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CS Cartagines carry the stronger model edge against San Carlos
San Carlos host CS Cartagines in a Primera División fixture scheduled for 2026-09-21T01:00:00.000Z. The model gives San Carlos a 21.30% home-win probability, a 24.91% draw probability and CS Cartagines a 53.79% away-win probability, making the visitors the clear statistical selection. The expected-goals profile also favours CS Cartagines, with 1.67 away expected goals compared with 0.83 for San Carlos. The wider team data supports that direction: CS Cartagines rank second with 18 points from 8 matches, while San Carlos rank fifth with 12 points from 8. Recent results are also stronger for the visitors, whose last-five record is WWWWL compared with San Carlos's LWWLL. CS Cartagines have scored 13 goals across their last five, while San Carlos have scored 4. However, the match-level probabilities still leave room for a draw, and the 46.78% BTTS probability does not indicate an overwhelming expectation that both teams score. The central question is whether San Carlos can turn home advantage into a more competitive contest than the ratings and recent attacking output suggest.
Key edge
CS Cartagines's attacking production is the clearest differentiator. The visitors have 2.60 average goals for across their last five, while San Carlos have 0.80, and the model assigns CS Cartagines 1.67 expected goals against 0.83 for San Carlos.
Biggest risk
CS Cartagines may not dominate because the away-win probability is 53.79%, not an overwhelming level, while the draw probability stands at 24.91%. San Carlos's defensive rating is 62.5, matching the visitors' defensive rating, which could limit the away side even with its stronger attacking indicators.
Expected match shape
The model points to an away-leaning contest, with CS Cartagines at 1.67 expected goals and San Carlos at 0.83. The match has a 46.78% BTTS probability and a 45.20% Over 2.5 probability, so the statistical outlook favours the visitors without establishing a strong expectation for an open, high-scoring game.
Match finished
- San CarlosTimeCS Cartagines
- Full time
- 90+5'A. HernandezYellow Card
- 90+2'K. BricenoRed Card
- B. MartinezSubstitution 579'
- 79'E. BrenesSubstitution 5
- P. FonsecaSubstitution 474'
- K. CerdasYellow Card74'
- 66'B. AlfaroSubstitution 4
- 66'J. CortesSubstitution 3
- 62'J. CortesYellow Card
- J. Rivera StuartSubstitution 360'
- R. CordobaSubstitution 260'
- E. HernandezSubstitution 160'
- 46'M. VillalobosSubstitution 2
- 46'D. Gonzalez HernandezSubstitution 1
- HT
- E. HernandezYellow Card45'
- 45+1'M. MoranYellow Card
- J. Rivera StuartNormal Goal28'