It's game two of the Lpf season and everything to play for. Read our full preview of Costa del Este-Independiente!
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Costa del Este form and stats
Costa del Este are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 318 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by C. Rodríguez).
The fans are hoping that Costa del Este will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the Lpf game against Sporting San Miguelito (placed 2nd). Preceding that match was the home game against Tauro that was lost 0-2.
Last season, Costa del Este's league statistics were 7 wins, 8 draws and 3 losses, resulting in a 2nd position in the LPF. Over these 18 matches they scored 23 goals and conceded 16. Playing at home last season Costa del Este managed 5-2-2 (win-draw-lost) with 13 goals and 7 conceded.
Independiente form and stats
Impressive finishing secured the home win 1-0 against Alianza in their previous game. A loss against Tauro was the result prior to that, in a home game.
Let's have a look at how Independiente performed last season in the LPF: They landed a 3rd position in the league table after playing out 8 victories, 5 draws and 5 defeats. In total they scored 21 and conceded 15 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 2 - drew 3 and lost 4 with 7/8 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last six meetings): Costa del Este won one game, three matches ended with a draw and Independiente has two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / threeCosta del Este missing players
Independiente missing players
| Costa del Este | Independiente | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 0 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Costa del Este | Last season | Independiente | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 21 | 11 | Played | P | 10 | 20 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Won | W | 2 | 8 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 26 | 14 | Scored | S | 7 | 21 | ||
| 20 | 11 | Conceded | C | 8 | 18 | ||
| 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 90% | 90% | ||
| 71% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 60% | ||
| 33% | 36% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 10% | 35% | ||
| 19% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 10% | ||
| 5% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 48% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 45% | ||
| 38% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 30% | 30% | ||
| 29% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 35% | ||
| 4.8 | 4.4 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 5.9 | ||
| 4 | 3.6 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 4.3 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.6 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 167 | 94 | Total Shots | T S | 79 | 191 | ||
| 70 | 41 | Shots on Target | S O | 24 | 69 | ||
| 31% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 28% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | San Francisco | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Sporting San Miguelito | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Tauro | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Independiente | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Deportivo Universitario | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Plaza Amador | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Arabe Unido | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 8 | Alianza | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 9 | Atletico Chiriqui | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 10 | Costa del Este | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |