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Puntarenas
VS Scheduled Costa Rica 26/27 Primera División · Matchday 10
Alajuelense

Head-to-head overview

1 meetings
PuntarenasWins
0
Draws0.0% of meetings
0
AlajuelenseWins
1
Goals per match
3.00
Over 2.5 goals
100.0%
Both teams scored
100.0%
DateSeasonMatch
2026-08-15 Costa Rica, Primera División 26/27 Alajuelense2–1Puntarenas
Recent matches

Puntarenas

DateSeasonMatch
2026-09-13 Costa Rica, Primera División 26/27 Inter San Carlos1–1Puntarenas
2026-09-06 Costa Rica, Primera División 26/27 Puntarenas1–3Cartaginés
2026-08-22 Costa Rica, Primera División 26/27 Puntarenas1–0Pérez Zeledón
2026-08-15 Costa Rica, Primera División 26/27 Alajuelense2–1Puntarenas
2026-08-09 Costa Rica, Primera División 26/27 Puntarenas0–2Saprissa
2026-08-02 Costa Rica, Primera División 26/27 Puntarenas1–1SP. San José
2026-07-24 Costa Rica, Primera División 26/27 Herediano1–1Puntarenas

Alajuelense

DateSeasonMatch
2026-09-21 Costa Rica, Primera División 26/27 Alajuelense5–0Inter San Carlos
2026-09-14 Costa Rica, Primera División 26/27 Cartaginés3–1Alajuelense
2026-09-06 Costa Rica, Primera División 26/27 Alajuelense0–2Saprissa
2026-08-30 Costa Rica, Primera División 26/27 Pérez Zeledón1–1Alajuelense
2026-08-15 Costa Rica, Primera División 26/27 Alajuelense2–1Puntarenas
2026-08-10 Costa Rica, Primera División 26/27 Herediano0–3Alajuelense
2026-07-26 Costa Rica, Primera División 26/27 SP. San José1–1Alajuelense
Puntarenas Alajuelense

Wins

14%
43%

Over 2.5 goals

29%
57%

Both teams scored

71%
57%

Clean sheets

14%
29%
Home & away results

This season · 26/27

Puntarenas

Home · Primera División
HomeAway1st goal
7 Puntarenas 0–2 Saprissa 1 36′ Away
7 Puntarenas 1–3 Cartaginés 2 7′ Away
7 Puntarenas 1–1 SP. San José 3 37′ Home
7 Puntarenas Alajuelense 4
7 Puntarenas Inter San Carlos 5
7 Puntarenas 1–0 Pérez Zeledón 6 81′ Home
7 · Puntarenas
7 Puntarenas Herediano 8

Alajuelense

Away · Primera División
HomeAway1st goal
1 Saprissa Alajuelense 4
2 Cartaginés 3–1 Alajuelense 4 —
3 SP. San José 1–1 Alajuelense 4 29′ Home
4 · Alajuelense
5 Inter San Carlos Alajuelense 4
6 Pérez Zeledón 1–1 Alajuelense 4 45′ Away
7 Puntarenas Alajuelense 4
8 Herediano 0–3 Alajuelense 4 33′ Away
Puntarenas Home Alajuelense Away

Wins

Over 1.5

Over 2.5

Over 3.5

Both teams scored

Clean sheets

Scores first

Season analysis

Home, away & overall

Primera División · 26/27 · Completed league matches only.

Puntarenas

7 matches
Goals & resultsHome4 matchesAway3 matchesOverall7 matches
Points / match1.000.670.86
Draws25.0%66.7%42.9%
Goals scored / match0.751.000.86
Goals conceded / match1.501.331.43
Total goals / match2.252.332.29
Failed to score25.0%0.0%14.3%
Under 2.5 goals75.0%66.7%71.4%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time 0 of 2 0%
Scores first → wins 1 of 2 50%
Concedes first → wins 0 of 2 0%

Scoring order known: 4/4 home. Percentages are shown only when the required data is complete.

Goal timing

Home matches
MinutesScoredConceded
0–1501
16–3000
31–4522
46–6000
61–7503
76–9010

Goal-minute data is not available. “—” means unavailable, not zero. The 31–45 and 76–90 intervals include stoppage time.

Alajuelense

7 matches
Goals & resultsHome3 matchesAway4 matchesOverall7 matches
Points / match2.001.251.57
Draws0.0%50.0%28.6%
Goals scored / match2.331.501.86
Goals conceded / match1.001.251.14
Total goals / match3.332.753.00
Failed to score33.3%0.0%14.3%
Under 2.5 goals33.3%50.0%42.9%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time 2 of 2 100%
Scores first → wins 1 of 2 50%
Concedes first → wins 0 of 2 0%

Scoring order known: 4/4 away. Percentages are shown only when the required data is complete.

Goal timing

Away matches
MinutesScoredConceded
0–15——
16–30——
31–45——
46–60——
61–75——
76–90——

Goal-minute data is not available. “—” means unavailable, not zero. The 31–45 and 76–90 intervals include stoppage time.

Two perspectives

What each model says about this match

The strength model considers results adjusted for opponent quality; the goals model uses recent form. Differences between them deserve a closer look.

ModelPuntarenasDraw AlajuelenseHow it works
Goals (Poisson) 9.5% 17.6% 70.5% Each team's recent attack and defence relative to the league average
0.64–2.19 Model expected goals
51.4% Probability of over 2.5 goals
41.0% Both teams to score
0-2 Most likely score, at 14.1%

Most likely scores

Poisson model
0-214.1%
0-112.9%
0-310.3%
1-29.1%
1-18.3%
1-36.6%
Strength and dominance

Team strength and finishing efficiency

Recent results need context. These measures account for opponent quality and the balance of play.

MeasurePuntarenasAlajuelense How to read it
Goals

When teams score and how matches unfold

Averages hide the distribution. Teams with similar goals per match can have very different patterns of scorelines.

Goals by half

20 matches
Team1H scored2H scored 1H conceded2H conceded
Puntarenas 0.710.14 0.710.71
Alajuelense 0.711.14 0.710.43

Total goals

40 matches per team
Team012 34+
Puntarenas 0%14%57%14%14%
Alajuelense 0%0%43%29%29%
Context

Coming into the match

Home and away performance, rest since the last match, and each team's manager.

1.00 Puntarenas at home, 4 matches
1.25 Alajuelense away, 4 matches
28d Days of rest for Puntarenas
20d Days of rest for Alajuelense
— Manager of Puntarenas
— Manager of Alajuelense
0 Matches for Puntarenas in the last 14 days
0 Matches for Alajuelense in the last 14 days
9 Points for Puntarenas behind the leaders, and -2 above the relegation zone
4 Points for Alajuelense behind the leaders, and 3 above the relegation zone
2.82 League goals per match
21.4% League draw rate
Statistics

Side-by-side comparison

Averages over each team's last 20 matches. The left bar represents Puntarenas, the right bar represents Alajuelense.

On the ball

20 matches
5.83
corners
7.57
15.33
fouls
11.33
3.5
yellow cards
2.0

Recent form

10 matches
TeamLast 10PPG goalsstreak
Puntarenas DLWLLDD 0.86 0.86–1.43 1D
Alajuelense WLLDWWD 1.57 1.86–1.14 1W

At half-time

20 matches
Teamaheadlevel behindcomeback winslead lost
Puntarenas1 51 01
Alajuelense3 13 01
Squads

Injuries and suspensions

0 players reported unavailable or doubtful across both teams, with the reason.

Puntarenas

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Alajuelense

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Newsroom

News about both teams

No recent news linked to these teams.