Cartaginés vs Deportivo Saprissa: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Cartaginés play Deportivo Saprissa in Primera División FPD (Costa Rica). The match date is 12 December 2025 at 03:00. Final score: 1:2.

Current form

Cartaginés: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match. Deportivo Saprissa: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Cartaginés scores 1.18 and concedes 0.93 goals per match. Deportivo Saprissa scores 1.77 and concedes 1.14. League average: 2.47 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Cartaginés 45%, Deportivo Saprissa 59%. Over 2.5: Cartaginés 40%, Deportivo Saprissa 64%. League level: BTTS 49%, Over 2.5 47%.

xG, shots and style

Deportivo Saprissa has higher xG: 1.80 vs 1.51. Cartaginés: 12.6 shots per match, Deportivo Saprissa: 15.2.

Match halves

Cartaginés: half-time lead 30%, second-half goals 0.70. Deportivo Saprissa: half-time lead 39%, second-half goals 1.05.

Goals by minute

Cartaginés: 46-60 (10 goals). Deportivo Saprissa: 76-90+ (27 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Primera División FPD: 2.47 goals per match, BTTS 49%, Over 2.5 47%.

Head-to-head

5 H2H matches: 2-1-2. Average goals 2.40, BTTS 60%.

Half-by-half

0 : 2
1st half
1 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

61Possession (%)39
CartaginésDeportivo Saprissa
11Shots19
CartaginésDeportivo Saprissa
3Shots on target5
CartaginésDeportivo Saprissa
1.35xG1.89
CartaginésDeportivo Saprissa
5Corners4
CartaginésDeportivo Saprissa
60Dangerous attacks48
CartaginésDeportivo Saprissa
12Fouls12
CartaginésDeportivo Saprissa
2Cards1
CartaginésDeportivo Saprissa

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

CartaginésDeportivo Saprissa
1.18Goals scored / match1.77
CartaginésDeportivo Saprissa
0.93Goals conceded / match1.14
CartaginésDeportivo Saprissa
50%Average possession51%
CartaginésDeportivo Saprissa
3.78Shots on target / match5.5
CartaginésDeportivo Saprissa

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

12.55Shots per match15.16
CartaginésDeportivo Saprissa
3.78Shots on target5.5
CartaginésDeportivo Saprissa
9.4%Shot conversion11.7%
CartaginésDeportivo Saprissa
50%Possession51%
CartaginésDeportivo Saprissa
1.51xG for1.8
CartaginésDeportivo Saprissa
1.41xG against1.36
CartaginésDeportivo Saprissa

Shooting quality

Cartaginés: BalancedDeportivo Saprissa: Attacking
CartaginésDeportivo Saprissa
Accuracy (shots on target)30%36%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.310.32

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Deportivo Saprissa is 43% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / match - Cartaginés · 2 pts / match - Deportivo Saprissa

Cartaginés
LWWLD
Season result split
43% W25% R33% P
Season (W-D-L)
17-10-13
1.53 pts / match · goal difference +10
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
11-4-5
Last 5 at home
3-0-2
WWLWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.76Opponent xG: 0.91BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 40%
Deportivo Saprissa
WDWWL
Season result split
55% W23% R23% P
Season (W-D-L)
24-10-10
1.86 pts / match · goal difference +28
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
9-6-7
Last 5 away
2-2-1
WDWDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.35Opponent xG: 1.15BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Deportivo Saprissa is 50% better for: goals scored per match.

1.18 goals / match - Cartaginés · 1.77 goals / match - Deportivo Saprissa

Cartaginés is 23% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.93 goals / match - Cartaginés · 1.14 goals / match - Deportivo Saprissa

Cartaginés scoring profile: strong

Cartaginés scores in 68% of matches (27 of 40 matches), while Deportivo Saprissa keeps a clean sheet in 30% (13 of 44 matches).

Deportivo Saprissa scoring profile: very strong

Deportivo Saprissa scores in 84% of matches (37 of 44 matches), while Cartaginés keeps a clean sheet in 38% (15 of 40 matches).

47Goals scored (season)78
CartaginésDeportivo Saprissa
37Goals conceded (season)50
CartaginésDeportivo Saprissa
2.1Average goals in match2.91
CartaginésDeportivo Saprissa
7Goals scored (last 5)8
CartaginésDeportivo Saprissa
3Goals conceded (last 5)5
CartaginésDeportivo Saprissa

How often they score at least...

68%1 goal84%
CartaginésDeportivo Saprissa
33%2 goals59%
CartaginésDeportivo Saprissa
13%3 goals25%
CartaginésDeportivo Saprissa
3%4 goals7%
CartaginésDeportivo Saprissa

How often they concede at least...

63%1 goal70%
CartaginésDeportivo Saprissa
28%2 goals32%
CartaginésDeportivo Saprissa
3%3 goals11%
CartaginésDeportivo Saprissa
0%4 goals0%
CartaginésDeportivo Saprissa

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

59%
Deportivo Saprissa - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.26 of 44 matches
49%
League average

Goal patterns

13%BTTS at half-time20%
CartaginésDeportivo Saprissa
3%BTTS in both halves5%
CartaginésDeportivo Saprissa
23%Scored in both halves36%
CartaginésDeportivo Saprissa

BTTS and goal count

35%Min. 3 goals and BTTS52%
CartaginésDeportivo Saprissa
5%Min. 3 goals without BTTS11%
CartaginésDeportivo Saprissa
20%BTTS - last 560%
CartaginésDeportivo Saprissa

