Tension and suspense is expected at Estadio Alejandro Villanueva when Alianza Lima challenge Melgar in what promises to be a top-notch game. Read the preview!
- Alianza Lima is in the best form (5-0-1) in Primera Division
- Melgar have the most clean sheets (22) in Primera Division
These teams have little in common geographically as Melgar have to travel 1000 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
It's no vacation for neither Alianza nor Melgar 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.
Alianza Lima form and stats
Alianza Lima have been outstanding at home so far in the Primera Division with 8 wins, 1 draw and only 1 loss. Ever since the Academia Cantolao game Alianza Lima has been unbeatable here at Estadio Alejandro Villanueva producing five straight wins.
Alianza faced defeat in their previous match, away at Melgar (0-1). The first loss after collecting points through five league fixtures. Defender Peruzzi got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.3/10. Peruzzi won 4 of 6 duels.
Before that, Alianza Lima had a home game versus ADT which ended with a victory 2-0.The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Alianza's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played 4 games, won 4 matches, drawn 0 and lost 0.
It should be noted that a glance at the 17 most recent league fixtures shows that 13 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the sides scored).
As for guarding their own goal, Alianza Lima have only let in {4 goals} at home.
Melgar form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Primera Division travels is 2 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.
328 minutes! That's how long the Melgar goalkeeper Carlos Alberto Caceda Oyaguez and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Melgar are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the match against Alianza Lima. Galeano, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.44. Galeano won 5 of 7 duels.
Prior to that result Melgar won their away game at Sporting Cristal. The scoreline was 2-0.Melgar are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 10 away goals from 8 games (in the league). Melgar have conceded 11 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
This was the result when the squads played each other previously this season; Melgar - Alianza Lima 1-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - three - two (Alianza Lima wins - draws - Melgar wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  H. Barcos 18 goals |   L. Iberico Robalino 14 goals | B. Cuesta 14 goals |
Alianza Lima missing players
Melgar missing players
| Alianza Lima | Melgar | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 37 | 18 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 19 | 39 |
| 23 | 14 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 8 | 26 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| 8 | 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 59 | 35 | 3 | Scored | S | 8 | 22 | 59 |
| 27 | 9 | 4 | Conceded | C | 8 | 22 | 29 |
| 92% | 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 95% | 97% |
| 62% | 67% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 68% | 59% |
| 32% | 28% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 37% | 38% |
| 22% | 28% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 26% | 18% |
| 16% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 5% | 5% |
| 35% | 28% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 42% | 31% |
| 49% | 61% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 42% | 56% |
| 24% | 17% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 21% | 15% |
| 5.7 | 6.8 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.4 | 6.5 | 6.9 |
| 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.5 | 3.6 |
| 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4.4 | 3.3 | 2.6 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 7 | 9 |
| 11.9 | 13.5 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.8 | 11.3 | 14.5 |
| 4.8 | 5.7 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 4.8 | 5.9 |
| 34% | 34% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 24% | 26% |
| 10.4 | 7.6 | 6.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.4 | 9.5 | 8.7 |
| 3.9 | 3.1 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.2 |
- Alianza Lima have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Alianza Lima have the most matches under the total-line (23) in Primera Division
- Alianza Lima is in the best form (5-0-1) in Primera Division
- Melgar have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Melgar have the most clean sheets (22) 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 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 42 |
| 2 | Sporting Cristal | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 39 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 22 | 41 |
| 3 | Atletico Grau | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 37 |
| 4 | Universitario | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 33 |
| 5 | Melgar | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 33 |
| 6 | Cesar Vallejo | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 33 |
| 7 | UTC Cajamarca | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 28 |
| 8 | Sport Huancayo | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 27 |
| 9 | Alianza Atletico | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 27 |
| 10 | Deportivo Binacional | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 28 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 9 | 26 |
| 11 | Cienciano | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 25 |
| 12 | ADT | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 24 |
| 13 | Sport Boys | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 31 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 21 | -8 | 21 |
| 14 | Deportivo Municipal | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 20 | -9 | 20 |
| 15 | Academia Cantolao | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -3 | 19 |
| 16 | Ayacucho | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 20 | -12 | 14 |
| 17 | Carlos Manucci | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 22 | -20 | 13 |
| 18 | Carlos Stein | 18 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 43 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 24 | -25 | 6 |
| 19 | Universidad San Martin | 18 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 47 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 27 | -30 | 6 |
