This match features two teams living in the basement of the Lpf, Alianza holding 9th place and Costa del Este lying 7th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.
These are busy days for the home team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Lpf.
This is a local derby, usually meaning added tension and importance.
Alianza form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories so far this season. Alianza have only managed 1 win, 0 draws and 6 losses so far from their games here at Estadio Luis Ernesto Cascarita Tapia. It's been an uphill battle for Alianza in their home games for quite some time now, as five matches in a row are lost here. Not since the Santa Gema game have they avoided the disappointment of defeat.The home team returns to Estadio Luis Ernesto Cascarita Tapia after sharing the points with Sporting San Miguelito on their last time out; the Lpf game ended 1-1. Preceding that match was the home game against Independiente that was lost 0-2.
The lack of attacking qualities in Alianza means that they have only scored 3 goals in 7 home games, less than half a goal per match. Alianza have conceded 11 from these games.
Costa del Este form and stats
Costa del Este have only collected 6 points from their away games after 1-3-3 (7 played).This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Lpf home defeat versus Arabe Unido with 0-1 on the scoreboard. A 0-0 draw at Plaza Amador's stadium before that.
Costa del Este have scored 7 goals on their travels this season, 7 away games. In the opposite end, Costa del Este have conceded 11 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Costa del Este - Alianza 3-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last three matches): Alianza 1 win, 1 draw and Costa del Este 1 victory.Alianza missing players
Costa del Este missing players
| Alianza | Costa del Este | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 33 | 16 | Played | 17 | 35 |
| 26 | 12 | Scored | 18 | 38 |
| 39 | 18 | Conceded | 17 | 32 |
| 94% | 94% | Over 0.5 | 71% | 77% |
| 61% | 56% | Over 1.5 | 65% | 63% |
| 27% | 25% | Over 2.5 | 35% | 40% |
| 15% | 12% | Over 3.5 | 18% | 11% |
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 6% | 3% |
| 30% | 25% | Both teams to score | 41% | 34% |
| 24% | 25% | Clean Sheet | 41% | 46% |
| 52% | 56% | Failed To Score | 47% | 43% |
| 2.9 | 3.8 | Corners For (avg) | 3.5 | 3.1 |
| 2.3 | 2.4 | Corners Against (avg) | 4.1 | 4 |
| 1.5 | 1.6 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 2.2 | 1.9 |
| 4 | 3 | Red Cards (total) | 2 | 5 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Árabe Unido | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 32 |
| 2 | San Francisco | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 28 |
| 3 | Sporting San Miguelito | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 25 |
| 4 | Tauro | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 22 |
| 5 | Independiente | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 22 |
| 6 | Plaza Amador | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 17 |
| 7 | Costa del Este | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 17 |
| 8 | Deportivo Universitario | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | -2 | 15 |
| 9 | Alianza | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -11 | 11 |
| 10 | Santa Gema | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 17 | -28 | 0 |
