6 | 13 | 23 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 96% |
| 85% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 92% | 77% |
| 75% | 90% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 54% | 50% |
| 40% | 60% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 31% | 31% |
| 25% | 40% | 67% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 15% | 12% |
| 70% | 90% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 69% | 58% |
| 20% | 10% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 23% | 31% |
| 15% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 15% | 15% |
| 5.3 | 5.6 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.8 | 5.5 |
| 4.2 | 4 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.8 | 6.4 | 5.2 |
| 3.1 | 3 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4.5 | 3 | 2.6 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 9.7 | 9.7 | 6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.2 | 10.5 | 12 |
| 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.3 | 4 |
| 54% | 70% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 56% | 45% |
| 10.6 | 9.9 | 5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 18.8 | 15.1 | 12.5 |
| 3.6 | 3.5 | 1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.5 | 4.6 | 4 |
- All of Sporting San José's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Herediano have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Herediano have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Herediano have the most points from losing position (18) in Primera Division
- Herediano have the most scored goals in the first half (24) in Primera Division
- Sporting San José have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sporting San José have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Sporting San José haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| 2 | Deportivo Saprissa | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| 3 | Sporting San José | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | Cartagines | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | Herediano | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 | Guanacasteca | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 5 |
| 7 | Perez Zeledon | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 8 | Guadalupe | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Grecia | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 3 |
| 10 | San Carlos | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 2 |
| 11 | Puntarenas | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 2 |
| 12 | Santos de Guapiles | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -8 | 2 |
