It's only been six sleeps since Cienciano played against Carlos Manucci and the scoreline was 3-1. How will it end vs Sporting Cristal?
- Sporting Cristal have the most scored goals (29) in Primera Division
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Sporting Cristal, who are travelling more than 1100 kilometers to play this game.
Cienciano form and stats
Cienciano's results here at Estadio Universidad San Marcos in the Primera Division have been very modest with 1 victory, 3 draws and 2 defeats.
A good away victory last time out for Cienciano, who won 3-1 against Carlos Manucci (placed 6th). Midfielder R. García was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.6 (out of ten) in that game. García scored one goal, hit six key passes and dribled past the opponent 4 of 4 times.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus UTC Cajamarca that ended 2-2.The Cienciano fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 6 in 6 matches. Cienciano have conceded 6 in these home matches.
Sporting Cristal form and stats
The away performances of Sporting Cristal have been very solid so far with 5 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats in the Primera Division. The question is whether this happy travelling can continue. Long winning streaks away are a rare occurrence in football, which only makes Cristal's record of four away victories in a row even more impressive. They last lost points away in the Deportivo Municipal game.
It's the second away game in a row for Sporting Cristal, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Alianza Universidad (placed 14th) in the Primera Division last time out. Defender O. Merlo was the best team player with a rating of 8.43. Merlo scored one goal, served one assist, hit one key pass and won 2 of 4 duels.
The game before that, was lost at home, a 1-3 defeat against Carlos Manucci.Today's guests are confident travelers having scored 16 goals in 6 league games away this season. Sporting Cristal have conceded 6 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's one Cienciano victory, four draws and five Sporting Cristal wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Gonzáles Crespo 8 goals |  A. Hohberg González 7 goals |  A. Ayarza Cocanegra 6 goals |
Cienciano missing players
Sporting Cristal missing players
| Cienciano | Sporting Cristal | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 21 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 8 | 15 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 32 | 13 | 5 | Scored | S | 11 | 25 | 48 |
| 26 | 9 | 3 | Conceded | C | 7 | 10 | 22 |
| 90% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 40% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 90% | 86% |
| 48% | 30% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 80% | 67% |
| 43% | 30% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 30% | 38% |
| 19% | 20% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 20% | 19% |
| 52% | 30% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 60% | 62% |
| 33% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 30% | 29% |
| 24% | 40% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 10% | 10% |
| 7.6 | 7.6 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.6 | 6.2 |
| 4.6 | 5.6 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
| 2.5 | 1.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.4 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 13.3 | 12.2 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.2 | 11.3 | 12.1 |
| 4.9 | 5 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.9 | 5.3 |
| 31% | 26% | 56% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 61% | 51% | 43% |
- Sporting Cristal have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Sporting Cristal have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Sporting Cristal have the most matches over the total-line (14) in Primera Division
- Sporting Cristal have the most scored goals (16) away in Primera Division
- Sporting Cristal have the most scored goals (29) in Primera Division
- Sporting Cristal have the most scored goals in the second half (27) in Primera Division
- Sporting Cristal have the the best goal difference (+10) away in Primera Division
- Sporting Cristal have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Sporting Cristal 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 | Alianza Lima | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 33 |
| 2 | Sporting Cristal | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 13 | 24 |
| 3 | Melgar | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 22 |
| 4 | Sport Boys | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 22 |
| 5 | Universitario | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 20 |
| 6 | Carlos Manucci | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 20 |
| 7 | Cesar Vallejo | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 19 |
| 8 | UTC Cajamarca | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | -2 | 19 |
| 9 | Cienciano | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 18 |
| 10 | Deportivo Municipal | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 18 |
| 11 | Ayacucho | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -4 | 16 |
| 12 | Academia Cantolao | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | -1 | 14 |
| 13 | Deportivo Binacional | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | -3 | 14 |
| 14 | Alianza Universidad | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -11 | 13 |
| 15 | Real Garcilaso | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 12 |
| 16 | Alianza Atlético | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 15 | -12 | 12 |
| 17 | Sport Huancayo | 13 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -5 | 11 |
| 18 | Universidad San Martin | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -16 | 3 |