Concacaf League: Preliminary Round: Cibao travels to Alajuelense for this exciting encounter
It's no vacation for neither Alajuelense nor Cibao as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Alajuelense form and stats
When playing at home in the Primera Division, Alajuelense have managed 3 wins, 1 draw and suffered 2 defeats from 6 games.
A good away victory last time out for Alajuelense, who won 3-2 against Deportivo Saprissa. Preceding that game was the home draw versus ADR Jicaral that ended 2-2.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Primera Division game versus Cartagines in only three days. This game is also played here at Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto.
The Alajuelense fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 9 goals in 6 league matches. Alajuelense's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 7 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Cibao form and stats
Things could have gone better for Cibao in their Liga Mayor away matches, but 4 points from 3 games is all right.
Cibao's last game was the home draw against Atlantico (1-1). Before that one, a nice away victory 4-0 at Don Bosco Jarabacoa.
After this away game Cibao return home for a Liga Mayor game against Vega Real. That game is only three sleeps after this.
Cibao has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 5 goals from 3 games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (2 so far).
Head 2 Head
Alajuelense missing players
Cibao missing players
| Alajuelense | Cibao | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 7 | Won | W | 8 | 16 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | ||
| 47 | 23 | Scored | S | 20 | 45 | ||
| 30 | 12 | Conceded | C | 9 | 19 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 84% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 72% | ||
| 60% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 44% | ||
| 40% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 20% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 48% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 48% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 42% | 44% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 12% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.1 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 285 | 149 | Total Shots | T S | 130 | 338 | ||
| 72 | 36 | Shots on Target | S O | 57 | 171 | ||
| 62% | 64% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 23% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Alajuelense | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 28 |
| 2 | Herediano | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 19 |
| 3 | Guadalupe | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 16 |
| 4 | Perez Zeledon | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -5 | 14 |
| 5 | Santos de Guapiles | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | -5 | 10 |
| 6 | Grecia | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -9 | 6 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cibao | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 2 | Vega Real | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Atlantico | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | Don Bosco Jarabacoa | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -9 | 2 |