Flashy Sporting Cristal land at Melgar after their 0-0-result against Emelec. Check out our broad match preview!
- Melgar have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Sporting Cristal have the most scored goals (16) away in Primera Division
It's quite the trip for Sporting Cristal when visiting Melgar as the cities are 1000 kilometers apart.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Copa Sudamericana. That game, against Emelec, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Sporting Cristal.
Melgar form and stats
The story so far in the Primera Division for Melgar at their home stadium (Estadio de la Universidad Nacional San Agustín) is 5 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Melgar, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Melgar, as their goalkeeper Carlos Alberto Caceda Oyaguez has completely shut out the opponents for 197 minutes in the Primera Division.
A good away victory last time out for Melgar, who won 1-0 against Deportivo Municipal. The goalie Cáceda was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 8.04 out of ten. Cáceda topped it up with a clean sheet.
Before that game, the 3-0 home victory against Atletico Grau.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Melgar have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 8 games) they have won 5 times, drawn 0 and lost 3.
Lots of goals? Who knows what will happen in this one, but we do know that 8 of the 10 latest league games with this side has had three goals or more.
A decent goal production from Melgar in their home games so far, with 17 goals from 9 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. 11 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Sporting Cristal form and stats
As the visiting team in Primera Division matches, Sporting Cristal have produced an overall stat of 3-5-1 so far. In general it has been a productive period now for Sporting Cristal as they haven't lost any of their last twelve games.
It's another away fixture for the visitors, as they travelled to Emelec in their previous outing. The Copa Sudamericana duel ended 0-0.
A home win before that, celebrating 3-2 vs Carlos Manucci.Cristal are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats. From a total of 5 matches.
A new game in only three days for Sporting Cristal, the Primera Division home match versus Deportivo Binacional. Busy days.
Sporting Cristal has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 16 goals from 9 games. Cristal have conceded 11 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
It's not the first time these sides face each other this season, as the statistics show this recent fixture: Sporting Cristal - Melgar 1-0. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Melgar victories, one draw and four Sporting Cristal wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, seven matches with two goals or less. The games between these sides have had a tendency to be rough and physical, having seen 7 red cards from the last ten duels. Cuesta likes to play against Sporting Cristal and have scored 7 goals in these games.
Top Goalscorers
  B. Varanda de Oliveira 11 goals |   B. Cuesta 10 goals |  A. Hohberg González 9 goals |
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| Melgar | Sporting Cristal | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 21 |
| 9 | 7 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| 8 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | 24 | 5 | Scored | S | 5 | 18 | 38 |
| 21 | 11 | 4 | Conceded | C | 5 | 11 | 20 |
| 90% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 82% | 86% |
| 71% | 91% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 73% | 76% |
| 48% | 64% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 27% | 38% |
| 29% | 36% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 18% | 24% |
| 14% | 18% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 18% | 24% |
| 48% | 45% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 55% | 57% |
| 38% | 45% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 36% | 38% |
| 24% | 9% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 27% | 19% |
| 4 | 4.1 | 2.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.7 | 4.5 | 5.7 |
| 4 | 3 | 1.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.3 | 5 | 4.8 |
| 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 13.3 | 14.5 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.3 | 10.9 | 13.3 |
| 5 | 5.1 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.7 | 5.4 | 5.2 |
| 33% | 43% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 31% | 35% |
| 10 | 7.7 | 10.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 15.8 | 13.1 |
| 3.1 | 2.7 | 4.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 4 | 3.5 |
- Melgar have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Melgar have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Melgar haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Sporting Cristal have the most scored goals (16) away in Primera Division
- Sporting Cristal have the the best goal difference (+5) away in Primera Division
- Sporting Cristal 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 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 |
