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Firpo and Alajuelense meet in Round 4 of the CONCACAF Central American Cup with no prior encounters on record. The model gives the hosts a 68.4% win probability, anchored in a perfect home record that has seen them concede nothing in three matches. Alajuelense arrive on a five-match winning streak, setting up a contrast between two sides in strong recent form.

Firpo have won all three home matches on record, averaging 3.33 goals scored and none conceded. Over their last five games in all settings they have gone DWWLW, scoring 2.2 per game and conceding 0.4. Their defensive solidity at home stands out, though the sample is limited to three games.

Alajuelense have taken maximum points from their two away matches, scoring three per game and conceding 0.5. Their overall run of five straight wins features the same scoring average of 2.2 per game with 0.6 conceded. The away sample is small, but the form is consistent.

There are no prior meetings between Firpo and Alajuelense on record. That leaves the head-to-head sample empty, so this fixture offers no historical signal to lean on.

Firpo's home split shows a sharper scoring edge than their overall recent numbers: 3.33 goals per game at home versus 2.2 across all recent matches, and 0 conceded at home versus 0.4 overall. Alajuelense's away scoring is higher than their recent average, at 3.0 versus 2.2, while their conceded rate sits at 0.5 away against 0.6 overall. Both venue samples are only two or three games, so the splits should be read cautiously.

Neither side has any league-table data on record, and the two teams have never met, so there is little external context beyond their recent runs. Rest days are close: Firpo had five days since their last match, Alajuelense six. The model's low expected-goals total and the tiny chance of both teams scoring (10.2%) suggest this will be a tight, low-scoring contest rather than an open one.

The model rates Firpo's win at 68.4%, with a draw at 27.6% and an Alajuelense win at just 4.1%. The projected scoreline is 1-0, and that exact score carries 30.3% probability, ahead of 0-0 (22.8%) and 2-0 (20.1%). The model expects about 1.48 total goals, with a 43.5% chance of two or more and a 10.2% chance that both teams score. Confidence is medium, and the winning-margin distribution leans Firpo: a two-goal-plus margin is at 35%, a one-goal margin at 33.4%, and a draw at 27.6%.

The model's projection is a Firpo win, with the expected scoreline of 1-0 and a one-goal margin (33.4%) almost as likely as a two-goal margin (35%). Alajuelense arrive on a five-match winning streak and score well away, yet the model gives them only a 4.1% chance. That stance would be undermined if Alajuelense's away output breaks through a Firpo defense that has not conceded at home in three matches.