As we begin, Sporting come into this one as heavy favorites at Estadio Puente de Piedra. With 27 points after 14 games, they're sitting just behind the leaders and have been successful three times out of their last five league fixtures. In their most recent fixture, Sporting defeated Herediano by a score of 1-0 on Saturday; previously, they had beaten Pérez Zeledón 2-1 on the road back in September (Gabriel Leiva scored the winning goal for them).

Zeledón finds themselves in serious trouble. After 14 games, they've earned only 10 points and haven't managed a single victory in their last five fixtures. In those five matches alone, Zeledón have suffered defeats of 4-1 against Escorpiones and 3-0 to Herediano and also required a late equalizer to earn a point in a 1-1 tie with Puntarenas on Friday. Additionally, Ronald Gómez's team has also been victimized to the tune of a 5-1 loss in their first match of the year to Saprissa, giving us some indication of how easily they could be opened up.

With better attacking firepower, combined with the backing of a home crowd, Sporting appears well-positioned to make up ground on the teams above them. And therefore, it would seem like a good opportunity to bet on them to take down Zeledón.