Costa Rica - Primera División FPDData current as of September 06, 2026

Cartaginés vs Sporting San José: match statistics

165%(2.00)
X25%(3.05)
210%(4.11)

Cartaginés displays significantly better form and home statistics, with a 50% home win rate and a +6 goal difference. The hosts have earned 2 points per game in their last five matches, whereas Sporting San José has averaged a mere 0.4 points per game during this period. The visitors have not scored a single goal in their last five encounters and lose 55% of their away matches with a negative goal difference of -9. Sporting San José has failed to score in 64% of away games, which, combined with the solid defensive performance of the hosts (50% clean sheets), significantly reduces their chances. The visitors' form is alarming with a dllld run, while Cartaginés shows stability with an lwwwd record. All key indicators, including possession advantage (53% vs 47%), scoring efficiency, and recent results, point towards a confident victory for the hosts.

Cartaginés vs Sporting San José: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Cartaginés played against Sporting San José in Primera División FPD (Costa Rica). The game was played on January 30, 2026. Final score: 0:2.

Recent form

Cartaginés has 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 2.00 points per game. Sporting San José has 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses, with 0.40 points per game.

Scoring records

Cartaginés scores 1.08 goals per game and allows 0.71. Sporting San José scores 0.68 and allows 1.14. Games in this league average 2.41 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 42% of Cartaginés's games and 27% of Sporting San José's. The Over 2.5 rates are 33% and 36%, compared with league averages of 48% for BTTS and 47% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Sporting San José has the higher season xG average, 1.65 to 1.48 per game. Cartaginés takes 12.2 shots per game, while Sporting San José takes 13.9.

First-half and second-half trends

Cartaginés leads at halftime in 33% of its games and scores 0.67 goals per game after halftime. Sporting San José leads at halftime in 18% and scores 0.23 after halftime.

When the teams score

Cartaginés's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (8 goals). For Sporting San José, it is minutes 0-15 (4 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Primera División FPD games average 2.41 goals. Both teams score in 48% of games, and 47% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 2 previous meetings were available. The record was 2 home wins, 0 draws and 0 away wins. Those games averaged 1.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

Archived pre-match analysis

This analysis was prepared before kick-off. The conclusions use only information available before the match and do not include the final result or post-match statistics.

General match analysis

Cartaginés displays significantly better form and home statistics, with a 50% home win rate and a +6 goal difference. The hosts have earned 2 points per game in their last five matches, whereas Sporting San José has averaged a mere 0.4 points per game during this period. The visitors have not scored a single goal in their last five encounters and lose 55% of their away matches with a negative goal difference of -9. Sporting San José has failed to score in 64% of away games, which, combined with the solid defensive performance of the hosts (50% clean sheets), significantly reduces their chances. The visitors' form is alarming with a dllld run, while Cartaginés shows stability with an lwwwd record. All key indicators, including possession advantage (53% vs 47%), scoring efficiency, and recent results, point towards a confident victory for the hosts.

View the statistical overview

Stats by half

0 : 2
First half
0 : 0
Second half

Game stats

67Possession (%)33
CartaginésSporting San José
19Shots4
CartaginésSporting San José
4Shots on target3
CartaginésSporting San José
2.25xG0.73
CartaginésSporting San José
6Corners1
CartaginésSporting San José
107Dangerous attacks34
CartaginésSporting San José
14Fouls14
CartaginésSporting San José
3Cards1
CartaginésSporting San José

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

CartaginésSporting San José
1.08Goals scored / game0.68
CartaginésSporting San José
0.71Goals allowed / game1.14
CartaginésSporting San José
48%Average possession50%
CartaginésSporting San José
3.67Shots on target / game3.86
CartaginésSporting San José

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

12.21Shots per game13.86
CartaginésSporting San José
3.67Shots on target3.86
CartaginésSporting San José
8.9%Shot conversion4.9%
CartaginésSporting San José
48%Possession50%
CartaginésSporting San José
1.48xG for1.65
CartaginésSporting San José
1.5xG against1.25
CartaginésSporting San José

Shooting quality

Cartaginés: BalancedSporting San José: Balanced
CartaginésSporting San José
Accuracy (shots on target)30%28%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.290.18

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 games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Cartaginés is 400% better for: last-5 form.

