Deportivo Saprissa vs CS Cartagines

Deportivo Saprissa

3 - 2

CS Cartagines

🕒 Sun, 16 Aug 2026 03:00 Europe/London 📍 Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá 🧑‍⚖️ S. Madrigal 🔁 Apertura - 4 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Apertura - 4

Apertura Table

Deportivo Saprissa 1 · CS Cartagines 2

Referee Stats

S. Madrigal

4 matches · 3.75 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.75
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.25
Over 4.5 cards	50%
Home wins	50%
Draws	25%
Away wins	25%

How the match was won

Physical contest: 7 yellows.

Team Overview

Deportivo Saprissa (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-0-0

Goals For / Against

14 / 5

Avg: 2.80 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 3.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

CS Cartagines (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-0-2

Goals For / Against

9 / 6

Avg: 2.25 / 1.50

Points

Avg: 1.50

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Primera Division fixture.

Quick comparison bars

3.00

PPG

1.50

2.80

2.25

1.00

1.50

80%

O2.5

75%

80%

BTTS

75%

80%

Score 1st

25%

League-position context

Deportivo Saprissa rank1st

CS Cartagines rank2nd

Deportivo Saprissa points21

CS Cartagines points18

Deportivo Saprissa: #1 · 21 pts · GD +10

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 16 pts above the play-off edge. 10 pts clear of the relegation zone.

CS Cartagines: #2 · 18 pts · GD +9

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 13 pts above the play-off edge. 7 pts clear of the relegation zone.

3-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Deportivo Saprissa last 5 home

W W W W W

Points15/15

Weighted index100

Goals14-5

Record5-0-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

CS Cartagines last 5 away

W W L L

Points6/12

Weighted index70

Goals9-6

Record2-0-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Deportivo Saprissa trend breakdown

Over 2.580%

BTTS80%

BTTS + O2.580%

1H Over 0.560%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 40% · 1H BTTS 20%

CS Cartagines trend breakdown

Over 2.575%

BTTS75%

BTTS + O2.575%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 75% · Over 3.5 75% · 1H BTTS 75%

Scoring reliability

Deportivo Saprissa score at home100%

Deportivo Saprissa clean sheet at home20%

CS Cartagines score away75%

CS Cartagines clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Deportivo Saprissa score first80%

Deportivo Saprissa win after scoring first100%

CS Cartagines score first25%

CS Cartagines win after scoring first100%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Deportivo Saprissa 0% · CS Cartagines 33%

Avg first goal minute: Deportivo Saprissa 39.8' · CS Cartagines 7.0'

Vs league average

Deportivo Saprissa score at home2.80 vs 1.31

Deportivo Saprissa concede at home1.00 vs 1.19

CS Cartagines score away2.25 vs 1.19

CS Cartagines concede away1.50 vs 1.31

Deportivo Saprissa score 114% above league average, while CS Cartagines score 89% above league average.

Defensive side: Deportivo Saprissa are 16% below league average at home, and CS Cartagines are 15% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.80

BTTS80%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 2.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Deportivo Saprissa goal timing (home)

1H scored: 25% 2H scored: 75% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 4

46-60 3

31-45 2

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

16-30 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 2

76-90+ 2

31-45 1

0-15 0

16-30 0

61-75 0

CS Cartagines goal timing (away)

1H scored: 22% 2H scored: 78% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 3

76-90+ 3

0-15 1

31-45 1

46-60 1

16-30 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 2

31-45 2

0-15 1

76-90+ 1

46-60 0

61-75 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

—

Total Shots

—

Shots off Goal

—

Blocked Shots

—

Shots Inside Box

—

Shots Outside Box

—

Ball Possession

—

Corner Kicks

—

Fouls

—

Offsides

—

Yellow Cards

—

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

—

Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

—

Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

6' G. M. Morera

13' ⚽

⚽

13' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

J. Brenes

Normal Goal

31' ⚽

⚽

31' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

A. Hernandez

Normal Goal

34' ⚽

⚽

34' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

J. Brenes

Normal Goal

42'

42' L. Paradela

45+2'

45+2' R. Cordero

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ R. Cordero

1st substitution · For: C. Barahona

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ C. Montero

2nd substitution · For: M. Morán

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ A. Mora

3rd substitution · For: J. González

64'

64' Y. López

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ G. Torres

1st substitution · For: B. Hernández

66'

66' D. Mesén

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ D. López

4th substitution · For: L. Flores

77'

77' M. Morán

77' ⚽

⚽

77' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

B. Hernández

Normal Goal

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ J. Brenes

2nd substitution · For: D. Guzmán

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ L. Paradela

3rd substitution · For: O. Sinclair

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ J. Quirós

5th substitution · For: G. Castro

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ M. Torres

4th substitution · For: M. Elizondo

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ N. Williams

5th substitution · For: A. Rodríguez

88' ⚽

⚽

88' ⚽ Goal · 3-2

C. Barahona

Normal Goal

90'

90' M. Elizondo

Deportivo Saprissa vs CS Cartagines 3-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Deportivo Saprissa beat CS Cartagines 3-2 on Sunday, 16 August 2026 in Primera Division. The match was refereed by S. Madrigal. It was played at Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá.

First half: G. M. Morera received a yellow card for CS Cartagines at 6'. Deportivo Saprissa took the lead at 13' when J. Brenes scored, making the score 1-0. CS Cartagines leveled the score at 31' when A. Hernandez scored, making the score 1-1. Deportivo Saprissa took the lead at 34' when J. Brenes scored, making the score 2-1. L. Paradela received a yellow card for Deportivo Saprissa at 42'. R. Cordero received a yellow card for CS Cartagines at 45+2'.

Second half: CS Cartagines made their 1st substitution at 46', with R. Cordero replacing C. Barahona. CS Cartagines made their 2nd substitution at 58', with C. Montero replacing M. Morán. CS Cartagines made their 3rd substitution at 58', with A. Mora replacing J. González. Y. López received a yellow card for CS Cartagines at 64'. Deportivo Saprissa made their 1st substitution at 66', with G. Torres replacing B. Hernández. D. Mesén received a yellow card for CS Cartagines at 66'. CS Cartagines made their 4th substitution at 74', with D. López replacing L. Flores. M. Morán received a yellow card for CS Cartagines at 77'. Deportivo Saprissa extended the lead at 77' when B. Hernández scored, making the score 3-1. Deportivo Saprissa made their 2nd substitution at 79', with J. Brenes replacing D. Guzmán. Deportivo Saprissa made their 3rd substitution at 79', with L. Paradela replacing O. Sinclair. CS Cartagines made their 5th substitution at 79', with J. Quirós replacing G. Castro. Deportivo Saprissa made their 4th substitution at 85', with M. Torres replacing M. Elizondo. Deportivo Saprissa made their 5th substitution at 85', with N. Williams replacing A. Rodríguez. CS Cartagines reduced the deficit at 88' when C. Barahona scored, making the score 3-2. M. Elizondo received a yellow card for Deportivo Saprissa at 90'.

Deportivo Saprissa used 5 substitutions while CS Cartagines used 5 substitutions. Deportivo Saprissa got 2 yellow cards, while CS Cartagines got 5 yellow cards.