Match Report
38 points for Herediano (1st), 34 for Deportivo Saprissa (2nd): a 4-point gap. Recent form told a different story for Deportivo Saprissa: only 6th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 2nd. Per game in the league, Herediano were scoring 1.44 and conceding 0.56, Deportivo Saprissa 1.78 and 1.11, against a competition average of 1.24 goals per team per game.
6 matches unbeaten backed Deportivo Saprissa's arrival, having scored in 15 consecutive games.
29 meetings are on record — 12 won by Herediano, 12 by Deportivo Saprissa, 5 drawn, at 2.28 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 66% of the meetings. Where history says 2.28 goals per meeting, the last five say 3.2.
The venue was Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero, with room for 8,144 spectators. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Herediano: Marcel Hernández (76'), Keysher Fuller (57')
Key stats
Possession: Herediano 68% · Deportivo Saprissa 32% · Total shots: 7-10 · On target: 4-1 · Corners: 6-3