Costa Rica - Primera División FPDEstadio José Rafael Fello MezaData current as of 06 August 2026

Cartaginés vs Sporting San José: match statistics

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

Key match information

Cartaginés play Sporting San José in Primera División FPD (Costa Rica). The match date is 8 August 2026. Venue: Estadio José Rafael Fello Meza.

Current form

Cartaginés: 1-0-1, 1.50 points/match. Sporting San José: 0-2-0, 1.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Cartaginés scores 1.50 and concedes 1.00 goals per match. Sporting San José scores 1.00 and concedes 1.00. League average: 2.80 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Cartaginés 50%, Sporting San José 100%. Over 2.5: Cartaginés 50%, Sporting San José 0%. League level: BTTS 80%, Over 2.5 50%.

xG, shots and style

Cartaginés has higher xG: 1.95 vs 1.77. Cartaginés: 17.5 shots per match, Sporting San José: 16.0.

Match halves

Cartaginés: half-time lead 50%, second-half goals 1.00. Sporting San José: half-time lead 50%, second-half goals 0.00.

Goals by minute

Cartaginés: 16-30 (1 goals). Sporting San José: 16-30 (1 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Primera División FPD: 2.80 goals per match, BTTS 80%, Over 2.5 50%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 4 previous H2H matches were available: 3-0-1. Average goals 2.25, BTTS 25%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(1.84)
(3.25)
(4.00)

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.

CartaginésSporting San José
1.5Goals scored / match1
CartaginésSporting San José
1Goals conceded / match1
CartaginésSporting San José
50%Average possession40%
CartaginésSporting San José
6Shots on target / match6
CartaginésSporting San José

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

17.5Shots per match16
CartaginésSporting San José
6Shots on target6
CartaginésSporting San José
8.6%Shot conversion6.3%
CartaginésSporting San José
50%Possession40%
CartaginésSporting San José
1.95xG for1.77
CartaginésSporting San José
1.14xG against1.04
CartaginésSporting San José

Shooting quality

Cartaginés: AttackingSporting San José: Attacking
CartaginésSporting San José
Accuracy (shots on target)34%38%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.250.17

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.

Cartaginés is 50% better for: last-5 form.

1.5 pts / match - Cartaginés · 1 pts / match - Sporting San José

Cartaginés
WL
Season result split
50% W0% R50% P
Season (W-D-L)
1-0-1
1.50 pts / match · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-1
1.50 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-0-0
Last 5 at home
1-0-0
W
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.5Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.95Opponent xG: 1.14BTTS: 50%Over 2.5: 50%
Sporting San José
DD
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
0% W100% R0% P
Season (W-D-L)
0-2-0
1.00 pts / match · goal difference 0
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-2-0
1.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-1-0
Last 5 away
0-1-0
D
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.77Opponent xG: 1.04BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 0%

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 50% better for: goals scored per match.

1.5 goals / match - Cartaginés · 1 goals / match - Sporting San José

Cartaginés scoring profile: very strong

Cartaginés scores in 50% of matches (1 of 2 matches), while Sporting San José keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 2 matches).

Sporting San José scoring profile: very strong

Sporting San José scores in 100% of matches (2 of 2 matches), while Cartaginés keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 2 matches).

3Goals scored (season)2
CartaginésSporting San José
2Goals conceded (season)2
CartaginésSporting San José
2.5Average goals in match2
CartaginésSporting San José
3Goals scored (last 5)2
CartaginésSporting San José
2Goals conceded (last 5)2
CartaginésSporting San José

How often they score at least...

50%1 goal100%
CartaginésSporting San José
50%2 goals0%
CartaginésSporting San José
50%3 goals0%
CartaginésSporting San José
0%4 goals0%
CartaginésSporting San José

How often they concede at least...

100%1 goal100%
CartaginésSporting San José
0%2 goals0%
CartaginésSporting San José
0%3 goals0%
CartaginésSporting San José
0%4 goals0%
CartaginésSporting San José

* 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.

100%
Sporting San José - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.2 of 2 matches
80%
League average

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time50%
CartaginésSporting San José
0%BTTS in both halves0%
CartaginésSporting San José
50%Scored in both halves0%
CartaginésSporting San José

BTTS and goal count

50%Min. 3 goals and BTTS0%
CartaginésSporting San José
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
CartaginésSporting San José
50%BTTS - last 5100%
CartaginésSporting San José

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

100%Min. 1 goal before half-time100%
CartaginésSporting San José
0%Min. 2 goals before half-time50%
CartaginésSporting San José
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
CartaginésSporting San José

2nd half

50%Min. 1 goal after half-time50%
CartaginésSporting San José
50%Min. 2 goals after half-time0%
CartaginésSporting San José
50%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
CartaginésSporting San José

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.

