Costa Rica - Primera División FPDEstadio Eladio Rosabal CorderoData current as of 21 October 2026

Herediano vs Cartaginés: match statistics

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Herediano vs Cartaginés: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Herediano play Cartaginés in Primera División FPD (Costa Rica). The match date is 25 October 2026. Venue: Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero.

Current form

Herediano: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match. Cartaginés: 3-0-2, 1.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Herediano scores 0.83 and concedes 1.42 goals per match. Cartaginés scores 1.92 and concedes 1.17. League average: 2.70 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Herediano 33%, Cartaginés 67%. Over 2.5: Herediano 33%, Cartaginés 67%. League level: BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 47%.

xG, shots and style

Cartaginés has higher xG: 1.80 vs 1.70. Herediano: 13.4 shots per match, Cartaginés: 14.3.

Match halves

Herediano: half-time lead 0%, second-half goals 0.50. Cartaginés: half-time lead 33%, second-half goals 1.17.

Goals by minute

Herediano: 61-75 (4 goals). Cartaginés: 76-90+ (6 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Primera División FPD: 2.70 goals per match, BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 47%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 7 previous H2H matches were available: 4-1-2. Average goals 1.57, BTTS 29%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(2.11)
(3.13)
(3.21)

Pre-match profile— what 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.

0.83Goals scored / match1.92
HeredianoCartaginés
1.42Goals conceded / match1.17
HeredianoCartaginés
58%Average possession52%
HeredianoCartaginés
5Shots on target / match6.25
HeredianoCartaginés

Team stats— who is more efficient?

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

13.42Shots per match14.33
HeredianoCartaginés
5Shots on target6.25
HeredianoCartaginés
6.2%Shot conversion13.4%
HeredianoCartaginés
58%Possession52%
HeredianoCartaginés
1.7xG for1.8
HeredianoCartaginés
1.31xG against1.27
HeredianoCartaginés

Shooting quality

Herediano: BalancedCartaginés: Attacking
HeredianoCartaginés
Accuracy (shots on target)37%44%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.170.31

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 form— who is in better shape?

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

Cartaginés is 29% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / match - Herediano · 1.8 pts / match - Cartaginés

Herediano
WLLDW
Season result split
17% W25% D58% L
Season (W-D-L)
2-3-7
0.75 pts / match · goal difference -7
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-1-4
Last 5 at home
0-1-4
DLLLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.62Opponent xG: 1.13BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 20%
Cartaginés
WLLWW
Season result split
67% W0% D33% L
Season (W-D-L)
8-0-4
2.00 pts / match · goal difference +9
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-0-4
Last 5 away
2-0-3
LWWLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.80Opponent xG: 1.39BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%

Goals— how 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 131% better for: goals scored per match.

0.83 goals / match - Herediano · 1.92 goals / match - Cartaginés

Cartaginés is 21% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.42 goals / match - Herediano · 1.17 goals / match - Cartaginés

Herediano scoring profile: strong

Herediano scores in 50% of matches (6 of 12 matches), while Cartaginés keeps a clean sheet in 17% (2 of 12 matches).

Cartaginés scoring profile: very strong

Cartaginés scores in 83% of matches (10 of 12 matches), while Herediano keeps a clean sheet in 17% (2 of 12 matches).

10Goals scored (season)23
HeredianoCartaginés
17Goals conceded (season)14
HeredianoCartaginés
2.25Average goals in match3.08
HeredianoCartaginés
6Goals scored (last 5)8
HeredianoCartaginés
4Goals conceded (last 5)6
HeredianoCartaginés

How often they score at least...

50%1 goal83%
HeredianoCartaginés
25%2 goals58%
HeredianoCartaginés
8%3 goals42%
HeredianoCartaginés
0%4 goals8%
HeredianoCartaginés

How often they concede at least...

83%1 goal83%
HeredianoCartaginés
33%2 goals17%
HeredianoCartaginés
25%3 goals17%
HeredianoCartaginés
0%4 goals0%
HeredianoCartaginés

* 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.

