Alajuelense and Herediano are scheduled to play against each other on April 15th, 2023, Saturday, in a Primera Division match to be held in Costa Rica, check the Alajuelense vs Herediano betting tip 2022/2023 to win with your bets.
Stadium and City where Alajuelense vs Herediano will occur
The game will be played in the small Estadio José Rafael Fello Meza stadium, in the city of Cartago, with a capacity for 12900 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.
Where to follow the live game
You can find all the follow-up to the match live on Betarena, bringing odds, events, statistics, and more to help with your sports betting.
Introduction to the Alajuelense vs Herediano betting tip 2022/2023
In the current edition of the Primera Division, we can see a growth in the average goals. While last season the tournament had an average of 2.7 goals per match, now the competition has an average of 2.81 goals per match.
Alajuelense last match
The last match ended in a win for the Alajuelense team. On that occasion they met Pérez Zeledón for the Primera Division, and the match ended 1-3.
Prior to the match the odds were 1.6, making clear the team’s favoritism, which was later confirmed with the positive result.
Herediano last match
On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a defeat in the previous event. In a dispute valid for Primera Division, Herediano faced the Santos de Guápiles team, and the score ended with a 2-1 for their rivals.
This defeat was not expected at all. They were favorites and were still beaten, in a scenario that counted with odds of 4.5.
Alajuelense vs Herediano h2h
The last time these two teams clashed was on 12-02-2023, in a match of the 2022/2023 season of the Primera Division, and the match ended with a 0-4 win for Alajuelense.
Alajuelense
Primera Division leaderboard now
The Alajuelense team with 33 points currently occupies the 2nd place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Semi-finals, with a campaign of 10 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses.
Which means that in the 18th round, the team has 1 point in advantage, over Cartaginés team who is in the position 3.
Alajuelense analysis
Alajuelense after 17 rounds shows a very good goal quotient: in fact, it has scored 26 goals and conceded only 18 to opponents.
Alajuelense is not a team that imposes its rhythms on the field, it usually has a rather counterattacking game: in fact, during this league we see that it has an average ball possession of 49.91%. In the next match against Herediano a change of attitude on the field will be needed, Alajuelense will have to try to maintain possession to create goal chances and win.
Playing at home shows more positive results for the team with 7 wins, 2 losses and, 0 draws compared to the 3 games they won as the visiting team.
Best goalscorer from Alajuelense
If we want to highlight a player from the team’s attack at this stage, we have to name Johan Venegas. The Midfielder scored 20 goals in the current season, helping Alajuelense to achieve victory in several disputes.
It should also be noted that 2 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.
Herediano
Primera Division leaderboard now
Herediano arrives in this game with 29 points, and in 5th place in the Primera Division, having won 9 games in total and lost 6 times, making a total of 2 draws.
In the 18th round, the team has a small disadvantage of 2 points as opposed to the Sporting San José team who places just above in 4th place.
Herediano analysis
After 17 rounds, Herediano has a positive goal difference, with 37 goals scored and only 14 goals taken by their goalkeeper.
This is a top 5 team in the Primera Division that wants to keep up with the good performances!
Herediano is a more offensive team than Alajuelense, having 1535 attacks vs. 1423 from Alajuelense, having scored 37 times, in comparison, Alajuelense converted into goal 26 times.
Best goalscorer from Herediano
Individually, the team’s most offensive player in the competition so far is Kenneth Vargas. The Attacker has scored 10 times in the current season and has helped Herediano come out with a positive result on several occasions.
Historical data: Herediano
With 6 titles won in the history of the tournament, the Herediano team is one of the competition’s leading names. The record of the team will impact the final outcome of the match and it will not be the first time the team has managed to impress their opponents with a win at a time when they are in bad shape.
Bet suggestions for this game:
Goals Top Betting Tips
It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Alajuelense is J. Venegas Ulloa, who has already scored 20 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Herediano is K. Vargas, he has scored in 10 opportunities.
For those looking to bet, noting that most goals occur 75-90 minutes into the game could be helpful.
Taking into consideration that Herediano scores an average of 2.38 goals per match when playing away, we should consider the under 2.5 betting market, especially because this team usually does not concede goals when playing out of their stadium.
Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.9.
In this game, our system found another interesting opportunity for a successful bet. Both teams score and usually suffer the first goal between the 30-40 minute. With this convergence, it is typically a value market!
Corners Top Betting Tips
The corners market can help a favorable return on your bets, the average team corners per game are 5.34 corners.
Cards Top Betting Tips
Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 4.47 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the ‘Under 4.5 cards’ option looks like a great alternative for bettors.
On the Alajuelense side, we know that it is a more aggressive team having received the red card 5 times this season, very different from Herediano who only saw the red card 4 times. Both the red and yellow cards market can be a good bet.
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Alajuelense vs Herediano betting tip 2022/2023: FAQ
The match will be played on April 15th, 2023, Saturday.
The match will take place at the Estadio José Rafael Fello Meza stadium in Cartago.
The last time these teams faced each other was in Primera Division match, referring to the 2022/2023 season, and ended with a 0-4 result for Alajuelense.
For this match, the probability indicates that the net is more likely to swing between 75-90 minutes.
The bookmaker with the best odds for this match is Bet365!
