Struggling UCR will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Herediano in the upcoming league round. It’s 12th vs 3rd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for UCR and Herediano.
UCR form and stats
The story so far in the Primera Division for UCR, who have the most conceded goals (42) in Primera Division, at their home stadium (Estadio Jorge Hernán Cuty Monge) is 3 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for UCR, their manager M. Solano Abarca and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.
UCR manager M. Solano Abarca and his team return home after a 3-3 draw away versus Limon (placed 11th) in the Primera Division. Preceding that match was a defeat to Santos de Guapiles (1-3).
UCR salvaged the draw from a difficult situation against Limon, trailing 1-3 at one point. Not giving up resulted in J. Condega equalizing. As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today?
There will be little rest for UCR after this match as they are travelling to ADR Jicaral for a Primera Division game in only three days.
UCR has scored 11 league goals at home this season, in 8 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the UCR defense is not exactly impregnable. 12 goals conceded from 8 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Herediano form and stats
2 wins, 5 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Herediano, who have the most clean sheets (17) in Primera Division, playing as the away team in the Primera Division this season.
Y. Ruiz was the last player to score for the away team. Herediano haven't scored a league goal in the last 270 minutes.
Herediano played 0-0 against Guadalupe in their previous match. Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Deportivo Saprissa's place.
A new game in only three days for Herediano, the Primera Division home match versus Santos de Guapiles. Busy days.
The visitors have scored 5 goals from 8 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Herediano are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 3 away goals have been conceded so far.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Herediano - UCR 5-2 entered in the official records. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): UCR won one game, four matches ended with a draw and Herediano has five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / sixTop Goalscorers
  Y. Ruiz González 9 goals |  H. Fener 8 goals | N. Rodríguez 8 goals |
UCR missing players
Herediano missing players
| UCR | Herediano | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 39 | 19 | 5 | Played | P | 6 | 22 | 45 |
| 7 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 18 |
| 10 | 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 11 | 17 |
| 22 | 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 44 | 21 | 4 | Scored | S | 5 | 18 | 73 |
| 78 | 26 | 9 | Conceded | C | 4 | 20 | 43 |
| 92% | 89% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 82% | 87% |
| 77% | 79% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 55% | 64% |
| 64% | 58% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 23% | 42% |
| 38% | 21% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 9% | 27% |
| 21% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 5% | 20% |
| 54% | 53% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 50% | 49% |
| 15% | 26% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 32% | 38% |
| 38% | 32% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 36% | 27% |
| 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.2 | 6 | 6.1 |
| 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 6.7 | 5.6 |
| 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 3.1 | 2.6 |
| 15 | 9 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 228 | 122 | 17 | Total Shots | T S | 53 | 115 | 297 |
| 85 | 48 | 9 | Shots on Target | S O | 17 | 41 | 115 |
| 49% | 44% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 41% | 56% |
- Herediano has the fewest conceded goals (3) away
- Herediano has the most clean sheets (17)
- UCR has the most conceded goals (42)
- UCR has the most dropped points from leading position (28)
- UCR has the the worst goal difference (-21)
| 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 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 18 | 39 |
| 2 | Alajuelense | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 36 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 35 |
| 3 | Herediano | 17 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 27 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 27 |
| 4 | ADR Jicaral | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 26 |
| 5 | Guadalupe | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 25 |
| 6 | Cartagines | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -4 | 25 |
| 7 | San Carlos | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 22 | -3 | 20 |
| 8 | Grecia | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 19 | -7 | 19 |
| 9 | Santos de Guapiles | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 18 | -6 | 17 |
| 10 | Pérez Zeledón | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 12 | -9 | 16 |
| 11 | Limon | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | -5 | 15 |
| 12 | UCR | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 42 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 30 | -21 | 13 |