Costa Rica - Primera División FPDEstadio Jorge Hernán Cuty MongeData current as of 15 October 2026

Sporting San José vs San Carlos: match statistics

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Sporting San José vs San Carlos: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Sporting San José play San Carlos in Primera División FPD (Costa Rica). The match date is 20 October 2026. Venue: Estadio Jorge Hernán Cuty Monge.

Current form

Sporting San José: 4-0-1, 2.40 points/match. San Carlos: 4-0-1, 2.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Sporting San José scores 1.90 and concedes 0.90 goals per match. San Carlos scores 0.91 and concedes 1.00. League average: 2.57 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Sporting San José 60%, San Carlos 27%. Over 2.5: Sporting San José 50%, San Carlos 36%. League level: BTTS 51%, Over 2.5 43%.

xG, shots and style

Sporting San José has higher xG: 1.71 vs 1.23. Sporting San José: 13.7 shots per match, San Carlos: 8.9.

Match halves

Sporting San José: half-time lead 50%, second-half goals 0.90. San Carlos: half-time lead 36%, second-half goals 0.45.

Goals by minute

Sporting San José: 0-15 (5 goals). San Carlos: 0-15 (2 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Primera División FPD: 2.57 goals per match, BTTS 51%, Over 2.5 43%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 5 previous H2H matches were available: 2-1-2. Average goals 2.00, BTTS 20%.

Before the match

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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.

Sporting San JoséSan Carlos
1.9Goals scored / match0.91
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos
0.9Goals conceded / match1
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos
45%Average possession48%
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos
5.7Shots on target / match3.36
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos

Team stats— who is more efficient?

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

13.7Shots per match8.91
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos
5.7Shots on target3.36
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos
13.9%Shot conversion10.2%
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos
45%Possession48%
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos
1.71xG for1.23
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos
1.44xG against1.3
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos

Shooting quality

Sporting San José: Counter-attackingSan Carlos: Balanced
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos
Accuracy (shots on target)42%38%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.14
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.330.27

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.

Sporting San José
WLWWW
Season result split
60% W20% D20% L
Season (W-D-L)
6-2-2
2.00 pts / match · goal difference +10
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-0-1
2.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-1-0
Last 5 at home
4-1-0
DWWWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.2Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.80Opponent xG: 1.68BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
San Carlos
WWWWL
Season result split
55% W0% D45% L
Season (W-D-L)
6-0-5
1.64 pts / match · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-0-1
2.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
3-0-2
Last 5 away
3-0-2
LLWWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 0.4xG: 1.18Opponent xG: 1.45BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 20%

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.

Sporting San José is 109% better for: goals scored per match.

1.9 goals / match - Sporting San José · 0.91 goals / match - San Carlos

Sporting San José is 11% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.9 goals / match - Sporting San José · 1 goals / match - San Carlos

Sporting San José scoring profile: strong

Sporting San José scores in 90% of matches (9 of 10 matches), while San Carlos keeps a clean sheet in 55% (6 of 11 matches).

San Carlos scoring profile: very strong

San Carlos scores in 82% of matches (9 of 11 matches), while Sporting San José keeps a clean sheet in 30% (3 of 10 matches).

19Goals scored (season)10
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos
9Goals conceded (season)11
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos
2.8Average goals in match1.91
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos
11Goals scored (last 5)6
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos
5Goals conceded (last 5)2
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos

How often they score at least...

90%1 goal82%
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos
60%2 goals9%
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos
30%3 goals0%
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos
10%4 goals0%
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos

How often they concede at least...

70%1 goal45%
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos
20%2 goals45%
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos
0%3 goals9%
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos
0%4 goals0%
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos

* 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.

60%
Sporting San José - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.6 of 10 matches
51%
League average

Goal patterns

30%BTTS at half-time0%
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos
10%BTTS in both halves0%
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos
40%Scored in both halves0%
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos

BTTS and goal count

40%Min. 3 goals and BTTS27%
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos
10%Min. 3 goals without BTTS9%
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos
60%BTTS - last 520%
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos

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

80%Min. 1 goal before half-time64%
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos
40%Min. 2 goals before half-time9%
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos
10%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos

2nd half

70%Min. 1 goal after half-time55%
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos
40%Min. 2 goals after half-time27%
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos
30%Min. 3 goals after half-time9%
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos

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.

