Primera Division preview: Can César Vallejo edge out victory against Sport Boys?

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Competition: Peru Primera Division
Competition: Thu 17.September
Match begins: 20:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería

The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. César Vallejo are in the 11th position while the guesting Sport Boys worry at 16th.

César Vallejo and Sport Boys 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.

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César Vallejo form and stats

When playing at home in the Primera Division, César Vallejo have managed 1 win, 3 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 5 games.

César Vallejo manager J. del Solar Álvarez-Calderón and his team return home after a 2-2 draw away versus Carlos Stein (placed 18th) in the Primera Division. 1-1 away at Carlos Manucci before that.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does César Vallejo handle that role? We have found nine games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are five wins, two draws and two defeats.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for César Vallejo here at Estadio Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (4 from 5 games). Vallejo have only conceded 4 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Sport Boys form and stats

As the visiting team in Primera Division matches, Sport Boys, who have the most conceded goals (24) in Primera Division, have produced an overall stat of 1-0-4 so far. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Sport Boys's last three away games as they have all been lost.

Boys failed to get anything from their last game, a Primera Division home match vs Sport Huancayo (placed 5th) that ended with defeat 0-1. A 1-2 defeat away at UTC Cajamarca before that.

We have checked recent matches where Boys have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those five games were one victory, three draws and one defeat.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Sport Boys have scored 6 goals in 5 league games away. Boys have conceded 11 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - six - two (Vallejo wins - draws - Sport Boys wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

César VallejoY. Mena Palacios
Y. Mena Palacios
6 goals
Sport BoysS. Penco
S. Penco
4 goals
César VallejoJ. Vélez Cedeño
J. Vélez Cedeño
3 goals

César Vallejo missing players

Sport Boys missing players

César Vallejo Sport Boys
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
11 5 0 Played P 1 5 11
3 1 0 Won W 0 1 3
6 3 0 Drew D 0 0 2
2 1 0 Lost L 1 4 6
14 4 0 Scored S 0 6 17
11 4 0 Conceded C 2 11 24
91% 80% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
91% 80% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 82%
27% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 80% 73%
18% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 40% 55%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 20% 45%
64% 40% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 80% 73%
27% 40% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 9%
18% 40% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 20% 18%
 
7.6 10 0 Corners for (avg) C F 2 4.2 4.3
3.5 2.8 0 Corners against (avg) C A 5 4.6 4
3.3 3.2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.8 2.4
3 0 0 Red cards R C 1 3 4
 
142 75 0 Total Shots T S 6 63 128
49 26 0 Shots on Target S O 2 26 56
29% 15% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 23% 30%
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • All of Sport Boys's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • César Vallejo have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • César Vallejo have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Sport Boys has the most conceded goals (24) in Primera Division
  • Sport Boys has the most conceded goals in the second half (17) in Primera Division
  • Sport Boys have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Sport Boys have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Sport Boys 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 Universitario 11 8 2 1 21 11 5 4 0 1 9 5 6 4 2 0 12 6 10 25
2 Ayacucho 11 5 3 3 20 14 6 2 2 2 8 7 5 3 1 1 12 7 6 18
3 Alianza Universidad 11 5 3 3 16 12 6 3 1 2 7 4 5 2 2 1 9 8 4 18
4 Deportivo Binacional 11 5 3 3 15 13 5 2 1 2 8 8 6 3 2 1 7 5 2 18
5 Sport Huancayo 11 5 3 3 11 9 5 4 1 0 8 3 6 1 2 3 3 6 2 18
6 UTC Cajamarca 11 5 3 3 13 12 5 3 1 1 8 7 6 2 2 2 5 5 1 18
7 Cienciano 11 5 2 4 18 12 6 3 1 2 14 9 5 2 1 2 4 3 6 17
8 Real Garcilaso 11 5 2 4 17 15 5 3 1 1 8 5 6 2 1 3 9 10 2 17
9 Sporting Cristal 11 4 4 3 18 11 5 2 2 1 6 4 6 2 2 2 12 7 7 16
10 Carlos Manucci 11 4 4 3 14 13 6 1 2 3 3 7 5 3 2 0 11 6 1 16
11 César Vallejo 11 3 6 2 14 11 5 1 3 1 4 4 6 2 3 1 10 7 3 15
12 Deportivo Municipal 11 3 6 2 11 9 5 1 3 1 5 4 6 2 3 1 6 5 2 15
13 Melgar 11 4 3 4 13 13 5 2 1 2 5 6 6 2 2 2 8 7 0 15
14 Academia Cantolao 11 4 2 5 11 19 6 2 1 3 5 11 5 2 1 2 6 8 -8 14
15 Alianza Lima 11 3 4 4 11 13 6 3 1 2 7 5 5 0 3 2 4 8 -2 13
16 Sport Boys 11 3 2 6 17 24 6 2 2 2 11 13 5 1 0 4 6 11 -7 10
17 Universidad San Martin 11 2 3 6 9 17 6 1 2 3 7 8 5 1 1 3 2 9 -8 9
18 Carlos Stein 11 2 3 6 9 15 6 0 2 4 5 12 5 2 1 2 4 3 -6 8
19 Deportivo Llacuabamba 11 2 2 7 15 23 6 2 1 3 9 9 5 0 1 4 6 14 -8 8
20 Atletico Grau 11 1 4 6 8 15 5 0 4 1 6 7 6 1 0 5 2 8 -7 7

Read more about Primera Division

The Peruvian First Division, also known as the Primera Division or the Copa Movistar, is the top level of football in Peru. Seasons run from February to December with 18 teams playing 44 fixtures each to create a final league table. Universitario, Alianza Lima and Sporting Cristal are by far the dominant winner of this league since it was founded in 1912.