Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Deportivo Saprissa (1st, 48 pts) held a 33-point advantage over Grecia (11th, 15 pts). Grecia's recent output lagged their position: 21st on form over five rounds while 11th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Grecia 0.82 scored and 1.41 conceded per game, Deportivo Saprissa 1.86 and 0.82, with the league averaging 1.35.
Deportivo Saprissa entered with five wins in a row, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Over the last five, Grecia had taken 4 of 15 points to Deportivo Saprissa's 15.
10 meetings are on record — 2 won by Grecia, 5 by Deportivo Saprissa, 3 drawn, at 3.2 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 30% of meetings won. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 60% of the meetings. The recent editions have closed up — 2.4 goals per game over the last five against 3.2 all-time.
Estadio Allen Riggioni Suárez in Grecia, capacity 4,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.