Costa Rica - Primera División FPDData current as of 23 July 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

Key match information

San Carlos play Sporting San José in Primera División FPD (Costa Rica). The match date is 19 January 2026 at 02:00. Final score: 3:0.

Current form

San Carlos: 1-1-3, 0.80 points/match. Sporting San José: 1-1-3, 0.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

San Carlos scores 0.97 and concedes 1.58 goals per match. Sporting San José scores 0.86 and concedes 1.11. League average: 2.47 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: San Carlos 44%, Sporting San José 36%. Over 2.5: San Carlos 42%, Sporting San José 39%. League level: BTTS 49%, Over 2.5 47%.

xG, shots and style

Sporting San José has higher xG: 1.57 vs 0.99. San Carlos: 8.2 shots per match, Sporting San José: 13.0.

Match halves

San Carlos: half-time lead 22%, second-half goals 0.39. Sporting San José: half-time lead 19%, second-half goals 0.36.

Goals by minute

San Carlos: 31-45+ (9 goals). Sporting San José: 0-15 (8 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 2.00, BTTS 33%.

Match description

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.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

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-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.

San CarlosSporting San José
0.97Goals scored / match0.86
San CarlosSporting San José
1.58Goals conceded / match1.11
San CarlosSporting San José
55%Average possession49%
San CarlosSporting San José
2.61Shots on target / match4
San CarlosSporting San José

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

8.17Shots per match13.03
San CarlosSporting San José
2.61Shots on target4
San CarlosSporting San José
11.9%Shot conversion6.6%
San CarlosSporting San José
55%Possession49%
San CarlosSporting San José
0.99xG for1.57
San CarlosSporting San José
1.42xG against1.37
San CarlosSporting San José

Shooting quality

San Carlos: BalancedSporting San José: Balanced
San CarlosSporting San José
Accuracy (shots on target)32%31%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.370.21

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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

San Carlos
LWLLD
Season result split
25% W17% R58% P
Season (W-D-L)
9-6-21
0.92 pts / match · goal difference -22
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-4-9
Last 5 at home
1-2-2
DLLWD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.08Opponent xG: 1.45BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Sporting San José
LLWLD
Season result split
25% W31% R44% P
Season (W-D-L)
9-11-16
1.06 pts / match · goal difference -9
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
5-6-7
Last 5 away
2-2-1
LWDWD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.39Opponent xG: 1.64BTTS: 40%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.

San Carlos is 13% better for: goals scored per match.

0.97 goals / match - San Carlos · 0.86 goals / match - Sporting San José

Sporting San José is 42% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.58 goals / match - San Carlos · 1.11 goals / match - Sporting San José

San Carlos scoring profile: strong

San Carlos scores in 58% of matches (21 of 36 matches), while Sporting San José keeps a clean sheet in 33% (12 of 36 matches).

Sporting San José scoring profile: strong

Sporting San José scores in 50% of matches (18 of 36 matches), while San Carlos keeps a clean sheet in 17% (6 of 36 matches).

35Goals scored (season)31
San CarlosSporting San José
57Goals conceded (season)40
San CarlosSporting San José
2.56Average goals in match1.97
San CarlosSporting San José
7Goals scored (last 5)4
San CarlosSporting San José
9Goals conceded (last 5)7
San CarlosSporting San José

How often they score at least...

58%1 goal50%
San CarlosSporting San José
19%2 goals28%
San CarlosSporting San José
14%3 goals8%
San CarlosSporting San José
6%4 goals0%
San CarlosSporting San José

How often they concede at least...

83%1 goal67%
San CarlosSporting San José
53%2 goals33%
San CarlosSporting San José
17%3 goals8%
San CarlosSporting San José
3%4 goals3%
San CarlosSporting 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.

