It's advantage Cesar Vallejo so far with their 3rd position in the Primera Division table, welcoming Melgar who are placed 11th.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
It's quite the trip for Melgar when visiting César Vallejo as the cities are 1500 kilometers apart.
César Vallejo form and stats
Home games in the Primera Division have been a walk in the park for César Vallejo so far, with 23 points won from 9 matches; 7 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses.
César Vallejo drew their last game, 2-2 away at Carlos Manucci. Preceding that match was a defeat to Universidad San Martín (0-1).
A case of two points dropped for César Vallejo in the Carlos Manucci match as a lead 2-0 was lost and what looked like a victory ended in a draw.
The César Vallejo fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 15 goals in 9 league matches. From these home matches, César Vallejo have conceded only 5 goals.
Melgar form and stats
Playing away, Melgar have won 3 games, drawn 2 and suffered 4 defeats in the Primera Division this season. Three has not been a lucky number for Melgar as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Sport Huancayo match.
The manager M. Valencia was unhappy after their last game, a Primera Division match played at their home ground Estadio Mansiche. Melgar suffered a 2-3 loss to Sporting Cristal. Prior to that match, the Melgar manager M. Valencia faced defeat when travelling to Sport Boys and losing 2-4.
Melgar are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 14 times in 9 away games so far. In the opposite end, Melgar have conceded 14 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Melgar - César Vallejo 1-2. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): César Vallejo won 2 games, 1 match ended with a draw and Melgar has 7 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 5 / 5Top Goalscorers
 
B. Cuesta
24 goals
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S. Silva
15 goals
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G. Pacheco
6 goals
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César Vallejo missing players
Melgar missing players
| César Vallejo | Melgar | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs
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Statistics | Stat | vs
|
Away | Total |
| 32 | 16 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 16 | 32 |
| 12 | 9 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 8 | 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 12 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | 13 |
| 39 | 24 | 6 | Scored | S | 6 | 22 | 48 |
| 37 | 12 | 3 | Conceded | C | 10 | 25 | 45 |
| 91% | 88% | 60% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 59% | 50% | 40% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 81% | 84% |
| 44% | 44% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 44% | 53% |
| 34% | 38% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 60% | 31% | 28% |
| 9% | 6% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 40% | 25% | 19% |
| 44% | 44% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 69% | 66% |
| 34% | 50% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 19% |
| 31% | 19% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 19% | 16% |
| 5.2 | 5.9 | 4.8 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 4.7 | 6.1 |
| 5.2 | 4.2 | 6 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
| 2.4 | 2.1 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 7 |
- Melgar have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Melgar haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Deportivo Binacional | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 44 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 21 | 36 |
| 2 | Sporting Cristal | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 32 |
| 3 | César Vallejo | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 29 |
| 4 | Deportivo Municipal | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
| 5 | Alianza Lima | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 26 |
| 6 | Real Garcilaso | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 26 |
| 7 | Ayacucho | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 3 | 25 |
| 8 | UTC Cajamarca | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 25 |
| 9 | Academia Cantolao | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 25 |
| 10 | Sport Huancayo | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 10 | -1 | 24 |
| 11 | Melgar | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 23 |
| 12 | Universitario | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -2 | 23 |
| 13 | Alianza Universidad | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 22 |
| 14 | Carlos Manucci | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -5 | 16 |
| 15 | Unión Comercio | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -6 | 15 |
| 16 | Universidad San Martín | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 24 | -19 | 15 |
| 17 | Molinos El Pirata | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 22 | -12 | 14 |
| 18 | Sport Boys | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 17 | -19 | 10 |