Costa Rica - Primera División FPDData current as of 23 July 2026

Alajuelense vs Pérez Zeledón: match statistics

Alajuelense crest
Alajuelense
3 : 0half-time 1:0
Pérez Zeledón crest
Pérez Zeledón
165%(1.44)
X22%(4.00)
213%(5.50)

Alajuelense holds a distinct advantage as the host, boasting an impressive 63% home win rate and a +16 goal difference. The home team features strong offensive efficiency (1.69 goals per home match) alongside a solid defense (0.69 goals conceded, 56% clean sheets). Pérez Zeledón struggles in away fixtures, winning only 21% of their matches with a 50% defeat rate and a negative goal difference of -8. The visitors' form is alarming - they have secured just 0.4 PPG in their last 5 games while conceding as many as 9 goals. The xG statistics also indicate a clear edge for the hosts (1.76 vs 1.49), and Pérez Zeledón's high away fail-to-score rate (36%) further supports an Alajuelense victory.

Alajuelense vs Pérez Zeledón: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Alajuelense play Pérez Zeledón in Primera División FPD (Costa Rica). The match date is 14 March 2026 at 03:00. Final score: 3:0.

Current form

Alajuelense: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match. Pérez Zeledón: 0-2-3, 0.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Alajuelense scores 1.65 and concedes 0.85 goals per match. Pérez Zeledón scores 1.22 and concedes 1.61. League average: 2.47 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Alajuelense 50%, Pérez Zeledón 64%. Over 2.5: Alajuelense 43%, Pérez Zeledón 56%. League level: BTTS 49%, Over 2.5 47%.

xG, shots and style

Alajuelense has higher xG: 1.60 vs 1.45. Alajuelense: 13.0 shots per match, Pérez Zeledón: 12.4.

Match halves

Alajuelense: half-time lead 43%, second-half goals 0.75. Pérez Zeledón: half-time lead 17%, second-half goals 0.61.

Goals by minute

Alajuelense: 31-45+ (15 goals). Pérez Zeledón: 16-30 (10 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: 1-1-1. Average goals 3.33, BTTS 100%.

Match description

Alajuelense holds a distinct advantage as the host, boasting an impressive 63% home win rate and a +16 goal difference. The home team features strong offensive efficiency (1.69 goals per home match) alongside a solid defense (0.69 goals conceded, 56% clean sheets). Pérez Zeledón struggles in away fixtures, winning only 21% of their matches with a 50% defeat rate and a negative goal difference of -8. The visitors' form is alarming - they have secured just 0.4 PPG in their last 5 games while conceding as many as 9 goals. The xG statistics also indicate a clear edge for the hosts (1.76 vs 1.49), and Pérez Zeledón's high away fail-to-score rate (36%) further supports an Alajuelense victory.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

51Possession (%)49
AlajuelensePérez Zeledón
23Shots10
AlajuelensePérez Zeledón
9Shots on target3
AlajuelensePérez Zeledón
2.52xG1.16
AlajuelensePérez Zeledón
8Corners1
AlajuelensePérez Zeledón
61Dangerous attacks43
AlajuelensePérez Zeledón
10Fouls8
AlajuelensePérez Zeledón
1Cards2
AlajuelensePérez Zeledón

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.

AlajuelensePérez Zeledón
1.65Goals scored / match1.22
AlajuelensePérez Zeledón
0.85Goals conceded / match1.61
AlajuelensePérez Zeledón
51%Average possession47%
AlajuelensePérez Zeledón
5Shots on target / match4.47
AlajuelensePérez Zeledón

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

13.03Shots per match12.39
AlajuelensePérez Zeledón
5Shots on target4.47
AlajuelensePérez Zeledón
12.7%Shot conversion9.9%
AlajuelensePérez Zeledón
51%Possession47%
AlajuelensePérez Zeledón
1.6xG for1.45
AlajuelensePérez Zeledón
1.45xG against1.79
AlajuelensePérez Zeledón

Shooting quality

Alajuelense: BalancedPérez Zeledón: Balanced
AlajuelensePérez Zeledón
Accuracy (shots on target)38%36%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
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 formwho is in better shape?

