It's been eight sleeps since Melgar faced Real Garcilaso and the scoreline was 1-1. What will happen hosting Sport Huancayo?
- Melgar have the most scored goals in the first half (22) in Primera Division
- Sport Huancayo have won significantly less corners away then at home.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1100 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Melgar form and stats
Melgar have collected 17 points from their Primera Division home games so far after 5-2-2.
An away draw last time out for Melgar, facing Real Garcilaso in a game that ended 1-1. Lavandeira has scored in three matches in a row. Impressive! The forward Lavandeira outperformed all the other players in that fixture and was awarded a match rating of 8.1 out of 10. Lavandeira scored one goal, hit the woodwork once, hit two key passes and had 31 successful passes (of 37 total).
Preceding that game was the home draw versus UTC Cajamarca that ended 1-1.The Melgar fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 17 goals in 9 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. On the other hand, Melgar have conceded 11 goals.
Sport Huancayo form and stats
Playing away, Sport Huancayo have won 3 games, drawn 2 and suffered 4 defeats in the Primera Division this season.
Impressive finishing from Gómez, Huaccha and Benites secured the home win 3-1 against Carlos Mannucci in their previous game. That win felt sweet as this club had gone three league matches without winning. Midfield player Gómez was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.42/10. Gómez scored one goal, served one assist, hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 47 successful passes (of 53 total).
Prior to that match, the Huancayo manager Pacheco faced defeat when travelling to Alianza Lima and losing 0-1.Low on goals? 9 of this team's latest 11 league matches have seen zero, one or two goals.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Sport Huancayo have scored 13 goals in 9 league games away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Sport Huancayo's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 14 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
The previous head-to-head game ended Sport Huancayo - Melgar 1-1, earlier this season. Melgar-Sport Huancayo H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Melgar six wins, Sport Huancayo one win, three draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  B. Cuesta 12 goals |   R. Huaccha Jurado 10 goals |  L. Benítes Vargas 8 goals |
Melgar missing players
Sport Huancayo missing players
| Melgar | Sport Huancayo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 14 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 27 |
| 11 | 7 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| 11 | 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 41 | 26 | 6 | Scored | S | 3 | 14 | 42 |
| 26 | 14 | 6 | Conceded | C | 6 | 17 | 31 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 85% | 93% |
| 74% | 86% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 62% | 74% |
| 41% | 50% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 31% | 44% |
| 22% | 29% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 15% | 30% |
| 11% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 15% | 11% |
| 52% | 50% | 80% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 38% | 52% |
| 33% | 36% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 31% | 33% |
| 22% | 14% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 46% | 22% |
| 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 4.3 | 5.2 |
| 3.4 | 2.6 | 1.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.8 | 6.4 | 4.9 |
| 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 14.2 | 15 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.2 | 10 | 14.6 |
| 5.1 | 5 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.9 |
| 30% | 37% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 25% | 31% |
| 9.5 | 7.8 | 9.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.2 | 15 | 12.3 |
| 3.1 | 3 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 5.2 | 4 |
- Melgar have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Melgar have the most scored goals in the first half (22) in Primera Division
- Melgar haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Sport Huancayo have won significantly less corners away then 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 Mannucci | 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 Atlético | 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 |
