Costa Rica - Primera División FPDEstadio Ricardo Saprissa AymáData current as of 18 September 2026

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Deportivo Saprissa vs Herediano: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Deportivo Saprissa play Herediano in Primera División FPD (Costa Rica). The match date is 20 September 2026. Venue: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá.

Current form

Deportivo Saprissa: 3-0-2, 1.80 points/match. Herediano: 1-0-4, 0.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Deportivo Saprissa scores 2.25 and concedes 1.25 goals per match. Herediano scores 0.75 and concedes 1.63. League average: 2.55 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Deportivo Saprissa 63%, Herediano 38%. Over 2.5: Deportivo Saprissa 63%, Herediano 38%. League level: BTTS 50%, Over 2.5 43%.

xG, shots and style

Deportivo Saprissa has higher xG: 1.79 vs 1.75. Deportivo Saprissa: 14.0 shots per match, Herediano: 14.3.

Match halves

Deportivo Saprissa: half-time lead 50%, second-half goals 1.50. Herediano: half-time lead 0%, second-half goals 0.38.

Goals by minute

Deportivo Saprissa: 61-75 (5 goals). Herediano: 31-45+ (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

Before this fixture, 6 previous H2H matches were available: 2-2-2. Average goals 3.00, BTTS 67%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(1.70)
(3.05)
(5.50)

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 SaprissaHerediano
2.25Goals scored / match0.75
Deportivo SaprissaHerediano
1.25Goals conceded / match1.63
Deportivo SaprissaHerediano
49%Average possession58%
Deportivo SaprissaHerediano
6.13Shots on target / match4.5
Deportivo SaprissaHerediano

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

14Shots per match14.25
Deportivo SaprissaHerediano
6.13Shots on target4.5
Deportivo SaprissaHerediano
16.1%Shot conversion5.3%
Deportivo SaprissaHerediano
49%Possession58%
Deportivo SaprissaHerediano
1.79xG for1.75
Deportivo SaprissaHerediano
1.44xG against1.35
Deportivo SaprissaHerediano

Shooting quality

Deportivo Saprissa: AttackingHerediano: Dominant
Deportivo SaprissaHerediano
Accuracy (shots on target)44%32%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.370.17

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 200% better for: last-5 form.

1.8 pts / match - Deportivo Saprissa · 0.6 pts / match - Herediano

Deportivo Saprissa
WLWWL
Season result split
75% W0% D25% L
Season (W-D-L)
6-0-2
2.25 pts / match · goal difference +8
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-0-0
Last 5 at home
4-0-0
WWWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.81Opponent xG: 1.68BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Herediano
LLLLW
Season result split
13% W25% D63% L
Season (W-D-L)
1-2-5
0.63 pts / match · goal difference -7
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-4
0.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-1-2
Last 5 away
1-1-2
DLLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.65Opponent xG: 1.19BTTS: 20%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 200% better for: goals scored per match.

2.25 goals / match - Deportivo Saprissa · 0.75 goals / match - Herediano

Deportivo Saprissa is 30% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.25 goals / match - Deportivo Saprissa · 1.63 goals / match - Herediano

Deportivo Saprissa scoring profile: very strong

Deportivo Saprissa scores in 88% of matches (7 of 8 matches), while Herediano keeps a clean sheet in 13% (1 of 8 matches).

Herediano scoring profile: strong

Herediano scores in 50% of matches (4 of 8 matches), while Deportivo Saprissa keeps a clean sheet in 25% (2 of 8 matches).

18Goals scored (season)6
Deportivo SaprissaHerediano
10Goals conceded (season)13
Deportivo SaprissaHerediano
3.5Average goals in match2.38
Deportivo SaprissaHerediano
9Goals scored (last 5)4
Deportivo SaprissaHerediano
8Goals conceded (last 5)8
Deportivo SaprissaHerediano

How often they score at least...

88%1 goal50%
Deportivo SaprissaHerediano
88%2 goals25%
Deportivo SaprissaHerediano
25%3 goals0%
Deportivo SaprissaHerediano
13%4 goals0%
Deportivo SaprissaHerediano

How often they concede at least...

75%1 goal88%
Deportivo SaprissaHerediano
25%2 goals38%
Deportivo SaprissaHerediano
13%3 goals38%
Deportivo SaprissaHerediano
13%4 goals0%
Deportivo SaprissaHerediano

* 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.

