- Home form: Saprissa have won their last 3 home games.
- Away form: San Carlos are in poor form, with just 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats in their last 5 games.
Saprissa are the big favourites
Saprissa come into this game as 1.3 favourites for AD San Carlos, who are 7.9. The draw is priced at 4.65.
With a home field advantage and a much better form across all competitions, Saprissa should win this game and make it 6 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats in their 10 most recent outings. The head-to-head record also heavily favours the home side, who have won each of their last 5 Primera Division games against San Carlos.
San Carlos should have goals in them
Head-to-head and recent visits:
Saprissa's last 5 head-to-head wins came in a variety of shapes and ways, with the latest coming in Primera Division Clausura 2026 away from home (3-1). San Carlos have failed to win either of their most recent 2 visits to this ground, so that's a negative omen for them.
Home side form and tactics:
The home team's all-competitions form is good (6 wins, 2 draws, 2 defeats) and their home form across the same set of games is even stronger (5 wins, 1 defeat), conceding just 4 goals in 6 games. Hernan Medford has his team set up in a flexible 4-2-3-1/4-3-3 system, playing with width, tempo and a proactive pressing game. Luis Paradela has been the spark plug this season, creating 2 assists and scoring 2 goals in his 1 game in Primera Division Apertura 2026, so the playmaker is the key to Saprissa's forward motion.
Away form is a worry for San Carlos
Walter Centeno has his San Carlos team set up in a compact 4-5-1/4-2-3-1, which prioritises density in the midfield, a lower block and the ability to hit quickly in transition.
San Carlos' last 2 games have been a rollercoaster of emotions – a 1-1 home draw with Municipal Perez Zeledon in Primera Division Clausura 2026 and a 0-3 home loss to Escorpiones de Belen in Primera Division Apertura 2026. His team have scored 6 goals in that time, which should ensure that there are goals in this matchup.
- Their form is mixed-to-poor, with 1 win, 2 draws and 7 defeats in their 10 most recent games.
- The most alarming thing here is the away form – 1 draw and 4 losses from 5 trips, shipping 9 goals in the process.
- Jorman Aguilar is the team's key man, with 2 goals during this 5-game run.
Home win looks likely
There is nothing here for the draw, which is a fairly large price for two teams who know each other well. This looks like a Saprissa win on paper and the form of the hosts certainly backs that up.
Over 2.5 goals at 1.71 is also a safer play than Both Teams to Score, which is a virtual 50/50 proposition here at 2.03 for Yes and 1.67 for No. Saprissa's attacking verve and San Carlos' porous away record suggests that we'll get plenty of goal mouth action on Sunday.
