Deportivo Saprissa vs Cartaginés: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Deportivo Saprissa played Cartaginés in Primera División FPD (Costa Rica). The match was played on 14 December 2025. Final score: 2:1.

Current form

Deportivo Saprissa: 3-2-0, 2.20 points/match. Cartaginés: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Deportivo Saprissa scores 1.79 and concedes 1.11 goals per match. Cartaginés scores 1.05 and concedes 0.74. League average: 2.41 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Deportivo Saprissa 53%, Cartaginés 42%. Over 2.5: Deportivo Saprissa 63%, Cartaginés 32%. League level: BTTS 47%, Over 2.5 46%.

xG, shots and style

Deportivo Saprissa has higher xG: 1.71 vs 1.35. Deportivo Saprissa: 13.9 shots per match, Cartaginés: 11.1.

Match halves

Deportivo Saprissa: half-time lead 47%, second-half goals 0.95. Cartaginés: half-time lead 37%, second-half goals 0.58.

Goals by minute

Deportivo Saprissa: 76-90+ (11 goals). Cartaginés: 0-15 (5 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Primera División FPD: 2.41 goals per match, BTTS 47%, Over 2.5 46%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 3 previous H2H matches were available: 2-0-1. Average goals 3.00, BTTS 67%.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

35Possession (%)65
Deportivo SaprissaCartaginés
10Shots14
Deportivo SaprissaCartaginés
3Shots on target5
Deportivo SaprissaCartaginés
1.19xG1.67
Deportivo SaprissaCartaginés
7Corners8
Deportivo SaprissaCartaginés
49Dangerous attacks60
Deportivo SaprissaCartaginés
12Fouls12
Deportivo SaprissaCartaginés
1Cards2
Deportivo SaprissaCartaginés

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.

Deportivo SaprissaCartaginés
1.79Goals scored / match1.05
Deportivo SaprissaCartaginés
1.11Goals conceded / match0.74
Deportivo SaprissaCartaginés
53%Average possession47%
Deportivo SaprissaCartaginés
5.21Shots on target / match3.21
Deportivo SaprissaCartaginés

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

13.95Shots per match11.05
Deportivo SaprissaCartaginés
5.21Shots on target3.21
Deportivo SaprissaCartaginés
12.8%Shot conversion9.5%
Deportivo SaprissaCartaginés
53%Possession47%
Deportivo SaprissaCartaginés
1.71xG for1.35
Deportivo SaprissaCartaginés
1.49xG against1.46
Deportivo SaprissaCartaginés

Shooting quality

Deportivo Saprissa: BalancedCartaginés: Balanced
Deportivo SaprissaCartaginés
Accuracy (shots on target)37%29%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.340.33

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 120% better for: last-5 form.

2.2 pts / match - Deportivo Saprissa · 1 pts / match - Cartaginés

Deportivo Saprissa
WDWDW
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
58% W21% D21% L
Season (W-D-L)
11-4-4
1.95 pts / match · goal difference +13
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-2-0
2.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
7-1-1
Last 5 at home
4-1-0
WWWDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.52Opponent xG: 1.88BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 60%
Cartaginés
DWLDL
Season result split
37% W37% D26% L
Season (W-D-L)
7-7-5
1.47 pts / match · goal difference +6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
3-3-3
Last 5 away
1-2-2
LDLDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.38Opponent xG: 1.54BTTS: 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.

Deportivo Saprissa is 70% better for: goals scored per match.

1.79 goals / match - Deportivo Saprissa · 1.05 goals / match - Cartaginés

Cartaginés is 50% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.11 goals / match - Deportivo Saprissa · 0.74 goals / match - Cartaginés

Deportivo Saprissa scoring profile: strong

Deportivo Saprissa scores in 79% of matches (15 of 19 matches), while Cartaginés keeps a clean sheet in 47% (9 of 19 matches).

Cartaginés scoring profile: strong

Cartaginés scores in 68% of matches (13 of 19 matches), while Deportivo Saprissa keeps a clean sheet in 32% (6 of 19 matches).

34Goals scored (season)20
Deportivo SaprissaCartaginés
21Goals conceded (season)14
Deportivo SaprissaCartaginés
2.89Average goals in match1.79
Deportivo SaprissaCartaginés
9Goals scored (last 5)4
Deportivo SaprissaCartaginés
4Goals conceded (last 5)5
Deportivo SaprissaCartaginés

How often they score at least...

79%1 goal68%
Deportivo SaprissaCartaginés
63%2 goals26%
Deportivo SaprissaCartaginés
32%3 goals11%
Deportivo SaprissaCartaginés
5%4 goals0%
Deportivo SaprissaCartaginés

How often they concede at least...

68%1 goal53%
Deportivo SaprissaCartaginés
26%2 goals21%
Deportivo SaprissaCartaginés
16%3 goals0%
Deportivo SaprissaCartaginés
0%4 goals0%
Deportivo SaprissaCartaginés

* 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.

