Struggling UCR will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Deportivo Saprissa in the upcoming league round. It’s 12th vs 1st and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
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.
Deportivo Saprissa play their home games on artifical turf, while this game is played on grass. Recent stats for Deportivo Saprissa when playing on grass are 11 wins, 9 draws and 7 defeats from 27 matches. They have scored 44 goals and conceded 37 times in these games.
These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.
UCR form and stats
UCR, who have the most conceded goals (54) in Primera Division, have played 10 Primera Division games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-2-5 (wins-draws-losses). The home stadium (Estadio Ecólogico de la UCR) is supposed to be a fortress, but for UCR it's been a house of straw as the last four games here have all been lost. Can they turn things around? Regardless of arena the trend is looking very unhealthy for UCR with their four defeats in a row. Not since the Limon game, 16 days ago, have they avoided a loss.
In their previous game, the manager M. Solano Abarca led his UCR to a defeat in the Primera Division match away at Perez Zeledon. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estadio Ecólogico de la UCR. Preceding that match was the home game against San Carlos that was lost 1-2.
UCR are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 13 goals in 10 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 16 goals have been conceded.
Deportivo Saprissa form and stats
Deportivo Saprissa's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Deportivo Saprissa, who have the most scored goals (41) in Primera Division, collect 20 points from their 10 away matches in the Primera Division. 6 victories and 2 draws have created these points (and only 2 defeats). Deportivo Saprissa have had a generous will to share for some time now, running a streak of three draws in a row.
There were no winners in Deportivo Saprissa's previous match, a Primera Division home game that ended 2-2 vs Grecia (placed 7th). A 2-2 draw was the result before that, hosting ADR Jicaral.
The travelling fans enjoy Deportivo Saprissa's attacking play in away games, having scored 19 goals in 10 league matches away. As opposed to that, Deportivo Saprissa have seen the ball go into their own net 12 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Deportivo Saprissa - UCR 3-1, played this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): UCR won one game, two matches ended with a draw and Deportivo Saprissa has seven wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / fourTop Goalscorers
  C. Bolaños Navarro 21 goals |  M. Ugalde 12 goals | J. Venegas Ulloa 11 goals |
UCR missing players
Deportivo Saprissa missing players
| UCR | Deportivo Saprissa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 43 | 21 | 6 | Played | P | 6 | 21 | 44 |
| 7 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 10 | 24 |
| 10 | 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 26 | 10 | 5 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 48 | 23 | 2 | Scored | S | 8 | 35 | 90 |
| 90 | 30 | 9 | Conceded | C | 8 | 29 | 54 |
| 93% | 90% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 95% | 95% |
| 79% | 81% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 76% | 80% |
| 67% | 62% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 62% | 66% |
| 40% | 19% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 33% | 45% |
| 23% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 19% | 18% |
| 56% | 57% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 57% | 57% |
| 14% | 24% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 29% | 34% |
| 37% | 29% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 19% | 14% |
| 4.4 | 4.5 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.7 | 5 | 5.6 |
| 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.8 |
| 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.6 |
| 16 | 9 | 4 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 273 | 146 | 26 | Total Shots | T S | 78 | 157 | 348 |
| 94 | 51 | 9 | Shots on Target | S O | 26 | 63 | 146 |
| 49% | 45% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 48% | 58% |
- Deportivo Saprissa has the most scored goals (41)
- Deportivo Saprissa has the most scored goals in the first half (51)
- UCR has the most conceded goals (54)
- UCR has the most conceded goals in the first half (42)
- UCR has the most dropped points from leading position (31)
- UCR has the the worst goal difference (-29)
- UCR is in the worst form (0-1-5)
| 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 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 41 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 19 | 45 |
| 2 | Herediano | 21 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 39 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 19 | 39 |
| 3 | Alajuelense | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 24 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 39 |
| 4 | Cartaginés | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 35 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | -2 | 34 |
| 5 | Guadalupe | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 32 |
| 6 | ADR Jicaral | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 31 |
| 7 | Grecia | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 32 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 21 | -1 | 29 |
| 8 | San Carlos | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 36 | 39 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 23 | -3 | 26 |
| 9 | Santos de Guapiles | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 31 | 41 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 25 | -10 | 20 |
| 10 | Perez Zeledon | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 37 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 18 | -12 | 20 |
| 11 | Limon | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 13 | -9 | 16 |
| 12 | UCR | 21 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 25 | 54 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 38 | -29 | 13 |