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

Herediano vs Pérez Zeledón: match statistics

Herediano crest
Herediano
3 : 0half-time 2:0
Pérez Zeledón crest
Pérez Zeledón
155%(1.46)
X30%(4.05)
215%(5.96)

Herediano demonstrates significantly better home form with a 62% win rate at home and an impressive goal difference of +8 in home matches. The team scores an average of 1.77 goals per home match with only 15% of matches without a goal, which demonstrates offensive efficiency. Pérez Zeledón has a poor away record with only 25% wins and a negative goal difference of -4, conceding an average of 1.42 goals per match. The form from the last five matches also favors the hosts (1.4 points per match) compared to the visitors (0.6 points per match). xG statistics show Herediano's advantage (1.66 xG For vs 1.4 xG Against), while Pérez Zeledón has an unfavorable balance (1.48 xG For vs 1.91 xG Against) in away matches. Considering all factors, Herediano should win this match, although a draw cannot be ruled out due to the visitors' tendency to share points (33% draws in away matches).

Herediano vs Pérez Zeledón: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Herediano played Pérez Zeledón in Primera División FPD (Costa Rica). The match was played on 1 March 2026. Final score: 3:0.

Current form

Herediano: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match. Pérez Zeledón: 0-3-2, 0.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Herediano scores 1.31 and concedes 1.00 goals per match. Pérez Zeledón scores 1.31 and concedes 1.42. League average: 2.42 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Herediano 42%, Pérez Zeledón 69%. Over 2.5: Herediano 38%, Pérez Zeledón 54%. League level: BTTS 49%, Over 2.5 46%.

xG, shots and style

Pérez Zeledón has higher xG: 1.47 vs 1.46. Herediano: 11.7 shots per match, Pérez Zeledón: 12.6.

Match halves

Herediano: half-time lead 35%, second-half goals 0.69. Pérez Zeledón: half-time lead 23%, second-half goals 0.65.

Goals by minute

Herediano: 31-45+ (10 goals). Pérez Zeledón: 16-30 (9 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Primera División FPD: 2.42 goals per match, BTTS 49%, Over 2.5 46%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 2-0-0. Average goals 3.50, BTTS 100%.

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

Herediano demonstrates significantly better home form with a 62% win rate at home and an impressive goal difference of +8 in home matches. The team scores an average of 1.77 goals per home match with only 15% of matches without a goal, which demonstrates offensive efficiency. Pérez Zeledón has a poor away record with only 25% wins and a negative goal difference of -4, conceding an average of 1.42 goals per match. The form from the last five matches also favors the hosts (1.4 points per match) compared to the visitors (0.6 points per match). xG statistics show Herediano's advantage (1.66 xG For vs 1.4 xG Against), while Pérez Zeledón has an unfavorable balance (1.48 xG For vs 1.91 xG Against) in away matches. Considering all factors, Herediano should win this match, although a draw cannot be ruled out due to the visitors' tendency to share points (33% draws in away matches).

View the statistical overview

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

49Possession (%)51
HeredianoPérez Zeledón
17Shots11
HeredianoPérez Zeledón
5Shots on target5
HeredianoPérez Zeledón
1.79xG1.46
HeredianoPérez Zeledón
5Corners6
HeredianoPérez Zeledón
51Dangerous attacks56
HeredianoPérez Zeledón
9Fouls19
HeredianoPérez Zeledón
2Cards1
HeredianoPérez Zeledón

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.

HeredianoPérez Zeledón
1.31Goals scored / match1.31
HeredianoPérez Zeledón
1Goals conceded / match1.42
HeredianoPérez Zeledón
53%Average possession46%
HeredianoPérez Zeledón
3.81Shots on target / match4.58
HeredianoPérez Zeledón

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

11.65Shots per match12.58
HeredianoPérez Zeledón
3.81Shots on target4.58
HeredianoPérez Zeledón
11.2%Shot conversion10.4%
HeredianoPérez Zeledón
53%Possession46%
HeredianoPérez Zeledón
1.46xG for1.47
HeredianoPérez Zeledón
1.44xG against1.74
HeredianoPérez Zeledón

