Soccer match preview: Home crowd has high hopes when Sport Boys welcome Academia Cantolao

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Competition: Peru Primera Division
Competition: Tue 04.Jul
Match begins: 20:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Miguel Grau del Callao (11600 seats)

Examine their own tactics or make adjustments according to the opposition? Both Sport Boys and Academia Cantolao should try something different than what they have done so far. Read more!

Insights:
  • Sport Boys have the fewest clean sheets (1) at home in Primera Division
  • Academia Cantolao have the fewest scored goals (9) in Primera Division

These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.

Sport Boys and Academia Cantolao 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.

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Sport Boys form and stats

The story so far in the Primera Division for Sport Boys at their home stadium (Estadio Miguel Grau del Callao) is 4 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats. When Sport Boys hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Deportivo Municipal, ADT, Deportivo Binacional, Union Comercio, UTC Cajamarca and Sport Boys), they have won 2 of 4 matches! The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Estadio Miguel Grau del Callao.

Sport Boys are returning here after visiting Alianza Atletico and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Carranza and Vasquez scored the goal(s). Midfield player Carranza got a match rating of 8.12 in that game, the max score being 10. Carranza scored one goal, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

In the game before, an away victory match versus Cienciano with a 1-0 scoreline.

Boys are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 10 goals in 9 games. Sport Boys's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 13 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Academia Cantolao form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Academia Cantolao so far with only 1 point returning home. The records show 0-1-8 (win-draw-lose). Recent form does not give Academia much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Sport Boys will be a tough nut to crack.

Academia Cantolao are looking to quickly end their 358 minutes long goal drought in the Primera Division.

Academia Cantolao failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Sporting Cristal that ended with defeat 0-2. Academia goalkeeper Limousin took pride in a grand day at work vs Sporting Cristal, but in spite of making seven saves the loss could not be stopped.

A loss against Deportivo Municipal was the result prior to that, in a home game.

Stats flash: 8 of the last 10 league matches featuring this club have seen only one (or no) team scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in sports betting terms).

After this away game Academia Cantolao return home for a Primera Division game against Universitario. That game is only three sleeps after this.

There's been a serious shortage of goals from Academia's away games in the league this season with only {2 goals} from 9 matches. It's worth mentioning that 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. People interested in "over 2,5 goals" betting will like to know that Academia Cantolao concede an average of more than 2,5 goals per away match all on their own.

Head 2 Head

Sport Boys have managed a sequence of 4 consecutive matches without defeat (3-1-0) when playing Academia Cantolao.

As it happens, the last time Academia kept a "clean sheet" was also versus this opposition, six league games ago (Academia Cantolao - Sport Boys 0-0). The matches between these teams have had a tendency to be hostile, having seen 7 red cards from the last ten duels.

Top Goalscorers

Academia CantolaoH. Leyes Viera
H. Leyes Viera
4 goals
Sport BoysF. Roca Reyes
F. Roca Reyes
3 goals

Sport Boys missing players

Academia Cantolao missing players

Sport Boys Academia Cantolao
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
19 9 4 Played P 2 9 19
6 4 2 Won W 0 0 2
3 1 1 Drew D 1 1 3
10 4 1 Lost L 1 8 14
15 10 7 Scored S 1 2 9
27 13 7 Conceded C 2 25 38
95% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 95%
68% 67% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 89% 74%
42% 56% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 67% 47%
11% 22% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 33% 21%
5% 11% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 11%
37% 44% 75% BTTS BTTS 50% 22% 32%
16% 11% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 16%
53% 44% 25% Failed to Score F T 50% 78% 58%
 
4.4 5.9 6.5 Corners for (avg) C F 4.5 2.8 3.3
5.2 4.9 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 10 6.2 6.7
3.3 3.2 3.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4.5 3.1 2.6
5 3 2 Red cards R C 1 5 7
 
10.2 12.2 13.8 Shots (avg) S ( 7.5 5.8 8.9
3.3 4.6 5.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 1.4 2.6
24% 24% 30% Goal Efficiency G E 17% 15% 18%
 
14.4 13.9 13.8 Shots against (avg) S A 20 17.4 15.7
4.9 5.1 4.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.5 7.6 6.2
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • Academia Cantolao have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Academia Cantolao have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Academia Cantolao have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Academia Cantolao have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Academia Cantolao have the fewest points (1) away in Primera Division
  • Academia Cantolao have the fewest scored goals (2) away in Primera Division
  • Academia Cantolao have the fewest scored goals (9) in Primera Division
  • Academia Cantolao have the fewest scored goals in the second half (3) in Primera Division
  • Academia Cantolao have the most conceded goals (25) away in Primera Division
  • Academia Cantolao have the the worst goal difference (-23) away in Primera Division
  • Academia Cantolao have the the worst goal difference (-27) in Primera Division
  • Academia Cantolao have yet to win a game away.
  • Academia Cantolao haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Academia Cantolao is in the worst form (0-3-3)
  • Sport Boys have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Sport Boys have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Academia Cantolao have scored away.
  • Sport Boys have the fewest clean sheets (1) at home in Primera Division
  • Sport Boys have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Sport Boys 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 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

Read more about Primera Division

The Peruvian First Division, also known as the Primera Division or the Copa Movistar, is the top level of football in Peru. Seasons run from February to December with 18 teams playing 44 fixtures each to create a final league table. Universitario, Alianza Lima and Sporting Cristal are by far the dominant winner of this league since it was founded in 1912.