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

San Carlos vs Deportivo Saprissa: match statistics

120%(3.95)
X25%(3.35)
255%(1.78)

Deportivo Saprissa clearly outperforms San Carlos in terms of form and quality of play. The hosts have a disastrous home record with 53% losses and just 27% wins, scoring an average of only 0.67 goals per match while conceding 1.33 goals. Saprissa, on the other hand, shows solid away form with 41% wins, an average of 1.35 goals scored, and better xG metrics (1.61 vs 1.05 for the hosts). The last five matches confirm the visitors' advantage – San Carlos has managed only 1 point per game with a form of WDDLL, while Saprissa has 1.8 points per game and a form of WWLWL. The significant difference in shot efficiency (4.94 vs 2.13 shots on target per match) and the visitors' higher chance conversion (11% vs 8%) further support a Deportivo Saprissa victory.

San Carlos vs Deportivo Saprissa: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

San Carlos play Deportivo Saprissa in Primera División FPD (Costa Rica). The match date is 23 March 2026 at 01:00. Final score: 1:3.

Current form

San Carlos: 1-1-3, 0.80 points/match. Deportivo Saprissa: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

San Carlos scores 0.97 and concedes 1.58 goals per match. Deportivo Saprissa scores 1.77 and concedes 1.14. League average: 2.47 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: San Carlos 44%, Deportivo Saprissa 59%. Over 2.5: San Carlos 42%, Deportivo Saprissa 64%. League level: BTTS 49%, Over 2.5 47%.

xG, shots and style

Deportivo Saprissa has higher xG: 1.80 vs 0.99. San Carlos: 8.2 shots per match, Deportivo Saprissa: 15.2.

Match halves

San Carlos: half-time lead 22%, second-half goals 0.39. Deportivo Saprissa: half-time lead 39%, second-half goals 1.05.

Goals by minute

San Carlos: 31-45+ (9 goals). Deportivo Saprissa: 76-90+ (27 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: 0-0-3. Average goals 2.33, BTTS 33%.

Match description

Deportivo Saprissa clearly outperforms San Carlos in terms of form and quality of play. The hosts have a disastrous home record with 53% losses and just 27% wins, scoring an average of only 0.67 goals per match while conceding 1.33 goals. Saprissa, on the other hand, shows solid away form with 41% wins, an average of 1.35 goals scored, and better xG metrics (1.61 vs 1.05 for the hosts). The last five matches confirm the visitors' advantage – San Carlos has managed only 1 point per game with a form of WDDLL, while Saprissa has 1.8 points per game and a form of WWLWL. The significant difference in shot efficiency (4.94 vs 2.13 shots on target per match) and the visitors' higher chance conversion (11% vs 8%) further support a Deportivo Saprissa victory.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

70Possession (%)30
San CarlosDeportivo Saprissa
11Shots14
San CarlosDeportivo Saprissa
3Shots on target5
San CarlosDeportivo Saprissa
1.43xG1.63
San CarlosDeportivo Saprissa
8Corners4
San CarlosDeportivo Saprissa
70Dangerous attacks53
San CarlosDeportivo Saprissa
14Fouls16
San CarlosDeportivo Saprissa
3Cards2
San CarlosDeportivo Saprissa

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.

San CarlosDeportivo Saprissa
0.97Goals scored / match1.77
San CarlosDeportivo Saprissa
1.58Goals conceded / match1.14
San CarlosDeportivo Saprissa
55%Average possession51%
San CarlosDeportivo Saprissa
2.61Shots on target / match5.5
San CarlosDeportivo Saprissa

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

8.17Shots per match15.16
San CarlosDeportivo Saprissa
2.61Shots on target5.5
San CarlosDeportivo Saprissa
11.9%Shot conversion11.7%
San CarlosDeportivo Saprissa
55%Possession51%
San CarlosDeportivo Saprissa
0.99xG for1.8
San CarlosDeportivo Saprissa
1.42xG against1.36
San CarlosDeportivo Saprissa

Shooting quality

San Carlos: BalancedDeportivo Saprissa: Attacking
San CarlosDeportivo Saprissa
Accuracy (shots on target)32%36%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.370.32

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 150% better for: last-5 form.