Shooting quality

Herediano: BalancedPérez Zeledón: Balanced
HeredianoPérez Zeledón
Accuracy (shots on target)33%36%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.340.29

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 is 133% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / match - Herediano · 0.6 pts / match - Pérez Zeledón

Herediano
LWDWL
Season result split
46% W23% R31% P
Season (W-D-L)
12-6-8
1.62 pts / match · goal difference +8
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
8-2-3
Last 5 at home
5-0-0
WWWWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.08Opponent xG: 1.38BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 20%
Pérez Zeledón
DDLLD
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
27% W38% R35% P
Season (W-D-L)
7-10-9
1.19 pts / match · goal difference -3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-3-2
0.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
3-4-5
Last 5 away
2-1-2
WWDLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.45Opponent xG: 2.19BTTS: 40%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.

Herediano is 42% better for: goals conceded per match.

1 goals / match - Herediano · 1.42 goals / match - Pérez Zeledón

Herediano scoring profile: very strong

Herediano scores in 69% of matches (18 of 26 matches), while Pérez Zeledón keeps a clean sheet in 15% (4 of 26 matches).

Pérez Zeledón scoring profile: strong

Pérez Zeledón scores in 77% of matches (20 of 26 matches), while Herediano keeps a clean sheet in 35% (9 of 26 matches).

34Goals scored (season)34
HeredianoPérez Zeledón
26Goals conceded (season)37
HeredianoPérez Zeledón
2.31Average goals in match2.73
HeredianoPérez Zeledón
4Goals scored (last 5)4
HeredianoPérez Zeledón
4Goals conceded (last 5)6
HeredianoPérez Zeledón

How often they score at least...

69%1 goal77%
HeredianoPérez Zeledón
42%2 goals35%
HeredianoPérez Zeledón
15%3 goals15%
HeredianoPérez Zeledón
4%4 goals4%
HeredianoPérez Zeledón

How often they concede at least...

65%1 goal85%
HeredianoPérez Zeledón
23%2 goals35%
HeredianoPérez Zeledón
12%3 goals23%
HeredianoPérez Zeledón
0%4 goals0%
HeredianoPérez Zeledón

* 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

12%BTTS at half-time38%
HeredianoPérez Zeledón
4%BTTS in both halves12%
HeredianoPérez Zeledón
19%Scored in both halves31%
HeredianoPérez Zeledón

BTTS and goal count

35%Min. 3 goals and BTTS46%
HeredianoPérez Zeledón
4%Min. 3 goals without BTTS8%
HeredianoPérez Zeledón
40%BTTS - last 540%
HeredianoPérez Zeledón

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

69%Min. 1 goal before half-time77%
HeredianoPérez Zeledón
31%Min. 2 goals before half-time50%
HeredianoPérez Zeledón
8%Min. 3 goals before half-time15%
HeredianoPérez Zeledón

2nd half

65%Min. 1 goal after half-time81%
HeredianoPérez Zeledón
38%Min. 2 goals after half-time35%
HeredianoPérez Zeledón
12%Min. 3 goals after half-time12%
HeredianoPérez Zeledón

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.

Herediano is 23% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.42 pts / match - Herediano · 1.15 pts / match - Pérez Zeledón

Herediano - half-time state
35% leading38% draw27% trailing
Pérez Zeledón - half-time state
23% leading46% draw31% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.42Points per match (1st half)1.15
HeredianoPérez Zeledón
0.62Goals scored (1st half)0.65
HeredianoPérez Zeledón
0.5Goals conceded (1st half)0.77
HeredianoPérez Zeledón
1.12Average goals (1st half)1.42
HeredianoPérez Zeledón
62%Clean sheet before half-time38%
HeredianoPérez Zeledón
58%No goal before half-time46%
HeredianoPérez Zeledón

After half-time (2nd half)

