LD Alajuelense vs CS Cartagines

LD Alajuelense

2 - 0

CS Cartagines

🕒 Wed, 04 Mar 2026 02:00 Europe/London 📍 Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto 🧑‍⚖️ D. Gomez 🔁 Clausura - 10 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Clausura - 10

Clausura Table

LD Alajuelense 5 · CS Cartagines 4

Referee Stats

D. Gomez

18 matches · 4.33 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.33
Reds avg	0.17
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	44%
Home wins	61%
Draws	22%
Away wins	17%

How the match was won

Physical contest: 8 yellows.

Team Overview

LD Alajuelense (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 12-6-2

Goals For / Against

37 / 15

Avg: 1.85 / 0.75

Points

Avg: 2.10

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

CS Cartagines (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-6-8

Goals For / Against

22 / 19

Avg: 1.10 / 0.95

Points

Avg: 1.20

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Primera Division fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.10

PPG

1.20

1.85

1.10

0.75

0.95

44%

O2.5

30%

67%

BTTS

30%

78%

Score 1st

20%

League-position context

LD Alajuelense rank5th

CS Cartagines rank4th

LD Alajuelense points26

CS Cartagines points33

LD Alajuelense: #5 · 26 pts · GD +8

15 pts off the top 2. 12 pts above the play-off edge. 5 pts clear of the relegation zone.

CS Cartagines: #4 · 33 pts · GD +5

8 pts off the top 2. 19 pts above the play-off edge. 12 pts clear of the relegation zone.

7-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

LD Alajuelense last 5 home

W D D W W

Points11/15

Weighted index69

Goals12-4

Record3-2-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

CS Cartagines last 5 away

D W L W L

Points7/15

Weighted index51

Goals9-6

Record2-1-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

LD Alajuelense trend breakdown

Over 2.544%

BTTS67%

BTTS + O2.533%

1H Over 0.578%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 22%

CS Cartagines trend breakdown

Over 2.530%

BTTS30%

BTTS + O2.520%

1H Over 0.570%

Also: Over 0.5 80% · Over 1.5 60% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 10%

Scoring reliability

LD Alajuelense score at home100%

LD Alajuelense clean sheet at home33%

CS Cartagines score away50%

CS Cartagines clean sheet away40%

First-goal patterns

LD Alajuelense score first78%

LD Alajuelense win after scoring first57%

CS Cartagines score first20%

CS Cartagines win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: LD Alajuelense 50% · CS Cartagines 33%

Avg first goal minute: LD Alajuelense 36.7' · CS Cartagines 28.5'

Vs league average

LD Alajuelense score at home1.85 vs 1.42

LD Alajuelense concede at home0.75 vs 1.07

CS Cartagines score away1.10 vs 1.07

CS Cartagines concede away0.95 vs 1.42

LD Alajuelense score 31% above league average, while CS Cartagines score 3% above league average.

Defensive side: LD Alajuelense are 30% below league average at home, and CS Cartagines are 33% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals1.40

BTTS20%

Over 2.50%

At this venue setup: 1.40 goals on average across the last 5.

LD Alajuelense goal timing (home)

1H scored: 47% 2H scored: 53% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 4

0-15 3

16-30 3

46-60 3

31-45 2

61-75 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 3

76-90+ 3

0-15 1

16-30 1

61-75 1

46-60 0

CS Cartagines goal timing (away)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 2

0-15 1

46-60 1

61-75 1

76-90+ 1

16-30 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 3

76-90+ 2

31-45 1

46-60 1

61-75 1

16-30 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

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Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

9' ⚽

⚽

9' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

K. Vargas

Normal Goal

12' ⚽

⚽

12' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

S. van der Putten

Normal Goal

19'

19' E. Fernández

23'

23' C. Pérez

25'

25' K. Vargas

28' ↑↓

↑↓

28' ⇄ D. Mesén

1st substitution · For: Wilman Alexander Aguirre Márquez

34' ↑↓

↑↓

34' ⇄ D. González

2nd substitution · For: S. Zúñiga

45+2'

45+2' J. Gaete

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ J. Gaete

3rd substitution · For: G. Castro

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ E. Fernández

4th substitution · For: J. Mora

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ R. Parkins

1st substitution · For: M. Pilone

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ C. Pérez

2nd substitution · For: A. Hernandez

61'

61' C. Barahona

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ C. Montero

5th substitution · For: B. Alfaro

72'

72' W. Ortega

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ C. Borges

3rd substitution · For: J. Campbell

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ R. Cisneros

4th substitution · For: Á. Zaldívar

84'

84' M. Pilone

86'

86' F. Piñar

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ F. Piñar

5th substitution · For: J. Alvarado

LD Alajuelense vs CS Cartagines 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

LD Alajuelense beat CS Cartagines 2-0 on Wednesday, 04 March 2026 in Primera Division. The match was refereed by D. Gomez. It was played at Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto.

First half: LD Alajuelense took an early lead at 9' when K. Vargas scored, making the score 1-0. LD Alajuelense extended the lead at 12' when S. van der Putten scored, making the score 2-0. E. Fernández received a yellow card for CS Cartagines at 19'. C. Pérez received a yellow card for LD Alajuelense at 23'. K. Vargas received a yellow card for LD Alajuelense at 25'. CS Cartagines made their 1st substitution at 28', with D. Mesén replacing Wilman Alexander Aguirre Márquez. CS Cartagines made their 2nd substitution at 34', with D. González replacing S. Zúñiga. J. Gaete received a yellow card for CS Cartagines at 45+2'.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. CS Cartagines made their 3rd substitution at 46', with J. Gaete replacing G. Castro. CS Cartagines made their 4th substitution at 46', with E. Fernández replacing J. Mora. LD Alajuelense made their 1st substitution at 59', with R. Parkins replacing M. Pilone. LD Alajuelense made their 2nd substitution at 59', with C. Pérez replacing A. Hernandez. C. Barahona received a yellow card for CS Cartagines at 61'. CS Cartagines made their 5th substitution at 68', with C. Montero replacing B. Alfaro. W. Ortega received a yellow card for LD Alajuelense at 72'. LD Alajuelense made their 3rd substitution at 74', with C. Borges replacing J. Campbell. LD Alajuelense made their 4th substitution at 74', with R. Cisneros replacing Á. Zaldívar. M. Pilone received a yellow card for LD Alajuelense at 84'. F. Piñar received a yellow card for LD Alajuelense at 86'. LD Alajuelense made their 5th substitution at 87', with F. Piñar replacing J. Alvarado.

LD Alajuelense used 5 substitutions while CS Cartagines used 5 substitutions. LD Alajuelense got 5 yellow cards, while CS Cartagines got 3 yellow cards.