Soccer match preview: Home crowds with high optimism before Sporting San José - Santos de Guápiles

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Competition: Costa Rica Primera Division
Competition: Sun 19.February
Match begins: 00:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Ernesto Rohrmoser Lahmann (2500 seats)

Primera Division: Top level vs below par, at least that's what the table says. Sporting San José - Santos de Guápiles. Home win or a shock result?

Insights:
  • Sporting San José have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Santos de Guápiles have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Primera Division

It's no vacation for neither José nor Santos de Guápiles 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.

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Sporting San José form and stats

The total Primera Division statistics playing at home this season for Sporting San José are 3-1-0 (wins-draws-losses).

The home club members saw a 0-0 draw versus Santos de Guápiles last time out and are looking for a victory here.

Before that, Sporting San José drew at home versus San Carlos.

Sporting San José has scored {8 goals} so far and conceded {4 goals} from 4 home games. These are numbers from the league only.

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Santos de Guápiles form and stats

The Primera Division season is young and Santos de Guápiles have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 3 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 2 defeats so far.

Santos de Guápiles has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Sporting San José for a 0-0 draw.

Preceding that, the 2-3 home loss versus Pérez Zeledón.

The attacking power of Guápiles when travelling is not overwhelming with 2 goals scored from 3 league matches away. Santos de Guápiles have conceded 7 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Sporting San José have avoided a loss in the last 4 games (2-2-0) versus Santos de Guápiles.

It's not the first time these sides meet on the pitch this season, as the statistics show this recent fixture: Santos de Guápiles - José 0-3. Brenes (Santos de Guápiles) was sent off by the referee when these teams last met. The matches between these sides sometimes lean towards being rough and physical, having seen 8 sending-offs from the last nine duels.

Top Goalscorers

Santos de GuápilesS. Matarrita González
S. Matarrita González
9 goals
Sporting San JoséR. Azofeifa Corrales
R. Azofeifa Corrales
6 goals
Sporting San JoséB. Martínez Nava
B. Martínez Nava
5 goals

Sporting San José missing players

Santos de Guápiles missing players

Sporting San José Santos de Guápiles
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
24 13 5 Played P 1 12 24
10 7 4 Won W 0 0 3
6 5 1 Drew D 0 6 9
8 1 0 Lost L 1 6 12
40 28 13 Scored S 0 9 26
36 18 7 Conceded C 2 21 45
92% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 92%
79% 85% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 83% 79%
67% 69% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 42% 54%
38% 46% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 17% 25%
21% 31% 40% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 21%
67% 77% 80% BTTS BTTS 0% 58% 62%
25% 23% 20% Clean Sheets C S 0% 8% 8%
17% 8% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 42% 38%
 
5.2 5.1 4.2 Corners for (avg) C F 2 3.4 3.7
4.1 4 3.8 Corners against (avg) C A 10 5.1 5.2
3.1 3 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.8 2.8
5 1 1 Red cards R C 1 6 9
 
9 8.5 7.2 Shots (avg) S ( 6 5.8 7.7
3.1 3.2 2.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 2.2 2.6
53% 68% 93% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 35% 41%
 
10 8.7 7 Shots against (avg) S A 27 11.5 13
3.6 3.2 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 10 4.1 4.8
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • Santos de Guápiles have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Santos de Guápiles have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Primera Division
  • Santos de Guápiles have the most conceded goals in the second half (26) in Primera Division
  • Santos de Guápiles have the the worst goal difference (-9) in Primera Division
  • Santos de Guápiles have yet to win a game away.
  • Sporting San José have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Sporting San José have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Santos de Guápiles have scored 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 8 6 2 0 24 5 4 4 0 0 14 3 4 2 2 0 10 2 19 20
2 Deportivo Saprissa 7 4 3 0 9 1 4 3 1 0 8 1 3 1 2 0 1 0 8 15
3 Sporting San José 7 4 1 2 11 10 4 3 1 0 8 4 3 1 0 2 3 6 1 13
4 Pérez Zeledón 7 3 1 3 10 10 3 1 1 1 3 3 4 2 0 2 7 7 0 10
5 Guanacasteca 8 2 4 2 9 10 4 1 3 0 6 4 4 1 1 2 3 6 -1 10
6 Herediano 7 3 1 3 7 10 4 2 0 2 3 6 3 1 1 1 4 4 -3 10
7 Puntarenas 8 2 3 3 7 12 3 1 1 1 4 3 5 1 2 2 3 9 -5 9
8 Cartaginés 7 2 2 3 9 11 3 2 1 0 6 1 4 0 1 3 3 10 -2 8
9 Guadalupe 7 2 1 4 10 10 4 1 1 2 6 4 3 1 0 2 4 6 0 7
10 Grecia 8 1 3 4 13 17 4 1 2 1 8 5 4 0 1 3 5 12 -4 6
11 San Carlos 7 0 5 2 5 9 3 0 2 1 3 4 4 0 3 1 2 5 -4 5
12 Santos de Guápiles 7 1 2 4 7 16 4 1 1 2 5 9 3 0 1 2 2 7 -9 5