Stumbling Academia Cantolao pray to pull off a surprise win when they welcome top team Sporting Cristal in the next league fixture. It’s 19th vs 2nd and the home regulars will have so-so confidence.
- Academia Cantolao have the fewest scored goals (9) in Primera Division
- Sporting Cristal is in the best form (5-1-0) in Primera Division
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.
Academia Cantolao form and stats
Academia Cantolao's struggle is real here at Estadio Municipal Segundo Aranda Torres with only 8 points collected from 9 Primera Division games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-2-5.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 268 minutes without scoring a league goal. Vergara was the last player to find the net.
The Academia Cantolao crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to Deportivo Municipal here at Estadio Municipal Segundo Aranda Torres. Vergara (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.65/10. Vergara hit four key passes.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Atletico Grau (0-3).Academia Cantolao aren't scoring a lot here at Estadio Municipal Segundo Aranda Torres in the league, with only {7 goals} from 9 games. On the other hand, Academia have conceded 11 goals. When Academia Cantolao hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Alianza Atletico, ADT, Deportivo Binacional, Union Comercio, UTC Cajamarca and Sport Boys), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 2 of 2 times.
Sporting Cristal form and stats
The visitors, who have the most scored goals (16) away in Primera Division, are W3-D5-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Primera Division.
Cristal has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Alianza Atletico for a 0-0 draw. The attacker Hohberg got a match rating of 7.83 in that game. Hohberg hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.
Previously, the Copa Libertadores victory away at The Strongest.
Sporting Cristal are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 16 times in 9 away games so far. As opposed to that, Sporting Cristal have seen the ball go into their own net 11 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Sporting Cristal have managed a streak of 12 consecutive matches without losing (7-5-0) when playing Academia Cantolao.The teams involved encountered each other earlier this season: Sporting Cristal - Academia 2-0.
Top Goalscorers
  B. Varanda de Oliveira 8 goals |  A. Hohberg González 8 goals | L. Sosa Toranza 5 goals |
Academia Cantolao missing players
Sporting Cristal missing players
| Academia Cantolao | Sporting Cristal | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 9 | 17 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 13 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | 7 | 3 | Scored | S | 8 | 16 | 30 |
| 36 | 11 | 5 | Conceded | C | 2 | 11 | 18 |
| 94% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 89% | 88% |
| 72% | 56% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 78% | 76% |
| 50% | 33% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 33% | 35% |
| 22% | 11% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 22% | 24% |
| 11% | 11% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 22% | 24% |
| 33% | 44% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 67% | 65% |
| 17% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 22% | 29% |
| 56% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 22% | 18% |
| 3.2 | 3.6 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.4 | 6.1 |
| 6.7 | 7.1 | 13.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 5.2 | 5 |
| 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
| 7 | 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 8.5 | 11.2 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.2 | 10.6 | 12.5 |
| 2.4 | 3.4 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.5 | 5.4 | 5.2 |
| 20% | 23% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 33% | 34% |
| 15.6 | 13.8 | 18 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.8 | 16.2 | 13.7 |
| 6 | 4.4 | 7.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.2 | 3.8 |
- Academia Cantolao have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Academia Cantolao have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Academia Cantolao have the fewest points (8) at home in Primera Division
- Academia Cantolao have the fewest scored goals (7) at home in Primera Division
- Academia Cantolao have the fewest scored goals (9) in Primera Division
- Academia Cantolao have the fewest scored goals in the second half (3) in Primera Division
- Academia Cantolao have the the worst goal difference (-27) in Primera Division
- Academia Cantolao have the the worst goal difference (-4) at home in Primera Division
- Sporting Cristal have scored more than double the goals of Academia Cantolao.
- Sporting Cristal have the most points from losing position (12) in Primera Division
- Sporting Cristal have the most scored goals (16) away in Primera Division
- Sporting Cristal have the the best goal difference (+5) away in Primera Division
- Sporting Cristal have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Sporting Cristal is in the best form (5-1-0) in Primera Division
| 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 | Real Garcilaso | 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 | Deportivo Municipal | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | -2 | 24 |
| 11 | Cienciano | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 22 | -5 | 24 |
| 12 | Atletico Grau | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 23 |
| 13 | Alianza Atletico | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 33 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 22 | -1 | 23 |
| 14 | ADT | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 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 |