52%
League average

Goal patterns

33%BTTS at half-time33%
HeredianoCartaginés
8%BTTS in both halves8%
HeredianoCartaginés
8%Scored in both halves50%
HeredianoCartaginés

BTTS and goal count

8%Min. 3 goals and BTTS67%
HeredianoCartaginés
25%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
HeredianoCartaginés
20%BTTS - last 560%
HeredianoCartaginés

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

67%Min. 1 goal before half-time92%
HeredianoCartaginés
33%Min. 2 goals before half-time42%
HeredianoCartaginés
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time8%
HeredianoCartaginés

2nd half

58%Min. 1 goal after half-time67%
HeredianoCartaginés
42%Min. 2 goals after half-time67%
HeredianoCartaginés
25%Min. 3 goals after half-time33%
HeredianoCartaginés

Match halves— when 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 99% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.67 pts / match - Herediano · 1.33 pts / match - Cartaginés

Herediano - half-time state
0% leading67% draw33% trailing
Cartaginés - half-time state
33% leading33% draw33% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.67Points per match (1st half)1.33
HeredianoCartaginés
0.33Goals scored (1st half)0.75
HeredianoCartaginés
0.67Goals conceded (1st half)0.67
HeredianoCartaginés
1Average goals (1st half)1.42
HeredianoCartaginés
33%Clean sheet before half-time42%
HeredianoCartaginés
67%No goal before half-time33%
HeredianoCartaginés

After half-time (2nd half)

0.92Points per match (2nd half)1.75
HeredianoCartaginés
0.5Goals scored (2nd half)1.17
HeredianoCartaginés
0.75Goals conceded (2nd half)0.5
HeredianoCartaginés
1.25Average goals (2nd half)1.67
HeredianoCartaginés
58%Clean sheet after half-time58%
HeredianoCartaginés
75%No goal after half-time33%
HeredianoCartaginés

Herediano - second-half results

17% W42% D42% L
8
Half-time points
4
Half-time goals
-4
Goal difference (1st half)
11
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.67
PPG before half-time
Defence after half-time+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Cartaginés - second-half results

42% W50% D8% L
16
Half-time points
9
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
21
Second-half points
+8
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.33
PPG before half-time
Lead holding203%

Leads at half-time in 33% of matches and wins 67%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.2

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Herediano - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.601.60
Goals scored / match0.21.0
Goals conceded / match0.60.2
Average goals in match0.81.2
1 goal60%60%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet40%80%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference-2+4
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1
Cartaginés - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.20
Goals scored / match0.80.8
Goals conceded / match0.60.6
Average goals in match1.41.4
1 goal100%60%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference+1+1
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 4

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

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

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

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (4 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): -4 - late phases are a weakness.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (6 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): +4 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicators— what 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
1.0 : 1.7
Estimated goal split
home : away
99%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
50%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-41%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
42%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
9%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 11 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.
+0.39
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.98
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.
-0.87
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.
58%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
112%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.65
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
10% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 10% come in the first quarter-hour.
10%

Cartaginés

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.53
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.22
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.12
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.10
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.
82%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.20
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
26% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 9% come in the first quarter-hour.
26%

* 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 context— is this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

HeredianoLigaCartaginés
Average goals in match▼ 2.252.70▲ 3.08
Both teams scored▼ 33%52%▲ 67%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▼ 33%47%▲ 67%
Clean sheets▼ 17%25%▼ 17%
Goal before half-time▼ 67%78%▲ 92%
Goal after half-time▼ 58%72%▼ 67%

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

2.70
Average goals per match
52%
Both teams scored
47%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
25%
Clean sheets
1.43
Home goals / match
1.27
Away goals / match
+13%
Home attack advantage
+11%
Home defence advantage
+12%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
35%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
5%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
72%
1 goal
40%
2 goals
20%
3 goals
2%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (7): Herediano 4 - 1 - 2 Cartaginés. Average goals 1.57, both teams scored in 29% matches.

FAQ

When do Herediano and Cartaginés play?

Herediano face Cartaginés on 25 October 2026 in Primera División FPD at Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero. 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 Herediano and Cartaginés?

In the last 7 head-to-head matches Herediano won 4, Cartaginés won 2 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 1.57 goals, with both teams scoring in 29% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Herediano vs Cartaginés?

Herediano score 0.83 goals per game on average and Cartaginés 1.92. The Primera División FPD average is 2.70 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 47% of games. Both teams score in 33% of Herediano's matches and 67% of Cartaginés's.

What form are Herediano and Cartaginés in?

Over the last 5 games Herediano have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Cartaginés 3-0-2 (1.80 points per game).

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

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