2 pts / game - Cartaginés · 0.4 pts / game - Sporting San José

Cartaginés
LWWWD
Season result split
42% W33% R25% P
Season (W-D-L)
10-8-6
1.58 pts / game · goal difference +9
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
6-4-2
Last 5 at home
2-1-2
LDLWW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.91Opponent xG: 1.65BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%
Sporting San José
DLLLD
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
14% W36% R50% P
Season (W-D-L)
3-8-11
0.77 pts / game · goal difference -10
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-2-3
0.40 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
1-4-6
Last 5 away
0-3-2
DLDLD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.0Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.97Opponent xG: 1.35BTTS: 0%Over 2.5: 20%

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.

Cartaginés is 59% better for: goals scored per game.

1.08 goals / game - Cartaginés · 0.68 goals / game - Sporting San José

Cartaginés is 61% better for: goals allowed per game.

0.71 goals / game - Cartaginés · 1.14 goals / game - Sporting San José

Cartaginés scoring profile: strong

Cartaginés scores in 71% of games (17 of 24 meczów), while Sporting San José keeps a clean sheet in 36% (8 of 22 meczów).

Sporting San José scoring profile: more difficult

Sporting San José scores in 41% of games (9 of 22 meczów), while Cartaginés keeps a clean sheet in 50% (12 of 24 meczów).

26Goals scored (season)15
CartaginésSporting San José
17Goals conceded (season)25
CartaginésSporting San José
1.79Average goals per game1.82
CartaginésSporting San José
6Goals scored (last 5)0
CartaginésSporting San José
3Goals conceded (last 5)6
CartaginésSporting San José

How often they score at least...

71%1 goal41%
CartaginésSporting San José
29%2 goals18%
CartaginésSporting San José
8%3 goals9%
CartaginésSporting San José
0%4 goals0%
CartaginésSporting San José

How often they concede at least...

50%1 goal64%
CartaginésSporting San José
21%2 goals36%
CartaginésSporting San José
0%3 goals9%
CartaginésSporting San José
0%4 goals5%
CartaginésSporting San José

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

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

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

27%
Sporting San José - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.6 of 22 meczów
48%
League average

Goal patterns

4%BTTS at half-time14%
CartaginésSporting San José
0%BTTS in both halves5%
CartaginésSporting San José
21%Scored in both halves9%
CartaginésSporting San José

BTTS and goal count

29%Min. 3 goals and BTTS18%
CartaginésSporting San José
4%Min. 3 goals without BTTS18%
CartaginésSporting San José
40%BTTS - last 50%
CartaginésSporting San José

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

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

58%Min. 1 goal before half-time64%
CartaginésSporting San José
17%Min. 2 goals before half-time36%
CartaginésSporting San José
4%Min. 3 goals before half-time5%
CartaginésSporting San José

2nd half

71%Min. 1 goal after half-time45%
CartaginésSporting San José
25%Min. 2 goals after half-time27%
CartaginésSporting San José
4%Min. 3 goals after half-time5%
CartaginésSporting San José

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

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

Cartaginés is 35% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.42 pts / game - Cartaginés · 1.05 pts / game - Sporting San José

Cartaginés - half-time state
33% leading42% draw25% trailing
Sporting San José - half-time state
18% leading50% draw32% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.42Points per game (1st half)1.05
CartaginésSporting San José
0.42Goals scored (1st half)0.45
CartaginésSporting San José
0.38Goals conceded (1st half)0.59
CartaginésSporting San José
0.79Average goals (1st half)1.05
CartaginésSporting San José
71%Clean sheet before half-time55%
CartaginésSporting San José
67%No goal before half-time68%
CartaginésSporting San José

After half-time (2nd half)

1.67Points per game (2nd half)0.82
CartaginésSporting San José
0.67Goals scored (2nd half)0.23
CartaginésSporting San José
0.33Goals conceded (2nd half)0.55
CartaginésSporting San José
1Average goals (2nd half)0.77
CartaginésSporting San José
71%Clean sheet after half-time59%
CartaginésSporting San José
42%No goal after half-time82%
CartaginésSporting San José

