Costa Rica - Primera División FPDData current as of September 07, 2026

Herediano vs Cartaginés: match statistics

Herediano crest
Herediano
1 : 0half-time 1:0
Cartaginés crest
Cartaginés
155%(1.92)
X28%(3.35)
217%(3.90)

Herediano displays solid home form with a 58% win rate and an impressive 22:15 goal difference at their own stadium. The hosts score an average of 1.83 goals per home match, with only 17% of their games ending without a goal. Cartaginés has balanced away statistics (33% wins, 33% draws, 33% losses), but their form in the last five matches is poor, averaging just 0.8 points per game. Herediano's advantage in ball possession (55% vs 44%) and a higher xG rate (1.68 vs 1.35) further support the home win scenario. Considering all factors, Herediano holds a clear advantage, although the visitors' defensive solidity (50% clean sheets away) could make this a close match.

Herediano vs Cartaginés: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Herediano played against Cartaginés in Primera División FPD (Costa Rica). The game was played on February 15, 2026. Final score: 1:0.

Recent form

Herediano has 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 2.00 points per game. Cartaginés has 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, with 2.00 points per game.

Scoring records

Herediano scores 1.38 goals per game and allows 1.04. Cartaginés scores 1.04 and allows 0.73. Games in this league average 2.44 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 46% of Herediano's games and 38% of Cartaginés's. The Over 2.5 rates are 42% and 31%, compared with league averages of 48% for BTTS and 46% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Cartaginés has the higher season xG average, 1.54 to 1.48 per game. Herediano takes 11.6 shots per game, while Cartaginés takes 12.8.

First-half and second-half trends

Herediano leads at halftime in 33% of its games and scores 0.75 goals per game after halftime. Cartaginés leads at halftime in 31% and scores 0.65 after halftime.

When the teams score

Herediano's most productive scoring window is minutes 31-45+ (10 goals). For Cartaginés, it is minutes 76-90+ (8 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Primera División FPD games average 2.44 goals. Both teams score in 48% of games, and 46% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 2 previous meetings were available. The record was 1 home win, 0 draws and 1 away win. Those games averaged 2.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% 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

Herediano displays solid home form with a 58% win rate and an impressive 22:15 goal difference at their own stadium. The hosts score an average of 1.83 goals per home match, with only 17% of their games ending without a goal. Cartaginés has balanced away statistics (33% wins, 33% draws, 33% losses), but their form in the last five matches is poor, averaging just 0.8 points per game. Herediano's advantage in ball possession (55% vs 44%) and a higher xG rate (1.68 vs 1.35) further support the home win scenario. Considering all factors, Herediano holds a clear advantage, although the visitors' defensive solidity (50% clean sheets away) could make this a close match.

View the statistical overview

Stats by half

1 : 0
First half
0 : 0
Second half

Game stats

41Possession (%)59
HeredianoCartaginés
14Shots13
HeredianoCartaginés
2Shots on target4
HeredianoCartaginés
1.42xG1.66
HeredianoCartaginés
5Corners5
HeredianoCartaginés
56Dangerous attacks77
HeredianoCartaginés
15Fouls13
HeredianoCartaginés
2Cards1
HeredianoCartaginés

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.

HeredianoCartaginés
1.38Goals scored / game1.04
HeredianoCartaginés
1.04Goals allowed / game0.73
HeredianoCartaginés
53%Average possession49%
HeredianoCartaginés
3.92Shots on target / game3.77
HeredianoCartaginés

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

11.58Shots per game12.77
HeredianoCartaginés
3.92Shots on target3.77
HeredianoCartaginés
11.9%Shot conversion8.1%
HeredianoCartaginés
53%Possession49%
HeredianoCartaginés
1.48xG for1.54
HeredianoCartaginés
1.47xG against1.47
HeredianoCartaginés

Shooting quality

Herediano: BalancedCartaginés: Balanced
HeredianoCartaginés
Accuracy (shots on target)34%30%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.350.28

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.

Herediano
WWLWD
Season result split
46% W25% R29% P
Season (W-D-L)
11-6-7
1.63 pts / game · goal difference +8
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
7-2-3
Last 5 at home
5-0-0
WWWWW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.39Opponent xG: 1.40BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%
Cartaginés
WWDLW
Season result split
42% W31% R27% P
Season (W-D-L)
11-8-7
1.58 pts / game · goal difference +8
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
4-4-4
Last 5 away
2-2-1
DWLWD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 0.4xG: 2.08Opponent xG: 1.58BTTS: 0%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.

Herediano is 33% better for: goals scored per game.

1.38 goals / game - Herediano · 1.04 goals / game - Cartaginés

Cartaginés is 42% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.04 goals / game - Herediano · 0.73 goals / game - Cartaginés

Herediano scoring profile: mixed

Herediano scores in 71% of games (17 of 24 meczów), while Cartaginés keeps a clean sheet in 50% (13 of 26 meczów).

Cartaginés scoring profile: strong

Cartaginés scores in 69% of games (18 of 26 meczów), while Herediano keeps a clean sheet in 33% (8 of 24 meczów).

33Goals scored (season)27
HeredianoCartaginés
25Goals conceded (season)19
HeredianoCartaginés
2.42Average goals per game1.77
HeredianoCartaginés
9Goals scored (last 5)4
HeredianoCartaginés
3Goals conceded (last 5)2
HeredianoCartaginés

How often they score at least...

71%1 goal69%
HeredianoCartaginés
46%2 goals27%
HeredianoCartaginés
17%3 goals8%
HeredianoCartaginés
4%4 goals0%
HeredianoCartaginés

How often they concede at least...

