About Match
Alajuelense go into the game 5th in the table on 11 points; Cartaginés sit 2nd on 15 — a 4-point gap. In league terms the two rates read 1.29/1 for Alajuelense and 2.14/1.14 for Cartaginés (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.23. Victory would move Alajuelense to 14 points and up to 3rd, with other results unchanged.
Three consecutive wins precede this game for Cartaginés.
14 meetings are on record — 8 won by Alajuelense, 2 by Cartaginés, 4 drawn, at 1.64 goals per meeting. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 14% of the meetings went over two goals.
The match takes place at Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto in Alajuela (capacity 17,895).