Melgar will plan to operate their home advantage to help shorten the gap to today’s opposition. The hosts are currently 9 points behind Universitario.
- Melgar have the most scored goals in the first half (20) in Primera Division
- Universitario have the fewest conceded goals (14) in Primera Division
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1000 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Melgar and Universitario should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Melgar form and stats
When playing at home in the Primera Division, Melgar have managed 5 wins, 2 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 9 games. days ago.
Melgar enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Sport Boys's place. The match ended 2-0 with Cuesta and Lavandeira scoring. Goalkeeper Cáceda got the top rating on the team in that game; 7.4 out of ten. Cáceda topped it up with a clean sheet.
Before that, Melgar drew at home versus Sporting Cristal.Melgar have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio de la Universidad Nacional San Agustín with 17 goals in 9 league matches. Melgar have conceded 11 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Universitario form and stats
The visitors are W3-D1-L5 on the road this term. That's in the Primera Division.
The Universitario goalkeeper Jose Aurelio Carvallo Alonso is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 270 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Impressive finishing from Flores, Urruti and Quispe secured the home win 3-0 against Carlos Mannucci in their previous game. Midfield player Ureña was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.6/10. Ureña hit the woodwork once, served one assist, hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 66 successful passes (of 76 total).
Before that, Universitario travelled to Alianza Lima and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.Look out: 8 of the latest 10 league matches featuring this team have had only one (or no) team scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in sports betting words).
The attacking power of Universitario when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 9 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Universitario have seen the ball go into their own net 10 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The two teams in this fixture also encountered each other previously this campaign: Universitario - Melgar 1-0. Numbers for the preceeding ten meetings involving these two participants are: three wins for Melgar, three draws and four wins for Universitario. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games. The games between these clubs sometimes lean towards being hot-tempered, having seen 9 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  B. Cuesta 12 goals |   A. Valera Sandoval 10 goals |  E. Herrera 6 goals |
Melgar missing players
Universitario missing players
| Melgar | Universitario | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 24 |
| 10 | 7 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 15 |
| 9 | 3 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 37 | 25 | 6 | Scored | S | 2 | 13 | 41 |
| 22 | 12 | 5 | Conceded | C | 6 | 12 | 16 |
| 91% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 83% | 92% |
| 74% | 92% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 58% | 71% |
| 43% | 58% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 42% | 50% |
| 26% | 33% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 17% | 21% |
| 13% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 4% |
| 48% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 42% | 33% |
| 39% | 42% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 25% | 50% |
| 22% | 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 25% |
| 4.1 | 4.4 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| 3.8 | 2.9 | 1.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.5 |
| 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 6 | 9 | 10 |
| 13.5 | 14.6 | 13.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.5 | 10.8 | 14.5 |
| 4.9 | 4.9 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 3.9 | 5.3 |
| 33% | 42% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 28% | 32% |
| 9.7 | 7.8 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.8 | 13 | 10 |
| 3.2 | 3 | 4.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 4.2 | 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 have the most scored goals in the first half (20) in Primera Division
- Melgar haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Universitario have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Universitario have the fewest conceded goals (14) in Primera Division
- Universitario have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
| 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 | César 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 |
