Can Academia Cantolao outdo Melgar in Estadio Miguel Grau del Callao clash?

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Competition: Peru Primera Division
Competition: Sun 20.March
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Miguel Grau del Callao (11600 seats)

Academia Cantolao confront Melgar for honour and football prosperity.

Insights:
  • Academia Cantolao have the most conceded goals (16) in Primera Division
  • Melgar have yet to win a game away.

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1000 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Academia Cantolao form and stats

Academia Cantolao have played three Primera Division home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 3 points from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead.

Academia Cantolao travelled for their previous game, a trip to Sporting Cristal that ended 2-2. Midfielder Castillo was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.45 (out of ten) in that game. Castillo scored one goal, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 32 successful passes (of 33 total).

Before that game, the 3-2 home victory against Carlos Manucci.

Academia has scored 4 league goals at home this season, in 3 matches. As for conceded goals, Academia Cantolao's unpleasant statistic is 8 goals surrendered.

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Melgar form and stats

Still no away game victory in the Primera Division for Melgar with 1 draw and 2 losses from their first 3 attempts. Melgar has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Alianza Lima in the Primera Division.

Melgar are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 3 goals in these matches.

Head 2 Head

Academia-Melgar H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Academia Cantolao one win, Melgar seven wins, two draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Academia CantolaoJ. D´Arrigo
J. D´Arrigo
2 goals
Academia CantolaoJ. Castillo Peña
J. Castillo Peña
1 goals
Academia CantolaoJ. Manzaneda Pineda
J. Manzaneda Pineda
1 goals

Academia Cantolao missing players

Melgar missing players

Academia Cantolao Melgar
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
6 3 0 Played P 0 3 5
1 1 0 Won W 0 0 2
1 0 0 Drew D 0 1 1
4 2 0 Lost L 0 2 2
6 4 0 Scored S 0 3 5
16 8 0 Conceded C 0 8 8
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
83% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 60%
83% 100% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 100% 60%
67% 67% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 67% 40%
33% 33% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 67% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 67% 40%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 40%
50% 33% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 20%
 
6.7 8.7 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 6 5
6.2 7 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 8 6.4
2.2 1.7 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 3 3
2 2 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
10.2 11.3 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 12.7 12.6
4.2 5.3 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 4.7 4.6
24% 25% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 21% 22%
 
12.5 11.7 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 13.3 12
5.5 5 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 7 5.8
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 most conceded goals (16) in Primera Division
  • Academia Cantolao have the most conceded goals (8) at home in Primera Division
  • Academia Cantolao have the most conceded goals in the first half (7) in Primera Division
  • Academia Cantolao have the the worst goal difference (-10) in Primera Division
  • Academia Cantolao have the the worst goal difference (-4) at home in Primera Division
  • Academia Cantolao have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Academia Cantolao haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • All of Academia Cantolao's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • All of Melgar's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • Melgar have yet to win a game away.
  • Melgar haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 Atletico 5 5 0 0 12 4 3 3 0 0 8 3 2 2 0 0 4 1 8 15
2 Deportivo Municipal 6 5 0 1 13 10 3 3 0 0 6 3 3 2 0 1 7 7 3 15
3 Sport Huancayo 5 4 0 1 9 4 2 2 0 0 4 0 3 2 0 1 5 4 5 12
4 Universitario 6 3 1 2 12 5 3 2 1 0 7 1 3 1 0 2 5 4 7 10
5 Deportivo Binacional 5 3 0 2 11 6 3 2 0 1 8 3 2 1 0 1 3 3 5 9
6 Cienciano 6 2 3 1 10 7 3 2 1 0 7 3 3 0 2 1 3 4 3 9
7 Atletico Grau 6 2 3 1 8 7 3 1 1 1 5 5 3 1 2 0 3 2 1 9
8 ADT 6 2 3 1 4 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 9
9 Sporting Cristal 5 2 2 1 8 7 3 1 2 0 7 6 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 8
10 UTC Cajamarca 5 2 1 2 7 6 3 2 1 0 5 2 2 0 0 2 2 4 1 7
11 Cesar Vallejo 6 1 4 1 4 6 3 1 2 0 3 2 3 0 2 1 1 4 -2 7
12 Melgar 5 2 1 2 5 8 2 2 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 2 3 8 -3 7
13 Ayacucho 6 2 0 4 13 12 3 2 0 1 9 4 3 0 0 3 4 8 1 6
14 Alianza Lima 6 1 2 3 6 8 3 1 1 1 4 3 3 0 1 2 2 5 -2 5
15 Sport Boys 6 1 2 3 5 8 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 0 1 2 2 5 -3 5
16 Carlos Stein 6 1 1 4 4 7 3 1 1 1 2 2 3 0 0 3 2 5 -3 4
17 Academia Cantolao 6 1 1 4 6 16 3 1 0 2 4 8 3 0 1 2 2 8 -10 4
18 Carlos Manucci 5 1 0 4 4 8 2 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 3 3 7 -4 3
19 Universidad San Martin 5 1 0 4 4 13 2 1 0 1 3 2 3 0 0 3 1 11 -9 3

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.