18th- against 9th place might not feel all that hot. But look: We have the information that makes Sport Boys - Melgar (even) more appealing!
- Sport Boys have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Melgar is in the best form (4-2-0) in Primera Division
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Melgar, who are travelling more than 1000 kilometers to play this game.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Sport Boys form and stats
The complete Primera Division statistics at home this season for Sport Boys are 4-1-4 (wins-draws-losses).
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Alvaro Villete Melgar not having conceded a league goal in 290 minutes.
Boys travelled for their previous game, a trip to Carlos Manucci that ended 0-0. Villete, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 7.42 out of 10 in that game. Villete topped it up with a clean sheet.
Before that, Sport Boys had a home game versus Alianza Lima which ended with a victory 1-0.It should be noted that a glance at the 13 most recent league matches reveals that 10 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the sides scored a goal).
Sport Boys has scored 10 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. 13 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.
Melgar form and stats
There's been little loot from Melgar's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 9 away games in the Primera Division. Melgar only have 1 win to counter their 3 defeats and 5 draws. Melgar are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played eight in a row without losing.
Melgar delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Sporting Cristal in their previous fixture. Cuesta, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.8. Cuesta scored one goal and hit the woodwork once.
Preceding that game was the away victory against Deportivo Municipal with the score of 1-0.Goal-happy betting people should observe that 8 of this side's 10 most recent league games have ended with three goals or more.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Melgar as they have only managed to score 7 times from 9 away games in the league. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Melgar have conceded 11 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The 5 latest meetings featuring these opponents have all finished as Melgar wins. Another one?The sides have met each other previously this season, with the final score Melgar - Boys 2-0 entered in the official records. The games between these clubs have had a tendency to be brutal, having seen 7 red cards from the last ten encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  B. Cuesta 11 goals |  T. Martínez 5 goals |
Sport Boys missing players
Melgar missing players
| Sport Boys | Melgar | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 22 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 17 | 11 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 10 | 35 |
| 28 | 14 | 3 | Conceded | C | 1 | 10 | 22 |
| 91% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 80% | 91% |
| 57% | 55% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 25% | 50% | 73% |
| 35% | 45% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 30% | 45% |
| 9% | 18% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 27% |
| 4% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 14% |
| 30% | 36% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 50% | 50% |
| 26% | 18% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 75% | 30% | 36% |
| 52% | 45% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 40% | 23% |
| 4.6 | 5.5 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 3.9 | 4.2 |
| 5.1 | 4.6 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5 | 3.9 |
| 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 3.3 | 2.7 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10.3 | 11.8 | 12.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.8 | 12.1 | 13.5 |
| 3.4 | 4.7 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4.8 | 4.9 |
| 22% | 21% | 18% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 13% | 21% | 33% |
| 14 | 12.9 | 16.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.8 | 12.4 | 9.9 |
| 4.7 | 4.6 | 6.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.2 |
- Melgar have scored more than double the goals of Sport Boys.
- Melgar have the most scored goals in the first half (18) in Primera Division
- Melgar is in the best form (4-2-0) in Primera Division
- Sport Boys have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- 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 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 |
