Another action-packed fixture as Alianza Atlético entertain Sporting Cristal

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Competition: Peru Primera Division
Competition: Sun 23.October
Match begins: 18:15 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Municipal Melanio Coloma Calderón (4000 seats)

Sporting Cristal bring their bags for Alianza Atlético and Estadio Municipal Melanio Coloma Calderón loaded with optimism, but the home side is no muppet. More info on the match here!

Insights:
  • Alianza Atlético have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Sporting Cristal have the most scored goals (33) in Primera Division

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1000 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

It's no vacation for neither Atlético nor Sporting Cristal as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Alianza Atlético form and stats

This stadium, Estadio Municipal Melanio Coloma Calderón, has been a fortress for Alianza Atlético in the Primera Division so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 6-2-0. In general it's been a long time since Alianza Atlético tasted defeat here at Estadio Municipal Melanio Coloma Calderón, as they have taken at least one point from their last ten home games in the league.

The home team returns to Estadio Municipal Melanio Coloma Calderón after drawing with Carlos Mannucci (placed 17th) on their last time out; the game ended 2-2. Torres (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.53/10. Torres scored one goal, served one assist and hit two key passes.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Sport Huancayo in a game that was won 1-0.

Goals decide football matches and Alianza Atlético are scoring many of them at home; 18 on target from 8 league matches. Atlético are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio Municipal Melanio Coloma Calderón in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 8 matches.

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Sporting Cristal form and stats

The away performances of Sporting Cristal have been very solid so far with 6 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats in the Primera Division. The question is whether this happy travelling can continue. Sporting Cristal are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played 13 in a row without losing.

Sporting Cristal have a lot to remedy after their shock defeat (1-2) to Atletico Grau in their previous game, played at home. That defeat stopped this club's string of league matches in a row without losing; 25 games in all! Cristal had apparently made the football gods angry before the game against Atletico Grau, losing the match after hitting the woodwork three times. Midfield player Calcaterra was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.81/10. Calcaterra hit the woodwork once, hit three key passes and had 47 successful passes (of 58 total).

Prior to that result Sporting Cristal won their away game at Sport Boys. The scoreline was 5-3.

With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Sporting Cristal are regular goalscorers on their travels. It's not easy to score on Cristal as they have only conceded 7 goals from these away games. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The 10 latest games featuring these opponents have all ended as Sporting Cristal wins. Will history repeat itself?

Sporting Cristal - Alianza Atlético 1-0 was the scoreline in these sides' latest h2h game, played this season.

Top Goalscorers

Sporting CristalI. Ávila Acero
I. Ávila Acero
10 goals
Alianza AtléticoN. Fernández Palacios
N. Fernández Palacios
9 goals
Sporting CristalA. Hohberg González
A. Hohberg González
9 goals

Alianza Atlético missing players

Sporting Cristal missing players

Alianza Atlético Sporting Cristal
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
34 17 5 Played P 5 17 34
16 11 3 Won W 2 10 21
6 5 2 Drew D 2 5 10
12 1 0 Lost L 1 2 3
48 33 13 Scored S 9 27 68
46 15 5 Conceded C 6 14 37
94% 88% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 91%
71% 71% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 71% 71%
59% 65% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 29% 50%
38% 41% 60% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 18% 38%
12% 12% 40% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 6% 26%
53% 59% 60% BTTS BTTS 60% 47% 56%
26% 41% 40% Clean Sheets C S 20% 41% 38%
26% 12% 20% Failed to Score F T 20% 12% 15%
 
3.9 3.6 2.4 Corners for (avg) C F 6.4 5.8 6.9
5.8 4.9 6 Corners against (avg) C A 7.2 6.1 5
3.2 3 2.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.8 2.4
6 4 2 Red cards R C 1 1 3
 
11.3 12.9 12.4 Shots (avg) S ( 11.8 12.1 13
4.3 5.2 6.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.6 4.8 5.8
33% 37% 39% Goal Efficiency G E 39% 33% 35%
 
10.9 9.6 11.6 Shots against (avg) S A 15.6 13.1 12.1
4.5 3.4 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6 4.4 4.2
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • Alianza Atlético have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Alianza Atlético have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Sporting Cristal have the most points (20) away in Primera Division
  • Sporting Cristal have the most points from losing position (18) in Primera Division
  • Sporting Cristal have the most scored goals (17) away in Primera Division
  • Sporting Cristal have the most scored goals (33) in Primera Division
  • Sporting Cristal have the most scored goals in the first half (35) in Primera Division
  • Sporting Cristal have the the best goal difference (+10) away in Primera Division
  • 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 Alianza Lima 16 11 3 2 28 10 9 7 1 1 18 4 7 4 2 1 10 6 18 36
2 Sporting Cristal 16 10 5 1 33 17 8 4 3 1 16 10 8 6 2 0 17 7 16 35
3 Atletico Grau 17 10 4 3 28 18 9 7 1 1 18 6 8 3 3 2 10 12 10 34
4 Melgar 16 10 3 3 30 15 9 8 0 1 21 6 7 2 3 2 9 9 15 33
5 Cesar Vallejo 16 10 2 4 24 20 8 7 0 1 19 9 8 3 2 3 5 11 4 32
6 Universitario 16 8 5 3 23 9 8 5 2 1 13 4 8 3 3 2 10 5 14 29
7 Sport Huancayo 16 7 3 6 23 16 9 5 3 1 17 7 7 2 0 5 6 9 7 24
8 Alianza Atlético 16 7 3 6 22 19 8 6 2 0 18 7 8 1 1 6 4 12 3 24
9 UTC Cajamarca 16 7 3 6 25 23 8 5 2 1 17 8 8 2 1 5 8 15 2 24
10 ADT 16 5 6 5 23 22 8 4 3 1 11 6 8 1 3 4 12 16 1 21
11 Sport Boys 17 6 3 8 22 28 9 6 0 3 16 10 8 0 3 5 6 18 -6 21
12 Deportivo Binacional 16 6 2 8 22 17 7 6 1 0 18 2 9 0 1 8 4 15 5 20
13 Cienciano 16 5 4 7 16 20 8 3 3 2 10 8 8 2 1 5 6 12 -4 19
14 Academia Cantolao 16 4 6 6 17 19 7 3 2 2 10 8 9 1 4 4 7 11 -2 18
15 Deportivo Municipal 16 4 4 8 17 27 7 2 2 3 5 8 9 2 2 5 12 19 -10 16
16 Ayacucho 16 3 4 9 15 26 7 1 2 4 5 7 9 2 2 5 10 19 -11 13
17 Carlos Mannucci 16 3 4 9 13 27 9 2 4 3 8 9 7 1 0 6 5 18 -14 13
18 Carlos Stein 16 1 3 12 14 34 8 1 2 5 9 16 8 0 1 7 5 18 -20 6
19 Universidad San Martin 16 1 3 12 15 43 7 1 2 4 8 18 9 0 1 8 7 25 -28 6

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.