CS Cartagines vs Puntarenas FC
Match details. Primera Division, Apertura - 11. Kick-off is Wed 14 Oct, 01:00 Lagos time.
What's at stake. CS Cartagines are 3rd on 18 points after 10 games, 2 points behind Sporting San Jose, level on points with San Carlos. A win would take them above Sporting San Jose. Puntarenas FC are 7th on 12 points after 10 games, 3 points behind Inter San Carlos, 3 points clear of Perez Zeledon. A win would take them level on points with Inter San Carlos.
Form. CS Cartagines have won six, drawn none and lost four of their last ten, 1.8 points a game. Their last five, newest first: L L W W W. In this competition CS Cartagines have gone L L W W W W. Puntarenas FC have won three, drawn four and lost three of their last ten, 1.3 points a game. Their last five, newest first: D W D L W. In this competition Puntarenas FC have gone D W D L W W.
The numbers. CS Cartagines score 1.9 and concede 1.3 a game over their last ten, with one clean sheet and two games without a goal. CS Cartagines average 4.2 corners and 3.0 cards a game. Puntarenas FC score one and concede 1.2 a game over their last ten, with two clean sheets. Puntarenas FC average 8.1 shots (2.0 on target), 3.9 corners and 3.2 cards a game.
Head to head. In the last ten meetings CS Cartagines have won five, drawn three and lost two. Three of the ten went over 2.5 goals and both teams scored in five. In the last four, CS Cartagines won three and one was drawn. The last time they met, on 6 Sep 2026, it finished CS Cartagines 3-1 Puntarenas FC.
Where it pulls both ways. On goals, their goals for and against point to an open game; their records put over 2.5 goals at 46%; seven of the last ten meetings went under 2.5, and the meetings settle it.
The case against. Puntarenas FC's record still gives them 26% to win. Not everything agrees on goals: their goals for and against point to an open game.
The read. CS Cartagines to win. A tight game. Their goals for and against make CS Cartagines the likelier winners; CS Cartagines are the stronger side on form and the table; both teams' records favour CS Cartagines; the meetings favour CS Cartagines. Their records put over 2.5 goals at 46%. Seven of the last ten meetings went under 2.5.
The bets. Best bet: CS Cartagines or Draw at 1.12, 78% on the records (CS Cartagines unbeaten in 6 of 10; Puntarenas FC failed to win 7 of 10). Backup: CS Cartagines or Under 2.5 Goals at 1.10. It often rescues the bet, but it is no guarantee. Leave: CS Cartagines or Over 2.5 Goals (no overs on a tight read); CS Cartagines or Over 1.5 Goals (no overs on a tight read); Over 0.5 Goals (no overs on a tight read). Predicted score: CS Cartagines 1-0 Puntarenas FC (11% chance).
Every score's chance from both teams' checked games, never cut or rescaled. The lit square is the likeliest score that fits the read (the call and a tight game).