A total of 18 rounds of games are finished and both Sporting Cristal and Universitario are at the right end of the league table. Bring it on!
- Sporting Cristal have the most points from losing position (20) in Primera Division
- Universitario have the fewest conceded goals (14) in Primera Division
Club Universitario de Deportes and Cristal have dominated Peruvian football together with Alianza Lima, claiming most of the league championships. These three teams are all major rivals and all encounters with any two of the three is considered a major derby and a big event in Peruvian football.
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Sporting Cristal form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Estadio Alberto Gallardo as Sporting Cristal have scored 17 goals to get 21 points from 9 games. The overall stats in the Primera Division are 6-3-0 (wins-draws-losses). Sporting Cristal has a nice streak going on as they have played 19 consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away).
Cristal drew their last game, 1-1 away at Sport Boys. The forward Brenner won the honour of being "man of the match" for Sporting Cristal with a rating of 7.64/10. Brenner scored one goal, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 23 successful passes (of 25 total).
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Deportivo Municipal in a game that was won 1-0.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 Cristal have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 6 games) they have won 1 time, drawn 4 and lost 1.
Sporting Cristal have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio Alberto Gallardo with 17 goals in 9 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, Sporting Cristal have conceded only 7 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Universitario form and stats
Playing away, Universitario, who have the fewest conceded goals (14) in Primera Division, have won 3 games, drawn 1 and suffered 5 defeats in the Primera Division this season.
Flores scored in Universitario's previous match, the home game against Deportivo Municipal that ended 1-0. That victory felt nice as this team had gone three league fixtures without winning. Flores, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.75. Flores scored one goal and hit one key pass.
A 2-2 draw at Atletico Grau's stadium before that.Universitario 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, 4 draws and 3 defeats. From a total of 9 matches.
A tale of few goals? 12 of this side's last 15 league matches have seen two or less goals.
A quick return to home after this game, as Universitario are hosting Sport Boys in the Primera Division only four days away.
The attacking power of Universitario when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 9 league matches away. As opposed to that, Universitario have seen the ball go into their own net 10 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Universitario have managed a streak of 4 consecutive games without defeat (1-3-0) when playing Sporting Cristal.This is what happened when the contenders played each other earlier this season; Universitario - Cristal 2-0.
Top Goalscorers
  B. Varanda de Oliveira 12 goals |   A. Valera Sandoval 12 goals |  A. Hohberg González 9 goals |
Sporting Cristal missing players
Universitario missing players
| Sporting Cristal | Universitario | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 13 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 15 | 30 |
| 15 | 10 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 18 |
| 12 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 53 | 29 | 4 | Scored | S | 0 | 16 | 47 |
| 25 | 9 | 3 | Conceded | C | 1 | 16 | 21 |
| 89% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 87% | 93% |
| 79% | 77% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 60% | 67% |
| 39% | 54% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 40% | 43% |
| 25% | 31% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 20% |
| 25% | 31% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 3% |
| 57% | 46% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 40% | 33% |
| 39% | 54% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 27% | 50% |
| 14% | 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 47% | 23% |
| 5.4 | 6.9 | 12 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 5 | 5.3 |
| 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 3.1 | 2.4 |
| 3.1 | 3.3 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 9 | 12 |
| 13.3 | 16.2 | 21 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 10.7 | 14.7 |
| 5.3 | 5.4 | 6.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.9 | 5.1 |
| 36% | 41% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 28% | 31% |
| 12.8 | 10.5 | 13 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 12.5 | 9.6 |
| 3.5 | 3.2 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.2 |
- Sporting Cristal have not yet lost a game at home.
- Sporting Cristal have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sporting Cristal have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Sporting Cristal have the most points from losing position (20) in Primera Division
- Sporting Cristal have the most scored goals in the second half (35) in Primera Division
- Sporting Cristal have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- 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 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 |
