Match Report
In the standings it was Guanacasteca 5th on 35 points, Deportivo Saprissa 2nd on 41 — separated by 6. The last five rounds placed Guanacasteca no better than 24th for form, against 5th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.24 goals per team per game, Guanacasteca ran at 1.18 scored and 1.41 conceded, Deportivo Saprissa at 1.68 and 1.27.
Guanacasteca had not won in 5 games. From the last five rounds, Guanacasteca held 2 points of 15 and Deportivo Saprissa 10.
The head-to-head ledger counts 7 games: 1 Guanacasteca win, 4 for Deportivo Saprissa, 2 draws, at 2.86 goals per meeting.
Estadio Chorotega in Nicoya, capacity 4,000, hosted the game. Guanacasteca led 2-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 2-0.
Goal scorers
Guanacasteca: Nextaly Rodríguez (21'), Johan Venegas (38')