Cartaginés - second-half results

42% W42% R17% P
34
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
40
Second-half points
+8
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.42
PPG before half-time
Lead holding127%

Leads at halftime in 33% of games and wins 42%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Sporting San José - second-half results

5% W68% R27% P
23
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
18
Second-half points
-7
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.05
PPG before half-time
Lead holding78%

Leads at halftime in 18% of games and wins 14%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

Defense after halftime-0.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Cartaginés - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.202.00
Goals scored / game0.21.0
Goals allowed / game0.20.4
Average goals per game0.41.4
1 goal40%80%
2 goals0%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%80%
No goal80%20%
Goal difference0+3
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1
Sporting San José - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.600.80
Goals scored / game0.00.0
Goals allowed / game0.60.6
Average goals per game0.60.6
1 goal40%20%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%80%
No goal100%100%
Goal difference-3-3
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 80% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Cartaginés
ScoredConceded
6
0
0-15
2
3
16-30
2
6
31-45
3
3
46-60
5
1
61-75
8
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (8 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): +4 - wins late phases.

Sporting San José
ScoredConceded
4
4
0-15
4
4
16-30
2
5
31-45
2
1
46-60
2
4
61-75
1
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (4 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): -6 - late phases are a weakness.

* 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 from completed games this season.

Game profile

1.80
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.1 : 0.7
Estimated goal split
home : away
75%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
35%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-45%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
29%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
17%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 6 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Cartaginés

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.02
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.39
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-12.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.40
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.79
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
81%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
66%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.42
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
31% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 23% come in the first quarter-hour.
31%

Sporting San José

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.40
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.86
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.97
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.11
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
64%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
85%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.37
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
7% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 27% come in the first quarter-hour.
7%

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

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

CartaginésLigaSporting San José
Average goals per game 1.792.41 1.82
Both teams scored 42%48% 27%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 33%47% 36%
Clean sheets 50%33% 36%
Goal before half-time 58%68% 64%
Goal after half-time 71%74% 45%

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

2.41
Average goals per game
48%
Both teams scored
47%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
33%
Clean sheets
1.34
Home goals / game
1.07
Away goals / game
+25%
Home attack advantage
+20%
Home defensive advantage
+15%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
68%
1 goal
36%
2 goals
9%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
74%
1 goal
39%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
2%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Sporting San JoséGoalMarcos Danilo Ureña Porras
  2. Sporting San JoséGoalErson Méndez
  3. Sporting San JoséYellow cardAriel Roman Soto Gonzalez
  4. CartaginésSubstitutionOn: Dariel CastrilloOff: Diego González Hernández
  5. CartaginésYellow cardDariel Castrillo
  6. Sporting San JoséSubstitutionOn: Ryan BolañosOff: Kevin Espinoza
  7. CartaginésYellow cardCristopher Núñez
  8. CartaginésYellow cardJosé Mora

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Adrian ChinchillaMatches officiated: 10
4.7Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 240%Home wins30%Draws30%Away wins

Head-to-head

Record from Cartaginés's perspective: 2 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses against Sporting San José. Games average 1.00 goals, and both teams scored in 0% of them.

CS Cartaginés
1 : 0
Sporting San José FC
Sporting San José FC
0 : 1
CS Cartaginés

FAQ

What was the result of Cartaginés vs Sporting San José?

The Primera División FPD match finished Cartaginés 0:2 Sporting San José. 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 Sporting San José?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Cartaginés won 2, Sporting San José won 0 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 1.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Cartaginés vs Sporting San José?

Cartaginés score 1.08 goals per game on average and Sporting San José 0.68. The Primera División FPD average is 2.41 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 47% of games. Both teams score in 42% of Cartaginés's matches and 27% of Sporting San José's.

What form are Cartaginés and Sporting San José in?

Over the last 5 games Cartaginés have a 3-1-1 record (2.00 points per game) and Sporting San José 0-2-3 (0.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Cartaginés vs Sporting San José?

The statistical background for Cartaginés vs Sporting San José — 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.