67%1 goal50%
HeredianoCartaginés
25%2 goals23%
HeredianoCartaginés
13%3 goals0%
HeredianoCartaginés
0%4 goals0%
HeredianoCartaginés

* 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.

48%
League average

Goal patterns

13%BTTS at half-time4%
HeredianoCartaginés
4%BTTS in both halves0%
HeredianoCartaginés
21%Scored in both halves19%
HeredianoCartaginés

BTTS and goal count

38%Min. 3 goals and BTTS27%
HeredianoCartaginés
4%Min. 3 goals without BTTS4%
HeredianoCartaginés
40%BTTS - last 50%
HeredianoCartaginés

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

67%Min. 1 goal before half-time58%
HeredianoCartaginés
33%Min. 2 goals before half-time19%
HeredianoCartaginés
8%Min. 3 goals before half-time4%
HeredianoCartaginés

2nd half

71%Min. 1 goal after half-time69%
HeredianoCartaginés
42%Min. 2 goals after half-time23%
HeredianoCartaginés
13%Min. 3 goals after half-time4%
HeredianoCartaginés

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.

Herediano is 5% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.42 pts / game - Herediano · 1.35 pts / game - Cartaginés

Herediano - half-time state
33% leading42% draw25% trailing
Cartaginés - half-time state
31% leading42% draw27% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.42Points per game (1st half)1.35
HeredianoCartaginés
0.63Goals scored (1st half)0.38
HeredianoCartaginés
0.5Goals conceded (1st half)0.42
HeredianoCartaginés
1.13Average goals (1st half)0.81
HeredianoCartaginés
63%Clean sheet before half-time69%
HeredianoCartaginés
58%No goal before half-time69%
HeredianoCartaginés

After half-time (2nd half)

1.25Points per game (2nd half)1.69
HeredianoCartaginés
0.75Goals scored (2nd half)0.65
HeredianoCartaginés
0.54Goals conceded (2nd half)0.31
HeredianoCartaginés
1.29Average goals (2nd half)0.96
HeredianoCartaginés
50%Clean sheet after half-time73%
HeredianoCartaginés
50%No goal after half-time42%
HeredianoCartaginés

Herediano - second-half results

25% W50% R25% P
34
Half-time points
15
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
30
Second-half points
+5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.42
PPG before half-time
Lead holding139%

Leads at halftime in 33% of games and wins 46%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Cartaginés - second-half results

42% W42% R15% P
35
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
44
Second-half points
+9
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.35
PPG before half-time
Lead holding135%

Leads at halftime in 31% of games and wins 42%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Herediano - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.401.40
Goals scored / game0.41.4
Goals allowed / game0.00.6
Average goals per game0.42.0
1 goal20%100%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet100%40%
No goal80%40%
Goal difference+2+4
Half-time: 20% leading - 80% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2
Cartaginés - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.202.20
Goals scored / game0.20.6
Goals allowed / game0.40.0
Average goals per game0.60.6
1 goal40%60%
2 goals20%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet80%100%
No goal80%40%
Goal difference-1+3
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 40% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1

* 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.

Herediano
ScoredConceded
2
4
0-15
3
5
16-30
10
3
31-45
7
4
46-60
5
4
61-75
6
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (10 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

Cartaginés
ScoredConceded
6
1
0-15
2
3
16-30
2
7
31-45
4
3
46-60
5
1
61-75
8
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (8 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): +4 - 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 from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.09
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.1 : 1.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
86%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
42%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+19%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
49%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
9%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 11 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Herediano

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.01
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.33
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-6.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.10
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.43
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
103%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
95%
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.
+0.1
Late goals
18% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 6% come in the first quarter-hour.
18%

Cartaginés

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.07
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.24
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-11.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.50
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.74
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
95%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
54%
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
30% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 22% come in the first quarter-hour.
30%

* 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

HeredianoLigaCartaginés
Average goals per game 2.422.44 1.77
Both teams scored 46%48% 38%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 42%46% 31%
Clean sheets 33%32% 50%
Goal before half-time 67%68% 58%
Goal after half-time 71%73% 69%

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

2.44
Average goals per game
48%
Both teams scored
46%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
32%
Clean sheets
1.34
Home goals / game
1.10
Away goals / game
+22%
Home attack advantage
+18%
Home defensive advantage
+14%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
68%
1 goal
36%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
73%
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. HeredianoYellow cardGetsel Ramón Montes Escobar
  2. CartaginésYellow cardJohan Alberto Venegas Ulloa

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.

David GómezMatches officiated: 16
5.5Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 256%Home wins0%Draws44%Away wins

Head-to-head

Record from Herediano's perspective: 1 win, 0 draws and 1 loss against Cartaginés. Games average 2.50 goals, and both teams scored in 50% of them.

CS Herediano
2 : 1
CS Cartaginés
CS Cartaginés
2 : 0
CS Herediano

FAQ

What was the result of Herediano vs Cartaginés?

The Primera División FPD match finished Herediano 1:0 Cartaginés. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What is the head-to-head record between Herediano and Cartaginés?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Herediano won 1, Cartaginés won 1 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 2.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Herediano vs Cartaginés?

Herediano score 1.38 goals per game on average and Cartaginés 1.04. The Primera División FPD average is 2.44 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 46% of games. Both teams score in 46% of Herediano's matches and 38% of Cartaginés's.

What form are Herediano and Cartaginés in?

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

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

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Herediano vs Cartaginés: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.