Santos de Guápiles vs Herediano betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Primera Division match on August 31st, 2024

A football match between Santos de Guápiles and Herediano of the Primera Division will take place in Costa Rica on Saturday, August 31st, 2024, at 02:00h (UTC), check the Santos de Guápiles vs Herediano betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Santos de Guápiles vs Herediano will occur

The game will be played in the small Estadio Ebal Rodríguez Aguilar stadium, in the city of Guapiles, with a capacity for 4500 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

You can find all the follow-up to the match live on Betarena, bringing odds, events, statistics, and more to help with your sports betting.

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

The Primera Division has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 2.67 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 2.54 goals per match played.

Santos de Guápiles last match

Santos de Guápiles comes from a defeat recorded in the last match played. The opponent was San Carlos, in a match valid for Primera Division, and the two teams finished the match with a score of 0-4.

The odds for the defeat of the home team before the match were 1.75, so it was expected to be a fairly even match.

Herediano 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, Herediano faced the Sporting San José team, and the score ended in favor with a 2-0.

Before the kick-off, the home win had odds of 1.90, which explains why it was considered to be a fairly close match.

Santos de Guápiles vs Herediano h2h

The two teams have not faced each other since 14-04-2024. On that occasion they were playing for the 2023/2024 season of the Primera Division, and the match ended with a 0-4 win for Herediano.

The Herediano team has accomplished more consistent results in the past five games, than Santos de Guápiles its counterpart.

Santos de Guápiles

Primera Division leaderboard now

Santos de Guápiles comes into this game ranking in 12th place in the Primera Division. The team has scored 2 points, 0 wins, 4 losses and 2 draws. However, this is a negative balance.

In the 8th round, Puntarenas, that is in the 11th place, has the same score.

Santos de Guápiles analysis

Santos de Guápiles have a negative goal difference, having after 7 rounds conceded 15 goals to opponents and scored 5. An average to improve.

Santos de Guápiles team comes to this game with a sequence of 2 losses in the Primera Division that has been affecting the team's morale.

Recent performances have highlighted that Santos de Guápiles is having trouble generating goals, with a low number of goals for and a high number of failed to score matches. This suggests that the team is struggling to create quality chances and convert them into goals, indicating the need for improvement in their attacking play.

Santos de Guápiles, with a ball possession of 46.83% per game on average, is not the team that imposes its game, and rather prefers a tactic devoted to waiting and counterattacks. However, in the match against Herediano of 2024/2025 they will have to do something more, try to maintain possession of the ball and attack the opponent's goal with more continuity.

Herediano

Primera Division leaderboard now

Herediano arrives in this game with 11 points, and in 7th place in the Primera Division, having won 3 games in total and lost twice, making a total of 2 draws.

In the 8th round, the team has the same score that the Municipal Liberia who occupies position 6.

Herediano analysis

Herediano shows a very satisfactory ratio of goals scored to goals conceded. The team after 7 games has only conceded goals on 6 occasions, and has scored in 9.

Herediano has displayed their patience as a team this season, with a high average minutes of first goal scored. This patience has resulted in game control and waiting for the right opportunities, leading to a low number of goals conceded. These qualities demonstrate the team's tactical discipline and organization. Sustaining this approach will be beneficial for Herediano in upcoming matches.

Herediano average number of shots on goal is 3.86 per match, and this is another important indicator that tells us that the team certainly does not have an irresistible attack, and therefore scores little.

Teams typically have some control over the opponents if they achieve ball possession above 50%. This is the reason why the Herediano team usually guns for an average ball possession of 59.29% to control the game.

Herediano is a more offensive team than Santos de Guápiles, having 762 attacks vs. 446 from Santos de Guápiles, having scored 9 times, in comparison, Santos de Guápiles converted into goal 5 times.

Best goalscorer from Herediano

In the individual highlights of the team in the offensive sector, the focus falls on José de Jesús González so far in the competition. With 3 goals with his signature, the Attacker has helped his team Herediano to achieve victorious results this season.

Bet suggestions for this game:

Goals Top Betting Tips

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

The bet on 2.5 goals less seems to be a good option, considering that Herediano has an average of 0.75 goals per game as a visitor. This market is an option to use since Herediano does not concede goals away from home.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 2.05.

Corners Top Betting Tips

One will find that combining the number of corners of both teams gives an average of 3.55 corners per game, making this something to note in attempting to obtain good betting results.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 3.14 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

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

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