Costa Rica - Primera División FPDData current as of 07 September 2026

Cartaginés vs Sporting San José: match statistics

165%(2.00)
X25%(3.05)
210%(4.11)

Cartaginés displays significantly better form and home statistics, with a 50% home win rate and a +6 goal difference. The hosts have earned 2 points per game in their last five matches, whereas Sporting San José has averaged a mere 0.4 points per game during this period. The visitors have not scored a single goal in their last five encounters and lose 55% of their away matches with a negative goal difference of -9. Sporting San José has failed to score in 64% of away games, which, combined with the solid defensive performance of the hosts (50% clean sheets), significantly reduces their chances. The visitors' form is alarming with a dllld run, while Cartaginés shows stability with an lwwwd record. All key indicators, including possession advantage (53% vs 47%), scoring efficiency, and recent results, point towards a confident victory for the hosts.

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

Key match information

Cartaginés played Sporting San José in Primera División FPD (Costa Rica). The match was played on 30 January 2026. Final score: 0:2.

Current form

Cartaginés: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match. Sporting San José: 0-2-3, 0.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Cartaginés scores 1.08 and concedes 0.71 goals per match. Sporting San José scores 0.68 and concedes 1.14. League average: 2.41 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Cartaginés 42%, Sporting San José 27%. Over 2.5: Cartaginés 33%, Sporting San José 36%. League level: BTTS 48%, Over 2.5 47%.

xG, shots and style

Sporting San José has higher xG: 1.65 vs 1.48. Cartaginés: 12.2 shots per match, Sporting San José: 13.9.

Match halves

Cartaginés: half-time lead 33%, second-half goals 0.67. Sporting San José: half-time lead 18%, second-half goals 0.23.

Goals by minute

Cartaginés: 76-90+ (8 goals). Sporting San José: 0-15 (4 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Primera División FPD: 2.41 goals per match, BTTS 48%, Over 2.5 47%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 2-0-0. Average goals 1.00, BTTS 0%.

Archived pre-match analysis

This analysis was prepared before kick-off. The conclusions use only information available before the match and do not include the final result or post-match statistics.

General match analysis

Cartaginés displays significantly better form and home statistics, with a 50% home win rate and a +6 goal difference. The hosts have earned 2 points per game in their last five matches, whereas Sporting San José has averaged a mere 0.4 points per game during this period. The visitors have not scored a single goal in their last five encounters and lose 55% of their away matches with a negative goal difference of -9. Sporting San José has failed to score in 64% of away games, which, combined with the solid defensive performance of the hosts (50% clean sheets), significantly reduces their chances. The visitors' form is alarming with a dllld run, while Cartaginés shows stability with an lwwwd record. All key indicators, including possession advantage (53% vs 47%), scoring efficiency, and recent results, point towards a confident victory for the hosts.

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Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

67Possession (%)33
CartaginésSporting San José
19Shots4
CartaginésSporting San José
4Shots on target3
CartaginésSporting San José
2.25xG0.73
CartaginésSporting San José
6Corners1
CartaginésSporting San José
107Dangerous attacks34
CartaginésSporting San José
14Fouls14
CartaginésSporting San José
3Cards1
CartaginésSporting San José

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.

CartaginésSporting San José
1.08Goals scored / match0.68
CartaginésSporting San José
0.71Goals conceded / match1.14
CartaginésSporting San José
48%Average possession50%
CartaginésSporting San José
3.67Shots on target / match3.86
CartaginésSporting San José

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

12.21Shots per match13.86
CartaginésSporting San José
3.67Shots on target3.86
CartaginésSporting San José
8.9%Shot conversion4.9%
CartaginésSporting San José
48%Possession50%
CartaginésSporting San José
1.48xG for1.65
CartaginésSporting San José
1.5xG against1.25
CartaginésSporting San José

Shooting quality

Cartaginés: BalancedSporting San José: Balanced
CartaginésSporting San José
Accuracy (shots on target)30%28%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.290.18

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.

