Match Report
In the standings it was Alajuelense 5th on 11 points, San Carlos 6th on 9 — separated by 2. Scoring rates set the scale: Alajuelense 1.29 scored and 1 conceded per game, San Carlos 0.71 and 1.29, with the league averaging 1.23.
Momentum sat with Alajuelense, winners of their last three, having scored in 15 consecutive games. Recent form was uneven: 10/15 points for Alajuelense, 4/15 for San Carlos.
GioScore's database holds 18 meetings between the two: 10 for Alajuelense, 1 for San Carlos and 7 drawn, at 1.83 goals per meeting. Only 33% of these meetings ended in a home win. Historically tight: 28% of the meetings went beyond two goals.
Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto staged the fixture, a ground that holds 17,895. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.
Goal scorers
San Carlos: Jefferson Rivera (71')
Key stats
Possession: Alajuelense 50% · San Carlos 50% · Total shots: 15-9 · On target: 4-5 · Corners: 4-6