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

Herediano vs Alajuelense: match statistics

Herediano crest
Herediano
2 : 1half-time 1:1
Alajuelense crest
Alajuelense
145%(2.10)
X30%(3.05)
225%(2.95)

Herediano boasts impressive home form with a 60% win rate at home and a goal difference of +10, averaging 1.8 goals per match while failing to score in only 13% of their home games. The hosts dominate possession (55%) and show high effectiveness in home matches with 40% clean sheets. Alajuelense, despite solid overall form (19 wins this season), shows weaker away results with a 47% win rate and a tendency for draws (29%). The recent form of both teams indicates a slight advantage for the visitors (2.0 PPG vs 1.2 PPG), however, Herediano's strength at their own stadium and their advantage in home xG (1.72 vs 1.36 away xG for the visitors) suggest a higher probability of a home win. A close match is expected with a possibility of a draw, but Herediano's home statistics give them the edge.

Herediano vs Alajuelense: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Herediano play Alajuelense in Primera División FPD (Costa Rica). The match date is 22 March 2026 at 03:00. Final score: 2:1.

Current form

Herediano: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match. Alajuelense: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Herediano scores 1.30 and concedes 0.85 goals per match. Alajuelense scores 1.65 and concedes 0.85. League average: 2.47 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Herediano 40%, Alajuelense 50%. Over 2.5: Herediano 40%, Alajuelense 43%. League level: BTTS 49%, Over 2.5 47%.

xG, shots and style

Alajuelense has higher xG: 1.60 vs 1.47. Herediano: 12.1 shots per match, Alajuelense: 13.0.

Match halves

Herediano: half-time lead 30%, second-half goals 0.73. Alajuelense: half-time lead 43%, second-half goals 0.75.

Goals by minute

Herediano: 31-45+ (12 goals). Alajuelense: 31-45+ (15 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 2.33, BTTS 67%.

Match description

Herediano boasts impressive home form with a 60% win rate at home and a goal difference of +10, averaging 1.8 goals per match while failing to score in only 13% of their home games. The hosts dominate possession (55%) and show high effectiveness in home matches with 40% clean sheets. Alajuelense, despite solid overall form (19 wins this season), shows weaker away results with a 47% win rate and a tendency for draws (29%). The recent form of both teams indicates a slight advantage for the visitors (2.0 PPG vs 1.2 PPG), however, Herediano's strength at their own stadium and their advantage in home xG (1.72 vs 1.36 away xG for the visitors) suggest a higher probability of a home win. A close match is expected with a possibility of a draw, but Herediano's home statistics give them the edge.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

62Possession (%)38
HeredianoAlajuelense
29Shots6
HeredianoAlajuelense
8Shots on target3
HeredianoAlajuelense
3.11xG0.89
HeredianoAlajuelense
12Corners6
HeredianoAlajuelense
101Dangerous attacks40
HeredianoAlajuelense
11Fouls17
HeredianoAlajuelense
3Cards3
HeredianoAlajuelense

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.

HeredianoAlajuelense
1.3Goals scored / match1.65
HeredianoAlajuelense
0.85Goals conceded / match0.85
HeredianoAlajuelense
53%Average possession51%
HeredianoAlajuelense
3.88Shots on target / match5
HeredianoAlajuelense

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

12.05Shots per match13.03
HeredianoAlajuelense
3.88Shots on target5
HeredianoAlajuelense
10.8%Shot conversion12.7%
HeredianoAlajuelense
53%Possession51%
HeredianoAlajuelense
1.47xG for1.6
HeredianoAlajuelense
1.38xG against1.45
HeredianoAlajuelense

Shooting quality

Herediano: BalancedAlajuelense: Balanced
HeredianoAlajuelense
Accuracy (shots on target)32%38%
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.

Herediano
DWDLW
Season result split
53% W20% R28% P
Season (W-D-L)
21-8-11
1.78 pts / match · goal difference +18
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
12-4-4
Last 5 at home
3-2-0
WWDDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 0.4xG: 1.18Opponent xG: 1.23BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 20%
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 away (W-D-L)
9-5-6
Last 5 away
2-0-3
LWLWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.87Opponent xG: 1.55BTTS: 80%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 27% better for: goals scored per match.

1.3 goals / match - Herediano · 1.65 goals / match - Alajuelense

Herediano scoring profile: strong

Herediano scores in 75% of matches (30 of 40 matches), while Alajuelense keeps a clean sheet in 43% (17 of 40 matches).

Alajuelense scoring profile: strong

Alajuelense scores in 85% of matches (34 of 40 matches), while Herediano keeps a clean sheet in 45% (18 of 40 matches).

52Goals scored (season)66
HeredianoAlajuelense
34Goals conceded (season)34
HeredianoAlajuelense
2.15Average goals in match2.5
HeredianoAlajuelense
4Goals scored (last 5)10
HeredianoAlajuelense
2Goals conceded (last 5)6
HeredianoAlajuelense

How often they score at least...

