Costa Rica - Primera División FPDData current as of 16 July 2026

Herediano vs Deportivo Saprissa: match statistics

Herediano crest
Herediano
2 : 0half-time 0:0
Deportivo Saprissa crest
Deportivo Saprissa

Herediano vs Deportivo Saprissa: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Herediano play Deportivo Saprissa in Primera División FPD (Costa Rica). The match date is 17 May 2026 at 04:00. Final score: 2:0.

Current form

Herediano: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match. Deportivo Saprissa: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Herediano scores 1.30 and concedes 0.85 goals per match. Deportivo Saprissa scores 1.77 and concedes 1.14. League average: 2.47 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

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

xG, shots and style

Deportivo Saprissa has higher xG: 1.80 vs 1.47. Herediano: 12.1 shots per match, Deportivo Saprissa: 15.2.

Match halves

Herediano: half-time lead 30%, second-half goals 0.73. Deportivo Saprissa: half-time lead 39%, second-half goals 1.05.

Goals by minute

Herediano: 31-45+ (12 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: 1-2-2. Average goals 3.20, BTTS 80%.

Match description

Deportivo Saprissa are the favorites and I predict an away win ('2') based on attacking form. In the last 5 matches Saprissa scored 13 goals and have a record of 4 wins and 1 draw, translating to an average of 2.6 points per match in that period, while Herediano scored 3 goals and average 1.6 points. Quality-of-chances analysis shows similar xG: Herediano at home 1.7 vs Saprissa away 1.6, but the visitors register more shots on target (4.86 vs 4.21), which increases their realistic scoring opportunities. Herediano do have strong defensive credentials at home — conceding only 0.95 goals per home match and keeping 47% clean sheets, whereas Saprissa concede 1.38 goals away and have 29% clean sheets. Considering season totals (Saprissa 78 goals vs Herediano 50) and recent trends (13 vs 3 goals in 5 matches), I assign 50% probability to an away win, 25% to a draw and 25% to a home win.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

68Possession (%)32
HeredianoDeportivo Saprissa
7Shots10
HeredianoDeportivo Saprissa
4Shots on target1
HeredianoDeportivo Saprissa
1.04xG0.95
HeredianoDeportivo Saprissa
6Corners3
HeredianoDeportivo Saprissa
44Dangerous attacks35
HeredianoDeportivo Saprissa
8Fouls16
HeredianoDeportivo Saprissa
3Cards3
HeredianoDeportivo 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.

HeredianoDeportivo Saprissa
1.3Goals scored / match1.77
HeredianoDeportivo Saprissa
0.85Goals conceded / match1.14
HeredianoDeportivo Saprissa
53%Average possession51%
HeredianoDeportivo Saprissa
3.88Shots on target / match5.5
HeredianoDeportivo Saprissa

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

12.05Shots per match15.16
HeredianoDeportivo Saprissa
3.88Shots on target5.5
HeredianoDeportivo Saprissa
10.8%Shot conversion11.7%
HeredianoDeportivo Saprissa
53%Possession51%
HeredianoDeportivo Saprissa
1.47xG for1.8
HeredianoDeportivo Saprissa
1.38xG against1.36
HeredianoDeportivo Saprissa

Shooting quality

Herediano: BalancedDeportivo Saprissa: Attacking
HeredianoDeportivo Saprissa
Accuracy (shots on target)32%36%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.340.32

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 25% better for: last-5 form.

1.6 pts / match - Herediano · 2 pts / match - Deportivo Saprissa

Herediano
DWDLW
Season result split
53% W20% R28% P
Season (W-D-L)
21-8-11
1.78 pts / match · goal difference +18
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
12-4-4
Last 5 at home
3-2-0
WWDDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 0.4xG: 1.18Opponent xG: 1.23BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 20%
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 36% better for: goals scored per match.

1.3 goals / match - Herediano · 1.77 goals / match - Deportivo Saprissa

Herediano is 34% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.85 goals / match - Herediano · 1.14 goals / match - Deportivo Saprissa

Herediano scoring profile: very strong

Herediano scores in 75% of matches (30 of 40 matches), while Deportivo Saprissa keeps a clean sheet in 30% (13 of 44 matches).

Deportivo Saprissa scoring profile: strong

Deportivo Saprissa scores in 84% of matches (37 of 44 matches), while Herediano keeps a clean sheet in 45% (18 of 40 matches).

52Goals scored (season)78
HeredianoDeportivo Saprissa
34Goals conceded (season)50
HeredianoDeportivo Saprissa
2.15Average goals in match2.91
HeredianoDeportivo Saprissa
4Goals scored (last 5)8
HeredianoDeportivo Saprissa
2Goals conceded (last 5)5
HeredianoDeportivo Saprissa

How often they score at least...

