Match Report
10 points and 5 places separated them: Alajuelense 6th with 11, Deportivo Saprissa 1st with 21. Recent form told a different story for Deportivo Saprissa: only 6th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 1st. Against a league average of 1.27 goals per team per game, Alajuelense ran at 1.25 scored and 1.25 conceded, Deportivo Saprissa at 2.22 and 1.11.
The sides have met 22 times in the GioScore results database: 7 wins for Alajuelense, 9 draws and 6 for Deportivo Saprissa, at 2.64 goals per meeting.
The referee was J. Calderón, with 49 matches in our database and 1.7 yellows per game on average. Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, capacity 17,895, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Deportivo Saprissa led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-2.
Goal scorers
Deportivo Saprissa: Orlando Sinclair (45'), Sebastián Acuña (52')
Key stats
Possession: Alajuelense 62% · Deportivo Saprissa 38% · Total shots: 19-14 · On target: 7-6 · Corners: 11-4