0.8 pts / match - San Carlos · 2 pts / match - Deportivo Saprissa

San Carlos
LWLLD
Season result split
25% W17% R58% P
Season (W-D-L)
9-6-21
0.92 pts / match · goal difference -22
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-4-9
Last 5 at home
1-2-2
DLLWD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.08Opponent xG: 1.45BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Deportivo Saprissa
WDWWL
Season result split
55% W23% R23% P
Season (W-D-L)
24-10-10
1.86 pts / match · goal difference +28
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
9-6-7
Last 5 away
2-2-1
WDWDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.35Opponent xG: 1.15BTTS: 60%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 82% better for: goals scored per match.

0.97 goals / match - San Carlos · 1.77 goals / match - Deportivo Saprissa

Deportivo Saprissa is 39% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.58 goals / match - San Carlos · 1.14 goals / match - Deportivo Saprissa

San Carlos scoring profile: strong

San Carlos scores in 58% of matches (21 of 36 matches), while Deportivo Saprissa keeps a clean sheet in 30% (13 of 44 matches).

Deportivo Saprissa scoring profile: very strong

Deportivo Saprissa scores in 84% of matches (37 of 44 matches), while San Carlos keeps a clean sheet in 17% (6 of 36 matches).

35Goals scored (season)78
San CarlosDeportivo Saprissa
57Goals conceded (season)50
San CarlosDeportivo Saprissa
2.56Average goals in match2.91
San CarlosDeportivo Saprissa
7Goals scored (last 5)8
San CarlosDeportivo Saprissa
9Goals conceded (last 5)5
San CarlosDeportivo Saprissa

How often they score at least...

58%1 goal84%
San CarlosDeportivo Saprissa
19%2 goals59%
San CarlosDeportivo Saprissa
14%3 goals25%
San CarlosDeportivo Saprissa
6%4 goals7%
San CarlosDeportivo Saprissa

How often they concede at least...

83%1 goal70%
San CarlosDeportivo Saprissa
53%2 goals32%
San CarlosDeportivo Saprissa
17%3 goals11%
San CarlosDeportivo Saprissa
3%4 goals0%
San CarlosDeportivo Saprissa

* 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.

59%
Deportivo Saprissa - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.26 of 44 matches
49%
League average

Goal patterns

22%BTTS at half-time20%
San CarlosDeportivo Saprissa
0%BTTS in both halves5%
San CarlosDeportivo Saprissa
8%Scored in both halves36%
San CarlosDeportivo Saprissa

BTTS and goal count

33%Min. 3 goals and BTTS52%
San CarlosDeportivo Saprissa
8%Min. 3 goals without BTTS11%
San CarlosDeportivo Saprissa
60%BTTS - last 560%
San CarlosDeportivo Saprissa

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

72%Min. 1 goal before half-time68%
San CarlosDeportivo Saprissa
39%Min. 2 goals before half-time36%
San CarlosDeportivo Saprissa
22%Min. 3 goals before half-time11%
San CarlosDeportivo Saprissa

2nd half

78%Min. 1 goal after half-time86%
San CarlosDeportivo Saprissa
31%Min. 2 goals after half-time57%
San CarlosDeportivo Saprissa
6%Min. 3 goals after half-time25%
San CarlosDeportivo Saprissa

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 59% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1 pts / match - San Carlos · 1.59 pts / match - Deportivo Saprissa

San Carlos - half-time state
22% leading33% draw44% trailing
Deportivo Saprissa - half-time state
39% leading43% draw18% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1Points per match (1st half)1.59
San CarlosDeportivo Saprissa
0.58Goals scored (1st half)0.73
San CarlosDeportivo Saprissa
0.83Goals conceded (1st half)0.45
San CarlosDeportivo Saprissa
1.42Average goals (1st half)1.18
San CarlosDeportivo Saprissa
47%Clean sheet before half-time66%
San CarlosDeportivo Saprissa
58%No goal before half-time45%
San CarlosDeportivo Saprissa

