Lots to play for in this match, with Alianza Lima in 5th and Melgar at 4th. Read our preview!
- Alianza Lima have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Melgar have the most clean sheets (17) in Primera Division
Melgar have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1000 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
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 played 5 Primera Division games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-1-1 (wins-draws-losses).
Happy days for Alianza Lima in their previous game, a fixture away at Carlos Stein (placed 18th) that ended with a 2-1 victory. Sweet to taste a league victory after three fixtures without. Some amazing scenes last match, when Barcos scored the winning goal one minutes into stoppage time.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Academia Cantolao.Trouble hitting the net? In this team's last 15 league games, 12 have produced zero, one or two goals.
Alianza Lima have only conceded 3 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Melgar form and stats
The seven points Melgar have gathered from their first three away trips in the Primera Division is impressive and could lead to great things if the form continues.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Cienciano (placed 6th) in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 2-2. It looked so good for Melgar vs Cienciano, but the job was not completed and victory was lost as a 2-0 lead was turned into a 2-2 draw. The draw against Cienciano came from a losing position. The Melgar manager Lavallén brought on Iberico as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level. The attacker Bordacahar got a match rating of 7.41 in that game. Bordacahar served one assist and hit one key pass.
A home win before that, celebrating 6-2 vs Deportivo Municipal.Take note: 18 of the latest 23 league matches featuring this club have ended with only one (or no) team scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in the betting world).
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Primera Division trip to Cesar Vallejo.
Melgar are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 5 times in 3 away games so far. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (2 so far).
Head 2 Head
Melgar - Alianza Lima 1-0 was the output when these participants last met, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - four - two (Alianza Lima wins - draws - Melgar wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  H. Barcos 12 goals |   B. Cuesta 11 goals |  P. Lavandeira Hernández 8 goals |
Alianza Lima missing players
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| Alianza Lima | Melgar | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 13 | 27 |
| 16 | 9 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 39 | 20 | 2 | Scored | S | 4 | 15 | 41 |
| 22 | 8 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 13 | 18 |
| 89% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 96% |
| 57% | 54% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 54% | 48% |
| 32% | 23% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 38% | 37% |
| 18% | 23% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 31% | 22% |
| 11% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 39% | 31% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 31% | 26% |
| 43% | 54% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 54% | 63% |
| 29% | 23% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 23% | 15% |
| 6.2 | 7.1 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0.5 | 6.8 | 6.9 |
| 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 10 | 4.9 | 4 |
| 3 | 2.9 | 3.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.8 | 2.5 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 11.9 | 13.8 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 12.5 | 15.3 |
| 4.9 | 6 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.6 | 6 |
| 29% | 26% | 12% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 25% | 25% |
| 10.4 | 7.5 | 6.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 9.5 | 8.6 |
| 4.1 | 3.2 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 3.8 | 3.3 |
- Alianza Lima have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Melgar have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Melgar have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Melgar have the fewest conceded goals (2) away in Primera Division
- Melgar have the most clean sheets (17) in Primera Division
- Melgar have the most clean sheets (7) away 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 | Sporting Cristal | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 25 |
| 2 | Atletico Grau | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 24 |
| 3 | Universitario | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 23 |
| 4 | Melgar | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 22 |
| 5 | Alianza Lima | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 21 |
| 6 | Cienciano | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 19 |
| 7 | Cesar Vallejo | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 19 |
| 8 | Deportivo Binacional | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| 9 | Sport Boys | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 17 |
| 10 | Alianza Atletico | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 16 |
| 11 | ADT | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 16 |
| 12 | Sport Huancayo | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 15 |
| 13 | UTC Cajamarca | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -2 | 14 |
| 14 | Deportivo Municipal | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -9 | 10 |
| 15 | Academia Cantolao | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 9 |
| 16 | Carlos Manucci | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | -10 | 8 |
| 17 | Ayacucho | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | -11 | 4 |
| 18 | Carlos Stein | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 12 | -12 | 4 |
| 19 | Universidad San Martin | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 15 | -18 | 4 |
