The home team ticketholders anticipate a win and three points in this match, and the home advantage should be put to good use against a struggling visitor. Alianza Atlético are in 8th place while the guesting Melgar panic at 17th.
- Alianza Atlético haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Melgar have the fewest scored goals (3) in Primera Division
It's quite the trip for Melgar when visiting Alianza Atlético as the cities are 2000 kilometers apart.
Melgar could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Copa Libertadores game only four sleeps ago. That game was also an away game, at Atlético Nacional. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Alianza Atlético form and stats
Alianza Atlético have collected 9 points from their Primera Division home games so far after 3-0-1.
Torres was the last player to score a league goal for Alianza Atlético and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Alianza Atlético haven't scored in 219 minutes.
In their previous game, the manager Desio led his Alianza Atlético to a defeat away at Carlos Manucci. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estadio Municipal Melanio Coloma Calderón.
Preceding that match was a defeat to Alianza Lima (0-1).The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Atlético have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 9 matches with the results: Won 6, drawn 1 and lost 2.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Alianza Atlético at home in the league. 8 on target and 4 scored by the opposition; from 4 matches.
Melgar form and stats
There's been little loot from Melgar's travels as they have only collected 3 points from 6 away games in the Primera Division. Melgar only have 0 wins to counter their 3 defeats and 3 draws. One point away has become something of a habit for Melgar who have played out draws in their last three away games.
Two away games in a row for Melgar, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-3 vs Atlético Nacional in the Copa Libertadores. Defender Deneumostier was the best team player with a rating of 7.03. Deneumostier won 7 of 9 duels.
A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Cienciano.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Melgar playing away and similar expectations, we found 6 relevant matches. Results were 1 Melgar win, 2 draws and 3 defeats.
Considering a bet on a low-scoring game? 8 league games in a row with this team have had zero, one or two goals.
Melgar are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed {1 goals} from 6 away games.
Head 2 Head
Atlético have pulled off a sequence of 4 consecutive games without losing (2-2-0) when playing Melgar.The matches between these clubs have had a tendency to be aggressive, having seen 7 red cards from the last ten duels.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Aguirre Luza 2 goals |  J. Canela Torres 2 goals | N. Fernández Palacios 2 goals |
Alianza Atlético missing players
Melgar missing players
| Alianza Atlético | Melgar | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | 8 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | 4 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 60% | 75% |
| 67% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 20% | 38% |
| 56% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 22% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 56% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 20% | 25% |
| 22% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 40% | 38% |
| 22% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 80% | 62% |
| 5.3 | 5.8 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
| 5.2 | 4.8 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 10 | 6 | 5 |
| 3.1 | 2.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 4 | 3.9 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13.3 | 13.8 | 18 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.5 | 11.6 | 11.2 |
| 4.2 | 4.8 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.8 | 3.2 |
| 39% | 42% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 12% | 5% | 12% |
| 12.8 | 9.2 | 2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 19.5 | 13.6 | 11.5 |
| 5 | 3.8 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3 | 3.1 |
- Alianza Atlético have scored more than double the goals of Melgar.
- Alianza Atlético haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Melgar have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Melgar have the fewest matches over the total-line (0) in Primera Division
- Melgar have the fewest scored goals (3) in Primera Division
- Melgar have the fewest scored goals in the second half (1) in Primera Division
- Melgar have yet to win a 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 | Alianza Lima | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 24 |
| 2 | Universitario | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 22 |
| 3 | Real Garcilaso | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 20 |
| 4 | Sporting Cristal | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 17 |
| 5 | César Vallejo | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 17 |
| 6 | Carlos Manucci | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 17 |
| 7 | Deportivo Garcilaso | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 15 |
| 8 | Alianza Atlético | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 14 |
| 9 | Sport Huancayo | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 14 |
| 10 | UTC Cajamarca | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 14 |
| 11 | Deportivo Municipal | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -2 | 14 |
| 12 | Atletico Grau | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 13 |
| 13 | Unión Comercio | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -3 | 13 |
| 14 | ADT | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 12 |
| 15 | Cienciano | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -3 | 12 |
| 16 | Sport Boys | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -8 | 8 |
| 17 | Melgar | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -6 | 7 |
| 18 | Deportivo Binacional | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -9 | 5 |
| 19 | Academia Cantolao | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 16 | -17 | 3 |
