Costa Rica - Primera División FPDData current as of September 12, 2026

San Carlos vs Sporting San José: match statistics

120%(2.75)
X30%(3.00)
250%(2.50)

Sporting San José holds a clear advantage in this clash. San Carlos is showing catastrophic form – zero home wins this season (0% Win%), a streak of five consecutive losses, and averaging just 0.33 goals per home match. The hosts have failed to keep a single clean sheet at home and lose 78% of their home games. The visitors, despite average form, are significantly better – they have an 11% away win rate, 33% draws, and a much better goal difference (-6 vs -14). Sporting San José records higher conversion rates (7% vs 3%), more shots on target (2.89 vs 2.11), and better xG figures (1.44 vs 1.13). Additionally, the visitors have kept a clean sheet in 33% of away matches, which, given San Carlos' weak offense (78% FTS%), gives them a real chance of a favorable result.

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

Game details

San Carlos played against Sporting San José in Primera División FPD (Costa Rica). The game was played on January 19, 2026. Final score: 3:0.

Recent form

San Carlos has 0 wins, 0 draws and 5 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.00 points per game. Sporting San José has 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses, with 0.40 points per game.

Scoring records

San Carlos scores 0.79 goals per game and allows 1.84. Sporting San José scores 0.79 and allows 1.11. Games in this league average 2.49 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 47% of San Carlos's games and 32% of Sporting San José's. The Over 2.5 rates are 42% and 37%, compared with league averages of 50% for BTTS and 49% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Sporting San José has the higher season xG average, 1.59 to 1.01 per game. San Carlos takes 8.7 shots per game, while Sporting San José takes 13.2.

First-half and second-half trends

San Carlos leads at halftime in 26% of its games and scores 0.21 goals per game after halftime. Sporting San José leads at halftime in 21% and scores 0.26 after halftime.

When the teams score

San Carlos's most productive scoring window is minutes 16-30 (5 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 2.49 goals. Both teams score in 50% of games, and 49% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 2 previous meetings were available. The record was 0 home wins, 1 draw 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

Sporting San José holds a clear advantage in this clash. San Carlos is showing catastrophic form – zero home wins this season (0% Win%), a streak of five consecutive losses, and averaging just 0.33 goals per home match. The hosts have failed to keep a single clean sheet at home and lose 78% of their home games. The visitors, despite average form, are significantly better – they have an 11% away win rate, 33% draws, and a much better goal difference (-6 vs -14). Sporting San José records higher conversion rates (7% vs 3%), more shots on target (2.89 vs 2.11), and better xG figures (1.44 vs 1.13). Additionally, the visitors have kept a clean sheet in 33% of away matches, which, given San Carlos' weak offense (78% FTS%), gives them a real chance of a favorable result.

View the statistical overview

Stats by half

0 : 0
First half
3 : 0
Second half

Game stats

51Possession (%)49
San CarlosSporting San José
11Shots10
San CarlosSporting San José
4Shots on target3
San CarlosSporting San José
1.28xG1.29
San CarlosSporting San José
0Corners11
San CarlosSporting San José
42Dangerous attacks61
San CarlosSporting San José
15Fouls10
San CarlosSporting San José
1Cards3
San CarlosSporting 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.

San CarlosSporting San José
0.79Goals scored / game0.79
San CarlosSporting San José
1.84Goals allowed / game1.11
San CarlosSporting San José
56%Average possession50%
San CarlosSporting San José
2.63Shots on target / game3.79
San CarlosSporting San José

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

8.74Shots per game13.16
San CarlosSporting San José
2.63Shots on target3.79
San CarlosSporting San José
9%Shot conversion6%
San CarlosSporting San José
56%Possession50%
San CarlosSporting San José
1.01xG for1.59
San CarlosSporting San José
1.52xG against1.28
San CarlosSporting San José

Shooting quality

San Carlos: BalancedSporting San José: Balanced
San CarlosSporting San José
Accuracy (shots on target)30%29%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.300.21

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.

San Carlos
LLLLL
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
16% W16% D68% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-3-13
0.63 pts / game · goal difference -20
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-0-5
0.00 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-2-7
Last 5 at home
0-1-4
LLDLL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 2.4xG: 0.81Opponent xG: 1.56BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Sporting San José
LLDDL
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
16% W37% D47% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-7-9
0.84 pts / game · goal difference -6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-2-3
0.40 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
1-3-5
Last 5 away
1-2-2
LWDLD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.0Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.67Opponent xG: 1.32BTTS: 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.

Sporting San José is 66% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.84 goals / game - San Carlos · 1.11 goals / game - Sporting San José

San Carlos scoring profile: mixed

San Carlos scores in 47% of games (9 of 19 meczów), while Sporting San José keeps a clean sheet in 37% (7 of 19 meczów).

Sporting San José scoring profile: very strong

Sporting San José scores in 47% of games (9 of 19 meczów), while San Carlos keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 19 meczów).

15Goals scored (season)15
San CarlosSporting San José
35Goals conceded (season)21
San CarlosSporting San José
2.63Average goals per game1.89
San CarlosSporting San José
3Goals scored (last 5)0
San CarlosSporting San José
12Goals conceded (last 5)5
San CarlosSporting San José

How often they score at least...

47%1 goal47%
San CarlosSporting San José
21%2 goals21%
San CarlosSporting San José
11%3 goals11%
San CarlosSporting San José
0%4 goals0%
San CarlosSporting San José

How often they concede at least...

100%1 goal63%
San CarlosSporting San José
68%2 goals37%
San CarlosSporting San José
16%3 goals5%
San CarlosSporting San José
0%4 goals5%
San CarlosSporting 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.