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

70%Min. 1 goal before half-time68%
CartaginésDeportivo Saprissa
28%Min. 2 goals before half-time36%
CartaginésDeportivo Saprissa
5%Min. 3 goals before half-time11%
CartaginésDeportivo Saprissa

2nd half

65%Min. 1 goal after half-time86%
CartaginésDeportivo Saprissa
28%Min. 2 goals after half-time57%
CartaginésDeportivo Saprissa
13%Min. 3 goals after half-time25%
CartaginésDeportivo Saprissa

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Deportivo Saprissa is 25% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.27 pts / match - Cartaginés · 1.59 pts / match - Deportivo Saprissa

Cartaginés - half-time state
30% leading38% draw33% trailing
Deportivo Saprissa - half-time state
39% leading43% draw18% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.27Points per match (1st half)1.59
CartaginésDeportivo Saprissa
0.48Goals scored (1st half)0.73
CartaginésDeportivo Saprissa
0.55Goals conceded (1st half)0.45
CartaginésDeportivo Saprissa
1.02Average goals (1st half)1.18
CartaginésDeportivo Saprissa
55%Clean sheet before half-time66%
CartaginésDeportivo Saprissa
63%No goal before half-time45%
CartaginésDeportivo Saprissa

After half-time (2nd half)

1.65Points per match (2nd half)1.7
CartaginésDeportivo Saprissa
0.7Goals scored (2nd half)1.05
CartaginésDeportivo Saprissa
0.38Goals conceded (2nd half)0.68
CartaginésDeportivo Saprissa
1.08Average goals (2nd half)1.73
CartaginésDeportivo Saprissa
73%Clean sheet after half-time45%
CartaginésDeportivo Saprissa
48%No goal after half-time34%
CartaginésDeportivo Saprissa

Cartaginés - second-half results

40% W45% R15% P
51
Half-time points
19
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
66
Second-half points
+13
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.27
PPG before half-time
Lead holding143%

Leads at half-time in 30% of matches and wins 43%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.2

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Deportivo Saprissa - second-half results

48% W27% R25% P
70
Half-time points
32
Half-time goals
+12
Goal difference (1st half)
75
Second-half points
+16
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.59
PPG before half-time
Lead holding141%

Leads at half-time in 39% of matches and wins 55%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Cartaginés - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.001.80
Goals scored / match0.60.8
Goals conceded / match0.60.0
Average goals in match1.20.8
1 goal80%40%
2 goals40%20%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet40%100%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference0+4
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 60% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3
Deportivo Saprissa - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.002.00
Goals scored / match0.80.8
Goals conceded / match0.40.6
Average goals in match1.21.4
1 goal80%80%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference+2+1
Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 4

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Cartaginés
ScoredConceded
9
5
0-15
4
5
16-30
6
12
31-45
10
5
46-60
8
3
61-75
10
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (10 goli). Concedes most in 31-45 (12). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

Deportivo Saprissa
ScoredConceded
6
2
0-15
8
6
16-30
18
12
31-45
6
8
46-60
13
10
61-75
27
12
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (27 goli). Concedes most in 31-45 (12). Late-goal balance (76-90): +15 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.51
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.2 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
102%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
52%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-4%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
57%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
5%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 20 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Cartaginés

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.10
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.15
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-13.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.33
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.48
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
86%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
85%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.13
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
21% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 19% come in the first quarter-hour.
21%

Deportivo Saprissa

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.44
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.19
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-11.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.03
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.22
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
162%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
83%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.14
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
35% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 8% come in the first quarter-hour.
35%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Primera División FPD).

Teams vs league

CartaginésLigaDeportivo Saprissa
Average goals in match 2.102.47 2.91
Both teams scored 45%49% 59%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 40%47% 64%
Clean sheets 38%30% 30%
Goal before half-time 70%69% 68%
Goal after half-time 65%73% 86%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.47
Average goals per match
49%
Both teams scored
47%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
30%
Clean sheets
1.38
Home goals / match
1.09
Away goals / match
+27%
Home attack advantage
+21%
Home defence advantage
+15%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
69%
1 goal
35%
2 goals
9%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
73%
1 goal
39%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
3%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (5): Cartaginés 2 - 1 - 2 Deportivo Saprissa. Average goals 2.40, both teams scored in 60% matches.

CS Cartaginés
2 : 1
Deportivo Saprissa
Deportivo Saprissa
0 : 0
CS Cartaginés
Deportivo Saprissa
2 : 1
CS Cartaginés
Deportivo Saprissa
2 : 1
CS Cartaginés
CS Cartaginés
3 : 0
Deportivo Saprissa

FAQ

What was the result of Cartaginés vs Deportivo Saprissa?

The Primera División FPD match finished Cartaginés 1:2 Deportivo Saprissa. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What is the head-to-head record between Cartaginés and Deportivo Saprissa?

In the last 5 head-to-head matches Cartaginés won 2, Deportivo Saprissa won 2 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 2.40 goals, with both teams scoring in 60% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Cartaginés vs Deportivo Saprissa?

Cartaginés score 1.18 goals per game on average and Deportivo Saprissa 1.77. The Primera División FPD average is 2.47 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 47% of games. Both teams score in 45% of Cartaginés's matches and 59% of Deportivo Saprissa's.

What form are Cartaginés and Deportivo Saprissa in?

Over the last 5 games Cartaginés have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Deportivo Saprissa 3-1-1 (2.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Cartaginés vs Deportivo Saprissa?

The statistical background for Cartaginés vs Deportivo Saprissa — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.