The Costa Rica Primera Division moves into round No. 9. Deportivo Saprissa lead the league, with 18 points from nine matches.
The top three teams in the Primera Division are separated by just five points.
Puntarenas edged Liberia in head-to-head meetings 3W-2D-1L in their last six matches. The last six games between these teams were low-scoring.
Each game finished with under 2.5 goals. Five of the last six matches between the teams saw both teams not score.
Puntarenas FC go into the game on a two-game winning streak. They won both matches without conceding a goal.
Liberia are coming off a 2-0 loss to Saprissa. The defeat ended a five-match unbeaten streak in the league. Liberia conceded more goals in the Primera than any other team, allowing 17 to opponents.
Grecia edged AD Guanacasteca with three wins, one draw, and two losses across the last six matches. The last two games between the clubs finished with under 2.5 goals.
AD Guanacasteca are on a two-game losing streak. The team doesn’t score many goals. Guanacasteca tallied only eight in their opening eight games in the Primera.
Grecia are last in the Primera Division. They took a mere two points from the opening seven games.
Grecia drew two of their last three matches, however. No team scored fewer goals in the opening seven games of the season than Grecia, with six goals.
Four of the last six games between Herediano and San Carlos finished in draws. Herediano won the other two fixtures against San Carlos.
The last three matches between the teams finished with over 2.5 goals. Each of the last five matches saw both teams score.
Herediano are fourth in the league but are in poor form. The team lost three of their last four Primera matches. Each of their last three games ended with over 2.5 goals in the Primera.
San Carlos are second from the bottom of the table. They failed to win their last six matches. The team lost three of their last six matches. San Carlos scored a mere four times in their last six fixtures.
Alajuelense went unbeaten in their last six games against Cartagines in all competitions. They won four and drew two of their last six fixtures. Each of the teams’ last five meetings finished with over 2.5 goals.
Alajuelense are top of the form table, with 14 points from the last six matches. They scored 13 goals and conceded seven times. Alajuelense won each of their last four matches.
Cartagines picked up 10 points from their last six matches. However, Cartagines failed to win three of their last four fixtures in the Primera.