Match Info

Primera Division - Apertura - Round 12

Date: 19 October 2026, Monday 🏁 Finished

Location: Estadio Edgardo Baltodano Briceno (Liberia) 🌤️ ...

Where to Watch on TV:

Country	Kick-Off	TV Channels
Costa Rica	20:00	FUTV


	Escorpiones de Belén		Puntarenas FC

	1	X	2
	2.20	3.40	2.75
	2.40	3.25	2.60	Watch
	2.37	3.69	2.91
	2.56	3.44	2.62	Watch
	2.25	3.65	2.85
	2.29	3.54	2.86	Watch
	2.27	3.35	2.80
Avarage Now (Initially)	2.33 ↓ (2.66)	3.47 ↓ (3.48)	2.77 ↑ (2.46)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.50

The best margin for this event is 3.7%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

Escorpiones de Belén
39.8%

Draw
26.7%

Puntarenas FC
33.5%

Initial Probability (when we started the analysis)

35.1%

26.9%

38%

Our Initial ML Estimation

34.5%

26.4%

38.7%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Escorpiones de Belén has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+4.7%)

Puntarenas FC has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-4.5%)

ML Model estimates a lower probability for Escorpiones de Belén than the current prediction. (-5.3%)

Note: The ML model's lower estimate suggests that there may be underlying issues with Escorpiones de Belén that the model has picked up on.

ML Model estimates a higher probability for Puntarenas FC than the current prediction. (+5.2%)

Note: The ML model's higher estimate suggests that Puntarenas FC could outperform expectations, possibly based on recent matchups or player stats.

Escorpiones de Belén - Puntarenas FC Predictions

Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by Selected Experts:

AH 0 - Puntarenas (1.94) (votes: 1 - 100%) .

Overall Expert Consensus (including all markets): 1 Selected Experts predict this event. Puntarenas (votes: 1 - 100%).

Expected Score (Market Odds): 1:1

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Lineups

Starting Lineups
76. Alvarez J. (G) 71. Ordonez C. 13. Morera P. 16. Salazar E. 11. Fernandez A. 10. Fonseca G. 8. Munoz C. 15. Vega D. 77. Espinoza I. 99. Pimpinati D. 21. Venegas J. (C)	97. Pineda A. (G) 25. Gomez K. 17. Decas W. 2. Cortes W. 12. Villalobos K. 41. Cordero D. 6. Cabezas Rodriguez K. E. 5. Tejeda Y. (C) 33. Hadden J. 77. Alvarez P. 21. Rodriguez D.
Substitutes
47. Camejo M. 80. Flores D. 7. Hidalgo A. 6. Mena L. 30. Monge N. 1. Montenegro R. (G) 9. Montiel R. 18. Pena R. 19. Serrano J. 3. Tello J.	22. Castrillo D. 7. Comachi L. 29. Edghill V. 39. Gonzalez A. 16. Hernandez W. 37. Pastrana S. 35. Rojas D. (G) 11. Taylor R.
Coaches
Arias A.	Alpizar C.

Key Events of the Match

1st Half (1 - 1)
1', 0 - 1, Rodriguez D. ⚽,
4', Hadden J. 🟨,
15', 1 - 1, Pimpinati D. ⚽,
37', Ordonez C. 🟨,
42', Pimpinati D. 🟥,
45+1', Vega D. 🟨,
2nd Half (0 - 1)
46', Villalobos K. ↓, Comachi L. ↑,
46', Cabezas Rodriguez K. E. ↓, Edghill V. ↑,
46', Espinoza I. ↓, Monge N. ↑,
56', Tejeda Y. 🟨,
62', Vega D. ↓, Montiel R. ↑,
70', Hadden J. ↓, Taylor R. ↑,
70', Alvarez P. ↓, Castrillo D. ↑,
73', Venegas J. ↓, Hidalgo A. ↑,
73', Fernandez A. ↓, Serrano J. ↑,
75', Taylor R. 🟨,
84', Salazar E. ↓, Flores D. ↑,
84', Tejeda Y. ↓, Hernandez W. ↑,
86', 1 - 2, Rodriguez D. ⚽,

Preview

Two table neighbours face each other in what promises to be a tight contest (ranked 9th and 7th).

Both teams have experienced an unpredictable run of results lately.

In this match, both teams have fairly balanced chances of victory.

In the last 4 head-to-head meetings, Escorpiones has recorded 0 wins, 1 draw, and 3 losses, with a goal aggregate of 3:9 (averaging 0.8:2.3 goals per game).

Specifically in home fixtures for Escorpiones against this opponent, the record stands at 0 wins, 0 draws, and 1 loss, with 2:3 goals.

Standings

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
6	Puntarenas FC	13	5	3	5	15:19	-4	18
9	Escorpiones	13	3	1	9	14:22	-8	10

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- Escorpiones de Belén
Costa Rican Primera Division
14.10.26	Pérez Zeledón - Escorpiones de Belén	1:4 ✺
11.10.26	Escorpiones de Belén - Deportivo Saprissa	1:0 ✺
19.09.26	Puntarenas FC - Escorpiones de Belén	1:0 ✺
12.09.26	Escorpiones de Belén - Herediano	0:2 ✺
04.09.26	Escorpiones de Belén - Inter San Carlos	0:2 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 17.8 WWLLL
- Puntarenas FC
Costa Rican Primera Division
13.10.26	Cartagines - Puntarenas FC	3:1 ✺
10.10.26	Puntarenas FC - Alajuelense	1:1 ✺
19.09.26	Puntarenas FC - Escorpiones de Belén	1:0 ✺
12.09.26	Inter San Carlos - Puntarenas FC	1:1 ✺
06.09.26	Puntarenas FC - Cartagines	1:3 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 7.2 LTWTL

Latest Head to Head

Costa Rican Primera Division
19.09.26	Puntarenas FC - Escorpiones de Belén	1:0
Costa Rican Copa
19.08.25	Puntarenas FC - Escorpiones de Belén	1:1
06.08.25	Escorpiones de Belén - Puntarenas FC	2:3
Costa Rican Liga de Ascenso
29.01.22	Puntarenas FC - Escorpiones de Belén	4:0

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