Costa Rica - Primera División FPDData current as of 23 July 2026

Pérez Zeledón vs Cartaginés: match statistics

Pérez Zeledón crest
Pérez Zeledón
3 : 1half-time 0:1
Cartaginés crest
Cartaginés
135%(2.70)
X40%(3.10)
225%(2.34)

Statistical analysis indicates a closely contested match favoring a draw scenario. Pérez Zeledón displays poor form with just 0.4 points per game in their last five matches and a high home draw rate (47%). Cartaginés boasts better current form (1.4 PPG) and solid away defense (40% clean sheets), yet they score infrequently in away matches (0.87 goals on average). The hosts have a positive goal difference at home (+1) and higher shot conversion (12% vs 8%), which gives them a chance for a positive result. Considering Pérez Zeledón's tendency to draw and Cartaginés's low offensive efficiency away from home (40% of matches without a goal), the most likely outcome is a share of the points.

Pérez Zeledón vs Cartaginés: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Pérez Zeledón play Cartaginés in Primera División FPD (Costa Rica). The match date is 22 March 2026 at 22:00. Final score: 3:1.

Current form

Pérez Zeledón: 0-2-3, 0.40 points/match. Cartaginés: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Pérez Zeledón scores 1.22 and concedes 1.61 goals per match. Cartaginés scores 1.18 and concedes 0.93. League average: 2.47 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Pérez Zeledón 64%, Cartaginés 45%. Over 2.5: Pérez Zeledón 56%, Cartaginés 40%. League level: BTTS 49%, Over 2.5 47%.

xG, shots and style

Cartaginés has higher xG: 1.51 vs 1.45. Pérez Zeledón: 12.4 shots per match, Cartaginés: 12.6.

Match halves

Pérez Zeledón: half-time lead 17%, second-half goals 0.61. Cartaginés: half-time lead 30%, second-half goals 0.70.

Goals by minute

Pérez Zeledón: 16-30 (10 goals). Cartaginés: 46-60 (10 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

3 H2H matches: 0-1-2. Average goals 2.33, BTTS 67%.

Match description

Statistical analysis indicates a closely contested match favoring a draw scenario. Pérez Zeledón displays poor form with just 0.4 points per game in their last five matches and a high home draw rate (47%). Cartaginés boasts better current form (1.4 PPG) and solid away defense (40% clean sheets), yet they score infrequently in away matches (0.87 goals on average). The hosts have a positive goal difference at home (+1) and higher shot conversion (12% vs 8%), which gives them a chance for a positive result. Considering Pérez Zeledón's tendency to draw and Cartaginés's low offensive efficiency away from home (40% of matches without a goal), the most likely outcome is a share of the points.

Half-by-half

0 : 1
1st half
3 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

52Possession (%)48
Pérez ZeledónCartaginés
20Shots13
Pérez ZeledónCartaginés
10Shots on target1
Pérez ZeledónCartaginés
2.45xG1.23
Pérez ZeledónCartaginés
7Corners2
Pérez ZeledónCartaginés
69Dangerous attacks45
Pérez ZeledónCartaginés
10Fouls9
Pérez ZeledónCartaginés
1Cards5
Pérez ZeledónCartaginés

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.

Pérez ZeledónCartaginés
1.22Goals scored / match1.18
Pérez ZeledónCartaginés
1.61Goals conceded / match0.93
Pérez ZeledónCartaginés
47%Average possession50%
Pérez ZeledónCartaginés
4.47Shots on target / match3.78
Pérez ZeledónCartaginés

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

12.39Shots per match12.55
Pérez ZeledónCartaginés
4.47Shots on target3.78
Pérez ZeledónCartaginés
9.9%Shot conversion9.4%
Pérez ZeledónCartaginés
47%Possession50%
Pérez ZeledónCartaginés
1.45xG for1.51
Pérez ZeledónCartaginés
1.79xG against1.41
Pérez ZeledónCartaginés

Shooting quality

Pérez Zeledón: BalancedCartaginés: Balanced
Pérez ZeledónCartaginés
Accuracy (shots on target)36%30%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.270.31

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 250% better for: last-5 form.

0.4 pts / match - Pérez Zeledón · 1.4 pts / match - Cartaginés

Pérez Zeledón
LDLLD
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
22% W36% R42% P
Season (W-D-L)
8-13-15
1.03 pts / match · goal difference -14
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-2-3
0.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-8-5
Last 5 at home
1-3-1
DDWDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.16Opponent xG: 2.12BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%
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 away (W-D-L)
6-6-8
Last 5 away
2-1-2
LWLWD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.76Opponent xG: 0.91BTTS: 20%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.

Cartaginés is 73% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.61 goals / match - Pérez Zeledón · 0.93 goals / match - Cartaginés

Pérez Zeledón scoring profile: strong

Pérez Zeledón scores in 69% of matches (25 of 36 matches), while Cartaginés keeps a clean sheet in 38% (15 of 40 matches).

Cartaginés scoring profile: very strong

Cartaginés scores in 68% of matches (27 of 40 matches), while Pérez Zeledón keeps a clean sheet in 11% (4 of 36 matches).