Cartaginés is 400% better for: last-5 form.

2 pts / match - Cartaginés · 0.4 pts / match - Sporting San José

Cartaginés
LWWWD
Season result split
42% W33% R25% P
Season (W-D-L)
10-8-6
1.58 pts / match · goal difference +9
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
6-4-2
Last 5 at home
2-1-2
LDLWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.91Opponent xG: 1.65BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%
Sporting San José
DLLLD
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
14% W36% R50% P
Season (W-D-L)
3-8-11
0.77 pts / match · goal difference -10
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-2-3
0.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-4-6
Last 5 away
0-3-2
DLDLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.0Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.97Opponent xG: 1.35BTTS: 0%Over 2.5: 20%

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.

Cartaginés is 59% better for: goals scored per match.

1.08 goals / match - Cartaginés · 0.68 goals / match - Sporting San José

Cartaginés is 61% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.71 goals / match - Cartaginés · 1.14 goals / match - Sporting San José

Cartaginés scoring profile: strong

Cartaginés scores in 71% of matches (17 of 24 matches), while Sporting San José keeps a clean sheet in 36% (8 of 22 matches).

Sporting San José scoring profile: more difficult

Sporting San José scores in 41% of matches (9 of 22 matches), while Cartaginés keeps a clean sheet in 50% (12 of 24 matches).

26Goals scored (season)15
CartaginésSporting San José
17Goals conceded (season)25
CartaginésSporting San José
1.79Average goals in match1.82
CartaginésSporting San José
6Goals scored (last 5)0
CartaginésSporting San José
3Goals conceded (last 5)6
CartaginésSporting San José

How often they score at least...

71%1 goal41%
CartaginésSporting San José
29%2 goals18%
CartaginésSporting San José
8%3 goals9%
CartaginésSporting San José
0%4 goals0%
CartaginésSporting San José

How often they concede at least...

50%1 goal64%
CartaginésSporting San José
21%2 goals36%
CartaginésSporting San José
0%3 goals9%
CartaginésSporting San José
0%4 goals5%
CartaginésSporting San José

* 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.

27%
Sporting San José - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.6 of 22 matches
48%
League average

Goal patterns

4%BTTS at half-time14%
CartaginésSporting San José
0%BTTS in both halves5%
CartaginésSporting San José
21%Scored in both halves9%
CartaginésSporting San José

BTTS and goal count

29%Min. 3 goals and BTTS18%
CartaginésSporting San José
4%Min. 3 goals without BTTS18%
CartaginésSporting San José
40%BTTS - last 50%
CartaginésSporting San José

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

58%Min. 1 goal before half-time64%
CartaginésSporting San José
17%Min. 2 goals before half-time36%
CartaginésSporting San José
4%Min. 3 goals before half-time5%
CartaginésSporting San José

2nd half

71%Min. 1 goal after half-time45%
CartaginésSporting San José
25%Min. 2 goals after half-time27%
CartaginésSporting San José
4%Min. 3 goals after half-time5%
CartaginésSporting San José

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.

Cartaginés is 35% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.42 pts / match - Cartaginés · 1.05 pts / match - Sporting San José

Cartaginés - half-time state
33% leading42% draw25% trailing
Sporting San José - half-time state
18% leading50% draw32% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.42Points per match (1st half)1.05
CartaginésSporting San José
0.42Goals scored (1st half)0.45
CartaginésSporting San José
0.38Goals conceded (1st half)0.59
CartaginésSporting San José
0.79Average goals (1st half)1.05
CartaginésSporting San José
71%Clean sheet before half-time55%
CartaginésSporting San José
67%No goal before half-time68%
CartaginésSporting San José

After half-time (2nd half)

1.67Points per match (2nd half)0.82
CartaginésSporting San José
0.67Goals scored (2nd half)0.23
CartaginésSporting San José
0.33Goals conceded (2nd half)0.55
CartaginésSporting San José
1Average goals (2nd half)0.77
CartaginésSporting San José
71%Clean sheet after half-time59%
CartaginésSporting San José
42%No goal after half-time82%
CartaginésSporting San José