53%
Deportivo Saprissa - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.10 of 19 matches
47%
League average

Goal patterns

5%BTTS at half-time5%
Deportivo SaprissaCartaginés
5%BTTS in both halves0%
Deportivo SaprissaCartaginés
47%Scored in both halves21%
Deportivo SaprissaCartaginés

BTTS and goal count

47%Min. 3 goals and BTTS26%
Deportivo SaprissaCartaginés
16%Min. 3 goals without BTTS5%
Deportivo SaprissaCartaginés
80%BTTS - last 540%
Deportivo SaprissaCartaginés

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

74%Min. 1 goal before half-time63%
Deportivo SaprissaCartaginés
42%Min. 2 goals before half-time21%
Deportivo SaprissaCartaginés
5%Min. 3 goals before half-time5%
Deportivo SaprissaCartaginés

2nd half

95%Min. 1 goal after half-time68%
Deportivo SaprissaCartaginés
58%Min. 2 goals after half-time21%
Deportivo SaprissaCartaginés
11%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
Deportivo SaprissaCartaginés

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 18% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.74 pts / match - Deportivo Saprissa · 1.47 pts / match - Cartaginés

Deportivo Saprissa - half-time state
47% leading32% draw21% trailing
Cartaginés - half-time state
37% leading37% draw26% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.74Points per match (1st half)1.47
Deportivo SaprissaCartaginés
0.84Goals scored (1st half)0.47
Deportivo SaprissaCartaginés
0.42Goals conceded (1st half)0.42
Deportivo SaprissaCartaginés
1.26Average goals (1st half)0.89
Deportivo SaprissaCartaginés
74%Clean sheet before half-time68%
Deportivo SaprissaCartaginés
47%No goal before half-time63%
Deportivo SaprissaCartaginés

After half-time (2nd half)

1.47Points per match (2nd half)1.58
Deportivo SaprissaCartaginés
0.95Goals scored (2nd half)0.58
Deportivo SaprissaCartaginés
0.68Goals conceded (2nd half)0.32
Deportivo SaprissaCartaginés
1.63Average goals (2nd half)0.89
Deportivo SaprissaCartaginés
37%Clean sheet after half-time68%
Deportivo SaprissaCartaginés
26%No goal after half-time47%
Deportivo SaprissaCartaginés

Deportivo Saprissa - second-half results

37% W37% D26% L
33
Half-time points
16
Half-time goals
+8
Goal difference (1st half)
28
Second-half points
+5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.74
PPG before half-time
Lead holding123%

Leads at half-time in 47% of matches and wins 58%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Cartaginés - second-half results

37% W47% D16% L
28
Half-time points
9
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
30
Second-half points
+5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.47
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 37% of matches and wins 37%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Deportivo Saprissa - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.201.20
Goals scored / match1.00.8
Goals conceded / match0.00.8
Average goals in match1.01.6
1 goal60%80%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet100%20%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference+50
Half-time: 60% leading - 40% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 5
Cartaginés - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.001.80
Goals scored / match0.40.4
Goals conceded / match1.00.0
Average goals in match1.40.4
1 goal60%40%
2 goals60%0%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet40%100%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference-3+2
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 60% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - 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.

Deportivo Saprissa
ScoredConceded
3
0
0-15
5
4
16-30
8
4
31-45
4
4
46-60
3
5
61-75
11
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (11 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): +7 - wins late phases.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (5 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

* 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

2.35
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.3 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
97%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
48%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+28%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
54%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
7%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 14 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Deportivo Saprissa

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.22
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.
-4.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.08
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.38
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
138%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
100%
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
32% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 9% come in the first quarter-hour.
32%

Cartaginés

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.11
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.42
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-10.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.30
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.72
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
95%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
57%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.47
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
20% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 25% 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

Deportivo SaprissaLigaCartaginés
Average goals in match 2.892.41 1.79
Both teams scored 53%47% 42%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 63%46% 32%
Clean sheets 32%33% 47%
Goal before half-time 74%73% 63%
Goal after half-time 95%73% 68%

^ 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
47%
Both teams scored
46%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
33%
Clean sheets
1.30
Home goals / match
1.11
Away goals / match
+17%
Home attack advantage
+15%
Home defence advantage
+9%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
73%
1 goal
37%
2 goals
8%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
73%
1 goal
40%
2 goals
9%
3 goals
1%
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. CartaginésYellow cardDiego Armando Mesen Calvo
  2. CartaginésYellow cardCarlos Luis Barahona Jiménez
  3. Deportivo SaprissaGoalAriel Francisco Rodríguez Araya
  4. Deportivo SaprissaYellow cardAriel Francisco Rodríguez Araya
  5. Deportivo SaprissaYellow cardKenay Myrie Reyes

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (3): Deportivo Saprissa 2 - 0 - 1 Cartaginés. Average goals 3.00, both teams scored in 67% matches.

CS Cartaginés
1 : 2
Deportivo Saprissa
Deportivo Saprissa
2 : 1
CS Cartaginés
CS Cartaginés
3 : 0
Deportivo Saprissa

FAQ

What was the result of Deportivo Saprissa vs Cartaginés?

The Primera División FPD match finished Deportivo Saprissa 2:1 Cartaginés. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What is the head-to-head record between Deportivo Saprissa and Cartaginés?

In the last 3 head-to-head matches Deportivo Saprissa won 2, Cartaginés won 1 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 3.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 67% of them.

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

Deportivo Saprissa score 1.79 goals per game on average and Cartaginés 1.05. The Primera División FPD average is 2.41 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 46% of games. Both teams score in 53% of Deportivo Saprissa's matches and 42% of Cartaginés's.

What form are Deportivo Saprissa and Cartaginés in?

Over the last 5 games Deportivo Saprissa have a 3-2-0 record (2.20 points per game) and Cartaginés 1-2-2 (1.00 points per game).

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

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.