About Match
The table reads 2nd (Cartaginés, 15 pts) against 5th (Alajuelense, 11 pts), 4 points apart. In league terms the two rates read 2.14/1.14 for Cartaginés and 1.29/1 for Alajuelense (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.23. A win would lift Cartaginés to 18 points and up to 1st (other results unchanged).
Cartaginés arrive on a run of three straight wins.
Across 14 recorded meetings, Cartaginés have 2 wins to Alajuelense's 8, with 4 draws, at 1.64 goals per meeting. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 14% of the meetings.
Estadio José Rafael Fello Meza, capacity 13,500, hosts the game.