Primera Division preview with statistics: Deportivo Municipal welcomes Alianza Lima to Estadio Nacional de Lima

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Competition: Peru Primera Division
Competition: Sun 02.Jul
Match begins: 01:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Nacional de Lima (80093 seats)

Both Deportivo Municipal and Alianza Lima are desperate for points in this match, despite the away side having a 21 point edge in the league table.

Insights:
  • Deportivo Municipal have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Alianza Lima have the most scored goals (37) in Primera Division

This pitch has artifical turf, which is not Alianza Lima's familiar surface at their own football stadium. When playing on artifical turf Alianza Lima have performed like this: Played twelve matches earning 7 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats with the goal production 19-11 (scored/conceded).

This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.

It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Copa Libertadores. That game, against Atletico PR, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Alianza Lima.

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Deportivo Municipal form and stats

The story so far in the Primera Division for Deportivo Municipal at their home stadium (Estadio Nacional de Lima) is 4 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats.

It's back home for Municipal, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Unión Comercio away with the result 3-1. Nuñez, Erustes and García found the net in that victory. The attacker Erustes was announced as "man of the match" for Deportivo Municipal with a rating of 9.1/10. Erustes scored one goal, served one assist, hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 20 successful passes (of 25 total).

Before that match, a win away at Academia Cantolao.

The Deportivo Municipal fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 11 in 9 matches. Municipal's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 12 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. When Deportivo Municipal hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like ADT, Deportivo Binacional, Unión Comercio, Academia Cantolao, UTC Cajamarca and Sport Boys), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 2 of 3 times.

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Alianza Lima form and stats

5 wins, 0 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Alianza Lima playing as the away team in the Primera Division this season. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Alianza Lima have lost on their last two travels.

Two away games in a row for Alianza, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-3 vs Atletico PR in the Copa Libertadores. Midfielder Concha was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.33. Concha hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times and had 43 successful passes (of 46 total).

Before that, Alianza Lima secured a home win against Atletico Grau with the score 2-0.

Goal-happy betting people should observe that 8 of this side's 10 latest league fixtures have ended with three or more goals.

The visiting Alianza have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 12 goals from 9 games. Alianza Lima have conceded 12 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Alianza Lima have won every one of the 5 latest matches against this opponent. Will the streak continue?

The two teams involved faced each other before this season: Alianza Lima - Municipal 2-1.

Top Goalscorers

Alianza LimaH. Barcos
H. Barcos
9 goals
Alianza LimaP. Sabbag Daccarett
P. Sabbag Daccarett
8 goals
Deportivo MunicipalP. Erustes
P. Erustes
5 goals

Deportivo Municipal missing players

Alianza Lima missing players

Deportivo Municipal Alianza Lima
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
18 8 3 Played P 3 8 18
8 4 0 Won W 2 5 15
3 1 1 Drew D 0 0 0
7 3 2 Lost L 1 3 3
22 11 3 Scored S 5 12 39
19 9 5 Conceded C 3 9 13
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
83% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 75% 89%
39% 50% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 75% 61%
6% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 12% 17%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 11%
44% 50% 100% BTTS BTTS 67% 75% 50%
33% 38% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 25% 50%
22% 12% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
5.1 6.6 6 Corners for (avg) C F 4.3 3.8 5.4
5.1 5.2 5 Corners against (avg) C A 6 4.6 4.4
3.1 3.2 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.7 4.6 3.4
4 2 0 Red cards R C 1 3 4
 
12.6 14.2 15.3 Shots (avg) S ( 8 9.2 11.8
3.9 4.2 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.5 5.1
31% 32% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 42% 43% 42%
 
10.1 9.1 8.3 Shots against (avg) S A 16.3 14.9 12.9
3.7 4.1 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 4.2 3.6
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • Alianza Lima have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Alianza Lima have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Alianza Lima have scored in all their matches so far.
  • 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 (9) in Primera Division
  • Alianza Lima have the most points (15) away in Primera Division
  • Alianza Lima have the most scored goals (37) in Primera Division
  • Alianza Lima have the the best goal difference (+21) in Primera Division
  • Alianza Lima have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Alianza Lima haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • All of Deportivo Municipal's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Deportivo Municipal have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Deportivo Municipal have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Deportivo Municipal haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 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 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

Read more about Primera Division

The Peruvian First Division, also known as the Primera Division or the Copa Movistar, is the top level of football in Peru. Seasons run from February to December with 18 teams playing 44 fixtures each to create a final league table. Universitario, Alianza Lima and Sporting Cristal are by far the dominant winner of this league since it was founded in 1912.