- Team form: Escorpiones de Belen look the fitter, sharper and more competitive squad of the two right now.
- Home form: AD San Carlos are 1W, 2D, 2L in all competitions on their home turf, scoring 1.40 and conceding 1.40 goals per match.
- Away form: Escorpiones de Belen are 1W, 2D, 1L in all competitions on the road, scoring 0.25 goals per-match.
Escorpiones de Belen are a new, young and hungry squad
Odds and form
AD San Carlos are the slight favorites to win this Primera Division Apertura 2026 matchup at 2.36, but Escorpiones de Belen are a good bet behind at 2.6 with the draw close behind at 3.32.
Escorpiones de Belen are in better form than San Carlos, having won 3, drawn 1 and lost 1 of their last 5 matches in Primera Division, while San Carlos have won just 1 of their last 5 matches.
Managers and styles
Walter Centeno has been in charge at AD San Carlos since 3rd September 2025, building a coach-first, structured side with the players that he believes in, while Junior DĂaz oversees the Escorpiones de Belen project and has Patrick Pemberton on staff. The visitors are the youthful, athletic and upwardly mobile team in terms of progression, while San Carlos are a compact, plan-driven side with selective pressing and a focus on shutting down set pieces.
San Carlos are struggling, but they’re at home
Escorpiones de Belen will look to play a more direct, transition-heavy style so this could be a battle of control vs counter.
Escorpiones de Belen have been much more resolute in their recent fixtures, first keeping Inter San Carlos at bay in a 0-0 away draw, before holding them to just 1 goal in a 1-0 extra-time defeat on home turf. San Carlos are more likely to win the game, but AD San Carlos or draw in the double chance bet looks the sensible choice here, as the odds do not justify a runaway home victory.
- Recent form: AD San Carlos have played a poor run of games recently, losing 1-0 at CS Herediano, 2-1 at CS Cartagines and drawing 1-1 at home with Municipal Perez Zeledon.
- Ten match record: In the 10 matches prior across all competitions, they've won just 1, drawing 3 and losing 6.
- Home record: On their own patch, San Carlos are 1W, 2D, 2L, scoring 1.40 and conceding 1.40 per-match, so they can be expected to keep things tight on Sunday.
- Away struggles: Escorpiones de Belen are 1W, 2D, 1L away, but they've been struggling to score goals, averaging 0.25 goals for on the road.
Swerve the match odds and go over/over
Both teams to score – Yes at 1.63 and over 2.5 goals at 1.79 are appealing if this game opens up, however, this will be close.
Jorman Aguilar is San Carlos' danger man, scoring 3 of his side's 7 goals across their last 5 Primera Division fixtures.