Cartaginés - second-half results

42% W42% R17% P
34
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
40
Second-half points
+8
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.42
PPG before half-time
Lead holding127%

Leads at half-time in 33% of matches and wins 42%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Sporting San José - second-half results

5% W68% R27% P
23
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
18
Second-half points
-7
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.05
PPG before half-time
Lead holding78%

Leads at half-time in 18% of matches and wins 14%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time-0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Cartaginés - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.202.00
Goals scored / match0.21.0
Goals conceded / match0.20.4
Average goals in match0.41.4
1 goal40%80%
2 goals0%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%80%
No goal80%20%
Goal difference0+3
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1
Sporting San José - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.600.80
Goals scored / match0.00.0
Goals conceded / match0.60.6
Average goals in match0.60.6
1 goal40%20%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%80%
No goal100%100%
Goal difference-3-3
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 80% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0

* 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.

Cartaginés
ScoredConceded
6
0
0-15
2
3
16-30
2
6
31-45
3
3
46-60
5
1
61-75
8
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (8 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): +4 - wins late phases.

Sporting San José
ScoredConceded
4
4
0-15
4
4
16-30
2
5
31-45
2
1
46-60
2
4
61-75
1
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (4 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): -6 - 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

1.80
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.1 : 0.7
Estimated goal split
home : away
75%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
35%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-45%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
29%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
17%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 6 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Cartaginés

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.02
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.39
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-12.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.40
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.79
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
81%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
66%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.42
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
31% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 23% come in the first quarter-hour.
31%

Sporting San José

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.40
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.86
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.97
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.11
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
64%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
85%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.37
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
7% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 27% come in the first quarter-hour.
7%

* 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

CartaginésLigaSporting San José
Average goals in match 1.792.41 1.82
Both teams scored 42%48% 27%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 33%47% 36%
Clean sheets 50%33% 36%
Goal before half-time 58%68% 64%
Goal after half-time 71%74% 45%

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

2.41
Average goals per match
48%
Both teams scored
47%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
33%
Clean sheets
1.34
Home goals / match
1.07
Away goals / match
+25%
Home attack advantage
+20%
Home defence advantage
+15%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
68%
1 goal
36%
2 goals
9%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
74%
1 goal
39%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
2%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Sporting San JoséGoalMarcos Danilo Ureña Porras
  2. Sporting San JoséGoalErson Méndez
  3. Sporting San JoséYellow cardAriel Roman Soto Gonzalez
  4. CartaginésSubstitutionOn: Dariel CastrilloOff: Diego González Hernández
  5. CartaginésYellow cardDariel Castrillo
  6. Sporting San JoséSubstitutionOn: Ryan BolañosOff: Kevin Espinoza
  7. CartaginésYellow cardCristopher Núñez
  8. CartaginésYellow cardJosé Mora

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Adrian ChinchillaMatches officiated: 10
4.7Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 240%Home wins30%Draws30%Away wins

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): Cartaginés 2 - 0 - 0 Sporting San José. Average goals 1.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

CS Cartaginés
1 : 0
Sporting San José FC
Sporting San José FC
0 : 1
CS Cartaginés

FAQ

What was the result of Cartaginés vs Sporting San José?

The Primera División FPD match finished Cartaginés 0:2 Sporting San José. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

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

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Cartaginés won 2, Sporting San José won 0 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 1.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

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

Cartaginés score 1.08 goals per game on average and Sporting San José 0.68. The Primera División FPD average is 2.41 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 47% of games. Both teams score in 42% of Cartaginés's matches and 27% of Sporting San José's.

What form are Cartaginés and Sporting San José in?

Over the last 5 games Cartaginés have a 3-1-1 record (2.00 points per game) and Sporting San José 0-2-3 (0.40 points per game).

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

The statistical background for Cartaginés vs Sporting San José — 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.