Match Report
The table read 1st (Deportivo Saprissa, 15 pts) against 7th (Pérez Zeledón, 8 pts), 7 points apart. Per game in the league, Deportivo Saprissa were scoring 2.33 and conceding 1, Pérez Zeledón 0.86 and 1.43, against a competition average of 1.23 goals per team per game.
A win had eluded Pérez Zeledón for 5 matches. From the last five rounds, Deportivo Saprissa held 10 points of 15 and Pérez Zeledón 2.
The sides have met 18 times in the GioScore results database: 10 wins for Deportivo Saprissa, 7 draws and 1 for Pérez Zeledón, at 2.56 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 39% of the wins in this fixture. Recent editions have opened up: 3.4 goals per game across the last five meetings against 2.56 historically.
The match was played at Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá (capacity 24,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 6 more goals closed it at 5-1.
Goal scorers
Deportivo Saprissa: Orlando Sinclair (47'), Luis Paradela (59'), Luis Paradela (67'), Newton (70'), Fabricio Urbina (82') · Pérez Zeledón: José Alvarado (55')
Key stats
Possession: Deportivo Saprissa 51% · Pérez Zeledón 49% · Total shots: 17-10 · On target: 11-3 · Corners: 7-2