Costa Rica - Primera División FPDEstadio Alejandro Morera SotoData current as of 14 October 2026

Alajuelense vs Herediano: match statistics

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Alajuelense vs Herediano: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Alajuelense play Herediano in Primera División FPD (Costa Rica). The match date is 15 October 2026. Venue: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto.

Current form

Alajuelense: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match. Herediano: 1-0-4, 0.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Alajuelense scores 1.60 and concedes 1.10 goals per match. Herediano scores 0.60 and concedes 1.60. League average: 2.52 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Alajuelense 60%, Herediano 30%. Over 2.5: Alajuelense 50%, Herediano 30%. League level: BTTS 50%, Over 2.5 42%.

xG, shots and style

xG is very similar for both teams. Alajuelense: 14.3 shots per match, Herediano: 14.3.

Match halves

Alajuelense: half-time lead 40%, second-half goals 1.00. Herediano: half-time lead 0%, second-half goals 0.30.

Goals by minute

Alajuelense: 61-75 (5 goals). Herediano: 31-45+ (2 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Primera División FPD: 2.52 goals per match, BTTS 50%, Over 2.5 42%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 5 previous H2H matches were available: 2-1-2. Average goals 2.60, BTTS 60%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(1.91)
(3.18)
(3.74)

Pre-match profile— what 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.

AlajuelenseHerediano
1.6Goals scored / match0.6
AlajuelenseHerediano
1.1Goals conceded / match1.6
AlajuelenseHerediano
54%Average possession58%
AlajuelenseHerediano
5.4Shots on target / match4.7
AlajuelenseHerediano

Team stats— who is more efficient?

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

14.3Shots per match14.3
AlajuelenseHerediano
5.4Shots on target4.7
AlajuelenseHerediano
11.2%Shot conversion4.2%
AlajuelenseHerediano
54%Possession58%
AlajuelenseHerediano
1.73xG for1.73
AlajuelenseHerediano
1.26xG against1.37
AlajuelenseHerediano

Shooting quality

Alajuelense: AttackingHerediano: Dominant
AlajuelenseHerediano
Accuracy (shots on target)38%33%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.300.13

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

Alajuelense is 67% better for: last-5 form.

1 pts / match - Alajuelense · 0.6 pts / match - Herediano

Alajuelense
DLLWD
Season result split
40% W30% D30% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-3-3
1.50 pts / match · goal difference +5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-0-2
Last 5 at home
3-0-2
WWLLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.86Opponent xG: 1.38BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%
Herediano
LLWLL
Season result split
10% W20% D70% L
Season (W-D-L)
1-2-7
0.50 pts / match · goal difference -10
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-4
0.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-1-3
Last 5 away
1-1-3
DLLWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.78Opponent xG: 1.22BTTS: 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.

Alajuelense is 167% better for: goals scored per match.

1.6 goals / match - Alajuelense · 0.6 goals / match - Herediano

Alajuelense is 45% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.1 goals / match - Alajuelense · 1.6 goals / match - Herediano

Alajuelense scoring profile: very strong

Alajuelense scores in 80% of matches (8 of 10 matches), while Herediano keeps a clean sheet in 10% (1 of 10 matches).

Herediano scoring profile: mixed

Herediano scores in 40% of matches (4 of 10 matches), while Alajuelense keeps a clean sheet in 20% (2 of 10 matches).

16Goals scored (season)6
AlajuelenseHerediano
11Goals conceded (season)16
AlajuelenseHerediano
2.7Average goals in match2.2
AlajuelenseHerediano
8Goals scored (last 5)4
AlajuelenseHerediano
7Goals conceded (last 5)7
AlajuelenseHerediano

How often they score at least...

80%1 goal40%
AlajuelenseHerediano
40%2 goals20%
AlajuelenseHerediano
20%3 goals0%
AlajuelenseHerediano
10%4 goals0%
AlajuelenseHerediano

How often they concede at least...

80%1 goal90%
AlajuelenseHerediano
20%2 goals40%
AlajuelenseHerediano
10%3 goals30%
AlajuelenseHerediano
0%4 goals0%
AlajuelenseHerediano

* 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.