75%1 goal85%
HeredianoAlajuelense
40%2 goals53%
HeredianoAlajuelense
13%3 goals20%
HeredianoAlajuelense
3%4 goals5%
HeredianoAlajuelense

How often they concede at least...

55%1 goal57%
HeredianoAlajuelense
23%2 goals28%
HeredianoAlajuelense
8%3 goals0%
HeredianoAlajuelense
0%4 goals0%
HeredianoAlajuelense

* 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

15%BTTS at half-time25%
HeredianoAlajuelense
3%BTTS in both halves10%
HeredianoAlajuelense
23%Scored in both halves35%
HeredianoAlajuelense

BTTS and goal count

35%Min. 3 goals and BTTS38%
HeredianoAlajuelense
5%Min. 3 goals without BTTS5%
HeredianoAlajuelense
20%BTTS - last 580%
HeredianoAlajuelense

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-time78%
HeredianoAlajuelense
30%Min. 2 goals before half-time45%
HeredianoAlajuelense
8%Min. 3 goals before half-time10%
HeredianoAlajuelense

2nd half

68%Min. 1 goal after half-time73%
HeredianoAlajuelense
33%Min. 2 goals after half-time33%
HeredianoAlajuelense
10%Min. 3 goals after half-time8%
HeredianoAlajuelense

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 22% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.38 pts / match - Herediano · 1.68 pts / match - Alajuelense

Herediano - half-time state
30% leading48% draw23% trailing
Alajuelense - half-time state
43% leading40% draw18% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.38Points per match (1st half)1.68
HeredianoAlajuelense
0.57Goals scored (1st half)0.9
HeredianoAlajuelense
0.45Goals conceded (1st half)0.48
HeredianoAlajuelense
1.02Average goals (1st half)1.38
HeredianoAlajuelense
65%Clean sheet before half-time57%
HeredianoAlajuelense
57%No goal before half-time40%
HeredianoAlajuelense

After half-time (2nd half)

1.53Points per match (2nd half)1.73
HeredianoAlajuelense
0.73Goals scored (2nd half)0.75
HeredianoAlajuelense
0.4Goals conceded (2nd half)0.38
HeredianoAlajuelense
1.13Average goals (2nd half)1.13
HeredianoAlajuelense
65%Clean sheet after half-time63%
HeredianoAlajuelense
45%No goal after half-time40%
HeredianoAlajuelense

Herediano - second-half results

35% W48% R18% P
55
Half-time points
23
Half-time goals
+5
Goal difference (1st half)
61
Second-half points
+13
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.38
PPG before half-time
Lead holding177%

Leads at half-time in 30% of matches and wins 53%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

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.

Herediano - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.201.40
Goals scored / match0.40.4
Goals conceded / match0.40.0
Average goals in match0.80.4
1 goal40%20%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet80%100%
No goal60%80%
Goal difference0+2
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 80% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2
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

* 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.

Herediano
ScoredConceded
5
8
0-15
6
5
16-30
12
5
31-45
9
5
46-60
8
5
61-75
12
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (12 goli). Concedes most in 0-15 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): +6 - wins late phases.

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.

* 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

2.33
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.1 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
94%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
45%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
0%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
64%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
4%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 25 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Herediano

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.09
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.36
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-13.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.17
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.53
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
94%
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.
-0.18
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, 10% come in the first quarter-hour.
23%

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.
151%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
62%
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%

* 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

HeredianoLigaAlajuelense
Average goals in match 2.152.47 2.50
Both teams scored 40%49% 50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 40%47% 43%
Clean sheets 45%30% 43%
Goal before half-time 63%69% 78%
Goal after half-time 68%73% 73%

^ 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): Herediano 1 - 1 - 1 Alajuelense. Average goals 2.33, both teams scored in 67% matches.

LD Alajuelense
1 : 1
CS Herediano
CS Herediano
1 : 3
LD Alajuelense
LD Alajuelense
0 : 1
CS Herediano

FAQ

What was the result of Herediano vs Alajuelense?

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

What is the head-to-head record between Herediano and Alajuelense?

In the last 3 head-to-head matches Herediano won 1, Alajuelense won 1 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 2.33 goals, with both teams scoring in 67% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Herediano vs Alajuelense?

Herediano score 1.30 goals per game on average and Alajuelense 1.65. The Primera División FPD average is 2.47 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 47% of games. Both teams score in 40% of Herediano's matches and 50% of Alajuelense's.

What form are Herediano and Alajuelense in?

Over the last 5 games Herediano have a 2-2-1 record (1.60 points per game) and Alajuelense 2-2-1 (1.60 points per game).

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

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Herediano vs Alajuelense: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.