Costa Rica - Primera División FPDEstadio Alejandro Morera SotoData current as of 02 September 2026

Alajuelense vs Deportivo Saprissa: match statistics

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Alajuelense vs Deportivo Saprissa: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Alajuelense play Deportivo Saprissa in Primera División FPD (Costa Rica). The match date is 6 September 2026. Venue: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto.

Current form

Alajuelense: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match. Deportivo Saprissa: 4-0-1, 2.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Alajuelense scores 1.50 and concedes 0.83 goals per match. Deportivo Saprissa scores 2.33 and concedes 1.00. League average: 2.40 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Alajuelense 67%, Deportivo Saprissa 67%. Over 2.5: Alajuelense 50%, Deportivo Saprissa 67%. League level: BTTS 50%, Over 2.5 43%.

xG, shots and style

Deportivo Saprissa has higher xG: 1.98 vs 1.69. Alajuelense: 14.3 shots per match, Deportivo Saprissa: 15.7.

Match halves

Alajuelense: half-time lead 33%, second-half goals 1.00. Deportivo Saprissa: half-time lead 50%, second-half goals 1.67.

Goals by minute

Alajuelense: 31-45+ (3 goals). Deportivo Saprissa: 61-75 (5 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Primera División FPD: 2.40 goals per match, BTTS 50%, Over 2.5 43%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 6 previous H2H matches were available: 3-2-1. Average goals 2.67, BTTS 67%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(2.50)
(2.60)
(3.20)

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.

AlajuelenseDeportivo Saprissa
1.5Goals scored / match2.33
AlajuelenseDeportivo Saprissa
0.83Goals conceded / match1
AlajuelenseDeportivo Saprissa
54%Average possession50%
AlajuelenseDeportivo Saprissa
5.33Shots on target / match6.83
AlajuelenseDeportivo Saprissa

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

14.33Shots per match15.67
AlajuelenseDeportivo Saprissa
5.33Shots on target6.83
AlajuelenseDeportivo Saprissa
10.5%Shot conversion14.9%
AlajuelenseDeportivo Saprissa
54%Possession50%
AlajuelenseDeportivo Saprissa
1.69xG for1.98
AlajuelenseDeportivo Saprissa
1.18xG against1.19
AlajuelenseDeportivo Saprissa

Shooting quality

Alajuelense: AttackingDeportivo Saprissa: Attacking
AlajuelenseDeportivo Saprissa
Accuracy (shots on target)37%44%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.280.34

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 20% better for: last-5 form.

2 pts / match - Alajuelense · 2.4 pts / match - Deportivo Saprissa

Alajuelense
WWWLD
Season result split
50% W33% R17% P
Season (W-D-L)
3-2-1
1.83 pts / match · goal difference +4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-0-1
Last 5 at home
2-0-1
WWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.81Opponent xG: 1.20BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Deportivo Saprissa
WWWLW
Season result split
83% W0% R17% P
Season (W-D-L)
5-0-1
2.50 pts / match · goal difference +8
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-0-1
2.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-0-1
Last 5 away
1-0-1
WL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.88Opponent xG: 1.17BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%

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 55% better for: goals scored per match.

1.5 goals / match - Alajuelense · 2.33 goals / match - Deportivo Saprissa

Alajuelense is 20% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.83 goals / match - Alajuelense · 1 goals / match - Deportivo Saprissa

Alajuelense scoring profile: very strong

Alajuelense scores in 83% of matches (5 of 6 matches), while Deportivo Saprissa keeps a clean sheet in 17% (1 of 6 matches).

Deportivo Saprissa scoring profile: very strong

Deportivo Saprissa scores in 83% of matches (5 of 6 matches), while Alajuelense keeps a clean sheet in 17% (1 of 6 matches).

9Goals scored (season)14
AlajuelenseDeportivo Saprissa
5Goals conceded (season)6
AlajuelenseDeportivo Saprissa
2.33Average goals in match3.33
AlajuelenseDeportivo Saprissa
8Goals scored (last 5)9
AlajuelenseDeportivo Saprissa
4Goals conceded (last 5)5
AlajuelenseDeportivo Saprissa

How often they score at least...

83%1 goal83%
AlajuelenseDeportivo Saprissa
50%2 goals83%
AlajuelenseDeportivo Saprissa
17%3 goals33%
AlajuelenseDeportivo Saprissa
0%4 goals17%
AlajuelenseDeportivo Saprissa

How often they concede at least...

83%1 goal83%
AlajuelenseDeportivo Saprissa
0%2 goals17%
AlajuelenseDeportivo Saprissa
0%3 goals0%
AlajuelenseDeportivo Saprissa
0%4 goals0%
AlajuelenseDeportivo 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.

