Costa Rica - Primera División FPDEstadio Alejandro Morera SotoData current as of 18 September 2026

Alajuelense vs Inter San Carlos: match statistics

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Alajuelense vs Inter San Carlos: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Alajuelense play Inter San Carlos in Primera División FPD (Costa Rica). The match date is 20 September 2026. Venue: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto.

Current form

Alajuelense: 1-1-3, 0.80 points/match. Inter San Carlos: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Alajuelense scores 1.25 and concedes 1.25 goals per match. Inter San Carlos scores 1.13 and concedes 0.88. League average: 2.55 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Alajuelense 63%, Inter San Carlos 38%. Over 2.5: Alajuelense 50%, Inter San Carlos 13%. League level: BTTS 50%, Over 2.5 43%.

xG, shots and style

Alajuelense has higher xG: 1.76 vs 1.61. Alajuelense: 14.5 shots per match, Inter San Carlos: 13.5.

Match halves

Alajuelense: half-time lead 25%, second-half goals 0.88. Inter San Carlos: half-time lead 38%, second-half goals 0.63.

Goals by minute

Alajuelense: 61-75 (4 goals). Inter San Carlos: 0-15 (2 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Primera División FPD: 2.55 goals per match, BTTS 50%, Over 2.5 43%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Before the match

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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.

AlajuelenseInter San Carlos
1.25Goals scored / match1.13
AlajuelenseInter San Carlos
1.25Goals conceded / match0.88
AlajuelenseInter San Carlos
56%Average possession49%
AlajuelenseInter San Carlos
5.63Shots on target / match5.25
AlajuelenseInter San Carlos

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

14.5Shots per match13.5
AlajuelenseInter San Carlos
5.63Shots on target5.25
AlajuelenseInter San Carlos
8.6%Shot conversion8.3%
AlajuelenseInter San Carlos
56%Possession49%
AlajuelenseInter San Carlos
1.76xG for1.61
AlajuelenseInter San Carlos
1.3xG against1.65
AlajuelenseInter San Carlos

Shooting quality

Alajuelense: DominantInter San Carlos: Balanced
AlajuelenseInter San Carlos
Accuracy (shots on target)39%39%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.220.22

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.

Inter San Carlos is 150% better for: last-5 form.

0.8 pts / match - Alajuelense · 2 pts / match - Inter San Carlos

Alajuelense
WLDLL
Season result split
38% W25% D38% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-2-3
1.38 pts / match · goal difference 0
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-0-2
Last 5 at home
2-0-2
WWLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.90Opponent xG: 1.50BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%
Inter San Carlos
WWLWD
Season result split
50% W25% D25% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-2-2
1.75 pts / match · goal difference +2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-0-2
Last 5 away
2-0-2
LWLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.77Opponent xG: 1.42BTTS: 20%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.

Alajuelense is 11% better for: goals scored per match.

1.25 goals / match - Alajuelense · 1.13 goals / match - Inter San Carlos

Inter San Carlos is 42% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.25 goals / match - Alajuelense · 0.88 goals / match - Inter San Carlos

Alajuelense scoring profile: strong

Alajuelense scores in 75% of matches (6 of 8 matches), while Inter San Carlos keeps a clean sheet in 50% (4 of 8 matches).

Inter San Carlos scoring profile: very strong

Inter San Carlos scores in 88% of matches (7 of 8 matches), while Alajuelense keeps a clean sheet in 13% (1 of 8 matches).

10Goals scored (season)9
AlajuelenseInter San Carlos
10Goals conceded (season)7
AlajuelenseInter San Carlos
2.5Average goals in match2
AlajuelenseInter San Carlos
4Goals scored (last 5)5
AlajuelenseInter San Carlos
8Goals conceded (last 5)3
AlajuelenseInter San Carlos

How often they score at least...

75%1 goal88%
AlajuelenseInter San Carlos
38%2 goals25%
AlajuelenseInter San Carlos
13%3 goals0%
AlajuelenseInter San Carlos
0%4 goals0%
AlajuelenseInter San Carlos

How often they concede at least...

