Primera Division: Academia Cantolao - Sporting Cristal preview and statistics

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Competition: Peru Primera Division
Competition: Mon 31.August
Match begins: 18:15 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Alejandro Villanueva (34000 seats)

6th position in the Primera Division table for Academia Cantolao so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 11th-placed Sporting Cristal visits Estadio Miguel Grau del Callao.

Academia Cantolao and Sporting Cristal should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Academia Cantolao form and stats

2-1-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Primera Division numbers at home for Academia Cantolao so far this season.

Academia are returning here after visiting Deportivo Binacional in a Primera Division game and winning with a 3-2 scoreline. Jarlin Quintero, José Ramírez and Mario Ceballos scored the goal(s). The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Universitario.

The game against Deportivo Binacional had lots of late drama as Academia came back from being down 0-2 and finally secured the victory through Jarlin Quintero's goal in the 86th minute. The victory against Deportivo Binacional came after Jarlin Quintero's winning goal. The Academia Cantolao manager H. Lisi was very happy afterwards with the decision to bring on that player in the 68th minute.

Academia aren't scoring a lot here at Estadio Alejandro Villanueva in the league, with only 3 goals from 4 games. Academia have only conceded 3 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Sporting Cristal form and stats

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

Cristal played 1-1 against Alianza Lima in their previous match. Before that one, a nice away victory 4-1 at Sport Boys.

The travelling fans enjoy Cristal's attacking play in away games, having scored 6 goals in 4 league matches away. As opposed to that, Sporting Cristal have seen the ball go into their own net 5 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last eight meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Academia, three draws and three wins for Sporting Cristal. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: four games.

Top Goalscorers

Sporting CristalE. Herrera
E. Herrera
3 goals
Academia CantolaoM. Ceballos Chau
M. Ceballos Chau
2 goals
AcademiaJ. Quintero León
J. Quintero León
2 goals

Academia Cantolao missing players

Sporting Cristal missing players

Academia Cantolao Sporting Cristal
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
8 4 0 Played P 2 4 8
4 2 0 Won W 0 1 2
1 1 0 Drew D 1 1 3
3 1 0 Lost L 1 2 3
8 3 0 Scored S 1 6 10
10 3 0 Conceded C 2 5 9
88% 75% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 88%
62% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 75% 62%
38% 25% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 38%
25% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 25%
12% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 25% 25%
38% 25% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 75% 62%
38% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 12%
38% 50% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 25% 38%
 
5.8 5.8 0 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 3.2 4.9
5.2 5 0 Corners against (avg) C A 9 5.8 4
2.1 2.2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.5 2.8 3
4 3 0 Red cards R C 1 4 5
 
89 34 0 Total Shots T S 17 39 77
32 13 0 Shots on Target S O 7 19 30
25% 23% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 14% 32% 33%
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • Sporting Cristal have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Sporting Cristal have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Sporting Cristal have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Sporting Cristal haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Ayacucho 8 5 2 1 16 8 4 2 2 0 6 3 4 3 0 1 10 5 8 17
2 Alianza Universidad 8 5 2 1 12 6 4 3 0 1 5 1 4 2 2 0 7 5 6 17
3 Universitario 8 5 2 1 14 8 4 3 0 1 6 3 4 2 2 0 8 5 6 16
4 Cienciano 8 4 1 3 14 9 4 2 1 1 10 6 4 2 0 2 4 3 5 13
5 Deportivo Binacional 7 4 1 2 13 9 4 2 0 2 8 8 3 2 1 0 5 1 4 13
6 Real Garcilaso 9 4 1 4 14 13 4 3 0 1 7 4 5 1 1 3 7 9 1 13
7 Academia Cantolao 8 4 1 3 8 10 4 2 1 1 3 3 4 2 0 2 5 7 -2 13
8 Carlos Manucci 8 3 3 2 11 9 4 1 1 2 2 4 4 2 2 0 9 5 2 12
9 Sport Huancayo 8 3 3 2 9 7 4 3 1 0 7 3 4 0 2 2 2 4 2 12
10 Melgar 8 3 2 3 9 10 4 2 0 2 3 4 4 1 2 1 6 6 -1 11
11 César Vallejo 8 2 4 2 9 8 4 0 3 1 2 4 4 2 1 1 7 4 1 10
12 Deportivo Municipal 8 2 4 2 6 5 4 1 2 1 3 2 4 1 2 1 3 3 1 10
13 Sporting Cristal 8 2 3 3 10 9 4 1 2 1 4 4 4 1 1 2 6 5 1 9
14 UTC Cajamarca 8 2 3 3 8 11 4 2 1 1 6 6 4 0 2 2 2 5 -3 9
15 Alianza Lima 8 2 3 3 6 9 4 2 1 1 4 3 4 0 2 2 2 6 -3 9
16 Carlos Stein 8 2 2 4 7 11 4 0 1 3 3 9 4 2 1 1 4 2 -4 8
17 Universidad San Martín 8 2 2 4 8 13 4 1 1 2 6 6 4 1 1 2 2 7 -5 8
18 Sport Boys 8 2 2 4 15 21 4 1 2 1 10 12 4 1 0 3 5 9 -6 7
19 Atlético Grau 8 0 4 4 4 8 4 0 3 1 4 5 4 0 1 3 0 3 -4 4
20 Deportivo Llacuabamba 8 1 1 6 11 20 4 1 1 2 7 8 4 0 0 4 4 12 -9 4

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.