CS Cartagines v LD Alajuelense: the model read
CS Cartagines meet LD Alajuelense in the Primera División apertura - 8.
The baseline ratings are close, 1615 to 1523, so form and chance quality carry more weight here. Recent form leans CS Cartagines, 65% against 53%. Attacking output favors CS Cartagines on expected goals, 1.9 to 1.5 per match.
CS Cartagines arrive surging: 4W-1D-0L from their last five (13/15 pts), 11 scored and 4 conceded. Recent results: W 3-1 v LD Alajuelense, D 2-2 @ Deportivo Saprissa, W 3-1 @ Puntarenas FC, W 1-0 v CS Herediano.
LD Alajuelense are patchy: 1W-2D-2L from their last five (5/15 pts), 7 scored and 9 conceded. Recent results: L 1-3 @ CS Cartagines, D 2-2 @ CD Marathon, L 0-2 v Deportivo Saprissa, D 1-1 @ Perez Zeledon.
LD Alajuelense hold the recent head-to-head, 5 wins to 2 with 3 drawn across the last 10 meetings. Most recently they met in 2026: CS Cartagines 3-1 LD Alajuelense.
The market broadly agrees with the model here, 41% implied on CS against our 41%. No meaningful edge. Discipline means passing on priced-in matches.
MeisterIQ rates the signal 53 of 100. Every input above is on the card; check the work before you trust the number.
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