Costa Rica - Primera División FPDEstadio Jorge Hernán Cuty MongeData current as of October 15, 2026

Sporting San José vs San Carlos: match statistics

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

Game details

Sporting San José plays San Carlos in Primera División FPD (Costa Rica). The game is scheduled for October 20, 2026. Venue: Estadio Jorge Hernán Cuty Monge.

Recent form

Sporting San José has 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 2.40 points per game. San Carlos has 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss, with 2.40 points per game.

Scoring records

Sporting San José scores 1.90 goals per game and allows 0.90. San Carlos scores 0.91 and allows 1.00. Games in this league average 2.57 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 60% of Sporting San José's games and 27% of San Carlos's. The Over 2.5 rates are 50% and 36%, compared with league averages of 51% for BTTS and 43% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Sporting San José has the higher season xG average, 1.71 to 1.23 per game. Sporting San José takes 13.7 shots per game, while San Carlos takes 8.9.

First-half and second-half trends

Sporting San José leads at halftime in 50% of its games and scores 0.90 goals per game after halftime. San Carlos leads at halftime in 36% and scores 0.45 after halftime.

When the teams score

Sporting San José's most productive scoring window is minutes 0-15 (5 goals). For San Carlos, it is minutes 0-15 (2 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Primera División FPD games average 2.57 goals. Both teams score in 51% of games, and 43% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 5 previous meetings were available. The record was 2 home wins, 1 draw and 2 away wins. Those games averaged 2.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 20% of them.

Before kickoff

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Pre-game profile— what do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Sporting San JoséSan Carlos
1.9Goals scored / game0.91
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos
0.9Goals allowed / game1
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos
45%Average possession48%
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos
5.7Shots on target / game3.36
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos

Team stats— who is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

13.7Shots per game8.91
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos
5.7Shots on target3.36
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos
13.9%Shot conversion10.2%
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos
45%Possession48%
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos
1.71xG for1.23
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos
1.44xG against1.3
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos

Shooting quality

Sporting San José: Counter-attackingSan Carlos: Balanced
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos
Accuracy (shots on target)42%38%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.14
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.330.27

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 form— who is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Sporting San José
WLWWW
Season result split
60% W20% D20% L
Season (W-D-L)
6-2-2
2.00 pts / game · goal difference +10
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-0-1
2.40 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-1-0
Last 5 at home
4-1-0
DWWWW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.2Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.80Opponent xG: 1.68BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
San Carlos
WWWWL
Season result split
55% W0% D45% L
Season (W-D-L)
6-0-5
1.64 pts / game · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-0-1
2.40 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
3-0-2
Last 5 away
3-0-2
LLWWW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 0.4xG: 1.18Opponent xG: 1.45BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 20%

Goals— how 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 109% better for: goals scored per game.

1.9 goals / game - Sporting San José · 0.91 goals / game - San Carlos

Sporting San José is 11% better for: goals allowed per game.

0.9 goals / game - Sporting San José · 1 goals / game - San Carlos

Sporting San José scoring profile: strong

Sporting San José scores in 90% of games (9 of 10 games), while San Carlos keeps a clean sheet in 55% (6 of 11 games).

San Carlos scoring profile: very strong

San Carlos scores in 82% of games (9 of 11 games), while Sporting San José keeps a clean sheet in 30% (3 of 10 games).

19Goals scored (season)10
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos
9Goals conceded (season)11
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos
2.8Average goals per game1.91
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos
11Goals scored (last 5)6
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos
5Goals conceded (last 5)2
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos

How often they score at least...

90%1 goal82%
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos
60%2 goals9%
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos
30%3 goals0%
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos
10%4 goals0%
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos

How often they concede at least...

70%1 goal45%
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos
20%2 goals45%
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos
0%3 goals9%
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos
0%4 goals0%
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos

* 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.

