Academia Cantolao and Melgar supporters look forward to Primera Division meeting at Estadio Miguel Grau del Callao

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Melgar, who are travelling more than 1000 kilometers to play this game.

It's no vacation for neither Academia Cantolao nor Melgar as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

Academia Cantolao form and stats

Academia Cantolao's results here at Estadio Miguel Grau del Callao in the Primera Division have been very modest with 2 victories, 2 draws and 5 defeats.

A strong away win for Academia Cantolao against Carlos Manucci the last match, as Espinosa and Calabrese were on target. Midfielder Ramírez was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.6 (out of ten) in that game. Ramírez hit the woodwork once, served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Academia are traveling soon after this match as the Primera Division match at Deportivo Binacional awaits in four days.

Academia Cantolao aren't scoring a lot here at Estadio Miguel Grau del Callao in the league, with only {7 goals} from 9 games. Academia Cantolao's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 11 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

Melgar form and stats

There's been little loot from Melgar's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 9 away games in the Primera Division. Melgar only have 1 win to counter their 3 defeats and 5 draws. Melgar are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played twelve in a row without losing.

Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Melgar goalkeeper Carlos Alberto Caceda Oyaguez is eager to challenge this, with his 180 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.

Martínez, Cuesta (2) and Galeano scored in Melgar's previous match, the home game against Alianza Atlético that ended 4-0. As mentioned above, Melgar was the only team on the pitch versus Alianza Atlético in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task. The attacker Martínez got a match rating of 8.81 in that game. Martínez scored one goal, served one assist, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 23 successful passes (of 24 total).

The visitors have scored 7 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Melgar have conceded 11 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Melgar - Academia Cantolao 5-0 was the story when these two participants last did battle, some time ago this season. The games between these clubs have sometimes been aggressive, having seen 5 red cards from the last ten duels. Cuesta likes to play against Academia and have scored 10 goals in these games.

Top Goalscorers

B. Cuesta 14 goals

T. Martínez 6 goals

P. Lavandeira Hernández 5 goals

Academia Cantolao missing players

Melgar missing players