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

Alajuelense is 300% better for: last-5 form.

1.6 pts / match - Alajuelense · 0.4 pts / match - Pérez Zeledón

Alajuelense
DWDWL
Season result split
53% W28% R20% P
Season (W-D-L)
21-11-8
1.85 pts / match · goal difference +32
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
12-6-2
Last 5 at home
3-2-0
WWDDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.87Opponent xG: 1.55BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 40%
Pérez Zeledón
LDLLD
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
22% W36% R42% P
Season (W-D-L)
8-13-15
1.03 pts / match · goal difference -14
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-2-3
0.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
3-5-10
Last 5 away
0-1-4
LLLLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.16Opponent xG: 2.12BTTS: 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.

Alajuelense is 35% better for: goals scored per match.

1.65 goals / match - Alajuelense · 1.22 goals / match - Pérez Zeledón

Alajuelense is 89% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.85 goals / match - Alajuelense · 1.61 goals / match - Pérez Zeledón

Alajuelense scoring profile: very strong

Alajuelense scores in 85% of matches (34 of 40 matches), while Pérez Zeledón keeps a clean sheet in 11% (4 of 36 matches).

Pérez Zeledón scoring profile: strong

Pérez Zeledón scores in 69% of matches (25 of 36 matches), while Alajuelense keeps a clean sheet in 43% (17 of 40 matches).

66Goals scored (season)44
AlajuelensePérez Zeledón
34Goals conceded (season)58
AlajuelensePérez Zeledón
2.5Average goals in match2.83
AlajuelensePérez Zeledón
10Goals scored (last 5)4
AlajuelensePérez Zeledón
6Goals conceded (last 5)10
AlajuelensePérez Zeledón

How often they score at least...

85%1 goal69%
AlajuelensePérez Zeledón
53%2 goals33%
AlajuelensePérez Zeledón
20%3 goals17%
AlajuelensePérez Zeledón
5%4 goals3%
AlajuelensePérez Zeledón

How often they concede at least...

57%1 goal89%
AlajuelensePérez Zeledón
28%2 goals39%
AlajuelensePérez Zeledón
0%3 goals31%
AlajuelensePérez Zeledón
0%4 goals3%
AlajuelensePérez Zeledón

* 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.

49%
League average

Goal patterns

25%BTTS at half-time39%
AlajuelensePérez Zeledón
10%BTTS in both halves14%
AlajuelensePérez Zeledón
35%Scored in both halves28%
AlajuelensePérez Zeledón

BTTS and goal count

38%Min. 3 goals and BTTS42%
AlajuelensePérez Zeledón
5%Min. 3 goals without BTTS14%
AlajuelensePérez Zeledón
80%BTTS - last 540%
AlajuelensePérez Zeledón

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

78%Min. 1 goal before half-time75%
AlajuelensePérez Zeledón
45%Min. 2 goals before half-time50%
AlajuelensePérez Zeledón
10%Min. 3 goals before half-time14%
AlajuelensePérez Zeledón

2nd half

73%Min. 1 goal after half-time81%
AlajuelensePérez Zeledón
33%Min. 2 goals after half-time39%
AlajuelensePérez Zeledón
8%Min. 3 goals after half-time17%
AlajuelensePérez Zeledón

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.

