The UCR manager L. Arnáez Villegas attacks this game with the team placed 12th so far. In the visitors dressing room Limón and their manager R. Allen Thomas are in 11th place before this match.
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.
UCR form and stats
UCR are yet to win a home game, having collected 1 point from their first two Primera Division games here at Estadio Jorge Hernán Cuty Monge. UCR has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager L. Arnáez Villegas and the players.
UCR lost their last game at Santos de Guapiles (placed 5th) after a 0-3 scoreline. Before that game, the home loss against Alajuelense with the scoreline 1-2.
Early season league goal statistics from UCR's 2 home games: 1 goal, 2 conceded.
Limón form and stats
No Primera Division points yet away for Limón, from their first 2 matches. Limón seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
Limón haven't scored a league goal in the last 183 minutes.
There were no winners in Limón's previous match, a Primera Division home game that ended 0-0 vs Guadalupe (placed 9th). Preceding that, the 0-2 home loss versus Herediano.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Limón has managed 2 goals and let in 6 from 2 matches.
Head 2 Head
UCR and Limón have met before this season: Limón - UCR 1-0. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 3 UCR victories, 3 draws and 4 Limón wins. 5 of these games ended with three goals or more, 5 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
 
P. Báez Benítez
3 goals
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F. Oviedo Barrantes
2 goals
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A. Espinoza Barrantes
2 goals
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UCR missing players
Limón missing players
| UCR | Limón | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs
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Statistics | Stat | vs
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Away | Total |
| 27 | 13 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 13 | 27 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 16 | 6 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 10 | 15 |
| 24 | 11 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 13 | 27 |
| 47 | 16 | 3 | Conceded | C | 6 | 35 | 50 |
| 89% | 85% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 67% | 69% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 78% |
| 52% | 46% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 69% | 48% |
| 26% | 8% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 46% | 26% |
| 19% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 31% | 19% |
| 44% | 54% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 54% | 48% |
| 15% | 23% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | 26% |
| 52% | 38% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 38% | 30% |
| 4.2 | 4.5 | 5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3 | 4.2 | 5.1 |
| 4 | 3.7 | 2 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 5.8 | 5.6 |
| 2.8 | 2.9 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| 10 | 6 | 2 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 112 | 60 | 17 | Total Shots | T S | 6 | 51 | 224 |
| 49 | 30 | 9 | Shots on Target | S O | 2 | 25 | 79 |
| 45% | 37% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 150% | 52% | 34% |
- All of Limón's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Limón has the fewest points from losing position (1)
- Limón has the most conceded goals in the second half (31)
- Limón have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Limón have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Limón have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Limón haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Limón is in the worst form (0-1-5)
- UCR has the fewest scored goals (1)
- UCR has the fewest scored goals in the second half (12)
- UCR has the the worst goal difference (-10)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Herediano | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| 2 | ADR Jicaral | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | Deportivo Saprissa | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 | San Carlos | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | Santos de Guapiles | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 | Alajuelense | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | Grecia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 7 |
| 8 | Cartagines | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | Guadalupe | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Perez Zeledon | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 4 |
| 11 | Limón | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -7 | 1 |
| 12 | UCR | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | -10 | 1 |