After half-time (2nd half)

0.89Points per match (2nd half)1.7
San CarlosDeportivo Saprissa
0.39Goals scored (2nd half)1.05
San CarlosDeportivo Saprissa
0.75Goals conceded (2nd half)0.68
San CarlosDeportivo Saprissa
1.14Average goals (2nd half)1.73
San CarlosDeportivo Saprissa
44%Clean sheet after half-time45%
San CarlosDeportivo Saprissa
75%No goal after half-time34%
San CarlosDeportivo Saprissa

San Carlos - second-half results

22% W22% R56% P
36
Half-time points
21
Half-time goals
-9
Goal difference (1st half)
32
Second-half points
-13
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding114%

Leads at half-time in 22% of matches and wins 25%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Deportivo Saprissa - second-half results

48% W27% R25% P
70
Half-time points
32
Half-time goals
+12
Goal difference (1st half)
75
Second-half points
+16
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.59
PPG before half-time
Lead holding141%

Leads at half-time in 39% of matches and wins 55%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

San Carlos - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.200.80
Goals scored / match1.00.4
Goals conceded / match1.00.8
Average goals in match2.01.2
1 goal80%80%
2 goals80%40%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal20%80%
Goal difference0-2
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 60% - Half-time goals total: 5
Deportivo Saprissa - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.002.00
Goals scored / match0.80.8
Goals conceded / match0.40.6
Average goals in match1.21.4
1 goal80%80%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference+2+1
Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% 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 minutewhen do goals arrive?

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

San Carlos
ScoredConceded
6
7
0-15
6
10
16-30
9
13
31-45
4
8
46-60
4
5
61-75
6
14
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (9 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (14). Late-goal balance (76-90): -8 - late phases are a weakness.

Deportivo Saprissa
ScoredConceded
6
2
0-15
8
6
16-30
18
12
31-45
6
8
46-60
13
10
61-75
27
12
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (27 goli). Concedes most in 31-45 (12). Late-goal balance (76-90): +15 - 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

2.73
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.1 : 1.7
Estimated goal split
home : away
111%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
52%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-15%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
49%
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

San Carlos

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.43
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.18
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+3.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.02
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.16
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
70%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
145%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.12
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
17% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 17% come in the first quarter-hour.
17%

Deportivo Saprissa

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.44
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.19
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-11.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.03
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.22
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
162%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
83%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.14
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
35% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 8% come in the first quarter-hour.
35%

* 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

San CarlosLigaDeportivo Saprissa
Average goals in match 2.562.47 2.91
Both teams scored 44%49% 59%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 42%47% 64%
Clean sheets 17%30% 30%
Goal before half-time 72%69% 68%
Goal after half-time 78%73% 86%

^ 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): San Carlos 0 - 0 - 3 Deportivo Saprissa. Average goals 2.33, both teams scored in 33% matches.

Deportivo Saprissa
2 : 1
AD San Carlos
AD San Carlos
0 : 2
Deportivo Saprissa
Deportivo Saprissa
2 : 0
AD San Carlos

FAQ

What was the result of San Carlos vs Deportivo Saprissa?

The Primera División FPD match finished San Carlos 1:3 Deportivo Saprissa. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

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

In the last 3 head-to-head matches San Carlos won 0, Deportivo Saprissa won 3 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 2.33 goals, with both teams scoring in 33% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before San Carlos vs Deportivo Saprissa?

San Carlos score 0.97 goals per game on average and Deportivo Saprissa 1.77. The Primera División FPD average is 2.47 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 47% of games. Both teams score in 44% of San Carlos's matches and 59% of Deportivo Saprissa's.

What form are San Carlos and Deportivo Saprissa in?

Over the last 5 games San Carlos have a 1-1-3 record (0.80 points per game) and Deportivo Saprissa 3-1-1 (2.00 points per game).

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

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.