63%
Deportivo Saprissa - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.5 of 8 matches
50%
League average

Goal patterns

25%BTTS at half-time38%
Deportivo SaprissaHerediano
25%BTTS in both halves13%
Deportivo SaprissaHerediano
63%Scored in both halves13%
Deportivo SaprissaHerediano

BTTS and goal count

63%Min. 3 goals and BTTS13%
Deportivo SaprissaHerediano
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS25%
Deportivo SaprissaHerediano
60%BTTS - last 520%
Deportivo SaprissaHerediano

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

63%Min. 1 goal before half-time63%
Deportivo SaprissaHerediano
25%Min. 2 goals before half-time38%
Deportivo SaprissaHerediano
25%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Deportivo SaprissaHerediano

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time63%
Deportivo SaprissaHerediano
63%Min. 2 goals after half-time50%
Deportivo SaprissaHerediano
25%Min. 3 goals after half-time25%
Deportivo SaprissaHerediano

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 151% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.88 pts / match - Deportivo Saprissa · 0.75 pts / match - Herediano

Deportivo Saprissa - half-time state
50% leading38% draw13% trailing
Herediano - half-time state
0% leading75% draw25% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.88Points per match (1st half)0.75
Deportivo SaprissaHerediano
0.75Goals scored (1st half)0.38
Deportivo SaprissaHerediano
0.5Goals conceded (1st half)0.63
Deportivo SaprissaHerediano
1.25Average goals (1st half)1
Deportivo SaprissaHerediano
75%Clean sheet before half-time38%
Deportivo SaprissaHerediano
38%No goal before half-time63%
Deportivo SaprissaHerediano

After half-time (2nd half)

1.88Points per match (2nd half)0.75
Deportivo SaprissaHerediano
1.5Goals scored (2nd half)0.38
Deportivo SaprissaHerediano
0.75Goals conceded (2nd half)1
Deportivo SaprissaHerediano
2.25Average goals (2nd half)1.38
Deportivo SaprissaHerediano
25%Clean sheet after half-time50%
Deportivo SaprissaHerediano
13%No goal after half-time75%
Deportivo SaprissaHerediano

Deportivo Saprissa - second-half results

50% W38% D13% L
15
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
15
Second-half points
+6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.88
PPG before half-time
Lead holding150%

Leads at half-time in 50% of matches and wins 75%. 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.

Herediano - second-half results

13% W38% D50% L
6
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
6
Second-half points
-5
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.75
PPG before half-time
Defence after half-time+0.4

Concedes 0.4 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Deportivo Saprissa - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.001.20
Goals scored / match1.00.8
Goals conceded / match0.80.8
Average goals in match1.81.6
1 goal80%100%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals40%0%
Clean sheet60%20%
No goal20%20%
Goal difference+10
Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 5
Herediano - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.800.80
Goals scored / match0.20.6
Goals conceded / match0.41.2
Average goals in match0.61.8
1 goal40%80%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference-1-3
Half-time: 0% leading - 80% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% 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 minutewhen do goals arrive?

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

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

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (5 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (2 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - 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

2.94
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.9 : 1.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
115%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
51%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+2%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
44%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
7%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 14 matches
2-3
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.
+0.35
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.
-0.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.46
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.19
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
177%
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.
-0.45
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.8
Late goals
17% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 6% come in the first quarter-hour.
17%

Herediano

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.
-1.28
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-1.00
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.28
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
59%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
128%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.03
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 contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

Deportivo SaprissaLigaHerediano
Average goals in match 3.502.55 2.38
Both teams scored 63%50% 38%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 63%43% 38%
Clean sheets 25%26% 13%
Goal before half-time 63%70% 63%
Goal after half-time 100%73% 63%

^ 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

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (6): Deportivo Saprissa 2 - 2 - 2 Herediano. Average goals 3.00, both teams scored in 67% matches.

FAQ

When do Deportivo Saprissa and Herediano play?

Deportivo Saprissa face Herediano on 20 September 2026 in Primera División FPD at Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá. 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 Deportivo Saprissa and Herediano?

In the last 6 head-to-head matches Deportivo Saprissa won 2, Herediano won 2 and 2 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 Herediano?

Deportivo Saprissa score 2.25 goals per game on average and Herediano 0.75. The Primera División FPD average is 2.55 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 43% of games. Both teams score in 63% of Deportivo Saprissa's matches and 38% of Herediano's.

What form are Deportivo Saprissa and Herediano in?

Over the last 5 games Deportivo Saprissa have a 3-0-2 record (1.80 points per game) and Herediano 1-0-4 (0.60 points per game).

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

The statistical background for Deportivo Saprissa vs Herediano — 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.