It's time to decide the outcome of the CONCACAF Champions League Round of 16 meeting between Pumas UNAM and Deportivo Saprissa. Get ready for the match with this full betting preview!
It should be mentioned that Deportivo Saprissa play their home matches on artifical turf, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on grass. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Deportivo Saprissa on grass are 12 victories, 14 draws and 12 defeats from 38 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 44-43. You can compare this with overall results below.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 2500 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Pumas UNAM and Deportivo Saprissa.
Pumas UNAM form and stats
Pumas UNAM have secured 6 points from their first three home games in the Liga MX. A decent catch, still with room for improvement.
Pumas shared the glory with Atlas in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0. The attacker Dinenno was declared "man of the match" for Pumas UNAM with the rating of 7.64/10. Dinenno hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Pumas UNAM as they have a new game in only three days, a Liga MX match thankfully also at home. America are visiting.
Pumas are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Estadio Olímpico de Universitario in their league games, having scored an impressive 8 goals in 3 matches.
Deportivo Saprissa form and stats
They also participated in CONCACAF Champions League last season. This ended in the 8th finals, when Philadelphia Union drew the shortest straw.Deportivo Saprissa are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Primera Division, having played 3 games and collected 5 points (1 win, 2 draws and 0 losses).
The Deportivo Saprissa goalkeeper Aaron Moises Cruz Esquivel is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 187 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Saprissa has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Perez Zeledon for a 0-0 draw.
After this away game Deportivo Saprissa return home for a Primera Division game against Guadalupe. That game is only four sleeps after this.
The visitors have scored 2 goals from 3 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Deportivo Saprissa's manager Rodríguez has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only 1 conceded goal. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The previous H2H meeting ended Deportivo Saprissa - Pumas UNAM 2-2, earlier this season. Bolaños likes to play against Pumas and have scored 2 goals in these matches.Top Goalscorers
  J. Marín 9 goals |  J. Dinenno De Cara 7 goals | M. Torres 7 goals |
Pumas UNAM missing players
Deportivo Saprissa missing players
| Pumas UNAM | Deportivo Saprissa | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Won | W | 1 | 8 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 6 | 8 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 5 | 9 | ||
| 36 | 18 | Scored | S | 7 | 39 | ||
| 25 | 11 | Conceded | C | 11 | 30 | ||
| 84% | 82% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 84% | ||
| 64% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 42% | 68% | ||
| 52% | 55% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 56% | ||
| 28% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 28% | ||
| 8% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 20% | ||
| 48% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 56% | ||
| 36% | 45% | Clean Sheets | C S | 42% | 32% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 28% | ||
| 4.6 | 5.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.1 | 6.4 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.1 | 4.5 | ||
| 2.2 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.1 | 2.5 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 14.6 | 17 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.9 | 12.3 | ||
| 5.2 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 5.2 | ||
| 28% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 19% | 31% | ||
| 14.1 | 9.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.5 | 9.3 | ||
| 4.4 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Puebla | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Pachuca | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 13 |
| 3 | Cruz Azul | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 4 | Tigres UANL | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| 5 | Atlas | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| 6 | Pumas UNAM | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 7 | Toluca | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 9 |
| 8 | Leon | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 9 | Guadalajara | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| 10 | Juárez | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 7 |
| 11 | Necaxa | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | -3 | 7 |
| 12 | Queretaro | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 6 |
| 13 | Mazatlan | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -4 | 6 |
| 14 | Monterrey | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 15 | Tijuana | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -5 | 5 |
| 16 | America | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -5 | 4 |
| 17 | Atlético San Luis | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -5 | 3 |
| 18 | Santos Laguna | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -7 | 2 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Guadalupe | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 |
| 2 | Alajuelense | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 12 |
| 3 | Cartagines | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 12 |
| 4 | San Carlos | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 5 | Sporting San Jose | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | Perez Zeledon | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| 7 | Grecia | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 8 |
| 8 | Guanacasteca | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -3 | 7 |
| 9 | ADR Jicaral | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 7 |
| 10 | Herediano | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 5 |
| 11 | Deportivo Saprissa | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -3 | 5 |
| 12 | Santos de Guápiles | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 4 |
