This league campaign has been grim for Ayacucho up to now, while Sporting Cristal have played well. Will the away team triumph again at Estadio Ciudad de Cumaná?
- Ayacucho have the most dropped points from leading position (28) in Primera Division
- Sporting Cristal have the most scored goals (26) in Primera Division
Ayacucho and Sporting Cristal should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Ayacucho form and stats
Ayacucho's struggle is real here at Estadio Ciudad de Cumaná with only 5 points collected from 6 Primera Division games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-2-3.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Ayacucho, as their goalkeeper Andy Gabriel Vidal Chihuan has completely shut out the opponents for 215 minutes in the Primera Division.
It's back home for Ayacucho, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Carlos Manucci away with the result 1-0. Regalado found the net in that victory. Ayacucho goalkeeper Vidal did an outstanding job against Carlos Manucci with eight saves, so vital to securing the victory. Goalkeeper Vidal got the top rating on the team in that game; 8.65 out of ten. Vidal topped it up with a clean sheet.
Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Alianza Atletico.There will be little rest for Ayacucho after this match as they are travelling to Melgar for a Primera Division game in only three days.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Ayacucho here at Estadio Ciudad de Cumaná in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (5 from 6 games).
Sporting Cristal form and stats
Sporting Cristal's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Sporting Cristal collect 14 points from their 6 away matches in the Primera Division. 4 victories and 2 draws have created these points (and only 0 defeats).
The regulars enjoyed Sporting Cristal's previous fixture versus ADT (placed 13th), a 4-2 win played at home. As you can tell from the result, the match against ADT was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 6 goals, will the fun continue today? Midfield player Távara was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.85/10. Távara signed up for two assists, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 48 successful passes (of 55 total).
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Deportivo Binacional that ended 1-1.A new game in only four days for Cristal, the Primera Division home match versus Universitario. Busy days.
The travelling fans enjoy Sporting Cristal's attacking play in away games, having scored 11 goals in 6 league matches away. It's not easy to score on Sporting Cristal as they have only conceded 4 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The 5 most recent fixtures involving these two teams have all finished as Sporting Cristal victories. Another one?Ayacucho and Sporting Cristal have faced each other earlier this season: Sporting Cristal - Ayacucho 3-2.
Top Goalscorers
  I. Ávila Acero 10 goals |   C. Techera Cribelli 9 goals |  A. Hohberg González 9 goals |
Ayacucho missing players
Sporting Cristal missing players
| Ayacucho | Sporting Cristal | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 16 | 4 | Played | P | 6 | 15 | 30 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | 19 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 19 | 8 | 4 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 39 | 23 | 2 | Scored | S | 12 | 21 | 61 |
| 54 | 22 | 6 | Conceded | C | 6 | 11 | 32 |
| 97% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 81% | 81% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 73% | 73% |
| 65% | 56% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 27% | 50% |
| 32% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 13% | 40% |
| 23% | 19% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 27% |
| 68% | 69% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 83% | 47% | 57% |
| 13% | 12% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 40% | 37% |
| 23% | 19% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 13% | 13% |
| 5.1 | 6.4 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8.5 | 5.8 | 6.8 |
| 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 6.5 | 5.3 |
| 3 | 3.1 | 3.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.9 | 2.5 |
| 10 | 7 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 11.8 | 14.6 | 12.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.5 | 12.2 | 12.9 |
| 4.1 | 4.9 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.5 | 5.8 |
| 30% | 29% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 31% | 35% |
| 11.3 | 11.6 | 10.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.5 | 13.3 | 12.3 |
| 4.7 | 4.6 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
- Ayacucho have the most dropped points from leading position (28) in Primera Division
- Ayacucho have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Ayacucho haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Sporting Cristal have the most points (14) away in Primera Division
- Sporting Cristal have the most scored goals (11) away in Primera Division
- Sporting Cristal have the most scored goals (26) in Primera Division
- Sporting Cristal have the most scored goals in the first half (33) in Primera Division
- Sporting Cristal have the the best goal difference (+14) in Primera Division
- Sporting Cristal have the the best goal difference (+7) 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 | Sporting Cristal | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 28 |
| 2 | Alianza Lima | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 27 |
| 3 | Atletico Grau | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 27 |
| 4 | Melgar | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 25 |
| 5 | Universitario | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 24 |
| 6 | Cesar Vallejo | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -1 | 22 |
| 7 | Cienciano | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 19 |
| 8 | Sport Huancayo | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 18 |
| 9 | Deportivo Binacional | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 17 |
| 10 | UTC Cajamarca | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 17 |
| 11 | Alianza Atletico | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 17 |
| 12 | Sport Boys | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | -3 | 17 |
| 13 | ADT | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -2 | 16 |
| 14 | Academia Cantolao | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -4 | 12 |
| 15 | Carlos Manucci | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -10 | 11 |
| 16 | Ayacucho | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -8 | 10 |
| 17 | Deportivo Municipal | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -10 | 10 |
| 18 | Carlos Stein | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 15 | -14 | 4 |
| 19 | Universidad San Martin | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 20 | -23 | 4 |
