Alianza Lima contests Unión Comercio face-off

It should be mentioned that Unión Comercio play their home matches on artifical turf, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on grass. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Unión Comercio on grass are 2 victories, 4 draws and 11 defeats from 17 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 17-33. You can compare this with overall results below.

Unión Comercio have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1300 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

Both participants have had enough days rest since their previous exertion in an official match. Let's look for an energetic match!

Alianza Lima form and stats

Alianza Lima have been very solid at home in the Primera Division so far, with 27 points collected from 9 matches (9-0-0). This has contributed greatly to their 1st position in the table. It’s been three wins in a row for Alianza Lima here at Estadio Alejandro Villanueva, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.

Nothing to worry about in defence for Alianza Lima, as their goalkeeper Angelo Ademir Campos Turriarte has completely shut out the opponents for 405 minutes in the Primera Division.

A strong away win for Alianza against Academia Cantolao the last match, as Zanelatto and Barcos were on target. Barcos, who plays in attack, was the top performer for the team in that match, receiving a rating of 8.14 (out of 10). Barcos scored one goal, served one assist and hit two key passes.

It should be taken into account that a peek at the 12 latest league games reveals that 10 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the sides scored a goal).

Goals are plentiful at Estadio Alejandro Villanueva in the league this season as Alianza Lima has scored 25 goals here in 9 home games. Alianza have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only {4 goals}. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

Unión Comercio form and stats

Unión Comercio have only collected 4 points from their away games in the Primera Division, after 1-1-7 (9 played). It's three draws from Unión Comercio's last three away games, a decent catch but one that could be so much better.

Comercio go into this game after a win, the home game against Academia Cantolao that ended 2-1. Which player has bagged at least one goal three matches in a row for the away team? The correct answer is de Jesús and that is quite the feat! de Jesús, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.2. Jesús scored two goals, hit one key pass and had 19 successful passes (of 23 total).

A quick return to home after this game, as Unión Comercio are hosting Carlos Manucci in the Primera Division only three days away.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Unión Comercio as they have only managed to score 8 times from 9 away games in the league. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Unión Comercio have conceded 22 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Unión Comercio - Alianza Lima 1-3 was the scoreline in these teams' previous H2H fixture, earlier this season. The matches between these clubs sometimes lean towards being a bit wild, having seen 14 red cards from the last ten duels.

Top Goalscorers

M. de Jesús Pabón 13 goals

H. Barcos 11 goals

P. Sabbag Daccarett 9 goals

Alianza Lima missing players

Unión Comercio missing players