Sporting San José is 31% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.9 pts / match - Sporting San José · 1.45 pts / match - San Carlos

Sporting San José - half-time state
50% leading40% draw10% trailing
San Carlos - half-time state
36% leading36% draw27% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.9Points per match (1st half)1.45
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos
1Goals scored (1st half)0.45
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos
0.4Goals conceded (1st half)0.27
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos
1.4Average goals (1st half)0.73
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos
60%Clean sheet before half-time73%
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos
30%No goal before half-time64%
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos

After half-time (2nd half)

1.6Points per match (2nd half)1.18
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos
0.9Goals scored (2nd half)0.45
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos
0.5Goals conceded (2nd half)0.45
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos
1.4Average goals (2nd half)0.91
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos
60%Clean sheet after half-time64%
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos
40%No goal after half-time55%
Sporting San JoséSan Carlos

Sporting San José - second-half results

40% W40% D20% L
19
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
+6
Goal difference (1st half)
16
Second-half points
+4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.90
PPG before half-time
Lead holding120%

Leads at half-time in 50% of matches and wins 60%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

San Carlos - second-half results

18% W64% D18% L
16
Half-time points
5
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
13
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.45
PPG before half-time
Lead holding153%

Leads at half-time in 36% 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.

Sporting San José - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.002.20
Goals scored / match1.21.0
Goals conceded / match0.60.4
Average goals in match1.81.4
1 goal100%80%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal20%20%
Goal difference+3+3
Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 40% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 6
San Carlos - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.401.00
Goals scored / match1.00.2
Goals conceded / match0.20.2
Average goals in match1.20.4
1 goal100%20%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet80%80%
No goal20%80%
Goal difference+40
Half-time: 80% leading - 0% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 100% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 5

* 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.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (5 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (2 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* 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

2.35
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.4 : 0.9
Estimated goal split
home : away
92%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
44%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-15%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
74%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
2%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 50 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Sporting San José

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.
+0.73
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-4.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.19
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.54
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
140%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
74%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.40
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
16% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 26% come in the first quarter-hour.
16%

San Carlos

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.07
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.02
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+3.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.32
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.30
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
75%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
74%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.76
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
10% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 20% come in the first quarter-hour.
10%

* 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

Sporting San JoséLigaSan Carlos
Average goals in match▲ 2.802.57▼ 1.91
Both teams scored▲ 60%51%▼ 27%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▲ 50%43%▼ 36%
Clean sheets▲ 30%25%▲ 55%
Goal before half-time▲ 80%77%▼ 64%
Goal after half-time▼ 70%72%▼ 55%

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

2.57
Average goals per match
51%
Both teams scored
43%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
25%
Clean sheets
1.36
Home goals / match
1.21
Away goals / match
+12%
Home attack advantage
+11%
Home defence advantage
+15%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
77%
1 goal
30%
2 goals
6%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
72%
1 goal
38%
2 goals
19%
3 goals
2%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (5): Sporting San José 2 - 1 - 2 San Carlos. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 20% matches.

San Carlos
1 : 0
Sporting San José
Sporting San José FC
1 : 0
AD San Carlos
AD San Carlos
3 : 0
Sporting San José FC
AD San Carlos
0 : 3
Sporting San José FC
Sporting San José FC
1 : 1
AD San Carlos

FAQ

When do Sporting San José and San Carlos play?

Sporting San José face San Carlos on 20 October 2026 in Primera División FPD at Estadio Jorge Hernán Cuty Monge. 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 Sporting San José and San Carlos?

In the last 5 head-to-head matches Sporting San José won 2, San Carlos won 2 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 2.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 20% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Sporting San José vs San Carlos?

Sporting San José score 1.90 goals per game on average and San Carlos 0.91. The Primera División FPD average is 2.57 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 43% of games. Both teams score in 60% of Sporting San José's matches and 27% of San Carlos's.

What form are Sporting San José and San Carlos in?

Over the last 5 games Sporting San José have a 4-0-1 record (2.40 points per game) and San Carlos 4-0-1 (2.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Sporting San José vs San Carlos?

The statistical background for Sporting San José vs San Carlos — 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.