This has the potential to be an intriguing fixture as Cienciano have their presumed home advantage, while Alianza Lima are in front by 11 points in the Primera Division standings.
- Cienciano have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Alianza Lima have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Alianza Lima have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1100 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Cienciano and Alianza Lima 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.
Cienciano form and stats
3-3-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Primera Division numbers at home for Cienciano so far this season.
Cienciano are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus UTC Cajamarca. Midfielder Sandoval was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.7 (out of ten) in that game. Sandoval hit the woodwork once, served one assist and hit four key passes.
Ahead of that match, Cienciano lost 0-1 at home to Sport Huancayo.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Cienciano have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 9 games) they have won 3 times, drawn 2 and lost 4.
Cienciano are traveling soon after this match as the Primera Division match at Academia Cantolao awaits in four days.
Cienciano are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 10 goals in 7 games. Cienciano have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Alianza Lima form and stats
3-2-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Alianza Lima in their Primera Division matches away.
Barcos, Rodríguez, Míguez and Concha scored in Alianza Lima's previous match, the home game against Deportivo Municipal that ended 4-1. Defender Míguez was the best team player with a rating of 8.25. Míguez scored one goal, served one assist, hit one key pass and won 4 of 6 duels.
Prior to that match, the Alianza Lima manager Suarez faced defeat when travelling to Cesar Vallejo and losing 2-3.Alianza are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 0 wins, 5 draws and 6 defeats. From a total of 11 matches.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Deportivo Binacional in just three days.
Alianza Lima have scored 8 goals on their travels this season, from 6 away games in the league.
Head 2 Head
Cienciano and Alianza Lima have met before this season: Alianza Lima - Cienciano 1-0. Previous ten meetings with these participants: Cienciano won six, Alianza Lima triumphed in three and we saw one draw. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Carando 15 goals |   H. Barcos 15 goals |  K. Sandoval Laynes 10 goals |
Cienciano missing players
Alianza Lima missing players
| Cienciano | Alianza Lima | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 32 | 16 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 16 | 32 |
| 14 | 10 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 7 | 19 |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 9 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| 52 | 35 | 7 | Scored | S | 3 | 21 | 52 |
| 37 | 16 | 5 | Conceded | C | 8 | 17 | 26 |
| 91% | 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 88% | 91% |
| 62% | 69% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 62% | 62% |
| 47% | 50% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 44% | 38% |
| 38% | 50% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 19% | 25% |
| 25% | 31% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 19% | 19% |
| 50% | 50% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 50% | 41% |
| 34% | 38% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 31% | 44% |
| 25% | 19% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 60% | 31% | 25% |
| 5.9 | 7.2 | 7.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.3 | 6.1 |
| 4.3 | 2.7 | 3.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 5.2 | 4.5 |
| 3 | 2.4 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.6 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 14.4 | 17.1 | 17.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.4 | 10.2 | 11.8 |
| 5 | 6.2 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.8 | 4.8 |
| 33% | 35% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 34% | 34% |
| 10.2 | 8.7 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.2 | 12.9 | 10.3 |
| 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.2 | 5.1 | 4.1 |
- Alianza Lima have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Cienciano have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Cienciano have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Cienciano have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Cienciano have won significantly more corners at home than 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 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 15 | 32 |
| 2 | Alianza Lima | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 30 |
| 3 | Melgar | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 29 |
| 4 | Universitario | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 28 |
| 5 | Atletico Grau | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 28 |
| 6 | Cesar Vallejo | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 28 |
| 7 | Sport Huancayo | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 24 |
| 8 | UTC Cajamarca | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 23 |
| 9 | Sport Boys | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | -1 | 21 |
| 10 | Alianza Atlético | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 20 |
| 11 | Cienciano | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 19 |
| 12 | Deportivo Binacional | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 17 |
| 13 | ADT | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -2 | 17 |
| 14 | Academia Cantolao | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 15 |
| 15 | Carlos Manucci | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 16 | -13 | 12 |
| 16 | Ayacucho | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 19 | -12 | 10 |
| 17 | Deportivo Municipal | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -14 | 10 |
| 18 | Carlos Stein | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 15 | -14 | 6 |
| 19 | Universidad San Martin | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 38 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 21 | -25 | 5 |