88%1 goal50%
AlajuelenseInter San Carlos
25%2 goals25%
AlajuelenseInter San Carlos
13%3 goals13%
AlajuelenseInter San Carlos
0%4 goals0%
AlajuelenseInter San Carlos

* 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

13%BTTS at half-time13%
AlajuelenseInter San Carlos
0%BTTS in both halves0%
AlajuelenseInter San Carlos
25%Scored in both halves25%
AlajuelenseInter San Carlos

BTTS and goal count

38%Min. 3 goals and BTTS13%
AlajuelenseInter San Carlos
13%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
AlajuelenseInter San Carlos
60%BTTS - last 520%
AlajuelenseInter San Carlos

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

75%Min. 1 goal before half-time88%
AlajuelenseInter San Carlos
25%Min. 2 goals before half-time13%
AlajuelenseInter San Carlos
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
AlajuelenseInter San Carlos

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time75%
AlajuelenseInter San Carlos
38%Min. 2 goals after half-time13%
AlajuelenseInter San Carlos
13%Min. 3 goals after half-time13%
AlajuelenseInter San Carlos

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.

Inter San Carlos is 22% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.13 pts / match - Alajuelense · 1.38 pts / match - Inter San Carlos

Alajuelense - half-time state
25% leading38% draw38% trailing
Inter San Carlos - half-time state
38% leading25% draw38% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.13Points per match (1st half)1.38
AlajuelenseInter San Carlos
0.38Goals scored (1st half)0.5
AlajuelenseInter San Carlos
0.63Goals conceded (1st half)0.5
AlajuelenseInter San Carlos
1Average goals (1st half)1
AlajuelenseInter San Carlos
50%Clean sheet before half-time50%
AlajuelenseInter San Carlos
63%No goal before half-time50%
AlajuelenseInter San Carlos

After half-time (2nd half)

1.63Points per match (2nd half)1.75
AlajuelenseInter San Carlos
0.88Goals scored (2nd half)0.63
AlajuelenseInter San Carlos
0.63Goals conceded (2nd half)0.38
AlajuelenseInter San Carlos
1.5Average goals (2nd half)1
AlajuelenseInter San Carlos
38%Clean sheet after half-time75%
AlajuelenseInter San Carlos
38%No goal after half-time38%
AlajuelenseInter San Carlos

Alajuelense - second-half results

50% W13% D38% L
9
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
13
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.13
PPG before half-time
Lead holding152%

Leads at half-time in 25% of matches and wins 38%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Inter San Carlos - second-half results

50% W25% D25% L
11
Half-time points
4
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
14
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.38
PPG before half-time
Lead holding132%

Leads at half-time in 38% of matches and wins 50%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Alajuelense - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.000.80
Goals scored / match0.40.4
Goals conceded / match0.80.8
Average goals in match1.21.2
1 goal80%100%
2 goals40%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference-2-2
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2
Inter San Carlos - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.402.00
Goals scored / match0.40.6
Goals conceded / match0.40.2
Average goals in match0.80.8
1 goal80%80%
2 goals0%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%80%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference0+2
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - 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.

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

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

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

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (2 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* 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

2.25
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.1 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
88%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
51%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
66%
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.
+0.46
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.46
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.51
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.05
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
98%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
98%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.58
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.5
Late goals
30% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
30%

Inter San Carlos

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.04
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.29
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.48
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.77
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
89%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
69%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.25
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
22% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 22% come in the first quarter-hour.
22%

* 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

AlajuelenseLigaInter San Carlos
Average goals in match 2.502.55 2.00
Both teams scored 63%50% 38%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 50%43% 13%
Clean sheets 13%26% 50%
Goal before half-time 75%70% 88%
Goal after half-time 100%73% 75%

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

2.55
Average goals per match
50%
Both teams scored
43%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.27
Home goals / match
1.27
Away goals / match
+0%
Home attack advantage
+0%
Home defence advantage
+13%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
70%
1 goal
30%
2 goals
5%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
73%
1 goal
40%
2 goals
20%
3 goals
3%
4 goals

FAQ

When do Alajuelense and Inter San Carlos play?

Alajuelense face Inter San Carlos on 20 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 do the goal statistics show before Alajuelense vs Inter San Carlos?

Alajuelense score 1.25 goals per game on average and Inter San Carlos 1.13. The Primera División FPD average is 2.55 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 43% of games. Both teams score in 63% of Alajuelense's matches and 38% of Inter San Carlos's.

What form are Alajuelense and Inter San Carlos in?

Over the last 5 games Alajuelense have a 1-1-3 record (0.80 points per game) and Inter San Carlos 3-1-1 (2.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Alajuelense vs Inter San Carlos?

The statistical background for Alajuelense vs Inter 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.