This could be an interesting match as Cienciano have their presumed home advantage while Sporting Cristal are ahead 1 point in the Primera Division table.
Cienciano and Sporting Cristal 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.
It's quite the trip for Sporting Cristal when visiting Cienciano as the cities are 1100 kilometers apart.
Cienciano form and stats
When playing at home in the Primera Division, Cienciano have managed 2 wins, 1 draw and suffered 2 defeats from 5 games.
The home team returns to Estadio Alejandro Villanueva after being equal after 90 minutes with Deportivo Binacional (placed 6th) on their last time out; the Primera Division game ended 0-0. Before that game, the home loss against Universitario with the scoreline 1-3.
Cienciano were only inches away from victory, versus Deportivo Binacional, as they hit the woodwork three times in the 0-0 draw. Jose Cuero felt an ounce or two of guilt after the draw against Deportivo Binacional as the player was unable to convert a penalty kick in the 22nd minute.
Cienciano can score goals in their home matches. After 5 league matches they have found the net 11 times. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Cienciano defense is not exactly impregnable. 9 goals conceded from 5 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Sporting Cristal form and stats
The visitors, who have the most scored goals (12) away in Primera Division, are W2-D1-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Primera Division. It could be a hat trick of victories away for Sporting Cristal, as they have won on their previous two travels.
Cristal are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the Primera Division against Universidad San Martín (placed 17th). Prior to that result Cristal won their away game at Academia Cantolao. The scoreline was 6-2.
The Cristal manager R. Mosquera Vera has got the team scoring on the road, with 12 away goals in 5 league matches. 7 goals have been conceded by Cristal in these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - three - five (Cienciano wins - draws - Sporting Cristal wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  E. Herrera 5 goals |   J. Romagnoli 4 goals | W. Corozo Becerra 4 goals |
Cienciano missing players
Sporting Cristal missing players
| Cienciano | Sporting Cristal | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | 11 | 2 | Scored | S | 8 | 12 | 18 |
| 12 | 9 | 7 | Conceded | C | 5 | 7 | 11 |
| 80% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 90% |
| 60% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 70% |
| 50% | 80% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 60% | 40% |
| 40% | 80% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 40% | 30% |
| 20% | 40% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 40% | 30% |
| 40% | 60% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 80% | 60% |
| 50% | 40% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 30% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 30% |
| 4.9 | 5.4 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.2 | 5.2 |
| 5 | 5 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 5.2 | 3.9 |
| 2.9 | 3 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 141 | 78 | 18 | Total Shots | T S | 31 | 54 | 107 |
| 50 | 30 | 4 | Shots on Target | S O | 17 | 27 | 45 |
| 30% | 37% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 47% | 44% | 40% |
- Cienciano have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sporting Cristal have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Sporting Cristal have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Sporting Cristal have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Sporting Cristal haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | Universitario | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 22 |
| 2 | Alianza Universidad | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 18 |
| 3 | Ayacucho | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 17 |
| 4 | Carlos Manucci | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 16 |
| 5 | Sporting Cristal | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 15 |
| 6 | Deportivo Binacional | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 |
| 7 | Sport Huancayo | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 15 |
| 8 | UTC Cajamarca | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 15 |
| 9 | Cienciano | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| 10 | César Vallejo | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
| 11 | Real Garcilaso | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 14 |
| 12 | Academia Cantolao | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -6 | 14 |
| 13 | Alianza Lima | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 13 |
| 14 | Deportivo Municipal | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| 15 | Melgar | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -2 | 12 |
| 16 | Sport Boys | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -6 | 10 |
| 17 | Universidad San Martín | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 9 |
| 18 | Carlos Stein | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | -6 | 8 |
| 19 | Deportivo Llacuabamba | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -7 | 8 |
| 20 | Atlético Grau | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | -6 | 4 |