Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Ayacucho in 9th and Melgar in 8th place.
Melgar could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Copa Sudamericana game only two sleeps ago.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Ayacucho form and stats
4-4-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Primera Division numbers at home for Ayacucho so far this season.
Ayacucho are returning here after visiting Alianza Lima in a Primera Division game and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Leandro Sosa and Diego Minaya scored the goal(s). Before that, Ayacucho had a home game versus Carlos Stein which ended with a victory 3-0.
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 Ayacucho have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eight matches with the results: Won one, drawn three and lost four.
The manager G. Ameli will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Deportivo Llacuabamba in only three days.
Ayacucho are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 14 goals in 10 games. Ayacucho are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio Alejandro Villanueva in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 9 from 10 matches.
Melgar form and stats
Playing away, Melgar have won 3 games, drawn 4 and suffered 3 defeats in the Primera Division this season.
Impressive finishing secured the home win 1-0 against Bahia in their previous game. Prior to that match, the Melgar manager M. Valencia Pacheco faced defeat when travelling to Real Garcilaso and losing 1-3.
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 nine relevant matches. Results were three Melgar wins, three draws and three defeats.
After this away game Melgar return home for a Primera Division game against Alianza Lima. That game is only two sleeps after this.
Melgar find the net regularly in their away games. 13 goals from 10 away fixtures in the league. As opposed to that, Melgar have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Melgar - Ayacucho 0-0 earlier this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Ayacucho won zero, Melgar won six and four draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  O. Arce Jaramillo 9 goals |  L. Sosa Toranza 5 goals |  J. Sánchez Alegria 5 goals |
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| Ayacucho | Melgar | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 20 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 30 | 14 | 4 | Scored | S | 7 | 14 | 24 |
| 22 | 9 | 1 | Conceded | C | 5 | 16 | 23 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 90% |
| 85% | 90% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 82% | 70% |
| 55% | 40% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 45% | 40% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 36% | 25% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 9% | 5% |
| 70% | 70% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 73% | 55% |
| 25% | 30% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 18% | 35% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 18% | 20% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.7 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| 227 | 122 | 45 | Total Shots | T S | 42 | 123 | 244 |
| 91 | 45 | 16 | Shots on Target | S O | 19 | 42 | 79 |
| 33% | 31% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 33% | 30% |
- Ayacucho have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Ayacucho haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Melgar have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| 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 Martin | 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 |