50%
League average

Goal patterns

10%BTTS at half-time30%
AlajuelenseHerediano
0%BTTS in both halves10%
AlajuelenseHerediano
30%Scored in both halves10%
AlajuelenseHerediano

BTTS and goal count

30%Min. 3 goals and BTTS10%
AlajuelenseHerediano
20%Min. 3 goals without BTTS20%
AlajuelenseHerediano
60%BTTS - last 520%
AlajuelenseHerediano

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

80%Min. 1 goal before half-time70%
AlajuelenseHerediano
30%Min. 2 goals before half-time30%
AlajuelenseHerediano
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
AlajuelenseHerediano

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time60%
AlajuelenseHerediano
40%Min. 2 goals after half-time40%
AlajuelenseHerediano
20%Min. 3 goals after half-time20%
AlajuelenseHerediano

Match 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.

Alajuelense is 150% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.5 pts / match - Alajuelense · 0.6 pts / match - Herediano

Alajuelense - half-time state
40% leading30% draw30% trailing
Herediano - half-time state
0% leading60% draw40% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.5Points per match (1st half)0.6
AlajuelenseHerediano
0.6Goals scored (1st half)0.3
AlajuelenseHerediano
0.5Goals conceded (1st half)0.7
AlajuelenseHerediano
1.1Average goals (1st half)1
AlajuelenseHerediano
60%Clean sheet before half-time30%
AlajuelenseHerediano
50%No goal before half-time70%
AlajuelenseHerediano

After half-time (2nd half)

1.6Points per match (2nd half)0.7
AlajuelenseHerediano
1Goals scored (2nd half)0.3
AlajuelenseHerediano
0.6Goals conceded (2nd half)0.9
AlajuelenseHerediano
1.6Average goals (2nd half)1.2
AlajuelenseHerediano
40%Clean sheet after half-time50%
AlajuelenseHerediano
40%No goal after half-time80%
AlajuelenseHerediano

Alajuelense - second-half results

50% W10% D40% L
15
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
16
Second-half points
+4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.50
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 40% of matches and wins 40%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Herediano - second-half results

10% W40% D50% L
6
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
-4
Goal difference (1st half)
7
Second-half points
-6
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.60
PPG before half-time
Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 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 match1.800.80
Goals scored / match0.80.8
Goals conceded / match0.60.8
Average goals in match1.41.6
1 goal100%100%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%20%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference+10
Half-time: 60% leading - 0% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 4
Herediano - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.401.00
Goals scored / match0.20.6
Goals conceded / match0.80.6
Average goals in match1.01.2
1 goal80%60%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet20%60%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference-30
Half-time: 0% leading - 40% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (5 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): +4 - wins late phases.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (2 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): -4 - late phases are a weakness.

* 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.45
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.6 : 0.9
Estimated goal split
home : away
97%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
45%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+6%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
32%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
12%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 8 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.
+0.47
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.03
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-5.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.13
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.
117%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
96%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.50
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
31% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 6% come in the first quarter-hour.
31%

Herediano

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.36
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-1.36
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-1.13
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.23
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
52%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
117%
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.
0.0
Late goals
17% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 17% come in the first quarter-hour.
17%

* 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 context— is this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

AlajuelenseLigaHerediano
Average goals in match▲ 2.702.52▼ 2.20
Both teams scored▲ 60%50%▼ 30%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▲ 50%42%▼ 30%
Clean sheets▼ 20%26%▼ 10%
Goal before half-time▲ 80%77%▼ 70%
Goal after half-time▲ 100%71%▼ 60%

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

2.52
Average goals per match
50%
Both teams scored
42%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.37
Home goals / match
1.15
Away goals / match
+19%
Home attack advantage
+16%
Home defence advantage
+17%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
77%
1 goal
29%
2 goals
4%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
71%
1 goal
38%
2 goals
19%
3 goals
2%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (5): Alajuelense 2 - 1 - 2 Herediano. Average goals 2.60, both teams scored in 60% matches.

Herediano
0 : 3
Alajuelense
CS Herediano
2 : 1
LD Alajuelense
LD Alajuelense
1 : 1
CS Herediano
CS Herediano
1 : 3
LD Alajuelense
LD Alajuelense
0 : 1
CS Herediano

FAQ

When do Alajuelense and Herediano play?

Alajuelense face Herediano on 15 October 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 Herediano?

In the last 5 head-to-head matches Alajuelense won 2, Herediano won 2 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 2.60 goals, with both teams scoring in 60% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Alajuelense vs Herediano?

Alajuelense score 1.60 goals per game on average and Herediano 0.60. The Primera División FPD average is 2.52 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 42% of games. Both teams score in 60% of Alajuelense's matches and 30% of Herediano's.

What form are Alajuelense and Herediano in?

Over the last 5 games Alajuelense have a 1-2-2 record (1.00 points per game) and Herediano 1-0-4 (0.60 points per game).

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

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Alajuelense vs Herediano: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.