Puntarenas vs Santos de Guápiles betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Primera Division match on October 25th, 2024

Puntarenas and Santos de Guápiles are scheduled to play against each other on October 25th, 2024, Friday at 01:00h (UTC), in a Primera Division match to be held in Costa Rica, check the Puntarenas vs Santos de Guápiles betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Puntarenas vs Santos de Guápiles will occur

The game will be played in the small Estadio Municipal de Puntarenas Miguel Ángel Lito Pérez Treacy stadium, in the city of Puntarenas, with a capacity for 1800 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

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Introduction to the Puntarenas vs Santos de Guápiles betting tip 2024/2025

Despite the season change, the Primera Division has not changed much regarding goals. Today's average goals in the competition are still similar to what was seen in the tournament's last edition. The current mark is 2.74 goals per game, which is very close to the 2.67 goals per game of the last championship.

Puntarenas last match

In the last match played, Puntarenas met Municipal Liberia, in a match valid for the Primera Division. The match ended in a loss by 4-2.

This defeat was something that was already predicted before the game. The odds for them to win, of 5.00 indicated as much.

Santos de Guápiles last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this contest after a previous event's victory. In a dispute valid for Primera Division, Santos de Guápiles faced the Guanacasteca team, and the score ended in favor with a 4-0.

Before the kick-off, the home win had odds of 2.05, which explains why it was considered to be a fairly close match.

Puntarenas vs Santos de Guápiles h2h

These teams the last time they met which was on 03-08-2024 played out a 0-0 draw in a highly contested Primera Division match during the 2024/2025 football season.

Last time a draw between these teams, what to expect now?

Curiosity about previous games

The two teams had very different results in their previous games. While Santos de Guápiles thrashed in a game that was not expected to be so easy, against Guanacasteca, Puntarenas lost in a match against Municipal Liberia. Let's see how this previous result can interfere with the morale of the teams for this game.

Puntarenas

Primera Division leaderboard now

The Puntarenas team has 8 points being in the 11th place in the Primera Division competition in Costa Rica. The overall balance is not favorable, with 10 losses, 1 win wins and 5 draws.

Which means that the team, with the same number of points, in the 17th round is followed by the Santos de Guápiles team in 12th place.

Puntarenas comes to this game occupying a position in the middle of the Primera Division table, without high pressure to show results but wanting to give a good contest.

Puntarenas analysis

Puntarenas have a negative goal difference, having after 16 rounds conceded 24 goals to opponents and scored 12. An average to improve.

In terms of form, the team comes from a 2 losses streak in the Primera Division, which is not a good omen for this next match.

Recent results have shown that Puntarenas is struggling to find the back of the net, with a low number of goals scored and a high number of games where they have failed to score. This may indicate that they need to work on creating better chances and improving their attacking efficiency.

Puntarenas is not a team that imposes its rhythms on the field, it usually has a rather counterattacking game: in fact, during this league we see that it has an average ball possession of 46.94%. In the next match against Santos de Guápiles a change of attitude on the field will be needed, Puntarenas will have to try to maintain possession to create goal chances and win.

Best goalscorer from Puntarenas

At the individual level, in this competition's offensive sector, it is worth mentioning Michael Barrantes Rojas. The Midfielder has already scored 3 goals in the competition, being extremely important for Puntarenas, who have benefited from his performances several times to achieve essential triumphs.

Santos de Guápiles

Primera Division leaderboard now

Santos de Guápiles arrives in this game with 8 points, and in 12th place in the Primera Division, having won once in total and lost 10 times, making a total of 5 draws.

Saddled with the same score that the Puntarenas team in position 11, in the 17th round.

Santos de Guápiles analysis

After round 16 of Primera Division we count 20 goals scored by Santos de Guápiles and 34 conceded.

As we approach the Apertura, Santos de Guápiles is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 3.63 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

Best goalscorer from Santos de Guápiles

At the individual level, in this competition's offensive sector, it is worth mentioning Juan Madrigal Espinoza. The Defender has already scored 4 goals in the competition, being extremely important for Santos de Guápiles, who have benefited from his performances several times to achieve essential triumphs.

It is important to highlight that more than 50% of the goals scored by this player were from the penalty spot. More precisely, 3 of the 4 goals scored have this characteristic.

Bet suggestions for this game:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Puntarenas is Michael Barrantes Rojas, who has already scored 3 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Santos de Guápiles is Juan Madrigal Espinoza, he has scored in 4 opportunities.

The best time to place bets is between 75-90 minutes as some study have shown this to be where most goals happen.

Taking into consideration that Santos de Guápiles scores an average of 1 goal per match when playing away, we should consider the under 2.5 betting market, especially because this team usually does not concede goals when playing out of their stadium.

At the bookmaker Bet365, the market of Total Goals Under 2.5 is with great odds.

Corners Top Betting Tips

There is an average of 4.5 corners per game, making this a good thing to note if one wishes to obtain good results in sports betting.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 4 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

On the Santos de Guápiles side, we know that it is a more aggressive team having received the red card 4 time this season, very different from Puntarenas who only saw the red card twice. Both the red and yellow cards market can be a good bet.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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