Primera Division match preview: Academia Cantolao believed to be the weaker party when Alianza Lima pays a visit

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Competition: Peru Primera Division
Competition: Sat 23.April
Match begins: 20:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Nacional de Lima (80093 seats)

Academia Cantolao are counting on their home crowd to support them to do well in this game hosting Alianza Lima. Who will win at Estadio Nacional de Lima?

Insights:
  • Academia Cantolao have the fewest clean sheets (0) in Primera Division
  • Alianza Lima have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Both contenders have had adequate rest since their last match. Let's aim for an energetic game!

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Academia Cantolao form and stats

The story so far in the Primera Division for Academia Cantolao, who have the fewest clean sheets (0) in Primera Division, at their home stadium (Estadio Nacional de Lima) is 1 win, 0 draws and 4 defeats. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Academia Cantolao, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.

An away draw last time out for Academia Cantolao, facing UTC Cajamarca in a game that ended 2-2. Defender Sánchez got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.31/10. Sánchez hit one key pass and won 6 of 7 duels.

Preceding that match was the home game against Sport Huancayo that was lost 0-2.

Academia Cantolao aren't scoring a lot here at Estadio Nacional de Lima in the league, with only 4 goals from 5 games. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Academia with 11 goals conceded in these matches.

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Alianza Lima form and stats

1 win, 1 draw and 2 losses. That’s the product of Alianza Lima playing as the away team in the Primera Division this season.

It's the second away game in a row for Alianza Lima, but there's smiles all around after the 4-1 victory versus Universitario (placed 6th) last time out. Concha got a match rating of 9.8 in that game, top player of the team. Concha scored two goals, served one assist, hit three key passes and had 38 successful passes (of 43 total).

There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Alianza Lima manager Bustos as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Fortaleza.

Alianza has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 6 goals from 4 games. Alianza Lima struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 6 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last eight matches): Academia one win, three draws and Alianza Lima four victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less. The matches between these teams sometimes lean towards being aggressive, having seen 4 red cards from the last eight duels.

Top Goalscorers

Alianza LimaH. Barcos
H. Barcos
4 goals
Academia CantolaoJ. D´Arrigo
J. D´Arrigo
2 goals
Alianza LimaJ. Concha Gonzáles
J. Concha Gonzáles
2 goals

Academia Cantolao missing players

Alianza Lima missing players

Academia Cantolao Alianza Lima
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
9 5 1 Played P 1 4 8
1 1 0 Won W 0 1 3
2 0 0 Drew D 1 1 2
6 4 1 Lost L 0 2 3
8 4 0 Scored S 0 6 11
21 11 1 Conceded C 0 6 9
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 75% 88%
78% 80% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 50% 50%
67% 60% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 38%
56% 40% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 50% 38%
22% 20% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 50% 25%
44% 40% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 50%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 25% 25%
56% 60% 100% Failed to Score F T 100% 50% 38%
 
5.4 6.2 2 Corners for (avg) C F 8 7 7
6.6 6.8 8 Corners against (avg) C A 2 3 3
2.2 2 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 3.2 2.9
2 2 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
9.3 9 6 Shots (avg) S ( 9 11 12
3.3 3.6 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 4.2 4.9
27% 22% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 35% 28%
 
13.3 14 17 Shots against (avg) S A 3 10 7.8
5.8 5.8 6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 3.8 3.5
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • Academia Cantolao have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Academia Cantolao have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Academia Cantolao have the fewest clean sheets (0) in Primera Division
  • Academia Cantolao have the fewest points (3) at home in Primera Division
  • Academia Cantolao have the the worst goal difference (-7) at home in Primera Division
  • Academia Cantolao haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Alianza Lima have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Alianza Lima 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 Cienciano 10 6 3 1 23 9 5 4 1 0 16 4 5 2 2 1 7 5 14 21
2 Sport Huancayo 8 7 0 1 17 8 3 3 0 0 6 1 5 4 0 1 11 7 9 21
3 Deportivo Municipal 10 6 2 2 21 19 5 4 1 0 8 4 5 2 1 2 13 15 2 20
4 Deportivo Binacional 10 6 1 3 17 10 5 3 1 1 10 4 5 3 0 2 7 6 7 19
5 Alianza Atletico 9 6 1 2 17 14 5 4 1 0 12 5 4 2 0 2 5 9 3 19
6 Universitario 10 5 1 4 17 12 5 3 1 1 10 6 5 2 0 3 7 6 5 16
7 Melgar 9 5 1 3 10 10 4 4 0 0 6 0 5 1 1 3 4 10 0 16
8 Sporting Cristal 9 4 3 2 19 15 5 3 2 0 17 11 4 1 1 2 2 4 4 15
9 Atlético Grau 10 3 5 2 15 12 5 2 1 2 10 8 5 1 4 0 5 4 3 14
10 Cesar Vallejo 10 3 5 2 9 8 5 3 2 0 8 3 5 0 3 2 1 5 1 14
11 ADT 10 3 4 3 9 9 5 2 2 1 6 3 5 1 2 2 3 6 0 13
12 Alianza Lima 8 3 2 3 11 9 4 2 1 1 5 3 4 1 1 2 6 6 2 11
13 Ayacucho 10 3 1 6 17 17 5 3 0 2 13 8 5 0 1 4 4 9 0 10
14 UTC Cajamarca 9 2 2 5 14 16 5 2 2 1 10 8 4 0 0 4 4 8 -2 8
15 Sport Boys 10 2 2 6 8 18 5 2 1 2 5 6 5 0 1 4 3 12 -10 8
16 Carlos Manucci 9 2 1 6 7 12 4 1 1 2 1 3 5 1 0 4 6 9 -5 7
17 Universidad San Martin 9 2 0 7 8 21 5 2 0 3 6 6 4 0 0 4 2 15 -13 6
18 Carlos Stein 9 1 2 6 6 13 4 1 2 1 3 3 5 0 0 5 3 10 -7 5
19 Academia Cantolao 9 1 2 6 8 21 5 1 0 4 4 11 4 0 2 2 4 10 -13 5

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.