Match Report
Deportivo Saprissa went into the game 2nd in the table on 34 points; Sporting San José sat 6th on 22 — a 12-point gap. Sporting San José had been under-performing their position — 13th on five-round form against 6th in the table. Against a league average of 1.24 goals per team per game, Deportivo Saprissa ran at 1.78 scored and 1.11 conceded, Sporting San José at 0.89 and 1.17.
Deportivo Saprissa came in having won four on the spin. Over the last five, Deportivo Saprissa had taken 13 of 15 points to Sporting San José's 7.
The sides have met 11 times in the GioScore results database: 9 wins for Deportivo Saprissa, 1 draw and 1 for Sporting San José, at 2.18 goals per meeting.
Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá staged the fixture, a ground that holds 24,000. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Deportivo Saprissa: Tomás Rodríguez (32') · Sporting San José: Giancarlo González (39'), Alexander López (78')
Key stats
Possession: Deportivo Saprissa 59% · Sporting San José 41% · Total shots: 10-11 · On target: 2-5 · Corners: 9-1