The league table in Lpf tells a story about these teams so far, with Tauro leading Costa del Este by 9 points. Match preview to follow:
The hosts Tauro saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Lpf. Thankfully the previous game, versus Independiente, was also a home game here at Estadio Oscar Suman Carrillo. The away team is better rested.
Tauro's stadium, Estadio Oscar Suman Carrillo, has a grass surface. Costa del Este have artifical turf on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for Costa del Este when playing on grass; 2 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss from six matches. They have scored 9 goals in these games and conceded 3.
These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.
Tauro form and stats
Tauro, who have the fewest clean sheets (1) at home in Lpf, have collected seven points from their first three Lpf games here at Estadio Oscar Suman Carrillo, a promising start.
The Tauro fans got no joy from their last match, a Lpf game also here at Estadio Oscar Suman Carrillo: A 0-3 defeat against Independiente. Preceding that match was a Concacaf League defeat to Forge (1-2).
A decent goal production from Tauro in their home games so far, with 5 goals from 3 league matches. Tauro's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 3 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Costa del Este form and stats
No Lpf points yet away for Costa del Este, from their first 3 matches. It's all red in the travel logs of Costa del Este, having lost four matches in a row as the visiting team.
Impressive finishing from R. Williams and V. Pimentel (2) secured the home win 3-0 against Deportivo Universitario in their previous game. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Independiente wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.
Costa are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 0 goals from 3 away games. As opposed to that, Costa have seen the ball go into their own net 4 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Tauro - Costa del Este 1-0. Numbers for the last nine meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Tauro, four draws and two wins for Costa del Este. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.Top Goalscorers
  E. Aguilar Samaniego 6 goals |  C. Quintero Carvajal 3 goals |  I. Gudiño López 1 goals |
Tauro missing players
Costa del Este missing players
| Tauro | Costa del Este | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 15 | 6 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 12 | 7 | 5 | Conceded | C | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 91% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 91% |
| 73% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 55% |
| 55% | 60% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 27% |
| 27% | 20% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 55% | 60% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 27% |
| 27% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 36% |
| 27% | 20% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 100% | 45% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 5 | 2.5 | 2.9 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 92 | 42 | 18 | Total Shots | T S | 1 | 30 | 61 |
| 42 | 19 | 11 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 12 | 28 |
| 36% | 32% | 18% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 25% |
- Costa del Este have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Costa del Este have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Costa del Este have failed to score a single goal away.
- Costa del Este have lost all their away matches so far.
- Costa del Este haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Tauro has the fewest clean sheets (1) at home in Lpf
- Tauro has the fewest matches under the total-line (5) in Lpf
- Tauro has the most matches over the total-line (6) in Lpf
- Tauro has the most points from losing position (6) in Lpf
- Tauro has the most scored goals in the second half (14) in Lpf
- Tauro have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Tauro have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Costa del Este have scored away.
- Tauro haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 Universitario | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 18 |
| 2 | Tauro | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 17 |
| 3 | Arabe Unido | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 15 |
| 4 | San Francisco | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 5 | Sporting San Miguelito | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 6 | Alianza | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 10 |
| 7 | Independiente | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 10 |
| 8 | Plaza Amador | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -3 | 9 |
| 9 | Costa del Este | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 8 |
| 10 | Atletico Chiriqui | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | -11 | 1 |