LD Alajuelense vs Deportivo Saprissa

3 - 1

🕒 Sun, 21 Dec 2025 01:00 Europe/London 📍 Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto 🧑‍⚖️ D. Gomez 🔁 Apertura - Final 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Apertura - Final

Primera Division Table

LD Alajuelense 2 · Deportivo Saprissa 1

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: 9 yellows, 1 reds.

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

Deportivo Saprissa (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-6-7

Goals For / Against

31 / 31

Avg: 1.41 / 1.41

Points

Avg: 1.50

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

1.50

1.85

1.41

0.75

1.41

40%

O2.5

50%

45%

BTTS

55%

80%

Score 1st

36%

League-position context

LD Alajuelense rank2nd

Deportivo Saprissa rank1st

LD Alajuelense points74

Deportivo Saprissa points82

LD Alajuelense: #2 · 74 pts · GD +32

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 40 pts above the play-off edge. 37 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Deportivo Saprissa: #1 · 82 pts · GD +28

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 48 pts above the play-off edge. 45 pts clear of the relegation zone.

8-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.

Deportivo Saprissa last 5 away

L D W D W

Points8/15

Weighted index40

Goals8-6

Record2-2-1

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 2.540%

BTTS45%

BTTS + O2.530%

1H Over 0.580%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 80% · Over 3.5 25% · 1H BTTS 20%

Deportivo Saprissa trend breakdown

Over 2.550%

BTTS55%

BTTS + O2.545%

1H Over 0.564%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 36% · 1H BTTS 14%

Scoring reliability

LD Alajuelense score at home90%

LD Alajuelense clean sheet at home50%

Deportivo Saprissa score away77%

Deportivo Saprissa clean sheet away27%

First-goal patterns

LD Alajuelense score first80%

LD Alajuelense win after scoring first75%

Deportivo Saprissa score first36%

Deportivo Saprissa win after scoring first63%

Comeback rate after conceding first: LD Alajuelense 33% · Deportivo Saprissa 38%

Avg first goal minute: LD Alajuelense 32.6' · Deportivo Saprissa 52.8'

Vs league average

LD Alajuelense score at home1.85 vs 1.38

LD Alajuelense concede at home0.75 vs 1.09

Deportivo Saprissa score away1.41 vs 1.09

Deportivo Saprissa concede away1.41 vs 1.38

LD Alajuelense score 34% above league average, while Deportivo Saprissa score 29% above league average.

Defensive side: LD Alajuelense are 31% below league average at home, and Deportivo Saprissa are 2% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.00

BTTS80%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 2.20 goals on average across the last 5.

LD Alajuelense goal timing (home)

1H scored: 51% 2H scored: 49% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 10

76-90+ 9

0-15 6

46-60 5

61-75 5

31-45 4

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 7

76-90+ 4

0-15 1

16-30 1

61-75 1

46-60 0

Deportivo Saprissa goal timing (away)

1H scored: 35% 2H scored: 65% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 10

16-30 4

31-45 3

46-60 2

61-75 1

0-15 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 7

61-75 6

76-90+ 6

16-30 5

46-60 2

0-15 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

26' ⚽

⚽

26' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

R. Cisneros

Normal Goal

45' ⚽

⚽

45' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

K. Myrie

Normal Goal

45+4'

45+4' G. Torres

45+5'

45+5' F. Piñar

45+5'

45+5' K. Myrie

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ R. Parkins

1st substitution · For: A. Hernandez

49'

49' M. Torres

49'

49' S. Acuña

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ W. Madrigal

1st substitution · For: A. Rodríguez

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ S. Lucumí

2nd substitution · For: C. Pérez

74' ⚽

⚽

74' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

F. Piñar

Normal Goal

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ S. Acuña

2nd substitution · For: D. Guzmán

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ G. Torres

3rd substitution · For: N. Delgadillo

77'

77' A. Bran

78'

78' O. Sinclair

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ A. Bran

3rd substitution · For: A. Salazar

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ K. Michel

4th substitution · For: S. van der Putten

84' ⚽

⚽

84' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

A. Hernandez

Normal Goal

85'

85' A. Hernandez

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ O. Sinclair

4th substitution · For: M. Loría

88'

88' D. Guzmán

90+5'

90+5' G. Taylor

90+7' ↑↓

↑↓

90+7' ⇄ G. Villalobos

5th substitution · For: D. Aguilar

LD Alajuelense vs Deportivo Saprissa 3-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

LD Alajuelense beat Deportivo Saprissa 3-1 on Sunday, 21 December 2025 in Primera Division. The match was refereed by D. Gomez. It was played at Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto.

First half: LD Alajuelense took the lead at 26' when R. Cisneros scored, making the score 1-0. Deportivo Saprissa leveled the score at 45' when K. Myrie scored, making the score 1-1. G. Torres received a yellow card for Deportivo Saprissa at 45+4'. F. Piñar received a yellow card for LD Alajuelense at 45+5'. K. Myrie received a yellow card for Deportivo Saprissa at 45+5'.

Second half: LD Alajuelense made their 1st substitution at 46', with R. Parkins replacing A. Hernandez. M. Torres received a yellow card for Deportivo Saprissa at 49'. S. Acuña received a yellow card for Deportivo Saprissa at 49'. Deportivo Saprissa made their 1st substitution at 63', with W. Madrigal replacing A. Rodríguez. LD Alajuelense made their 2nd substitution at 64', with S. Lucumí replacing C. Pérez. LD Alajuelense took the lead at 74' when F. Piñar scored, making the score 2-1. Deportivo Saprissa made their 2nd substitution at 76', with S. Acuña replacing D. Guzmán. Deportivo Saprissa made their 3rd substitution at 76', with G. Torres replacing N. Delgadillo. A. Bran received a yellow card for LD Alajuelense at 77'. O. Sinclair received a yellow card for Deportivo Saprissa at 78'. LD Alajuelense made their 3rd substitution at 82', with A. Bran replacing A. Salazar. LD Alajuelense made their 4th substitution at 82', with K. Michel replacing S. van der Putten. LD Alajuelense extended the lead at 84' when A. Hernandez scored, making the score 3-1. A. Hernandez received a yellow card for LD Alajuelense at 85'. Deportivo Saprissa made their 4th substitution at 86', with O. Sinclair replacing M. Loría. D. Guzmán received a yellow card for Deportivo Saprissa at 88'. G. Taylor received a red card for Deportivo Saprissa at 90+5'. LD Alajuelense made their 5th substitution at 90+7', with G. Villalobos replacing D. Aguilar.

LD Alajuelense used 5 substitutions while Deportivo Saprissa used 4 substitutions. LD Alajuelense got 3 yellow cards, while Deportivo Saprissa got 6 yellow cards and 1 red card.