36%
Sporting San José - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.13 of 36 matches
49%
League average

Goal patterns

22%BTTS at half-time17%
San CarlosSporting San José
0%BTTS in both halves8%
San CarlosSporting San José
8%Scored in both halves17%
San CarlosSporting San José

BTTS and goal count

33%Min. 3 goals and BTTS28%
San CarlosSporting San José
8%Min. 3 goals without BTTS11%
San CarlosSporting San José
60%BTTS - last 540%
San CarlosSporting 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

72%Min. 1 goal before half-time64%
San CarlosSporting San José
39%Min. 2 goals before half-time36%
San CarlosSporting San José
22%Min. 3 goals before half-time3%
San CarlosSporting San José

2nd half

78%Min. 1 goal after half-time58%
San CarlosSporting San José
31%Min. 2 goals after half-time28%
San CarlosSporting San José
6%Min. 3 goals after half-time8%
San CarlosSporting 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 11% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1 pts / match - San Carlos · 1.11 pts / match - Sporting San José

San Carlos - half-time state
22% leading33% draw44% trailing
Sporting San José - half-time state
19% leading53% draw28% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1Points per match (1st half)1.11
San CarlosSporting San José
0.58Goals scored (1st half)0.5
San CarlosSporting San José
0.83Goals conceded (1st half)0.53
San CarlosSporting San José
1.42Average goals (1st half)1.03
San CarlosSporting San José
47%Clean sheet before half-time56%
San CarlosSporting San José
58%No goal before half-time64%
San CarlosSporting San José

After half-time (2nd half)

0.89Points per match (2nd half)0.97
San CarlosSporting San José
0.39Goals scored (2nd half)0.36
San CarlosSporting San José
0.75Goals conceded (2nd half)0.58
San CarlosSporting San José
1.14Average goals (2nd half)0.94
San CarlosSporting San José
44%Clean sheet after half-time53%
San CarlosSporting San José
75%No goal after half-time69%
San CarlosSporting San José

San Carlos - second-half results

22% W22% R56% P
36
Half-time points
21
Half-time goals
-9
Goal difference (1st half)
32
Second-half points
-13
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding114%

Leads at half-time in 22% of matches and wins 25%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Sporting San José - second-half results

14% W56% R31% P
40
Half-time points
18
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
35
Second-half points
-8
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.11
PPG before half-time
Lead holding132%

Leads at half-time in 19% of matches and wins 25%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

San Carlos - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.200.80
Goals scored / match1.00.4
Goals conceded / match1.00.8
Average goals in match2.01.2
1 goal80%80%
2 goals80%40%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal20%80%
Goal difference0-2
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 60% - Half-time goals total: 5
Sporting San José - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.200.40
Goals scored / match0.40.4
Goals conceded / match0.41.0
Average goals in match0.81.4
1 goal60%80%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%20%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference0-3
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 40% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - 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.

San Carlos
ScoredConceded
6
7
0-15
6
10
16-30
9
13
31-45
4
8
46-60
4
5
61-75
6
14
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (9 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (14). Late-goal balance (76-90): -8 - late phases are a weakness.

Sporting San José
ScoredConceded
8
5
0-15
4
5
16-30
6
9
31-45
3
4
46-60
4
7
61-75
6
10
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (8 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (10). 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.26
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.0 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
91%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
40%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-12%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
29%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
21%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 5 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

San Carlos

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.43
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.18
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+3.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.02
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.16
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
70%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
145%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.12
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
17% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 17% come in the first quarter-hour.
17%

Sporting San José

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.20
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.45
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.
-0.71
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.26
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
79%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
80%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.26
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
19% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 26% come in the first quarter-hour.
19%

* 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

San CarlosLigaSporting San José
Average goals in match 2.562.47 1.97
Both teams scored 44%49% 36%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 42%47% 39%
Clean sheets 17%30% 33%
Goal before half-time 72%69% 64%
Goal after half-time 78%73% 58%

^ 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): San Carlos 0 - 1 - 2 Sporting San José. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 33% matches.

Sporting San José FC
1 : 0
AD San Carlos
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 3 head-to-head matches San Carlos won 0, Sporting San José won 2 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 2.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 33% of them.

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

San Carlos score 0.97 goals per game on average and Sporting San José 0.86. The Primera División FPD average is 2.47 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 47% of games. Both teams score in 44% of San Carlos's matches and 36% of Sporting San José's.

What form are San Carlos and Sporting San José in?

Over the last 5 games San Carlos have a 1-1-3 record (0.80 points per game) and Sporting San José 1-1-3 (0.80 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.