A key match in Primera Division as both teams are battling for the top positions. With Carlos Manucci in 5th position and Sport Huancayo placed 3rd, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!
Manucci have less rest than Sport Huancayo in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Primera Division game only four days ago. That game was an away game at UTC Cajamarca, so at least Manucci are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
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.
Carlos Manucci form and stats
With 1 Primera Division win, 5 draws and 3 defeats from their home games, Carlos Manucci are certainly not brimming with confidence. Three draws in a row here at Estadio Alejandro Villanueva for Manucci, who might be willing to risk more at some point in hope of a win.
Carlos Manucci shared the glory with UTC Cajamarca in their last match, an away game that ended all square 2-2. Preceding that game was the home draw versus Melgar that ended 1-1.
A disappointing finish for Manucci in their match versus UTC Cajamarca as their 2-0 lead was destroyed and replaced with a 2-2 full time score. Manucci's goalie Manuel Heredia played a big part in securing a draw after 90 minutes against UTC Cajamarca with a stunning seven saves.
This is expected to be a close game, with Carlos Manucci perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Carlos Manucci as a small favourite), we find four games. Carlos Manucci has won two of these, drawn two and lost zero.
Manucci are traveling soon after this match as the Primera Division match at Sporting Cristal awaits in one day.
Carlos Manucci are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 9 goals in 9 games. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. On the other hand, Manucci have conceded 13 goals.
Sport Huancayo form and stats
The visitors, who have the most clean sheets (8) in Primera Division, are W3-D3-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Primera Division.
224 minutes! That's how long the Huancayo goalkeeper Joel Ademir Pinto Herrera and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
The supporters enjoyed Huancayo's previous game versus Deportivo Binacional (placed 11th), a Primera Division 1-0 win played at home. Before that one, a nice away victory 2-0 at Deportivo Llacuabamba.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found nine similar matches played by Sport Huancayo in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Huancayo, four draws and three defeats.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Cienciano in just one day.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Huancayo as they have only managed to score 8 times from 9 away games in the league. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (7 so far).
Head 2 Head
As for the last two games between these two teams, there's zero Manucci victories, one draw and one Sport Huancayo win. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, zero matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Lagos Puyén 5 goals | O. Noronha Montani 5 goals |   M. Valverde Zamora 5 goals |
Carlos Manucci missing players
Sport Huancayo missing players
| Carlos Manucci | Sport Huancayo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 8 | 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 28 | 9 | 6 | Scored | S | 1 | 8 | 22 |
| 21 | 13 | 6 | Conceded | C | 4 | 7 | 15 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 78% | 89% |
| 72% | 78% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 56% | 56% |
| 44% | 22% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 22% | 22% |
| 33% | 22% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 11% | 17% |
| 11% | 11% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 50% | 56% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 33% | 39% |
| 33% | 11% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 44% | 44% |
| 17% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 44% | 28% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.4 | 2.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.4 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 185 | 89 | 29 | Total Shots | T S | 18 | 71 | 213 |
| 70 | 29 | 10 | Shots on Target | S O | 3 | 27 | 91 |
| 40% | 31% | 60% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 30% | 24% |
- Carlos Manucci haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sport Huancayo has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in Primera Division
- Sport Huancayo has the most clean sheets (8) in Primera Division
- Sport Huancayo is in the best form (4-1-1)
| 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 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 19 | 39 |
| 2 | Sporting Cristal | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 33 |
| 3 | Sport Huancayo | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 32 |
| 4 | César Vallejo | 18 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 30 |
| 5 | Carlos Manucci | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 28 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 29 |
| 6 | Alianza Universidad | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 29 |
| 7 | UTC Cajamarca | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 28 |
| 8 | Melgar | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 28 |
| 9 | Cienciano | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 27 |
| 10 | Ayacucho | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 24 |
| 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 | Real Garcilaso | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | -4 | 21 |
| 15 | Deportivo Municipal | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 11 | -4 | 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 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | -7 | 17 |
| 19 | Atlético Grau | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 15 | -10 | 16 |
| 20 | Deportivo Llacuabamba | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 39 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 23 | -16 | 11 |