It's only been 13 days since Cienciano played against Sport Boys and the result was 0-1. How will it end vs Universitario?
- Cienciano have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Universitario have the fewest conceded goals (14) in Primera Division
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1100 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Cienciano and Universitario 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
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Estadio Inca Garcilaso de la Vega as Cienciano have scored 14 goals to get 18 points from 9 games. The overall stats in the Primera Division are 5-3-1 (wins-draws-losses).
The Cienciano supporters got no joy from their last match, also played here at Estadio Inca Garcilaso de la Vega: A 0-1 defeat against Sport Boys. Midfielder Sandoval was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.63 (out of ten) in that game. Sandoval hit six key passes and had 36 successful passes (of 43 total).
Heartbreak before that as Cienciano lost 2-4 at Sporting Cristal's place.The Cienciano fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 14 goals in 9 league matches. Cienciano have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Universitario form and stats
As the visiting team in Primera Division matches, Universitario have produced an overall stat of 3-1-5 so far. Three consecutive losses in away matches means Universitario are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.
Two away games in a row for Universitario, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 versus Sport Huancayo. Midfielder Ancajima was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.21. Ancajima hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times and had 25 successful passes (of 28 total).
A defeat, in the Copa Sudamericana away at Santa Fe, before that.
The attacking power of Universitario when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 9 league matches away. As opposed to that, Universitario have seen the ball go into their own net 10 times on the road. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The fixture history shows this score when the squads met previously this campaign; Universitario - Cienciano 3-0. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Cienciano victories, one draw and six Universitario wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  C. Garcés Acosta 11 goals |   A. Valera Sandoval 9 goals |  E. Herrera 5 goals |
Cienciano missing players
Universitario missing players
| Cienciano | Universitario | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 23 | 14 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 8 | 29 |
| 25 | 6 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 10 | 14 |
| 94% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 89% | 94% |
| 65% | 56% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 56% | 67% |
| 41% | 22% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 44% | 56% |
| 35% | 22% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 11% | 22% |
| 18% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 41% | 44% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 33% | 33% |
| 24% | 44% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 22% | 44% |
| 41% | 22% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 56% | 28% |
| 4.8 | 5.3 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 5.7 | 5.2 |
| 3.3 | 2.3 | 1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 3.2 | 2.7 |
| 3.3 | 3.3 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 5.7 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 9 | 10 |
| 12 | 14.3 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.7 | 11 | 14.1 |
| 4.6 | 5 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.8 | 5.2 |
| 29% | 31% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 24% | 31% |
| 11.6 | 9.8 | 1.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 18 | 13.8 | 10.8 |
| 3.9 | 2.9 | 0.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 4.3 | 3.7 |
- 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.
- Universitario have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Universitario have the fewest conceded goals (14) in Primera Division
| 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 | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 42 |
| 2 | Sporting Cristal | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 33 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 35 |
| 3 | Universitario | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 34 |
| 4 | Real Garcilaso | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 32 |
| 5 | Sport Huancayo | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 27 |
| 6 | Cesar Vallejo | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 27 |
| 7 | Carlos Manucci | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -1 | 27 |
| 8 | Deportivo Garcilaso | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 25 |
| 9 | Melgar | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 25 |
| 10 | Deportivo Municipal | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | -2 | 24 |
| 11 | Cienciano | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 22 | -5 | 24 |
| 12 | Atletico Grau | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 23 |
| 13 | Alianza Atletico | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 33 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 22 | -1 | 23 |
| 14 | ADT | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 21 |
| 15 | UTC Cajamarca | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 19 | -6 | 21 |
| 16 | Union Comercio | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 40 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 22 | -16 | 19 |
| 17 | Deportivo Binacional | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 28 | 34 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 21 | -6 | 18 |
| 18 | Sport Boys | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 13 | -13 | 18 |
| 19 | Academia Cantolao | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 25 | -27 | 9 |
