CS Cartagines vs Deportivo Saprissa prediction and preview

18 Oct 2026, 17:00 UTC

The PunterPick prediction

Over 1.5 GoalsOdds 1.33Market probability 71%Final score 1–0

Published before kick-off and never changed afterwards. See the methodology for how picks are chosen.

Match preview

CS Cartagines host Deportivo Saprissa in the Primera División (Costa Rica) on 18 Oct 2026, 17:00 UTC. The prediction PunterPick published for this fixture is Over 1.5 Goals — more than 1.5 goals in the match. It was published at odds of 1.33, which the bookmaker market rated at about 71% once the bookmaker margin is removed.

Final score: CS Cartagines 1–0 Deportivo Saprissa.

Going into the match, CS Cartagines had won 7, drawn 1 and lost 2 of their last 10 matches, scoring 22 and conceding 12. Deportivo Saprissa had won 4, drawn 1 and lost 5 of their last 10, with 19 scored and 14 conceded.

Both teams scored in 7 of CS Cartagines's last 10 and 5 of Deportivo Saprissa's last 10; 7 and 6 of those matches respectively went over 2.5 goals. At home CS Cartagines averaged 2.18 goals scored and 0.91 conceded across 11 matches; away from home Deportivo Saprissa averaged 1.36 scored and 1.36 conceded across 14.

Our team-strength model expects about 1.62 goals from CS Cartagines and 1.31 from Deportivo Saprissa. From that it rates a home win at 44%, a draw at 27% and an away win at 30%, against 35%, 32% and 33% implied by the 1X2 prices. For the published pick itself the model gives 80%.

Team comparison

Share of each factor between CS Cartagines (green) and Deportivo Saprissa (grey), from our data provider's pre-match comparison.

Recent form50% – 50%

Attack45% – 55%

Defence42% – 58%

Head-to-head62% – 38%

Goals53% – 47%

Overall strength53% – 46%

Form before the match

Team	Last 5	Scored	Conceded	BTTS	O2.5
CS Cartagines	WLLWW	2.20	1.20	70%	70%
Deportivo Saprissa	WLWLL	1.90	1.40	50%	60%

Averages over each side's last 10 matches in our results archive before this fixture.

Recent meetings

17 Sep 2026 · CS Cartagines 3–2 Deportivo Saprissa
10 Sep 2026 · Deportivo Saprissa 2–2 CS Cartagines
16 Aug 2026 · Deportivo Saprissa 3–2 CS Cartagines

Other markets we priced

Market	Our probability	Odds
Over 1.5 Goals	71%	1.33
Double Chance 12	69%	1.36
1st Half Under 1.5 Goals	69%	1.36
1st Half Over 0.5 Goals	65%	1.44
Over 10.5 Corners	56%	1.67
Under 2.5 Goals	54%	1.73
BTTS Yes	53%	1.80
Over 2.5 Goals	46%	2.08

Probabilities are derived from bookmaker prices with the margin removed. They are estimates, not guarantees.