Universitario vs Sport Boys: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Peru Primera Division
Competition: Thu 21.Sep
Match begins: 01:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Monumental (80093 seats)

Universitario - Sport Boys. 3rd place against 18th place. Nothing is certain - get a comprehensive match preview here!

Insights:
  • Universitario have the fewest conceded goals (14) in Primera Division
  • Sport Boys have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

These are active days for the team playing at home, as they were in action only four days ago in the Primera Division. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Sporting Cristal.

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Universitario form and stats

8-0-1 is the performance here at Estadio Monumental so far in the Primera Division, giving Universitario a total of 24 from their 9 games here. Outstanding results! 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 13 home games in the league.

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Jose Aurelio Carvallo Alonso not having conceded a league goal in 196 minutes.

Universitario travelled for their previous game, a trip to Sporting Cristal that ended 0-0. The attacking player Valera was named "man of the match" for Universitario with a rating of 7.33/10. Valera hit the woodwork once, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times.

Before that, Universitario had a home game versus Deportivo Municipal which ended with a victory 1-0.

It should be considered that a peek at the 10 most recent league matches reveals that 8 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the teams scored).

The Universitario manager Lurachi has got the team scoring with 21 from 9 home games in the league. As for guarding their own goal, Universitario have only let in {4 goals} at home.

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Sport Boys form and stats

Sport Boys have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Primera Division, after 1-2-6 (9 played).

Boys delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Sporting Cristal in their previous match.

Before that one, a nice away victory 3-0 at Deportivo Municipal.

After this away game Sport Boys return home for a Primera Division game against Cesar Vallejo. That game is only four sleeps after this.

Sport Boys are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed {3 goals} from 9 away games. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Boys have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Universitario have pulled off a sequence of 11 consecutive games without defeat (4-7-0) when facing Sport Boys.

The participants have played each other previously this season, with the final score Sport Boys - Universitario 0-3 written in the official records. The games between these teams have sometimes been rough and physical, having seen 10 sending-offs from the last ten duels.

Top Goalscorers

UniversitarioA. Valera Sandoval
A. Valera Sandoval
12 goals
UniversitarioL. Urruti Giménez
L. Urruti Giménez
7 goals
UniversitarioE. Herrera
E. Herrera
6 goals

Universitario missing players

Sport Boys missing players

Universitario Sport Boys
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
31 15 5 Played P 4 15 30
18 13 5 Won W 0 4 9
6 1 0 Drew D 1 3 7
7 1 0 Lost L 3 8 14
47 31 11 Scored S 2 9 23
21 5 1 Conceded C 7 21 40
90% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 87% 93%
65% 73% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 67% 67%
42% 47% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 40% 37%
19% 20% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 7% 10%
3% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 3%
32% 27% 20% BTTS BTTS 50% 20% 33%
52% 73% 80% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 23%
26% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 60% 50%
 
5.4 5.6 4 Corners for (avg) C F 3 4.1 4.4
2.6 1.7 1.2 Corners against (avg) C A 6.8 5.3 5
2.7 2.7 2.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.8 3.3 3.2
12 3 1 Red cards R C 1 2 8
 
14.7 18.6 18.6 Shots (avg) S ( 5 9.1 9.7
5.1 6.3 5.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.2 2.6 3.2
30% 33% 42% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 23% 24%
 
9.6 6.7 5.2 Shots against (avg) S A 14.8 15.5 14.3
3.2 2.5 1 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.2 5 4.8
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • Sport Boys have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Sport Boys have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • 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 in all their home matches so far.
  • Universitario have scored more than double the goals of Sport Boys.
  • 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 Cusco FC 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 Atlético 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

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.