The Primera Division standings tell a story about these teams up until now, with Universitario in front of Deportivo Municipal by 13 points. Here's the Tipsway preview:
- Universitario have the fewest conceded goals (14) in Primera Division
- Deportivo Municipal have the fewest conceded goals (9) away in Primera Division
It should be mentioned that Deportivo Municipal play their home matches on artifical turf, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on grass. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Deportivo Municipal on grass are 11 victories, 5 draws and 11 defeats from 27 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 45-46. You can compare this with overall results below.
These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.
Both squads have had ample time to rest since their last exertion in an official match. Let's hope for an in-your-face fixture!
Universitario form and stats
Universitario have been very solid at home in the Primera Division so far, with 24 points collected from 9 matches (8-0-1). This has contributed greatly to their 3rd position in the table. In general it's been a long time since Universitario tasted defeat here at Estadio Monumental, as they have taken at least one point from their last twelve home games in the league.
The home team returns to Estadio Monumental after drawing with Atletico Grau on their last time out; the game ended 2-2. The hometeam coach Lurachi made a successful contribution in the game against Atletico Grau, bringing on Urruti who scored the equalizer in the 2-2 draw. The gifted forward Valera outshone all the other footballers in that match and got a match rating of 7.22 out of 10. Valera scored one goal and hit one key pass.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Deportivo Garcilaso that ended 1-1.Low-scoring affair? Looking at this team's last 14 league matches, 11 have produced zero, one or two goals.
Goals decide football matches and Universitario are scoring many of them at home; 21 on target from 9 league matches. Defensively Universitario have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (4 in 9 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Deportivo Municipal form and stats
3 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Deportivo Municipal, who have the fewest conceded goals (9) away in Primera Division, playing as the away team in the Primera Division this season. Football is a nightmare at the moment for Deportivo Municipal who have suffered through a seven match losing streak. If there's light at the end of the tunnel it's certainly not visible for the supporters.
The attacking players of Municipal have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 234 minutes.
Home advantage was not enough for Deportivo Municipal in their previous game as they lost hosting Sport Boys, 0-3. Midfield player Nuñez was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.4/10. Nuñez hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 40 successful passes (of 47 total).
Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Sporting Cristal's place.The attacking power of Municipal when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 9 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Deportivo Municipal - Universitario 1-2 was the result in these contenders' previous h2h fixture, played this season. Universitario-Deportivo Municipal H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Universitario four wins, Deportivo Municipal six wins, zero draws. seven of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5). The games between these teams sometimes lean towards being "violent", having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Valera Sandoval 12 goals |   P. Erustes 8 goals |  L. Urruti Giménez 7 goals |
Universitario missing players
Deportivo Municipal missing players
| Universitario | Deportivo Municipal | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 25 |
| 17 | 12 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 46 | 30 | 10 | Scored | S | 2 | 14 | 26 |
| 21 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 5 | 20 | 36 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 69% | 79% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 69% | 76% |
| 45% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 38% | 44% |
| 21% | 21% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 23% | 12% |
| 3% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 15% | 8% |
| 34% | 29% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 46% | 44% |
| 48% | 71% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 23% | 24% |
| 24% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 31% | 32% |
| 5.3 | 5.6 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 4 | 4.7 |
| 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 5.7 | 5.2 |
| 2.6 | 2.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
| 12 | 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 14.7 | 18.9 | 19.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.8 | 11.1 | 11.8 |
| 5.2 | 6.6 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
| 30% | 32% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 13% | 32% | 30% |
| 9.7 | 6.6 | 4.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.2 | 13.7 | 11.8 |
| 3.3 | 2.6 | 1.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
- Deportivo Municipal have the fewest conceded goals (9) away in Primera Division
- Deportivo Municipal haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Deportivo Municipal is in the worst form (0-0-6)
- Universitario have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Universitario have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Universitario have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Deportivo Municipal have scored away.
- Universitario have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Universitario have the fewest conceded goals (14) in Primera Division
- Universitario have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Universitario 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 |
