GUADALUPE vs SAN CARLOS
Wednesday 20thNovember 2000hrs
Football – Costa Rica – Primera Division
Pick Both teams to score
Bookmaker Mr Green
Odds: 1.66 (odds taken 01:30 GMT, 20 November )
We switch over to the Costa Rican Primera Division for our next pick with Guadalupe taking on San Carlos as the betting tips continue at the Estadio CDI José Joaquín Colleya Fonseca.
Guadalupe Prediction – Can Guadalupe close the gap on top four?
Wednesday night’s hosts, Guadalupe, find themselves 7 points adrift of their 4th placed opponents, San Carlos, prior to this important clash in the Primera Division but all three points on home turf tonight would at least see the hosts end the apertura phase on a high note.
Despite a poor record away from home overall so far this season in the Costa Rican top flight which includes losing their last 3 away matches on the trot, Guadalupe will be relying on their form at home for tonight’s encounter as they possess a reasonable record of 5-3-2 16/14 to date.
Guadalupe bring a 4-match unbeaten run into this clash and indeed, have suffered just 1 defeat out of their last 8 matches at their Estadio CDI José Joaquín Colleya Fonseca which was a surprise loss to third from bottom outfit, Santos de Guapiles, but wins against Deportivo Saprissa, La Universidad and Grecia should give them confidence here.
Midfielder Zamora (8 goals) along with forwards Gomez and Martinez (4 goals apiece) will be seeking to add to their tallies this evening, and 8 of Guadalupe’s 10 home matches have seen both teams score to date.
San Carlos Prediction – Can San Carlos hang onto 4th spot?
The visitors will no doubt be desperate to gain all three points when they make their way to Guadalupe for this final match of the apertura, and they’ll be taking no chances with 5th placed Cartagines also in action tonight and just 2 points behind them.
However, although San Carlos currently occupy 4th place in the Primera Division, they’re by no means guaranteed of all three points here as the majority of their success to date in this campaign has been achieved on home turf at their Estadio Carlos Ugalde Álvarez, where they’ve won 7 of their 9 so far this term.
Switch to results away from home though and it’s a completely different story as San Carlos have managed to register just 1 win out of their last 7 matches on their travels which was a 3-1 win at lowly Santos de Guapiles, but come into tonight’s encounter having suffered back-to-back defeats at Herediano 3-1 and Perez Zeledon 3-0.
But whilst the straight win markets seem a perilous option, the goals market appeals again here as 7 of San Carlos’s 10 away matches have seen both teams score.
Key-Facts – Guadalupe vs San Carlos
- 8 of Guadalupe’s 10 home matches have seen both teams score to date
- 7 of San Carlos’s 10 away matches have seen both teams score
- 4 of the previous 5 meetings between these two have seen both teams score
Betting Tips Verdict
There’s a decent argument for both teams scoring here and previous head-to-heads seem to confirm this.
