UCR are welcoming Santos de Guápiles for another important game after their 1-6 result against 2nd-placed Alajuelense.
UCR form and stats
When playing at home in the Primera Division, UCR, who have the most conceded goals (36) in Primera Division, have managed 3 wins, 2 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 7 games. UCR has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager M. Solano Abarca and the players.
UCR lost their last game at Alajuelense (placed 2nd) after a 1-6 scoreline. Ahead of that match, UCR lost 0-4 at home to Grecia.
UCR were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
UCR are traveling soon after this match as the Primera Division match at Limón awaits in four days.
The UCR fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 10 in 7 matches. UCR's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 9 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Santos de Guápiles form and stats
There's been little loot from Santos de Guápiles's travels as they have only collected 3 points from 7 away games in the Primera Division. Santos de Guápiles only have 0 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 3 draws. The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Santos de Guápiles have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone eleven consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Guadalupe game.
Two away games in a row for Santos de Guápiles, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 2-6 versus ADR Jicaral in the Primera Division. Preceding that, the 3-4 home loss versus Guadalupe.
As you can see from the result above, the defeat against ADR Jicaral was particularly ugly (2-6). The humiliation is still top of mind.
A new game in only four days for Guápiles, the Primera Division home match versus Deportivo Saprissa. Busy days.
Guápiles have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 7 league away games 8 goals have been scored. For Guápiles, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Santos de Guápiles - UCR 3-0 earlier this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: two wins for UCR, two draws and six wins for Santos de Guápiles. Over 2,5 goals: eight times; under 2,5 goals: two games.Top Goalscorers
  J. East 19 goals |  H. Fener 6 goals | P. Báez Benítez 5 goals |
UCR missing players
Santos de Guápiles missing players
| UCR | Santos de Guápiles | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 37 | 18 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 18 | 37 |
| 7 | 5 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 9 | 6 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 8 | 14 |
| 21 | 7 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 8 | 15 |
| 40 | 20 | 6 | Scored | S | 2 | 25 | 55 |
| 72 | 23 | 6 | Conceded | C | 8 | 39 | 67 |
| 92% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 94% | 95% |
| 76% | 78% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 78% | 81% |
| 62% | 56% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 67% | 57% |
| 35% | 17% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 50% | 43% |
| 19% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 22% | 22% |
| 51% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 72% | 68% |
| 16% | 28% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 6% | 14% |
| 41% | 33% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 28% | 24% |
| 4.3 | 4.6 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
| 4 | 3.8 | 2.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 5.8 | 5.1 |
| 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
| 15 | 9 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 205 | 117 | 32 | Total Shots | T S | 33 | 114 | 226 |
| 81 | 47 | 10 | Shots on Target | S O | 9 | 44 | 87 |
| 47% | 43% | 60% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 57% | 63% |
- Santos de Guápiles has the fewest clean sheets (5)
- Santos de Guápiles has the most conceded goals in the second half (42)
- Santos de Guápiles has the most dropped points from leading position (27)
- Santos de Guápiles have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Santos de Guápiles is in the worst form (0-1-5)
- UCR has the most conceded goals (36)
- UCR has the the worst goal difference (-19)
| 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 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 33 |
| 2 | Alajuelense | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 29 |
| 3 | Herediano | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 26 |
| 4 | ADR Jicaral | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 22 |
| 5 | Cartaginés | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 22 |
| 6 | Guadalupe | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 21 |
| 7 | San Carlos | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 20 |
| 8 | Pérez Zeledón | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -7 | 16 |
| 9 | Grecia | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 18 | -8 | 15 |
| 10 | Limón | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -4 | 14 |
| 11 | Santos de Guápiles | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 17 | -6 | 14 |
| 12 | UCR | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 36 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 27 | -19 | 12 |