Primera Division: The middle-of-the-table positions illustrates the road Melgar and Atlético Grau have been on uptil now. Both contenders are eager to play; bring it!
- Melgar have the most scored goals in the first half (17) in Primera Division
- Atlético Grau have the most dropped points from leading position (13) in Primera Division
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Melgar form and stats
The complete Primera Division statistics at home this season for Melgar are 5-2-2 (wins-draws-losses). Melgar has recorded two wins in a row here at Estadio de la Universidad Nacional San Agustín, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
An away draw last time out for Melgar, facing Deportivo Garcilaso in a game that ended 2-2. Opportunity lost for Melgar in the Deportivo Garcilaso match as a lead 2-0 was lost and what looked like a victory ended in a draw. D´Arrigo felt an ounce or two of guilt after the draw against Deportivo Garcilaso as the player was unable to convert a penalty kick in the 56th minute. Cuesta, an attacker, was the highest rated performer for the side in that match, collecting a rating of 8.2 (out of 10). Cuesta scored two goals.
Before that match, a loss in the away fixture against Olimpia in the Copa Libertadores.
Goals, goals, goals? We don't know the future, but we do know that 9 of the 11 latest league games with this club has contained at least three goals.
A decent goal production from Melgar in their home games so far, with 17 goals from 9 league matches. Melgar have conceded 11 in these home matches.
Atlético Grau form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Atlético Grau so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-6 (win-draw-lose).
Atlético aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 217 league minutes without a goal. Bandiera was the last player to find the net.
Atlético Grau have a lot to rectify after their shock defeat (0-2) to Carlos Manucci in their previous outing, played at home. Marcos got a match rating of 7.5 in that game, top player of the team. Marcos hit two key passes and had 34 successful passes (of 40 total).
A 0-2 defeat away at Alianza Lima before that.Atlético Grau find the net regularly in their away games. 11 goals from 9 away fixtures in the league. Atlético Grau struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 16 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last three matches): Melgar two wins, zero draws and Atlético Grau one victory. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  B. Cuesta 10 goals |  N. Bandiera 9 goals | L. Iberico Robalino 5 goals |
Melgar missing players
Atlético Grau missing players
| Melgar | Atlético Grau | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 19 |
| 7 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | 9 |
| 30 | 21 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 11 | 28 |
| 21 | 11 | 4 | Conceded | C | 6 | 18 | 25 |
| 89% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 74% | 90% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 80% | 89% |
| 47% | 60% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 50% | 53% |
| 32% | 40% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 30% | 21% |
| 16% | 20% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 20% | 11% |
| 53% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 60% | 53% |
| 32% | 40% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 21% |
| 26% | 10% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 40% | 26% |
| 3.9 | 4.2 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.3 | 5 | 5.4 |
| 4.2 | 3.3 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.7 | 3.4 | 2.9 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 12.8 | 13.8 | 16.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 16 | 12.2 | 13.9 |
| 4.6 | 4.7 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 3.5 | 4.3 |
| 34% | 45% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 15% | 31% | 34% |
| 10.5 | 8.1 | 9.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.3 | 15 | 11.8 |
| 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 5.9 | 4.4 |
- Atlético Grau have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Atlético Grau have the most dropped points from leading position (13) in Primera Division
- Atlético Grau haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Melgar have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Melgar have the most scored goals in the first half (17) in Primera Division
- Melgar haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | Atlético 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 |