67%
Deportivo Saprissa - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.4 of 6 matches
50%
League average

Goal patterns

17%BTTS at half-time17%
AlajuelenseDeportivo Saprissa
0%BTTS in both halves17%
AlajuelenseDeportivo Saprissa
33%Scored in both halves50%
AlajuelenseDeportivo Saprissa

BTTS and goal count

33%Min. 3 goals and BTTS67%
AlajuelenseDeportivo Saprissa
17%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
AlajuelenseDeportivo Saprissa
60%BTTS - last 560%
AlajuelenseDeportivo 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

67%Min. 1 goal before half-time50%
AlajuelenseDeportivo Saprissa
17%Min. 2 goals before half-time17%
AlajuelenseDeportivo Saprissa
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time17%
AlajuelenseDeportivo Saprissa

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
AlajuelenseDeportivo Saprissa
33%Min. 2 goals after half-time67%
AlajuelenseDeportivo Saprissa
17%Min. 3 goals after half-time33%
AlajuelenseDeportivo 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 33% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.5 pts / match - Alajuelense · 2 pts / match - Deportivo Saprissa

Alajuelense - half-time state
33% leading50% draw17% trailing
Deportivo Saprissa - half-time state
50% leading50% draw0% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.5Points per match (1st half)2
AlajuelenseDeportivo Saprissa
0.5Goals scored (1st half)0.67
AlajuelenseDeportivo Saprissa
0.33Goals conceded (1st half)0.17
AlajuelenseDeportivo Saprissa
0.83Average goals (1st half)0.83
AlajuelenseDeportivo Saprissa
67%Clean sheet before half-time83%
AlajuelenseDeportivo Saprissa
50%No goal before half-time50%
AlajuelenseDeportivo Saprissa

After half-time (2nd half)

2Points per match (2nd half)1.83
AlajuelenseDeportivo Saprissa
1Goals scored (2nd half)1.67
AlajuelenseDeportivo Saprissa
0.5Goals conceded (2nd half)0.83
AlajuelenseDeportivo Saprissa
1.5Average goals (2nd half)2.5
AlajuelenseDeportivo Saprissa
50%Clean sheet after half-time17%
AlajuelenseDeportivo Saprissa
33%No goal after half-time17%
AlajuelenseDeportivo Saprissa

Alajuelense - second-half results

67% W0% R33% P
9
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
12
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.50
PPG before half-time
Lead holding152%

Leads at half-time in 33% of matches and wins 50%. 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.

Deportivo Saprissa - second-half results

50% W33% R17% P
12
Half-time points
4
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
11
Second-half points
+5
Goal difference (2nd half)
2.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding166%

Leads at half-time in 50% of matches and wins 83%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.7

Concedes 0.7 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Alajuelense - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.801.80
Goals scored / match0.61.0
Goals conceded / match0.20.6
Average goals in match0.81.6
1 goal60%100%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference+2+2
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 0% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3
Deportivo Saprissa - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.201.60
Goals scored / match0.81.0
Goals conceded / match0.20.8
Average goals in match1.01.8
1 goal60%100%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet80%20%
No goal40%20%
Goal difference+3+1
Half-time: 60% leading - 40% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% 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.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (3 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

Deportivo Saprissa
ScoredConceded
1
0
0-15
0
0
16-30
3
1
31-45
3
2
46-60
5
0
61-75
2
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (5 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - 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

2.83
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.3 : 1.6
Estimated goal split
home : away
118%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
67%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-6%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
69%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
3%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 33 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Alajuelense

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.
+0.16
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.8 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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.35
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
115%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
75%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.17
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.5
Late goals
33% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
33%

Deportivo Saprissa

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.79
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.
-0.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.35
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.19
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
212%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
77%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.10
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+1.0
Late goals
14% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 7% come in the first quarter-hour.
14%

* 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

AlajuelenseLigaDeportivo Saprissa
Average goals in match 2.332.40 3.33
Both teams scored 67%50% 67%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 50%43% 67%
Clean sheets 17%27% 17%
Goal before half-time 67%63% 50%
Goal after half-time 100%70% 100%

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

2.40
Average goals per match
50%
Both teams scored
43%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
27%
Clean sheets
1.30
Home goals / match
1.10
Away goals / match
+18%
Home attack advantage
+15%
Home defence advantage
+26%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
63%
1 goal
23%
2 goals
3%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
70%
1 goal
37%
2 goals
23%
3 goals
3%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (6): Alajuelense 3 - 2 - 1 Deportivo Saprissa. Average goals 2.67, both teams scored in 67% matches.

FAQ

When do Alajuelense and Deportivo Saprissa play?

Alajuelense face Deportivo Saprissa on 6 September 2026 in Primera División FPD at Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto. 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 Alajuelense and Deportivo Saprissa?

In the last 6 head-to-head matches Alajuelense won 3, Deportivo Saprissa won 1 and 2 ended level. These games averaged 2.67 goals, with both teams scoring in 67% of them.

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

Alajuelense score 1.50 goals per game on average and Deportivo Saprissa 2.33. The Primera División FPD average is 2.40 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 43% of games. Both teams score in 67% of Alajuelense's matches and 67% of Deportivo Saprissa's.

What form are Alajuelense and Deportivo Saprissa in?

Over the last 5 games Alajuelense have a 3-1-1 record (2.00 points per game) and Deportivo Saprissa 4-0-1 (2.40 points per game).

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

The statistical background for Alajuelense vs Deportivo Saprissa — 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.