Betting prediction and preview: Sporting Cristal fancied to be better team when visiting Deportivo Binacional

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Competition: Peru Primera Division
Competition: Sat 14.November
Match begins: 23:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Alejandro Villanueva (34000 seats)

This could be an interesting match as Deportivo Binacional have their presumed home advantage while Sporting Cristal are ahead 10 points in the Primera Division table.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Binacional and Sporting Cristal.

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Deportivo Binacional form and stats

Deportivo Binacional have played 9 Primera Division games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-1-5 (wins-draws-losses). Hopes of three in a row are alive for Deportivo Binacional after consecutive victories at their own ground.

Deportivo Binacional's last game was hosting Academia Cantolao and winning 1-0. 1-1 away at Cienciano before that.

The Binacional fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 14 goals in 9 league matches. Binacional are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (19 from 9 played).

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Sporting Cristal form and stats

Playing away, Sporting Cristal, who have the most scored goals (26) away in Primera Division, have won 4 games, drawn 4 and suffered 2 defeats in the Primera Division this season. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Melgar game have they lost an away game, meaning Sporting Cristal has taken points from eleven away matches in a row. Sporting Cristal have been producing wins at home as well, producing a total of seven victories in a row regardless of arena.

The Cristal goalkeeper Emile Patricio Franco Vernooy is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 215 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

Cristal won their last game, 2-0 versus Alianza Universidad played at home. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Universidad San Martín at their stadium, the result 2-0.

Today's guests are confident travelers having scored 26 goals in 10 league games away this season. Cristal have conceded 15 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Binacional - Sporting Cristal 3-6 earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last five matches): Binacional one win, one draw and Sporting Cristal three victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Sporting CristalE. Herrera
E. Herrera
17 goals
Sporting CristalW. Corozo Becerra
W. Corozo Becerra
6 goals
Deportivo BinacionalJ. Arango Ambuila
J. Arango Ambuila
5 goals

Deportivo Binacional missing players

Sporting Cristal missing players

Deportivo Binacional Sporting Cristal
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
24 11 2 Played P 4 13 24
9 5 1 Won W 2 7 14
6 1 0 Drew D 1 4 6
9 5 1 Lost L 1 2 4
30 17 1 Scored S 9 35 50
34 20 1 Conceded C 5 18 26
92% 91% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 92% 92%
71% 64% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 85% 75%
46% 64% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 62% 50%
25% 45% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 54% 33%
12% 27% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 54% 33%
50% 64% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 77% 62%
29% 27% 50% Clean Sheets C S 25% 15% 29%
29% 18% 50% Failed to Score F T 50% 15% 17%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.5 2.5 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.8 2.6 2.6
8 2 0 Red cards R C 2 5 8
 
265 129 35 Total Shots T S 68 186 324
97 52 8 Shots on Target S O 30 88 140
31% 33% 12% Goal Efficiency G E 30% 40% 36%
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • Deportivo Binacional have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Sporting Cristal has the most scored goals (26) away in Primera Division
  • Sporting Cristal has the most scored goals in the second half (31) in Primera Division
  • Sporting Cristal have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Sporting Cristal have scored at least twice as many goals away as Deportivo Binacional have scored home.
  • Sporting Cristal is in the best form (6-0-0)

  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 19 13 4 2 38 18 9 7 1 1 16 8 10 6 3 1 22 10 20 42
2 Sport Huancayo 19 10 5 4 23 15 9 6 2 1 14 8 10 4 3 3 9 7 8 35
3 Sporting Cristal 19 9 6 4 38 23 9 5 2 2 12 8 10 4 4 2 26 15 15 33
4 Cesar Vallejo 19 8 9 2 25 16 9 4 4 1 10 6 10 4 5 1 15 10 9 33
5 Carlos Manucci 19 7 8 4 28 22 10 1 5 4 9 14 9 6 3 0 19 8 6 29
6 UTC Cajamarca 19 7 8 4 24 20 9 5 2 2 17 13 10 2 6 2 7 7 4 29
7 Alianza Universidad 19 8 5 6 21 17 10 4 3 3 8 5 9 4 2 3 13 12 4 29
8 Melgar 19 7 7 5 23 20 9 4 3 2 10 7 10 3 4 3 13 13 3 28
9 Ayacucho 19 7 6 6 28 21 10 4 4 2 14 9 9 3 2 4 14 12 7 27
10 Cienciano 19 8 3 8 27 23 10 5 2 3 19 12 9 3 1 5 8 11 4 27
11 Deportivo Binacional 19 6 5 8 24 29 9 3 1 5 14 19 10 3 4 3 10 10 -5 23
12 Alianza Lima 19 5 7 7 19 20 10 4 3 3 11 8 9 1 4 4 8 12 -1 22
13 Academia Cantolao 19 6 4 9 21 33 10 3 2 5 10 18 9 3 2 4 11 15 -12 22
14 Deportivo Municipal 19 4 9 6 20 24 9 1 4 4 7 13 10 3 5 2 13 11 -4 21
15 Real Garcilaso 19 5 6 8 26 31 9 3 3 3 13 15 10 2 3 5 13 16 -5 21
16 Universidad San Martín 19 5 6 8 20 27 10 2 4 4 11 12 9 3 2 4 9 15 -7 21
17 Sport Boys 19 5 5 9 24 33 10 3 3 4 15 18 9 2 2 5 9 15 -9 19
18 Carlos Stein 19 4 6 9 18 28 10 0 4 6 10 20 9 4 2 3 8 8 -10 17
19 Atlético Grau 19 3 8 8 17 27 9 1 7 1 12 12 10 2 1 7 5 15 -10 17
20 Deportivo Llacuabamba 19 2 5 12 25 42 10 2 2 6 13 19 9 0 3 6 12 23 -17 11

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.