Sporting San José is 33% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.5 pts / match - Cartaginés · 2 pts / match - Sporting San José

Cartaginés - half-time state
50% leading0% draw50% trailing
Sporting San José - half-time state
50% leading50% draw0% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.5Points per match (1st half)2
CartaginésSporting San José
0.5Goals scored (1st half)1
CartaginésSporting San José
0.5Goals conceded (1st half)0.5
CartaginésSporting San José
1Average goals (1st half)1.5
CartaginésSporting San José
50%Clean sheet before half-time50%
CartaginésSporting San José
50%No goal before half-time0%
CartaginésSporting San José

After half-time (2nd half)

2Points per match (2nd half)0.5
CartaginésSporting San José
1Goals scored (2nd half)0
CartaginésSporting San José
0.5Goals conceded (2nd half)0.5
CartaginésSporting San José
1.5Average goals (2nd half)0.5
CartaginésSporting San José
50%Clean sheet after half-time50%
CartaginésSporting San José
50%No goal after half-time100%
CartaginésSporting San José

Cartaginés - second-half results

50% W50% R0% P
3
Half-time points
1
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
4
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.50
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 50% of matches and wins 50%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Sporting San José - second-half results

0% W50% R50% P
4
Half-time points
2
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
1
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
2.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding0%

Leads at half-time in 50% of matches and wins 0%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Cartaginés - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.502.00
Goals scored / match0.51.0
Goals conceded / match0.50.5
Average goals in match1.01.5
1 goal100%50%
2 goals0%50%
3 goals0%50%
Clean sheet50%50%
No goal50%50%
Goal difference0+1
Half-time: 50% leading - 0% draw - 50% trailing
2nd half: 50% won - 50% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1
Sporting San José - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.000.50
Goals scored / match1.00.0
Goals conceded / match0.50.5
Average goals in match1.50.5
1 goal100%50%
2 goals50%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet50%50%
No goal0%100%
Goal difference+1-1
Half-time: 50% leading - 50% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 50% draw - 50% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 50% - Half-time goals total: 2

* 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
0
0
0-15
1
1
16-30
0
0
31-45
1
1
46-60
0
0
61-75
1
0
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (1 goli). Concedes most in 16-30 (1). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (1 goli). Concedes most in 31-45 (1). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.25
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.3 : 1.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
80%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
75%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
0%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
50%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
0-1
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.
+0.81
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.31
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.45
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.14
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
88%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
91%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.5
Late goals
33% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
33%

Sporting San José

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.73
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.73
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.77
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.04
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
91%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
59%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-1.0
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

* 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

CartaginésLigaSporting San José
Average goals in match 2.502.80 2.00
Both teams scored 50%80% 100%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 50%50% 0%
Clean sheets 0%10% 0%
Goal before half-time 100%60% 100%
Goal after half-time 50%50% 50%

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

2.80
Average goals per match
80%
Both teams scored
50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
10%
Clean sheets
1.70
Home goals / match
1.10
Away goals / match
+55%
Home attack advantage
+35%
Home defence advantage
+40%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
60%
1 goal
30%
2 goals
0%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
50%
1 goal
40%
2 goals
40%
3 goals
10%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (4): Cartaginés 3 - 0 - 1 Sporting San José. Average goals 2.25, both teams scored in 25% matches.

Sporting San José FC
2 : 3
CS Cartaginés
CS Cartaginés
0 : 2
Sporting San José FC
CS Cartaginés
1 : 0
Sporting San José FC
Sporting San José FC
0 : 1
CS Cartaginés

FAQ

When do Cartaginés and Sporting San José play?

Cartaginés face Sporting San José on 8 August 2026 in Primera División FPD at Estadio José Rafael Fello Meza. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Cartaginés and Sporting San José?

In the last 4 head-to-head matches Cartaginés won 3, Sporting San José won 1 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 2.25 goals, with both teams scoring in 25% of them.

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

Cartaginés score 1.50 goals per game on average and Sporting San José 1.00. The Primera División FPD average is 2.80 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 50% of games. Both teams score in 50% of Cartaginés's matches and 100% of Sporting San José's.

What form are Cartaginés and Sporting San José in?

Over the last 5 games Cartaginés have a 1-0-1 record (1.50 points per game) and Sporting San José 0-2-0 (1.00 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.