The table reveals that 7 points split the pair of competitors in this Primera Division game. Cusco FC carry both the points- and home stadium advantage.
- Cusco FC have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Primera Division
- Melgar have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Primera Division
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 Cusco FC and Melgar.
Cusco FC form and stats
Cusco FC have been outstanding at home so far in the Primera Division with 8 wins, 0 draws and only 1 loss. In general it's been a long time since Cusco FC tasted defeat here at Estadio Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, as they have taken at least one point from their last twelve home games in the league.
Cusco FC travelled for their previous game, a trip to Carlos Manucci that ended 0-0. Midfielder Barreto was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.63 (out of ten) in that game. Barreto hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 32 successful passes (of 38 total).
In the match before that, Cusco hosted Alianza Lima and drew the game 1-1.The Cusco FC fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 16 goals in 9 league matches. From these home matches, Cusco have conceded only 8 goals.
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 ten in a row without losing.
Melgar delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against UTC Cajamarca in their previous fixture. Attacker Lavandeira got a player rating of 8.21 in the game. "Man of the match" Lavandeira scored one goal and hit four key passes.
Preceding that game was the away victory against Cesar Vallejo with the score of 2-1.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 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 11 goals have been conceded by Melgar in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Cusco have pulled off a streak of 4 consecutive games without defeat (2-2-0) when playing Melgar.The teams involved met each other before this campaign: Melgar - Cusco FC 1-1. The matches between these teams have had a tendency to be a bit wild, having seen 7 red cards from the last ten encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  B. Cuesta 12 goals |   A. Ayarza Cocanegra 7 goals |  F. Rodríguez Valla 7 goals |
Cusco FC missing players
Melgar missing players
| Cusco FC | Melgar | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 26 |
| 12 | 10 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 9 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 32 | 22 | 7 | Scored | S | 3 | 14 | 40 |
| 31 | 10 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 11 | 25 |
| 88% | 92% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 92% |
| 81% | 85% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 58% | 73% |
| 54% | 69% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 33% | 42% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 23% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 12% |
| 46% | 54% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| 31% | 38% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 35% |
| 35% | 15% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | 23% |
| 5.2 | 5.2 | 3.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.8 | 3.6 | 4 |
| 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.6 | 3.5 |
| 2.6 | 2.4 | 3.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.6 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12.4 | 14.4 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.6 |
| 4.7 | 5.2 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5 |
| 27% | 35% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 16% | 24% | 31% |
| 12.9 | 10.2 | 13 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.2 | 11.9 | 9.7 |
| 3.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.2 |
- Cusco FC have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Cusco FC have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Cusco FC have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Primera Division
- Melgar have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) 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 | Cusco FC | 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 | Cesar 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 | Union 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 |