44Goals scored (season)47
Pérez ZeledónCartaginés
58Goals conceded (season)37
Pérez ZeledónCartaginés
2.83Average goals in match2.1
Pérez ZeledónCartaginés
4Goals scored (last 5)7
Pérez ZeledónCartaginés
10Goals conceded (last 5)3
Pérez ZeledónCartaginés

How often they score at least...

69%1 goal68%
Pérez ZeledónCartaginés
33%2 goals33%
Pérez ZeledónCartaginés
17%3 goals13%
Pérez ZeledónCartaginés
3%4 goals3%
Pérez ZeledónCartaginés

How often they concede at least...

89%1 goal63%
Pérez ZeledónCartaginés
39%2 goals28%
Pérez ZeledónCartaginés
31%3 goals3%
Pérez ZeledónCartaginés
3%4 goals0%
Pérez ZeledónCartaginés

* 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.

49%
League average

Goal patterns

39%BTTS at half-time13%
Pérez ZeledónCartaginés
14%BTTS in both halves3%
Pérez ZeledónCartaginés
28%Scored in both halves23%
Pérez ZeledónCartaginés

BTTS and goal count

42%Min. 3 goals and BTTS35%
Pérez ZeledónCartaginés
14%Min. 3 goals without BTTS5%
Pérez ZeledónCartaginés
40%BTTS - last 520%
Pérez ZeledónCartaginés

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

75%Min. 1 goal before half-time70%
Pérez ZeledónCartaginés
50%Min. 2 goals before half-time28%
Pérez ZeledónCartaginés
14%Min. 3 goals before half-time5%
Pérez ZeledónCartaginés

2nd half

81%Min. 1 goal after half-time65%
Pérez ZeledónCartaginés
39%Min. 2 goals after half-time28%
Pérez ZeledónCartaginés
17%Min. 3 goals after half-time13%
Pérez ZeledónCartaginés

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.

Cartaginés is 23% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.03 pts / match - Pérez Zeledón · 1.27 pts / match - Cartaginés

Pérez Zeledón - half-time state
17% leading53% draw31% trailing
Cartaginés - half-time state
30% leading38% draw33% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.03Points per match (1st half)1.27
Pérez ZeledónCartaginés
0.61Goals scored (1st half)0.48
Pérez ZeledónCartaginés
0.81Goals conceded (1st half)0.55
Pérez ZeledónCartaginés
1.42Average goals (1st half)1.02
Pérez ZeledónCartaginés
36%Clean sheet before half-time55%
Pérez ZeledónCartaginés
50%No goal before half-time63%
Pérez ZeledónCartaginés

After half-time (2nd half)

1.03Points per match (2nd half)1.65
Pérez ZeledónCartaginés
0.61Goals scored (2nd half)0.7
Pérez ZeledónCartaginés
0.81Goals conceded (2nd half)0.38
Pérez ZeledónCartaginés
1.42Average goals (2nd half)1.08
Pérez ZeledónCartaginés
39%Clean sheet after half-time73%
Pérez ZeledónCartaginés
53%No goal after half-time48%
Pérez ZeledónCartaginés

Pérez Zeledón - second-half results

22% W36% R42% P
37
Half-time points
22
Half-time goals
-7
Goal difference (1st half)
37
Second-half points
-7
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.03
PPG before half-time
Lead holding129%

Leads at half-time in 17% of matches and wins 22%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

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.

Pérez Zeledón - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.000.40
Goals scored / match0.60.2
Goals conceded / match0.61.4
Average goals in match1.21.6
1 goal40%80%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet60%20%
No goal60%80%
Goal difference0-6
Half-time: 0% leading - 100% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 40% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 3
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

* 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.

Pérez Zeledón
ScoredConceded
4
6
0-15
10
11
16-30
8
12
31-45
7
8
46-60
6
5
61-75
9
16
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (10 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (16). Late-goal balance (76-90): -7 - late phases are a weakness.

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.

* 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

2.47
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.1 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
100%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
55%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-5%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
47%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
10%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 10 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Pérez Zeledón

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.34
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.05
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.23
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.18
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.
148%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.63
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
20% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 9% come in the first quarter-hour.
20%

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.
108%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
67%
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%

* 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

Pérez ZeledónLigaCartaginés
Average goals in match 2.832.47 2.10
Both teams scored 64%49% 45%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 56%47% 40%
Clean sheets 11%30% 38%
Goal before half-time 75%69% 70%
Goal after half-time 81%73% 65%

^ 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 (3): Pérez Zeledón 0 - 1 - 2 Cartaginés. Average goals 2.33, both teams scored in 67% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Pérez Zeledón vs Cartaginés?

The Primera División FPD match finished Pérez Zeledón 3:1 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 Pérez Zeledón and Cartaginés?

In the last 3 head-to-head matches Pérez Zeledón won 0, Cartaginés won 2 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 2.33 goals, with both teams scoring in 67% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Pérez Zeledón vs Cartaginés?

Pérez Zeledón score 1.22 goals per game on average and Cartaginés 1.18. The Primera División FPD average is 2.47 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 47% of games. Both teams score in 64% of Pérez Zeledón's matches and 45% of Cartaginés's.

What form are Pérez Zeledón and Cartaginés in?

Over the last 5 games Pérez Zeledón have a 0-2-3 record (0.40 points per game) and Cartaginés 2-1-2 (1.40 points per game).

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

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.