Santos de Guápiles vs Puntarenas betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Primera Division match on August 02th, 2024

Santos de Guápiles and Puntarenas will meet each other in a football match counting for Primera Division on August 02th, 2024, Friday at 01:00h (UTC), in Costa Rica, check the Santos de Guápiles vs Puntarenas betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Santos de Guápiles vs Puntarenas will occur

The game takes place 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 follow the match live on Betarena, with access to all information to help with your sports betting, including statistics, events and odds.

Introduction to the Santos de Guápiles vs Puntarenas 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 2.71 goals per game, which is very close to the 2.67 goals per game of the last championship.

Santos de Guápiles last match

Santos de Guápiles comes from a defeat recorded in the last match played. The opponent was Cartaginés, in a match valid for Primera Division, and the two teams finished the match with a score of 2-1.

The pre-match forecasts made it clear that the defeat was more than clear before the game started. The odds for them to win, of 5.25 were a sign of it.

Puntarenas last match

Puntarenas appears in the same condition as the rival. The team also arrives from a defeat for this match. In a Primera Division game, the team faced Deportivo Saprissa, and the score ended with a 2-3.

Before the match all forecasts pointed to a defeat. The odds for their victory, 5.25 were the best proof of this.

Santos de Guápiles vs Puntarenas h2h

The last face-to-face between these two clubs was on 21-04-2024 in a Primera Division match of the 2023/2024 season. On that occasion, the match ended with a 2-1 win for Santos de Guápiles.

The last time these two teams faced off, neither team had a decisive advantage.

Santos de Guápiles

Primera Division leaderboard now

The Santos de Guápiles team has 1 point being in the 10th place in the Primera Division competition in Costa Rica. The overall balance is not favorable, with 2 losses, 0 wins wins and 1 draw.

This means that in the 4th round, the Puntarenas team is closing in at 11th place, with no points difference separating them.

Santos de Guápiles positioned in the middle of the league table in the Costa Rica Primera Division without high expectations, or relegation concerns will try to take advantage of playing at home to get a win.

Santos de Guápiles analysis

Santos de Guápiles at the end of round 3 in Primera Division had 5 goals scored and 7 conceded.

With an average of 4.33 shots on goal per match, Santos de Guápiles certainly cannot call itself a fearsome, or particularly prolific, attack, and this is another very good indicator to take into account in evaluations.

Santos de Guápiles has a ball possession percentage of 46.33% in the league. This indicates that it is not the kind of team that shows up on the field to create play. Fans hope that something will change for the next match against Puntarenas and especially that the team will score more goals.

In comparison to Puntarenas 213 attacks and 2 goals, Santos de Guápiles has had 250 attacks and 5 goals.

With a jam-packed schedule, Santos de Guápiles might struggle to maintain their level of play when faced with a flurry of games in a short timeframe. Although the odds suggest a close match with both teams having odds of over 2 to win, the team's rigorous schedule could be a decisive factor in determining the final outcome.

Puntarenas

Primera Division leaderboard now

Puntarenas arrives in this game with 1 point, and in 11th place in the Primera Division, having won 0 games in total and lost twice, making a total of 1 draw.

Which means that the team, has the same number of points in the 4th round that the Santa Ana team in 12th place.

Puntarenas analysis

The goal difference is on the negative side for Puntarenas, which after 3 rounds has conceded 5 but has only scored 2.

Puntarenas is currently struggling to find the back of the net, with a low number of goals scored and a high number of games where they failed to score. This suggests that their attacking play needs to be improved, with a focus on creating better opportunities and converting them into goals.

The team starts as an underdog in their next match, both because they will be playing on a field that is by no means easy and because they are not showing very good finalization skills, averaging 0.67 scored per game.

With a busy schedule, Puntarenas may have difficulty maintaining its performance facing multiple games in a short period of time. Despite the odds predicting a balanced game with Santos de Guápiles and Puntarenas having odds for victory above 2, the team's busy schedule may be a decisive factor for the result.

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.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.85.

Corners Top Betting Tips

For favorable betting results, note that combining the number of corners of both teams gives an average of 3.5 corners per game.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 3.33 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

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