The first of two encounters in the Copa Sudamericana Round of 32, as the hometeam Sporting Cristal will try to edge Emelec in their own ballpark.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Emelec, who are travelling more than 1400 kilometers to play this game.
Not much time to rest for the host team, as they featured in a Primera Division fixture only four days back. That game was an away game at Alianza Lima, so at least Cristal are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Sporting Cristal form and stats
Sporting Cristal participated in Copa Sudamericana the last season, where they reached the quarter-finals and lost against Penarol.Sporting Cristal have played 1 Primera Division games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 1-0-0 (wins-draws-losses).
An away draw last time out for Cristal, facing Alianza Lima in a game that ended 0-0. Midfield player Castillo got a match rating of 7.23 in that game, the max score being 10. Castillo hit two key passes.
Before that game, the 3-0 home victory against Union Comercio.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Primera Division game versus Carlos Manucci in only three days. This game is also played here at Estadio Nacional de Lima.
Early season league goal statistics from Sporting Cristal's 1 home game: {3 goals}, 0 conceded.
Emelec form and stats
Last season their Copa Sudamericana adventure ended in the group stage.The fans enjoyed Emelec's previous game versus Danubio, a Copa Sudamericana win (2-1) played at home.
Prior to that match, the Emelec manager Oliveros faced defeat when travelling to Deportivo Cuenca and losing 2-3.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 6 similar matches played by Emelec in our archives, and the results are: 2 wins for Emelec, 2 draws and 2 defeats.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  B. Varanda de Oliveira 9 goals |  A. Hohberg González 9 goals |   M. Bolaños Reascos 7 goals |
Sporting Cristal missing players
Emelec missing players
| Sporting Cristal | Emelec | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Won | W | 1 | 8 | ||
| 10 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 7 | 9 | ||
| 42 | 20 | Scored | S | 14 | 32 | ||
| 27 | 11 | Conceded | C | 21 | 31 | ||
| 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 84% | ||
| 76% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 76% | ||
| 40% | 45% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 48% | ||
| 24% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 42% | 28% | ||
| 20% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 16% | ||
| 60% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 60% | ||
| 36% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 32% | ||
| 16% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 24% | ||
| 4.9 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 5 | ||
| 5.5 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 3.8 | ||
| 2.9 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 3 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 6 | ||
| 12.1 | 14.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.1 | 11.6 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4.3 | ||
| 36% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 30% | ||
| 15.4 | 11.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.3 | 10.3 | ||
| 4.5 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 4.5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Melgar | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Deportivo Garcilaso | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 3 | Universitario | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 4 | Sporting Cristal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 5 | Alianza Lima | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | Sport Boys | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | Cienciano | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | Sport Huancayo | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | Deportivo Municipal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Real Garcilaso | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Carlos Manucci | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | ADT | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| 13 | Academia Cantolao | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 3 |
| 14 | César Vallejo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 3 |
| 15 | UTC Cajamarca | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| 16 | Alianza Atletico | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 |
| 17 | Deportivo Binacional | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -6 | 0 |
| 18 | Union Comercio | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 0 |
| 19 | Atletico Grau | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -7 | 0 |