75%1 goal84%
HeredianoDeportivo Saprissa
40%2 goals59%
HeredianoDeportivo Saprissa
13%3 goals25%
HeredianoDeportivo Saprissa
3%4 goals7%
HeredianoDeportivo Saprissa

How often they concede at least...

55%1 goal70%
HeredianoDeportivo Saprissa
23%2 goals32%
HeredianoDeportivo Saprissa
8%3 goals11%
HeredianoDeportivo Saprissa
0%4 goals0%
HeredianoDeportivo 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

15%BTTS at half-time20%
HeredianoDeportivo Saprissa
3%BTTS in both halves5%
HeredianoDeportivo Saprissa
23%Scored in both halves36%
HeredianoDeportivo Saprissa

BTTS and goal count

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

63%Min. 1 goal before half-time68%
HeredianoDeportivo Saprissa
30%Min. 2 goals before half-time36%
HeredianoDeportivo Saprissa
8%Min. 3 goals before half-time11%
HeredianoDeportivo Saprissa

2nd half

68%Min. 1 goal after half-time86%
HeredianoDeportivo Saprissa
33%Min. 2 goals after half-time57%
HeredianoDeportivo Saprissa
10%Min. 3 goals after half-time25%
HeredianoDeportivo 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 15% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.38 pts / match - Herediano · 1.59 pts / match - Deportivo Saprissa

Herediano - half-time state
30% leading48% draw23% trailing
Deportivo Saprissa - half-time state
39% leading43% draw18% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.38Points per match (1st half)1.59
HeredianoDeportivo Saprissa
0.57Goals scored (1st half)0.73
HeredianoDeportivo Saprissa
0.45Goals conceded (1st half)0.45
HeredianoDeportivo Saprissa
1.02Average goals (1st half)1.18
HeredianoDeportivo Saprissa
65%Clean sheet before half-time66%
HeredianoDeportivo Saprissa
57%No goal before half-time45%
HeredianoDeportivo Saprissa

After half-time (2nd half)

1.53Points per match (2nd half)1.7
HeredianoDeportivo Saprissa
0.73Goals scored (2nd half)1.05
HeredianoDeportivo Saprissa
0.4Goals conceded (2nd half)0.68
HeredianoDeportivo Saprissa
1.13Average goals (2nd half)1.73
HeredianoDeportivo Saprissa
65%Clean sheet after half-time45%
HeredianoDeportivo Saprissa
45%No goal after half-time34%
HeredianoDeportivo Saprissa

Herediano - second-half results

35% W48% R18% P
55
Half-time points
23
Half-time goals
+5
Goal difference (1st half)
61
Second-half points
+13
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.38
PPG before half-time
Lead holding177%

Leads at half-time in 30% of matches and wins 53%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.0

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.

Herediano - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.201.40
Goals scored / match0.40.4
Goals conceded / match0.40.0
Average goals in match0.80.4
1 goal40%20%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet80%100%
No goal60%80%
Goal difference0+2
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 80% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2
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.

Herediano
ScoredConceded
5
8
0-15
6
5
16-30
12
5
31-45
9
5
46-60
8
5
61-75
12
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (12 goli). Concedes most in 0-15 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): +6 - 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

2.53
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.2 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
102%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
50%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+26%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
63%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
4%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 25 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Herediano

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.09
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.36
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.
-0.17
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.53
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
94%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
78%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.18
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
23% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 10% come in the first quarter-hour.
23%

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

HeredianoLigaDeportivo Saprissa
Average goals in match 2.152.47 2.91
Both teams scored 40%49% 59%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 40%47% 64%
Clean sheets 45%30% 30%
Goal before half-time 63%69% 68%
Goal after half-time 68%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): Herediano 1 - 2 - 2 Deportivo Saprissa. Average goals 3.20, both teams scored in 80% matches.

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

FAQ

What was the result of Herediano vs Deportivo Saprissa?

The Primera División FPD match finished Herediano 2:0 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 Herediano and Deportivo Saprissa?

In the last 5 head-to-head matches Herediano won 1, Deportivo Saprissa won 2 and 2 ended level. These games averaged 3.20 goals, with both teams scoring in 80% of them.

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

Herediano score 1.30 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 40% of Herediano's matches and 59% of Deportivo Saprissa's.

What form are Herediano and Deportivo Saprissa in?

Over the last 5 games Herediano have a 2-2-1 record (1.60 points per game) and Deportivo Saprissa 3-1-1 (2.00 points per game).

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

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.