Alianza Lima have layed the groundwork for another match after their 2-1 result against Carlos Manucci, a fixture they learned a lot from. How will this affect the battle against Melgar?
- Alianza Lima have the most scored goals (37) in Primera Division
- Melgar have the most scored goals in the first half (27) in Primera Division
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1000 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Alianza and Melgar.
Alianza Lima form and stats
Home games in the Primera Division have been a walk in the park for Alianza Lima so far, with 27 points won from 9 matches; 9 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses. days ago.
Alianza Lima are returning here after visiting Carlos Manucci and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Barcos (2) scored the goal(s). The home team have an in-form goalscorer in Barcos, having found the net in three consecutive games. Barcos, a forward, was the best performer for the team in that match, earning a rating of 7.85 (out of 10). Barcos scored two goals and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Ahead of that match, Alianza won a home game hosting Unión Comercio (3-1).Trench warfare? In this club's last 14 league games, 12 have produced two goals or less.
Alianza Lima are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Estadio Alejandro Villanueva in their league games, having scored an impressive 25 goals in 9 matches. Defensively Alianza have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (4 in 9 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Melgar form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Melgar so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 1-5-3 (win-draw-lose). Melgar are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played 13 in a row without losing.
Cuesta, Galeano and Bordacahar scored in Melgar's previous match, the home game against Unión Comercio that ended 3-1. Midfielder Cabrera was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.85. Cabrera served one assist, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times and had 22 successful passes (of 26 total).
Preceding that game was the away victory against Academia Cantolao with the score of 1-0.The visitors have scored 7 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Melgar have seen the ball go into their own net 11 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Melgar - Alianza Lima 2-1 was the end result in these contenders' latest head to head match, played this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Alianza five wins, two draws and Melgar three victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  B. Cuesta 15 goals |   H. Barcos 14 goals |  P. Sabbag Daccarett 9 goals |
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| Alianza Lima | Melgar | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 16 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 15 | 32 |
| 22 | 14 | 5 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | 15 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | 11 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 52 | 33 | 11 | Scored | S | 4 | 17 | 51 |
| 18 | 5 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 12 | 30 |
| 90% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 87% | 94% |
| 68% | 69% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 53% | 72% |
| 42% | 38% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 27% | 44% |
| 13% | 19% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 13% | 28% |
| 6% | 12% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 9% |
| 42% | 25% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 47% | 50% |
| 55% | 75% | 80% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 40% | 38% |
| 13% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 27% | 19% |
| 5.3 | 6.2 | 4.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.4 | 4.6 | 4.7 |
| 4 | 3.5 | 4.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.3 | 3.3 |
| 3 | 2.6 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.9 | 2.5 |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11.9 | 13.4 | 13.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.8 | 12.8 | 14.1 |
| 4.6 | 5.2 | 4.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.4 | 4.9 | 5 |
| 36% | 39% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 15% | 23% | 32% |
| 11.1 | 10.4 | 14.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.6 | 11.2 | 9.2 |
| 3.1 | 2.7 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.8 |
- Alianza Lima have not yet lost a game at home.
- Alianza Lima have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Alianza Lima have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (7) in Primera Division
- Alianza Lima have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Primera Division
- Alianza Lima have the most clean sheets (12) at home in Primera Division
- Alianza Lima have the most clean sheets (17) in Primera Division
- Alianza Lima have the most points (27) at home in Primera Division
- Alianza Lima have the most scored goals (25) at home in Primera Division
- Alianza Lima have the most scored goals (37) in Primera Division
- Alianza Lima have the the best goal difference (+21) at home in Primera Division
- Alianza Lima have the the best goal difference (+21) in Primera Division
- Alianza Lima is in the best form (5-1-0) in Primera Division
- Melgar have the most clean sheets (6) away in Primera Division
- Melgar have the most scored goals in the first half (27) in Primera Division
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Alianza Lima | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 42 |
| 2 | Sporting Cristal | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 33 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 35 |
| 3 | Universitario | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 34 |
| 4 | Real Garcilaso | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 32 |
| 5 | Sport Huancayo | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 27 |
| 6 | César Vallejo | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 27 |
| 7 | Carlos Manucci | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -1 | 27 |
| 8 | Deportivo Garcilaso | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 25 |
| 9 | Melgar | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 25 |
| 10 | Cienciano | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 22 | -5 | 24 |
| 11 | Atletico Grau | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 23 |
| 12 | Alianza Atletico | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 33 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 22 | -1 | 23 |
| 13 | ADT | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 21 |
| 14 | Deportivo Municipal | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | -2 | 21 |
| 15 | UTC Cajamarca | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 19 | -6 | 21 |
| 16 | Unión Comercio | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 40 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 22 | -16 | 19 |
| 17 | Deportivo Binacional | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 28 | 34 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 21 | -6 | 18 |
| 18 | Sport Boys | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 13 | -13 | 18 |
| 19 | Academia Cantolao | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 25 | -27 | 9 |
