Sporting San José vs Alajuelense betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Primera Division match on September 19th, 2024

Sporting San José will be playing against Alajuelense in a Primera Division football match scheduled to take place on Thursday, September 19th, 2024, at 02:00h (UTC), in Costa Rica, check the Sporting San José vs Alajuelense betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Sporting San José vs Alajuelense will occur

The game is set to be played in the small Estadio Ernesto Rohrmoser Lahmann stadium, in the city of San José, with a capacity for 2500 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

Take the opportunity to check out the match live in Betarena, bringing much information to your bets, including statistics, events and odds.

Introduction to the Sporting San José vs Alajuelense 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 2.56 goals per match played.

Sporting San José last match

In the last match played, Sporting San José met Cartaginés, in a match valid for the Primera Division. The match ended in a loss by 1-0.

The odds for the defeat of the home team before the match were 2.10, so it was expected to be a fairly even match.

Alajuelense last match

On the other hand, the visiting team appears in this match after drawing in the previous game. In a confrontation valid for Primera Division, Alajuelense faced the Puntarenas team, and the score ended with a 1-1 draw.

A win in this match had high probabilities, that is why the draw (odd 3.75) can be considered as a bad result.

Sporting San José vs Alajuelense h2h

Their last 2023/2024 Primera Division match which took place on 05-05-2024 was such a competitive game it ended in a 1-1 draw.

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

The performance of the Alajuelense team in their five recent games to date has been relatively good, unlike the Sporting San José team.

Sporting San José

Primera Division leaderboard now

Considering the home team Sporting San José, standing in 5th place with 17 points in the Primera Division competition in Costa Rica. Their performance statistics have been such as 5 wins, 3 losses and, 2 draws.

The team, has a slight disadvantage of 1 point against Deportivo Saprissa team who occupies position 4 in the 11th round.

Sporting San José analysis

After 10 matches, Sporting San José shows a positive goal difference: in fact, the team has scored 15 goals and conceded 11.

Sporting San José 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 48.9%. In the next match against Alajuelense a change of attitude on the field will be needed, Sporting San José will have to try to maintain possession to create goal chances and win.

Best goalscorer from Sporting San José

Until this stage of the season, in terms of individual exhibitions, the highlight is Giancarlo González. The Defender has scored 3 times in this competition and helped Sporting San José avoiding adverse outcomes on several occasions.

Alajuelense

Primera Division leaderboard now

The Alajuelense team with 19 points currently occupies the 2nd place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Final, with a campaign of 5 wins, 4 draws, and 0 losses.

Which means that the team is over Cartaginés team who is in the position 3 in the 11th round but with the same number of points.

Alajuelense analysis

Alajuelense shows a very satisfactory ratio of goals scored to goals conceded. The team after 10 games has only conceded goals on 6 occasions, and has scored in 14.

Alajuelense has been hard to beat lately, drawing their last 3 matches and winning the other 2. They have shown great resilience and character in these matches, and it seems that they are a tough nut to crack for any team in the league.

As we approach the Apertura, Alajuelense is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 5.11 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

A team with great aspirations and abilities in the Primera Division.

Ball possession above 50% usually enables teams to gain some control over their opponents. This is why the Alajuelense team typically tries to achieve an average ball possession of 58.56% to control the game.

With a balance of 2 wins, 0 losses, and 2 draws in the Primera Division, Alajuelense playing away does not usually give much chance to opponents.

Best goalscorer from Alajuelense

When we analyze the team's attack so far, the competition's performance at the individual level Alberto Toril is the player to highlight. Helping Alajuelense with 3 goals scored this season, the Attacker has been instrumental in achieving positive outcomes.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

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 Sporting San José is Giancarlo González, who has already scored 3 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Alajuelense is Alberto Toril, he has scored in 3 opportunities.

Alajuelense has conceded 2 away goals in 4 away matches. Here the recommended bet will be that Alajuelense will have a clean sheet, remember that the last time these teams met the score was 1-1, something to take into consideration.

Most goals are scored between 75-90 as some study shows, which makes this a good time to bet for those following the live game.

Since Alajuelense has an average of 1 goal per game when playing away from home, and considering that they often do not concede goals away from home, the market with less than 2.5 goals it can also be an excellent alternative to consider.

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

Corners Top Betting Tips

By combining the number of corners of both teams, we can see an average of 5.94 corners per game, also a market to explore to obtain good results in sports betting.

Alajuelense is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 6.78 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Alajuelense in this match.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 4.2 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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