Match Report
In the standings it was Guanacasteca 5th on 35 points, Cartaginés 5th on 38 — separated by 3. Guanacasteca had been under-performing their position — 24th on five-round form against 5th in the table. Per game in the league, Guanacasteca were scoring 1.18 and conceding 1.41, Cartaginés 1.32 and 0.73, against a competition average of 1.24 goals per team per game.
Across 6 recorded meetings, Guanacasteca have 2 wins to Cartaginés's 3, with 1 draw, at 2.33 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 33% of the wins in this fixture. Goals at both ends are the pattern: both teams scored in 67% of the meetings.
Estadio Chorotega in Nicoya, capacity 4,105, hosted the game. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-0 full-time score.