Grecia and Alajuelense meet at Estadio Allen Riggioni Suárez, in a match for the 18th round of the Primera División. Alajuelense won at home by (5‑1) the last time they met in this edition of the league, on 05‑02‑2020. In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the visiting team, which registers 3 victories in the last 3 matches. In fact, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 15‑08‑2019, for the Primera División, which ended Alajuelense’s victory by (1‑3). The goals of the match were scored by Y. Araya (39 ‘), for Grecia, and J. Ordain (53’), J. McDonald (59 ‘) and A. Lassiter (85′), for Alajuelense. The home advantage may play an important role in this match, since both teams present considerable differences in the results achieved at home and away.
Greece :
After 10 wins, 10 draws and 19 losses, the home team is currently in 8th position, with 19 points won. In their last match, they tied in with the ADR Jicaral by (1‑1), after having won by (1‑0) at home, in a match against Pérez Zeledón. This is a stronger team with the support of their fans, since in the last 30 games they have recorded 3 wins, 2 draws and 10 losses as a visitor, with 20 goals scored and 27 suffered; against 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses in his stadium, with 13 goals scored and 24 suffered. In their last 10 home matches for the championship, Greece have won 3, tied 3 and lost 4, winning 12 points in 30 possible. In their home league matches the most frequent final result at half-time was 0‑0 (8 in 19 games). Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition.
Greece knows that moving to the next phase is something that should not happen, but cannot accommodate. You still need to stay in the elite, so you have to accumulate as many points as possible. As you well know, when you play at home the ideal is to conquer victory. However, he will have one of the best teams in the competition ahead of him. In this way, if you want to at least tie you have to show a high quality performance. In this match the best available players will be found.
Alajuelense :
The visiting team is currently in 2nd place, with 35 points won, after 27 wins, 11 draws and 7 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Cartaginés by (0‑2). In the last match, they won at home against San Carlos, by (3‑0). This is a stronger team with the support of their fans, since in the last 30 games they have recorded 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses as a visitor; against 11 wins and 4 draws in his stadium. In his last 10 away games for the championship, Alajuelense has recorded 3 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses, so he won 12 points out of 30 possible. His offense has scored consistently, as he has scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 45 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 16 times and only got 4 comebacks. In the last 22 home matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have suffered 8 of their 22 goals between minutes (16’ ‑ 30 ‘).
Alajuelense is aware that reaching first place is quite complicated. However, as long as he has a chance he will fight for that goal. That forces him not to lose points, especially against a team with a weaker campaign than his. Therefore, he intends to play serious football with a lot of attitude. If you repeat your good performances, you can win without major problems. In this match the best available players will be found.
PREDICTION: Alajuelense to win @ 1,40