32%
Sporting San José - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.6 of 19 meczów
50%
League average

Goal patterns

16%BTTS at half-time16%
San CarlosSporting San José
0%BTTS in both halves5%
San CarlosSporting San José
5%Scored in both halves11%
San CarlosSporting San José

BTTS and goal count

37%Min. 3 goals and BTTS21%
San CarlosSporting San José
5%Min. 3 goals without BTTS16%
San CarlosSporting San José
60%BTTS - last 50%
San CarlosSporting 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

84%Min. 1 goal before half-time68%
San CarlosSporting San José
42%Min. 2 goals before half-time42%
San CarlosSporting San José
26%Min. 3 goals before half-time5%
San CarlosSporting San José

2nd half

79%Min. 1 goal after half-time47%
San CarlosSporting San José
32%Min. 2 goals after half-time26%
San CarlosSporting San José
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
San CarlosSporting 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.

Sporting San José is 17% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.95 pts / game - San Carlos · 1.11 pts / game - Sporting San José

San Carlos - half-time state
26% leading16% draw58% trailing
Sporting San José - half-time state
21% leading47% draw32% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.95Points per game (1st half)1.11
San CarlosSporting San José
0.58Goals scored (1st half)0.53
San CarlosSporting San José
0.95Goals conceded (1st half)0.63
San CarlosSporting San José
1.53Average goals (1st half)1.16
San CarlosSporting San José
37%Clean sheet before half-time53%
San CarlosSporting San José
63%No goal before half-time63%
San CarlosSporting San José

After half-time (2nd half)

0.68Points per game (2nd half)0.84
San CarlosSporting San José
0.21Goals scored (2nd half)0.26
San CarlosSporting San José
0.89Goals conceded (2nd half)0.47
San CarlosSporting San José
1.11Average goals (2nd half)0.74
San CarlosSporting San José
37%Clean sheet after half-time58%
San CarlosSporting San José
84%No goal after half-time79%
San CarlosSporting San José

San Carlos - second-half results

16% W21% D63% L
18
Half-time points
11
Half-time goals
-7
Goal difference (1st half)
13
Second-half points
-13
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.95
PPG before half-time
Lead holding62%

Leads at halftime in 26% of games and wins 16%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

Defense after halftime-0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Sporting San José - second-half results

5% W68% D26% L
21
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
16
Second-half points
-4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.11
PPG before half-time
Lead holding76%

Leads at halftime in 21% of games and wins 16%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

Defense after halftime-0.2

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

San Carlos - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.800.20
Goals scored / game0.60.0
Goals allowed / game1.21.2
Average goals per game1.81.2
1 goal80%80%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals40%0%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal40%100%
Goal difference-3-6
Half-time: 20% leading - 20% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 20% draw - 80% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 3
Sporting San José - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.401.00
Goals scored / game0.00.0
Goals allowed / game1.00.0
Average goals per game1.00.0
1 goal60%0%
2 goals40%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet40%100%
No goal100%100%
Goal difference-50
Half-time: 0% leading - 40% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 100% draw - 0% 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.

San Carlos
ScoredConceded
4
6
0-15
5
7
16-30
2
5
31-45
1
5
46-60
1
3
61-75
2
9
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (5 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): -7 - late phases are a weakness.

Sporting San José
ScoredConceded
4
4
0-15
4
3
16-30
2
5
31-45
2
0
46-60
2
4
61-75
1
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (4 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): -4 - 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

2.27
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.0 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
91%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
40%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+11%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
22%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
28%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 4 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

San Carlos

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.51
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.54
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+3.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.22
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.32
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
59%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
163%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.63
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.4
Late goals
13% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 27% come in the first quarter-hour.
13%

Sporting San José

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.31
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.63
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.80
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.17
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
70%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
82%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.44
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.3
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

San CarlosLigaSporting San José
Average goals per game 2.632.49 1.89
Both teams scored 47%50% 32%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 42%49% 37%
Clean sheets 0%30% 37%
Goal before half-time 84%74% 68%
Goal after half-time 79%75% 47%

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

2.49
Average goals per game
50%
Both teams scored
49%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
30%
Clean sheets
1.35
Home goals / game
1.13
Away goals / game
+19%
Home attack advantage
+16%
Home defensive advantage
+11%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
74%
1 goal
38%
2 goals
9%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
41%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
1%
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 JoséYellow cardAlexander Agustín López Rodríguez
  2. Sporting San JoséSubstitutionOn: Luis Mario Díaz EspinozaOff: Ariel Araúz
  3. Sporting San JoséYellow cardIan Lawrence
  4. Sporting San JoséSubstitutionOn: Armando Ruíz ColeOff: Carlos Enrique Pineda López
  5. Sporting San JoséYellow cardLuis Mario Díaz Espinoza
  6. Sporting San JoséGoalAriel Roman Soto Gonzalez
  7. San CarlosYellow cardEmmanuel Hernández Porras
  8. San CarlosSubstitutionOn: Pablo Fonseca BrenesOff: Emmanuel Hernández Porras
  9. San CarlosGoalPablo Fonseca Brenes

Referee and managers

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

Head-to-head

Record from San Carlos's perspective: 0 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss against Sporting San José. Games average 2.50 goals, and both teams scored in 50% of them.

AD San Carlos
0 : 3
Sporting San José FC
Sporting San José FC
1 : 1
AD San Carlos

FAQ

What was the result of San Carlos vs Sporting San José?

The Primera División FPD match finished San Carlos 3:0 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 San Carlos and Sporting San José?

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

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

San Carlos score 0.79 goals per game on average and Sporting San José 0.79. The Primera División FPD average is 2.49 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 49% of games. Both teams score in 47% of San Carlos's matches and 32% of Sporting San José's.

What form are San Carlos and Sporting San José in?

Over the last 5 games San Carlos have a 0-0-5 record (0.00 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 San Carlos vs Sporting San José?

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.