51%
League average

Goal patterns

30%BTTS at half-time0%
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos
10%BTTS in both halves0%
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos
40%Scored in both halves0%
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos

BTTS and goal count

40%Min. 3 goals and BTTS27%
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos
10%Min. 3 goals without BTTS9%
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos
60%BTTS - last 520%
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos

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

80%Min. 1 goal before half-time64%
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos
40%Min. 2 goals before half-time9%
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos
10%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos

2nd half

70%Min. 1 goal after half-time55%
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos
40%Min. 2 goals after half-time27%
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos
30%Min. 3 goals after half-time9%
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos

Game halves— when 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 31% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.9 pts / game - Sporting San José · 1.45 pts / game - San Carlos

Sporting San José - half-time state
50% leading40% draw10% trailing
San Carlos - half-time state
36% leading36% draw27% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.9Points per game (1st half)1.45
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos
1Goals scored (1st half)0.45
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos
0.4Goals conceded (1st half)0.27
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos
1.4Average goals (1st half)0.73
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos
60%Clean sheet before half-time73%
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos
30%No goal before half-time64%
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos

After half-time (2nd half)

1.6Points per game (2nd half)1.18
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos
0.9Goals scored (2nd half)0.45
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos
0.5Goals conceded (2nd half)0.45
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos
1.4Average goals (2nd half)0.91
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos
60%Clean sheet after half-time64%
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos
40%No goal after half-time55%
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos

Sporting San José - second-half results

40% W40% D20% L
19
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
+6
Goal difference (1st half)
16
Second-half points
+4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.90
PPG before half-time
Lead holding120%

Leads at halftime in 50% of games and wins 60%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

San Carlos - second-half results

18% W64% D18% L
16
Half-time points
5
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
13
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.45
PPG before half-time
Lead holding153%

Leads at halftime in 36% of games and wins 55%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.2

Allows 0.2 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Sporting San José - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game2.002.20
Goals scored / game1.21.0
Goals allowed / game0.60.4
Average goals per game1.81.4
1 goal100%80%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal20%20%
Goal difference+3+3
Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 40% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 6
San Carlos - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game2.401.00
Goals scored / game1.00.2
Goals allowed / game0.20.2
Average goals per game1.20.4
1 goal100%20%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet80%80%
No goal20%80%
Goal difference+40
Half-time: 80% leading - 0% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 100% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 5

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (5 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (2 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.35
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.4 : 0.9
Estimated goal split
home : away
92%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
44%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-15%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
74%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
2%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 50 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Sporting San José

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.27
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.73
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-4.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.19
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.54
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
140%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
74%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.40
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
16% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 26% come in the first quarter-hour.
16%

San Carlos

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.
-0.02
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+3.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.32
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.30
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
75%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
74%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.76
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
10% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 20% come in the first quarter-hour.
10%

* 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 context— is this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Primera División FPD).

Teams vs league

Sporting San JoséLigaSan Carlos
Average goals per game▲ 2.802.57▼ 1.91
Both teams scored▲ 60%51%▼ 27%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▲ 50%43%▼ 36%
Clean sheets▲ 30%25%▲ 55%
Goal before half-time▲ 80%77%▼ 64%
Goal after half-time▼ 70%72%▼ 55%

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

2.57
Average goals per game
51%
Both teams scored
43%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
25%
Clean sheets
1.36
Home goals / game
1.21
Away goals / game
+12%
Home attack advantage
+11%
Home defensive advantage
+15%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
77%
1 goal
30%
2 goals
6%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
72%
1 goal
38%
2 goals
19%
3 goals
2%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Sporting San José's perspective: 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses against San Carlos. Games average 2.00 goals, and both teams scored in 20% of them.

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

FAQ

When do Sporting San José and San Carlos play?

Sporting San José face San Carlos on October 20, 2026 in Primera División FPD at Estadio Jorge Hernán Cuty Monge. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Sporting San José and San Carlos?

In the last 5 head-to-head matches Sporting San José won 2, San Carlos won 2 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 2.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 20% of them.

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

Sporting San José score 1.90 goals per game on average and San Carlos 0.91. The Primera División FPD average is 2.57 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 43% of games. Both teams score in 60% of Sporting San José's matches and 27% of San Carlos's.

What form are Sporting San José and San Carlos in?

Over the last 5 games Sporting San José have a 4-0-1 record (2.40 points per game) and San Carlos 4-0-1 (2.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Sporting San José vs San Carlos?

The statistical background for Sporting San José vs San Carlos — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.