LD Alajuelense vs San Carlos

1 - 0
🕒 Sun, 25 Jan 2026 02:00 Europe/London 📍 Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto 🧑‍⚖️ D. Gomez 🔁 Clausura - 4 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Clausura - 4
Clausura Table
LD Alajuelense 5 · San Carlos 7
Referee Stats
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: 5 yellows.

Team Overview

LD Alajuelense (Home stats)

Games / Record

20
W-D-L: 12-6-2

Goals For / Against

37 / 15
Avg: 1.85 / 0.75

Points

42
Avg: 2.10

Clean Sheets

10

Failed to Score

2
San Carlos (Away stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 4-2-12

Goals For / Against

19 / 33
Avg: 1.06 / 1.83

Points

14
Avg: 0.78

Clean Sheets

1

Failed to Score

7

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
0.78
1.85
GF
1.06
0.75
GA
1.83
44%
O2.5
56%
67%
BTTS
56%
78%
Score 1st
22%

League-position context

LD Alajuelense rank5th
San Carlos rank7th
LD Alajuelense points26
San Carlos points21
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.
San Carlos: #7 · 21 pts · GD -4
20 pts off the top 2. 7 pts above the play-off edge. 1 pts from safety.
5-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.

San Carlos last 5 away

L L L L D
Points1/15
Weighted index2
Goals2-9
Record0-1-4
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

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%

San Carlos trend breakdown

Over 2.556%
BTTS56%
BTTS + O2.556%
1H Over 0.556%
Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 56% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 44%

Scoring reliability

LD Alajuelense score at home100%
LD Alajuelense clean sheet at home33%
San Carlos score away56%
San Carlos clean sheet away11%

First-goal patterns

LD Alajuelense score first78%
LD Alajuelense win after scoring first57%
San Carlos score first22%
San Carlos win after scoring first50%
Comeback rate after conceding first: LD Alajuelense 50% · San Carlos 0%
Avg first goal minute: LD Alajuelense 36.7' · San Carlos 8.5'

Vs league average

LD Alajuelense score at home1.85 vs 1.42
LD Alajuelense concede at home0.75 vs 1.07
San Carlos score away1.06 vs 1.07
San Carlos concede away1.83 vs 1.42
LD Alajuelense score 31% above league average, while San Carlos score 2% below league average.
Defensive side: LD Alajuelense are 30% below league average at home, and San Carlos are 29% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals1.40
BTTS0%
Over 2.50%
At this venue setup: 1.80 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

San Carlos goal timing (away)

1H scored: 71% 2H scored: 29% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 3
0-15 2
46-60 1
61-75 1
16-30 0
76-90+ 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 5
46-60 3
76-90+ 3
31-45 2
0-15 1
61-75 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
Total Shots
Shots off Goal
Blocked Shots
Shots Inside Box
Shots Outside Box
Ball Possession
Corner Kicks
Fouls
Offsides
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
Total Passes
Passes Accurate
Passes %

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
3
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
4
14'
14' C. Pérez
15'
15' Y. Piedra
18'
18' C. Borges
30'
30' G. Castillo
42'
42' D. Paz
1st substitution · For: A. Salazar
46'
46' E. Hernández
1st substitution · For: A. Guevara
46'
46' O. Rojas
2nd substitution · For: R. Córdoba
46'
46' K. Cerdas
3rd substitution · For: J. Aguilar
63'
63' R. Cisneros
2nd substitution · For: J. Alvarado
63'
63' S. Lucumí
3rd substitution · For: I. Badilla
72'
72' B. Martinez
4th substitution · For: D. Masis
77'
77' C. Pérez
4th substitution · For: J. Campbell
77'
77' Á. Zaldívar
5th substitution · For: T. Demetrius
90'
90' Goal · 1-0
I. Badilla
Normal Goal
90+2'
90+2' I. Badilla

LD Alajuelense vs San Carlos 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

LD Alajuelense beat San Carlos 1-0 on Sunday, 25 January 2026 in Primera Division. The match was refereed by D. Gomez. It was played at Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. C. Pérez received a yellow card for LD Alajuelense at 14'. Y. Piedra received a yellow card for San Carlos at 15'. C. Borges received a yellow card for LD Alajuelense at 18'. G. Castillo received a yellow card for San Carlos at 30'. LD Alajuelense made their 1st substitution at 42', with D. Paz replacing A. Salazar.

Second half: San Carlos made their 1st substitution at 46', with E. Hernández replacing A. Guevara. San Carlos made their 2nd substitution at 46', with O. Rojas replacing R. Córdoba. San Carlos made their 3rd substitution at 46', with K. Cerdas replacing J. Aguilar. LD Alajuelense made their 2nd substitution at 63', with R. Cisneros replacing J. Alvarado. LD Alajuelense made their 3rd substitution at 63', with S. Lucumí replacing I. Badilla. San Carlos made their 4th substitution at 72', with B. Martinez replacing D. Masis. LD Alajuelense made their 4th substitution at 77', with C. Pérez replacing J. Campbell. LD Alajuelense made their 5th substitution at 77', with Á. Zaldívar replacing T. Demetrius. LD Alajuelense took the lead at 90' when I. Badilla scored, making the score 1-0. I. Badilla received a yellow card for LD Alajuelense at 90+2'.

LD Alajuelense used 5 substitutions while San Carlos used 4 substitutions. LD Alajuelense got 3 yellow cards, while San Carlos got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games38
Home Wins18
Draws15
Away Wins5
Over 2.5 Goals15 (39.5%)
BTTS18 (47.4%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games18
Home Wins11
Draws6
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals8 (44.4%)
BTTS9 (50.0%)

LD Alajuelense vs San Carlos Head-to-Head History by Season