Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Deportivo Saprissa & Cartaginés face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Recopa. All the pre-match information is available here!
5-5-4 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for Cartaginés when playing away games on artifical turf, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has grass). Their goal statistics from those 14 matches are 22-20 (scored/conceded).
The hosts Deportivo Saprissa saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Supercopa. Thankfully the previous game, versus Herediano, was also a home game here at Estadio José Rafael Fello Meza. The away team is better rested.
Deportivo Saprissa form and stats
Saprissa's previous match was a Supercopa game also played at their home, ending 1-0 vs Herediano. The home side hope to to build on that result.
Before that game, the 3-1 home victory against Alajuelense.Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Sporting San Jose are coming to town in four days.
Cartaginés form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Primera Division travels is 4 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats.
There might be some fixture complaints from Cartaginés as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, 0-3 against Alajuelense.
Ahead of that game was the 2-2 draw at home against Alajuelense in the Primera Division.A quick return to home after this game, as Cartaginés are hosting Guanacasteca in the Primera Division only three days away.
The travelling fans enjoy Cartaginés's attacking play in away games, having scored 18 goals in 11 league matches away. Cartaginés's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 19 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the former ten meetings involving these two sides are: two wins for Deportivo Saprissa, three draws and five wins for Cartaginés. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games. The games between these sides have sometimes been rough and physical, having seen 8 red cards from the last ten duels.
Deportivo Saprissa missing players
Cartaginés missing players
| Deportivo Saprissa | Cartaginés | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 17 | 12 | Won | W | 4 | 13 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 6 | 7 | ||
| 50 | 30 | Scored | S | 18 | 44 | ||
| 22 | 6 | Conceded | C | 22 | 37 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 72% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 52% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 60% | ||
| 32% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 42% | 44% | ||
| 24% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 28% | ||
| 48% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 56% | ||
| 44% | 54% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 20% | ||
| 5.4 | 6.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.6 | 4.3 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.9 | 4.4 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.1 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 14.2 | 16.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.3 | 10.6 | ||
| 5.6 | 7.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.9 | ||
| 35% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 47% | 45% | ||
| 9 | 8.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.2 | 10.8 | ||
| 3.4 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4 | ||
| 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 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 48 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 32 | 50 |
| 2 | Alajuelense | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 50 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 29 | 41 |
| 3 | Cartaginés | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 40 | 32 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 8 | 40 |
| 4 | Herediano | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 35 | 31 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 4 | 36 |
| 5 | Sporting San Jose | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 3 | 34 |
| 6 | San Carlos | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -1 | 29 |
| 7 | Guanacasteca | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 19 | -2 | 28 |
| 8 | Santos de Guapiles | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16 | -7 | 27 |
| 9 | Perez Zeledon | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 26 | 41 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 23 | -15 | 24 |
| 10 | Puntarenas | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 20 | -12 | 20 |
| 11 | Guadalupe | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 28 | 43 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 24 | -15 | 19 |
| 12 | Grecia | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 45 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 31 | -24 | 16 |
