Betting preview: Academia Cantolao faced with a tough challenge when Sporting Cristal visits

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Competition: Peru Primera Division
Competition: Sat 17.July
Match begins: 20:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Alejandro Villanueva (34000 seats)

Academia Cantolao have struggled for points this season. Could they get something when Sporting Cristal comes to visit Estadio Alejandro Villanueva?

Insights:
  • Academia Cantolao have the fewest scored goals (6) in Primera Division
  • Sporting Cristal have the fewest conceded goals (6) in Primera Division

There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Copa Sudamericana game only three days ago.

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Academia Cantolao form and stats

Overall Primera Division stats at home this season for Academia Cantolao, who have the fewest scored goals (6) in Primera Division, are 1-1-2 (wins-draw-losses).

The home supporters saw a 2-2 draw versus Ayacucho in the Primera Division last time out and are looking for a win here. Attacking player Gabriel Leyes bested all teammates in that game and got a match rating of 7.25 out of 10. Leyes scored two goals.

Preceding that game was the home draw versus Ayacucho that ended 2-2.

Academia has scored 5 league goals at home this season, in 4 matches. Academia have conceded 6 from these games.

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Sporting Cristal form and stats

As the visiting team in Primera Division matches, Sporting Cristal, who have the fewest conceded goals (6) in Primera Division, have produced an overall stat of 3-0-1 so far.

The attacking players of Sporting Cristal have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 182 minutes.

Impressive finishing from A. Hohberg (2) secured the home win 2-1 against Arsenal de Sarandi in their previous game. The end of the last match, against Arsenal de Sarandi, was very satisfying as A. Hohberg scored the winning goal deep into overtime.

Before that, Cristal secured a home win against Universidad San Martin with the score 2-0.

Sporting Cristal has another fixture away, a Copa Sudamericana game, against Arsenal de Sarandi in just four days. A tough schedule for the visitors!

With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Sporting Cristal are regular goalscorers on their travels. 4 goals have been conceded by Cristal in these games.

Head 2 Head

As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Academia victories, three draws and five Sporting Cristal wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

AcademiaH. Leyes Viera
H. Leyes Viera
4 goals
Sporting CristalA. Hohberg González
A. Hohberg González
4 goals
Sporting CristalC. Gonzáles Crespo
C. Gonzáles Crespo
3 goals

Academia Cantolao missing players

Sporting Cristal missing players

Academia Cantolao Sporting Cristal
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
8 4 2 Played P 0 4 9
2 1 1 Won W 0 3 8
1 1 0 Drew D 0 0 0
5 2 1 Lost L 0 1 1
6 5 3 Scored S 0 9 19
12 6 3 Conceded C 0 4 6
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
62% 75% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 89%
38% 50% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 100% 67%
25% 50% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 22%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
25% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 25% 33%
12% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 56%
62% 50% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 11%
 
6.6 6.2 6.5 Corners for (avg) C F 0 5.2 6.6
6.1 6.8 9 Corners against (avg) C A 0 4 3.9
3.5 4 4.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2 2.9
2 1 1 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
8.2 8 9 Shots (avg) S ( 0 12.8 12.6
3.6 3.8 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 4.2 4.7
21% 33% 30% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 53% 45%
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • Academia Cantolao have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Academia Cantolao have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Academia Cantolao have the fewest scored goals (6) in Primera Division
  • Academia Cantolao have the fewest scored goals in the second half (2) in Primera Division
  • Academia Cantolao have the the worst goal difference (-6) in Primera Division
  • Academia Cantolao haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • All of Sporting Cristal's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • Sporting Cristal have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Sporting Cristal have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Sporting Cristal have scored more than double the goals of Academia Cantolao.
  • Sporting Cristal have the fewest conceded goals (6) in Primera Division
  • Sporting Cristal have the most scored goals (9) away in Primera Division
  • Sporting Cristal have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Sporting Cristal 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 Universidad San Martin 8 5 1 2 9 6 3 2 0 1 3 2 5 3 1 1 6 4 3 16
2 Universitario 8 4 3 1 12 10 4 2 2 0 5 3 4 2 1 1 7 7 2 15
3 Cienciano 8 4 1 3 12 10 4 3 0 1 7 3 4 1 1 2 5 7 2 13
4 Ayacucho 8 2 6 0 13 10 3 0 3 0 6 6 5 2 3 0 7 4 3 12
5 Carlos Manucci 8 3 3 2 12 12 5 3 1 1 8 5 3 0 2 1 4 7 0 12
6 Alianza Atletico 8 3 0 5 10 9 3 0 0 3 1 4 5 3 0 2 9 5 1 9
7 Melgar 8 2 2 4 10 11 5 2 1 2 7 5 3 0 1 2 3 6 -1 8
8 UTC Cajamarca 8 2 1 5 7 11 5 1 1 3 6 9 3 1 0 2 1 2 -4 7
9 Academia Cantolao 8 2 1 5 6 12 4 1 1 2 5 6 4 1 0 3 1 6 -6 7

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.