1.23Points per match (2nd half)1.19
HeredianoPérez Zeledón
0.69Goals scored (2nd half)0.65
HeredianoPérez Zeledón
0.5Goals conceded (2nd half)0.65
HeredianoPérez Zeledón
1.19Average goals (2nd half)1.31
HeredianoPérez Zeledón
54%Clean sheet after half-time42%
HeredianoPérez Zeledón
54%No goal after half-time46%
HeredianoPérez Zeledón

Herediano - second-half results

23% W54% R23% P
37
Half-time points
16
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
32
Second-half points
+5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.42
PPG before half-time
Lead holding131%

Leads at half-time in 35% of matches and wins 46%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Pérez Zeledón - second-half results

27% W38% R35% P
30
Half-time points
17
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
31
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.15
PPG before half-time
Lead holding117%

Leads at half-time in 23% of matches and wins 27%. 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 match1.600.60
Goals scored / match0.60.2
Goals conceded / match0.20.6
Average goals in match0.80.8
1 goal60%60%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal60%80%
Goal difference+2-2
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 60% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 3
Pérez Zeledón - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.200.60
Goals scored / match0.60.2
Goals conceded / match0.60.6
Average goals in match1.20.8
1 goal60%40%
2 goals40%20%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal60%80%
Goal difference0-2
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 60% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 3

* 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
3
4
0-15
3
5
16-30
10
4
31-45
7
4
46-60
5
4
61-75
6
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (10 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

Pérez Zeledón
ScoredConceded
2
5
0-15
9
7
16-30
6
8
31-45
6
4
46-60
5
3
61-75
6
10
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (9 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (10). Late-goal balance (76-90): -4 - 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

2.52
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.4 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
104%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
56%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+39%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
53%
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

Herediano

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.
+0.29
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-7.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.15
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.44
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
98%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
92%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.22
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
18% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 9% come in the first quarter-hour.
18%

Pérez Zeledón

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.27
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.16
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-4.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.16
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.32
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
120%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
107%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.59
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
18% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 6% come in the first quarter-hour.
18%

* 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

HeredianoLigaPérez Zeledón
Average goals in match 2.312.42 2.73
Both teams scored 42%49% 69%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 38%46% 54%
Clean sheets 35%31% 15%
Goal before half-time 69%69% 77%
Goal after half-time 65%72% 81%

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

2.42
Average goals per match
49%
Both teams scored
46%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
31%
Clean sheets
1.33
Home goals / match
1.09
Away goals / match
+22%
Home attack advantage
+18%
Home defence advantage
+14%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
69%
1 goal
37%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
72%
1 goal
37%
2 goals
10%
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. HeredianoYellow cardDarrel Araya
  2. HeredianoYellow cardKeyner Yamal Brown Blackwood
  3. HeredianoGoalRonaldo Araya
  4. Pérez ZeledónYellow cardManuel Morán Velásquez
  5. Pérez ZeledónSubstitutionOn: Kenneth CarvajalOff: Barlon Andres Sequeira Sibaja
  6. HeredianoSubstitutionOn: Keysher Fuller SpenceOff: Ronaldo Araya
  7. Pérez ZeledónSubstitutionOn: José David PorrasOff: Horacio Joaquín Aguirre Santellán

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.

Juan CalderónMatches officiated: 11
5.36Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 255%Home wins18%Draws27%Away wins

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): Herediano 2 - 0 - 0 Pérez Zeledón. Average goals 3.50, both teams scored in 100% matches.

Municipal de Pérez Zeledón
1 : 3
CS Herediano
CS Herediano
2 : 1
Municipal de Pérez Zeledón

FAQ

What was the result of Herediano vs Pérez Zeledón?

The Primera División FPD match finished Herediano 3:0 Pérez Zeledón. 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 Pérez Zeledón?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Herediano won 2, Pérez Zeledón won 0 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 3.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Herediano vs Pérez Zeledón?

Herediano score 1.31 goals per game on average and Pérez Zeledón 1.31. The Primera División FPD average is 2.42 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 46% of games. Both teams score in 42% of Herediano's matches and 69% of Pérez Zeledón's.

What form are Herediano and Pérez Zeledón in?

Over the last 5 games Herediano have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Pérez Zeledón 0-3-2 (0.60 points per game).

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

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.