Match Report
The table read 10th (Herediano, 2 pts) against 4th (Sporting San José, 11 pts), 9 points apart. Per game in the league, Herediano were scoring 0.57 and conceding 1.86, Sporting San José 1.43 and 0.71, against a competition average of 1.23 goals per team per game.
15 meetings are on record — 10 won by Herediano, 2 by Sporting San José, 3 drawn, at 2.27 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 33% of those meetings. These meetings skew tight — only 33% saw more than two goals. The fixture has tightened lately: 1.4 goals per game over the last five meetings, down from 2.27 all-time.
The match was played at Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero (capacity 8,144). With 29 matches recorded and 1.1 yellow cards per game, S. Madrigal was the man in the middle. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 0-3.
Goal scorers
Sporting San José: José Mario Pinto (53'), Alexander López (66'), Daniel Colindres (87')
Key stats
Possession: Herediano 57% · Sporting San José 43% · Total shots: 15-11 · On target: 5-8 · Corners: 6-7