Alajuelense is 63% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.68 pts / match - Alajuelense · 1.03 pts / match - Pérez Zeledón

Alajuelense - half-time state
43% leading40% draw18% trailing
Pérez Zeledón - half-time state
17% leading53% draw31% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.68Points per match (1st half)1.03
AlajuelensePérez Zeledón
0.9Goals scored (1st half)0.61
AlajuelensePérez Zeledón
0.48Goals conceded (1st half)0.81
AlajuelensePérez Zeledón
1.38Average goals (1st half)1.42
AlajuelensePérez Zeledón
57%Clean sheet before half-time36%
AlajuelensePérez Zeledón
40%No goal before half-time50%
AlajuelensePérez Zeledón

After half-time (2nd half)

1.73Points per match (2nd half)1.03
AlajuelensePérez Zeledón
0.75Goals scored (2nd half)0.61
AlajuelensePérez Zeledón
0.38Goals conceded (2nd half)0.81
AlajuelensePérez Zeledón
1.13Average goals (2nd half)1.42
AlajuelensePérez Zeledón
63%Clean sheet after half-time39%
AlajuelensePérez Zeledón
40%No goal after half-time53%
AlajuelensePérez Zeledón

Alajuelense - second-half results

43% W45% R13% P
67
Half-time points
36
Half-time goals
+17
Goal difference (1st half)
69
Second-half points
+15
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.68
PPG before half-time
Lead holding123%

Leads at half-time in 43% of matches and wins 53%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Pérez Zeledón - second-half results

22% W36% R42% P
37
Half-time points
22
Half-time goals
-7
Goal difference (1st half)
37
Second-half points
-7
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.03
PPG before half-time
Lead holding129%

Leads at half-time in 17% of matches and wins 22%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Alajuelense - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.001.60
Goals scored / match1.20.8
Goals conceded / match0.60.6
Average goals in match1.81.4
1 goal100%80%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal20%40%
Goal difference+3+1
Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 6
Pérez Zeledón - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.000.40
Goals scored / match0.60.2
Goals conceded / match0.61.4
Average goals in match1.21.6
1 goal40%80%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet60%20%
No goal60%80%
Goal difference0-6
Half-time: 0% leading - 100% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 40% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 3

* 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
8
5
0-15
13
3
16-30
15
11
31-45
9
3
46-60
6
4
61-75
15
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (15 goli). Concedes most in 31-45 (11). Late-goal balance (76-90): +7 - wins late phases.

Pérez Zeledón
ScoredConceded
4
6
0-15
10
11
16-30
8
12
31-45
7
8
46-60
6
5
61-75
9
16
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (10 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (16). Late-goal balance (76-90): -7 - 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

2.67
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.6 : 1.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
108%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
57%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+25%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
59%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
5%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 20 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.
+0.15
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.65
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-20.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.05
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.60
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
120%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
78%
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.
-0.2
Late goals
23% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 12% come in the first quarter-hour.
23%

Pérez Zeledón

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.34
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.05
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.
-0.23
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.18
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
112%
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.
-0.63
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
20% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 9% come in the first quarter-hour.
20%

* 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

AlajuelenseLigaPérez Zeledón
Average goals in match 2.502.47 2.83
Both teams scored 50%49% 64%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 43%47% 56%
Clean sheets 43%30% 11%
Goal before half-time 78%69% 75%
Goal after half-time 73%73% 81%

^ 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): Alajuelense 1 - 1 - 1 Pérez Zeledón. Average goals 3.33, both teams scored in 100% matches.

Municipal de Pérez Zeledón
1 : 1
LD Alajuelense
LD Alajuelense
3 : 2
Municipal de Pérez Zeledón
Municipal de Pérez Zeledón
2 : 1
LD Alajuelense

FAQ

What was the result of Alajuelense vs Pérez Zeledón?

The Primera División FPD match finished Alajuelense 3:0 Pérez Zeledón. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What is the head-to-head record between Alajuelense and Pérez Zeledón?

In the last 3 head-to-head matches Alajuelense won 1, Pérez Zeledón won 1 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 3.33 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Alajuelense vs Pérez Zeledón?

Alajuelense score 1.65 goals per game on average and Pérez Zeledón 1.22. The Primera División FPD average is 2.47 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 47% of games. Both teams score in 50% of Alajuelense's matches and 64% of Pérez Zeledón's.

What form are Alajuelense and Pérez Zeledón in?

Over the last 5 games Alajuelense have a 2-2-1 record (1.60 points per game) and Pérez Zeledón 0-2-3 (0.40 points per game).

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

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.