A total of 18 rounds of fixtures have been played and Melgar are 4 points in front of UTC Cajamarca. How will it turn out?
- Melgar have the most scored goals in the first half (22) in Primera Division
- UTC Cajamarca have the fewest matches over the total-line (6) in Primera Division
This football field uses grass, unlike UTC Cajamarca's home stadium. The latest 27 games by the guests on grass have generated 6 wins, 4 draws and 17 losses.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
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.
Melgar enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Cesar Vallejo's place. The match ended 2-1 with Lavandeira and Bordacahar scoring. The striker Lavandeira was announced as "man of the match" for Melgar with the rating of 9.04/10. Lavandeira scored one goal, served one assist, hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 31 successful passes (of 37 total).
Preceding that match was a defeat to Universitario (0-1).There will be little rest for Melgar after this match as they are travelling to Real Garcilaso for a Primera Division game in only four days.
A decent goal production from Melgar in their home games so far, with 17 goals from 9 league matches. On the other hand, Melgar have conceded 11 goals.
UTC Cajamarca form and stats
UTC Cajamarca have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Primera Division, after 1-2-6 (9 played). The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as UTC Cajamarca have lost on their last two travels.
Cajamarca are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the fixture against Carlos Manucci. Eureka; their first victory in the league after eight rounds not winning. Midfield player Gentile was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.84/10. Gentile scored two goals and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.
A 0-1 defeat away at Alianza Lima before that.Low on goals? 19 of this club's latest 25 league fixtures have seen zero, one or two goals.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting UTC Cajamarca as they have only managed to score 8 times from 9 away games in the league. For UTC Cajamarca, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
UTC Cajamarca - Melgar 0-0 was the story when this pair of contenders last played each other, earlier this season. Melgar-UTC Cajamarca H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Melgar two wins, UTC Cajamarca four wins, four draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5). The games between these sides have sometimes been a bit wild, having seen 5 red cards from the last ten encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  B. Cuesta 12 goals |   F. Peraza Fontana 9 goals |  T. Martínez 5 goals |
Melgar missing players
UTC Cajamarca missing players
| Melgar | UTC Cajamarca | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 13 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 25 |
| 11 | 7 | 4 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| 39 | 25 | 13 | Scored | S | 5 | 11 | 20 |
| 24 | 13 | 3 | Conceded | C | 6 | 26 | 31 |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 88% |
| 72% | 85% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 77% | 60% |
| 44% | 54% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 46% | 24% |
| 24% | 31% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 38% | 20% |
| 12% | 15% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 15% | 8% |
| 48% | 46% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 54% | 44% |
| 36% | 38% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 8% | 32% |
| 24% | 15% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 38% | 36% |
| 4 | 4.3 | 4.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 5.5 | 6.8 |
| 3.6 | 2.8 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.5 | 6.4 | 5.7 |
| 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 13.3 | 14.6 | 13.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.3 |
| 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
| 32% | 40% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 23% | 21% |
| 9.7 | 7.6 | 6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15 | 14.7 | 12.8 |
| 3.2 | 2.9 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.8 | 6.5 | 5.2 |
- Melgar have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Melgar have scored at least twice as many goals at home as UTC Cajamarca have scored 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.
- UTC Cajamarca have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- UTC Cajamarca have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- UTC Cajamarca have the fewest matches over the total-line (6) in Primera Division
- UTC Cajamarca have the most matches under the total-line (19) in Primera Division
- UTC Cajamarca have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- UTC Cajamarca haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 |
