Sporting San Jose vs San Carlos

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Sporting San Jose and San Carlos enter this one evenly matched on recent form, so we're leaning on 1 at odds of 1.62 (62% probability) to edge the Primera División clash.

Costa-Rica: Primera División
Tue, 20th Oct, 2026 Apertura - 12
Sporting San Jose

Sporting San Jose

3rd in table

L W W W L
FT
3 - 3
San Carlos

San Carlos

5th in table

W W W W L
2' J. Venegas
8' A. Lopez
16' K. Espinoza
25' J. Navarro
27' J. Venegas
31' J. Navarro
35' J. Navarro
48' I. Gomez
54' Y. Piedra
63' Y. Piedra
80' R. Cordoba
84' R. Vidal
Prediction: 1 (1.62 Odds) Lost
Home Win 62% confidence

Expected Goals (xG)

Total 2.50

Sporting San Jose

1.60

1.60 – 0.90

San Carlos

0.90

Estadio Puente de Piedra, Grecia A. Gomez

Sporting San Jose

1.62

56% implied

Draw

3.40

26% implied

San Carlos

5.00

18% implied

1X2 bookmaker odds · implied probability (normalized)

All our tips for this match

Home Win Lost

1

Odds 1.62 62%

Head to head

Last 9 meetings
9 games

4

Sporting San Jose wins

1

Draws

4

San Carlos wins

2.1

Goals / game

22%

Both scored

33%

Over 2.5

07 Sep 2026
San Carlos
1-0
Sporting San Jose
15 Mar 2026
Sporting San Jose
1-0
San Carlos
19 Jan 2026
San Carlos
3-0
Sporting San Jose
29 Sep 2025
San Carlos
0-3
Sporting San Jose
16 Aug 2025
Sporting San Jose
1-1
San Carlos
03 May 2025
Sporting San Jose
1-0
San Carlos
21 Jan 2025
San Carlos
0-1
Sporting San Jose
06 Oct 2024
San Carlos
2-0
Sporting San Jose
31 Aug 2024
Sporting San Jose
2-3
San Carlos

Primera División table

# Team P W D L Goals GD Pts
1
Deportivo Saprissa
16 10 1 5 31:15 16 31
2
CS Cartagines
16 10 1 5 32:20 12 31
3
Sporting San Jose
16 9 3 4 30:23 7 30
4
LD Alajuelense
16 8 5 3 27:15 12 29
5
San Carlos
16 8 2 6 17:19 -2 26
6
Inter San Carlos
16 5 5 6 19:25 -6 20
7
Puntarenas FC
16 5 4 7 17:23 -6 19
8
CS Herediano
16 4 3 9 16:21 -5 15
9
Escorpiones Belén
16 4 1 11 20:32 -12 13
10
Perez Zeledon
16 2 5 9 12:28 -16 11

Recent form

Sporting San Jose

6 W 1 D 3 L in the last 10
Scored Conceded
A LD Alajuelense 2-0 L
H Perez Zeledon 3-1 W
H CS Herediano 1-0 W
A Escorpiones Belén 2-4 W
H San Carlos 3-3 D
A Deportivo Saprissa 6-0 L
H CS Cartagines 3-1 W
A Perez Zeledon 1-2 W
H Deportivo Saprissa 4-2 W
A San Carlos 1-0 L

San Carlos

6 W 2 D 2 L in the last 10
Scored Conceded
H Perez Zeledon 1-1 D
A Puntarenas FC 0-1 W
A CS Cartagines 3-0 L
H Deportivo Saprissa 2-1 W
A Sporting San Jose 3-3 D
H Inter San Carlos 1-2 L
A CS Herediano 0-1 W
H CS Cartagines 1-0 W
A Perez Zeledon 0-2 W
H Sporting San Jose 1-0 W

Who wins? Three ways to read it

1 · X · 2

Expected Goals (xG)

Total 2.50

Sporting San Jose

1.60

xG

Match

1.60 – 0.90

San Carlos

0.90

xG

Our tip model

62%
21%
17%

API-Football

45%
45%
10%

Bookmaker

56%
26%
18%
Sporting San Jose Draw San Carlos

Goal lines

Over 1.5 goals 0%
Over 2.5 goals 0%
Over 3.5 goals 0%
Both teams to score 0%

Team comparison

Sporting San Jose San Carlos
43% Recent form 57%
60% Attack 40%
15% Defence 85%
67% Poisson 33%
50% Head-to-head 50%
50% Goals 50%
48% Overall 53%

Double chance : Sporting San Jose or draw

Season numbers

When the goals come

5
0-15'
2
3
16-30'
2
2
31-45'
1
2
46-60'
3
4
61-75'
2
3
76-90'
1
0
0-15'
1
3
16-30'
0
4
31-45'
2
2
46-60'
0
2
61-75'
3
4
76-90'
1

Side by side

Sporting San Jose San Carlos
11 Played 10
6 Won 6
2 Drawn 0
3 Lost 4
19 Goals for 10
15 Goals against 8
3 Clean sheets 6
2 Failed to score 1

What comes next

Sporting San Jose

Inter San Carlos (A) 22 Nov MID
Puntarenas FC (H) 29 Nov EASY

San Carlos

Escorpiones Belén (A) 21 Nov EASY
LD Alajuelense (H) 29 Nov MID

Sporting San Jose vs San Carlos: preview and prediction

Our top tip is Home Win: 1 (1.62 odds).

Sporting San Jose are rated 62% by our tip model, with the draw at 21% and San Carlos at 17%.

In the last 9 meetings they averaged 2.1 goals per game, with BTTS in 22% and over 2.5 in 33%.

Double chance : Sporting San Jose or draw

Sporting San Jose vs San Carlos FAQs

What is the best prediction for Sporting San Jose vs San Carlos?

Our top tip is Home Win: 1 (1.62 odds).

Who will win Sporting San Jose vs San Carlos?

Model lean: Sporting San Jose 62%, draw 21%, San Carlos 17%.

Will both teams score?

Both teams scored in 22% of the last 9 meetings.

How many goals are expected? (xG)

Recent H2H averaged 2.1 goals per game, with over 2.5 landing 33% of the time.

When is Sporting San Jose vs San Carlos?

Tuesday, 20th October 2026 at 00:00 UTC , Estadio Puente de Piedra.

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