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COSTA RICA - PRIMERA DIVISION
Sporting FC crestSFSPO
03:00Sat 10 Oct
CSCCS Cartagines crestCC

Sporting FC vs CS Cartagines

CLASS D
THE READ

Match details. Primera Division, Apertura - 10. Kick-off is Sat 10 Oct, 03:00 Lagos time. It is played at Estadio Puente de Piedra, Grecia.

What's at stake. Sporting FC are 3rd on 17 points after 9 games, 1 point behind CS Cartagines, 2 points clear of San Carlos. A win would take them above CS Cartagines. CS Cartagines are 2nd on 18 points after 9 games, 3 points behind Deportivo Saprissa, 1 point clear of Sporting San Jose. A win would take them level on points with Deportivo Saprissa.

Form. Sporting FC have won five, drawn two and lost two of their last nine, 1.9 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W W L W W. In this competition Sporting FC have gone W W L W W W. CS Cartagines have won six, drawn none and lost three of their last nine, 2.0 points a game. Their last five, newest first: L W W W W. In this competition CS Cartagines have gone L W W W W L.

The numbers. Sporting FC score 1.8 and concede 0.9 a game over their last nine, with three clean sheets. CS Cartagines score 1.8 and concede 1.4 a game in their last five away, with no clean sheets and two games without a goal.

Head to head. In the last ten meetings Sporting FC have won five, drawn one and lost four. Six of the ten went over 2.5 goals and both teams scored in seven. In the last four, Sporting FC won two and CS Cartagines won two. The last time they met, on 8 Aug 2026, it finished Sporting FC 1-2 CS Cartagines.

The read. No side to back. An open game. Nothing separates them clearly enough to back a side. Their goals for and against point to an open game. Their records put over 2.5 goals at 57%. Six of the last ten meetings went over 2.5.

The bets. No bet yet: nothing I'd back is priced yet. Leave: Under 4.5 Goals (no unders on an open read); Under 5.5 Goals (no unders on an open read). Predicted score: Sporting FC 2-1 CS Cartagines (9% chance).

PICKSONE LIST
GOALS
Over 1.5 GoalsIN CODES
1.33
SPO 8 of 9 (89%) · CSC 3 of 5 (60%)76.3%
Sporting FC: over 1.5 goals in 8 of 9 (last 10, all venues) · CS Cartagines: over 1.5 goals in 3 of 5 away · both last 10: 78% · H2H 5 of 6 · Sporting FC: only games against sides at CS Cartagines's level · CS Cartagines: only games against sides at Sporting FC's level
SPORTING FC GOALS
Sporting FC Over 0.5 GoalsIN CODES
1.27
SPO 8 of 9 (89%) · CSC 5 of 5 (100%)75.8%
Sporting FC scored in 8 of 9 (last 10, all venues) · CS Cartagines conceded in 5 of 5 away · both last 10: 89% · H2H 5 of 6 · Sporting FC: only games against sides at CS Cartagines's level · CS Cartagines: only games against sides at Sporting FC's level
HALVES
Over 0.5 first-half goalsPAGE ONLY
1.41
SPO 7 of 9 (78%) · CSC 5 of 5 (100%)86.1%
Sporting FC: the bet landed in 7 of 9 (last 10, all venues) · CS Cartagines: the bet landed in 5 of 5 away · both last 10: 83% · H2H 5 of 6 · on half-time scores · Sporting FC: only games against sides at CS Cartagines's level · CS Cartagines: only games against sides at Sporting FC's level
Left off the list: Under 4.5 Goals (no unders on an open read (rule 10)); Under 5.5 Goals (no unders on an open read (rule 10))
SCORELINES
Predicted score
Predicted score 2–1 8.6%
Sporting FC goals →
CS Cartagines goals ↓
0-07%
1-09%
2-07%
3-03%
4-01%
5-00.3%
0-18%
1-113%
2-19%
3-14%
4-11%
5-10.4%
0-26%
1-28%
2-26%
3-23%
4-20.9%
5-20.3%
0-32%
1-33%
2-32%
3-31%
4-30.4%
5-30.1%
0-40.8%
1-41%
2-40.8%
3-40.4%
4-40.1%
5-40.0%
0-50.2%
1-50.3%
2-50.2%
3-50.1%
4-50.0%
5-50.0%

Every score's chance from both teams' checked games, never cut or rescaled. The lit square is the likeliest score that fits the read (an open game).

FORM · LAST 9
SPORTING FCDDLWWWLWW1.89 PPG
CS CARTAGINESWLWLWWWWL2.00 PPG
THE NUMBERS
SPORTING FC HOMExCS CARTAGINES AWAY
1.78SCORED A GAME2.000.89CONCEDED A GAME1.1133%CLEAN SHEETS11%11%FAILED TO SCORE22%
HEAD TO HEAD · LAST 10
SPORTING FC 5 · 50%DRAW 1CS CARTAGINES 4 · 40%
7 of 10BOTH TEAMS SCORED
8 of 10OVER 1.5 GOALS
6 of 10OVER 2.5 GOALS
3 of 10OVER 3.5 GOALS
2024-12-01Sporting FC 6 – 2 CS Cartagines
2025-01-17Sporting FC 1 – 1 CS Cartagines
2025-05-08Sporting FC 2 – 1 CS Cartagines
2025-08-03Sporting FC 0 – 1 CS Cartagines
2025-09-21Sporting FC 0 – 1 CS Cartagines
2026-01-30Sporting FC 2 – 0 CS Cartagines
2026-02-04Sporting FC 4 – 1 CS Cartagines
2026-02-12Sporting FC 2 – 1 CS Cartagines
TRENDS
Sporting FC failed to score in 11% of their games.
CS Cartagines failed to score in 22% of their games.
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