The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Academia Cantolao are in the 13th position while the guesting Universidad San Martín worry at 16th.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Academia and Universidad San Martín.
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
Academia Cantolao form and stats
The story so far in the Primera Division for Academia Cantolao at their home stadium (Estadio Municipal Iván Elías Moreno) is 3 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats.
Academia shared the glory with Alianza Universidad in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Cienciano.
The Academia fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 10 in 10 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 18 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Universidad San Martín form and stats
As the visiting team in Primera Division matches, Universidad San Martín have produced an overall stat of 3-2-4 so far. Long winning streaks away are a rare occurrence in football, which only makes Universidad's record of six away victories in a row even more impressive. They last lost points away in the Sport Huancayo game.
Universidad's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus UTC Cajamarca that finished 1-1. Prior to that result Universidad San Martín won their away game at Universitario. The scoreline was 3-2.
Universidad have scored 9 goals on their travels this season, from 9 away games in the league. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Universidad's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 15 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Universidad San Martín - Academia Cantolao 2-1 played earlier this season. As for the last nine games between these two teams, there's three Academia Cantolao victories, one draw and five Universidad San Martín wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Quintero León 8 goals |   J. Guivin Tanta 6 goals |  Y. Celi Guerrero 5 goals |
Academia Cantolao missing players
Universidad San Martín missing players
| Academia Cantolao | Universidad San Martín | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 26 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 12 | 5 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 29 | 14 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 17 | 29 |
| 43 | 20 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 17 | 34 |
| 92% | 85% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 92% |
| 77% | 69% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 77% | 77% |
| 50% | 46% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 38% | 38% |
| 31% | 31% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 23% | 19% |
| 12% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 15% | 8% |
| 62% | 46% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 38% | 50% |
| 23% | 38% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 38% | 23% |
| 23% | 31% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 31% | 35% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.7 | 3.2 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.5 |
| 11 | 7 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 242 | 100 | 21 | Total Shots | T S | 63 | 172 | 306 |
| 87 | 41 | 7 | Shots on Target | S O | 23 | 71 | 131 |
| 33% | 34% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 13% | 24% | 22% |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Universitario | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 38 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 20 | 42 |
| 2 | Sport Huancayo | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 35 |
| 3 | Sporting Cristal | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 33 |
| 4 | Cesar Vallejo | 19 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 33 |
| 5 | Carlos Manucci | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 28 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 29 |
| 6 | UTC Cajamarca | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 29 |
| 7 | Alianza Universidad | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 29 |
| 8 | Melgar | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 28 |
| 9 | Ayacucho | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 27 |
| 10 | Cienciano | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 27 |
| 11 | Deportivo Binacional | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | -5 | 23 |
| 12 | Alianza Lima | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -1 | 22 |
| 13 | Academia Cantolao | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -12 | 22 |
| 14 | Deportivo Municipal | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 11 | -4 | 21 |
| 15 | Real Garcilaso | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -5 | 21 |
| 16 | Universidad San Martín | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -7 | 21 |
| 17 | Sport Boys | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -9 | 19 |
| 18 | Carlos Stein | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | -10 | 17 |
| 19 | Atletico Grau | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 15 | -10 | 17 |
| 20 | Deportivo Llacuabamba | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 42 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 23 | -17 | 11 |