Match Report
22 points separated the sides: Herediano 1st on 46, Santos de Guápiles 8th on 24. Recent form told a different story for Herediano: only 14th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 1st. Per game in the league, Herediano were scoring 1.73 and conceding 0.82, Santos de Guápiles 1.18 and 1.5, against a competition average of 1.24 goals per team per game.
Santos de Guápiles arrived off three straight defeats.
The sides have met 13 times in the GioScore results database: 7 wins for Herediano, 5 draws and 1 for Santos de Guápiles, at 3 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 38% of the meetings went to the host. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 62% of the meetings. Recent editions have opened up: 4 goals per game across the last five meetings against 3 historically.
Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero staged the fixture, a ground that holds 8,144. On the scoreboard, Herediano led 2-1 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 2-1 the final score.
Goal scorers
Herediano: Allan Cruz (17'), José de Jesús González (36') · Santos de Guápiles: Miguel Basulto (45')
Key stats
Possession: Herediano 46% · Santos de Guápiles 54% · Total shots: 10-9 · On target: 3-2 · Corners: 2-3