Deportivo Municipal hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 21 points and a 14th position in the Primera Division table. Visiting Melgar holds 8th place with 25 pts.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Melgar play their home games on grass, while this game is played on artifical turf. Recent stats for Melgar when playing on artifical turf are 2 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat from six matches. They have scored 7 goals and conceded 4 times in these games.
It's quite the trip for Melgar when visiting Municipal as the cities are 1000 kilometers apart.
Deportivo Municipal form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Primera Division this season. Deportivo Municipal, who have the fewest scored goals (6) at home in Primera Division, have only managed 1 win, 4 draws and 3 losses from their games here at Estadio Alejandro Villanueva.
Municipal manager V. Rivera Coronado and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Real Garcilaso (placed 15th) in the Primera Division. The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Sporting Cristal.
Deportivo Municipal aren't scoring a lot here at Estadio Alejandro Villanueva in the league, with only 6 goals from 8 games. On the other hand, Deportivo Municipal have conceded 11 goals. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Melgar form and stats
The visitors are W2-D4-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Primera Division. Melgar has drawn their two previous away games.
Melgar are travelling after their nice 3-0 home win in the Primera Division against Atletico Grau (placed 19th). A 1-1 draw at Carlos Manucci's stadium before that.
Melgar have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 9 league away games 11 goals have been scored. Melgar have conceded 12 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - three - four (Deportivo Municipal wins - draws - Melgar wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Succar Cañote 11 goals |  O. Arce Jaramillo 8 goals |  J. Sánchez Alegria 4 goals |
Deportivo Municipal missing players
Melgar missing players
| Deportivo Municipal | Melgar | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 19 | 6 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 11 | 21 |
| 22 | 11 | 1 | Conceded | C | 5 | 12 | 19 |
| 94% | 88% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 89% |
| 72% | 62% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 78% | 67% |
| 28% | 25% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 33% | 33% |
| 22% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 33% | 22% |
| 11% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 6% |
| 61% | 38% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 67% | 50% |
| 17% | 25% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 22% | 39% |
| 28% | 50% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 22% | 22% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3 | 2.6 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| 191 | 88 | 33 | Total Shots | T S | 23 | 99 | 220 |
| 75 | 31 | 14 | Shots on Target | S O | 7 | 33 | 70 |
| 25% | 19% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 33% | 30% |
- Deportivo Municipal has the fewest scored goals (6) at home in Primera Division
- Deportivo Municipal has the fewest scored goals in the second half (6) in Primera Division
- Deportivo Municipal has the most points from losing position (11) 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 | Universitario | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 9 | 20 | 39 |
| 2 | Sport Huancayo | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 32 |
| 3 | Cesar Vallejo | 18 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 30 |
| 4 | Alianza Universidad | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 29 |
| 5 | Carlos Manucci | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 28 |
| 6 | Sporting Cristal | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 27 |
| 7 | UTC Cajamarca | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 27 |
| 8 | Melgar | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 25 |
| 9 | Ayacucho | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 24 |
| 10 | Cienciano | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 24 |
| 11 | Deportivo Binacional | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | -2 | 23 |
| 12 | Alianza Lima | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 22 |
| 13 | Academia Cantolao | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -11 | 22 |
| 14 | Deportivo Municipal | 18 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 11 | -3 | 21 |
| 15 | Real Garcilaso | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | -4 | 21 |
| 16 | Universidad San Martín | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -8 | 18 |
| 17 | Carlos Stein | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | -7 | 17 |
| 18 | Sport Boys | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -10 | 16 |
| 19 | Atletico Grau | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 15 | -10 | 16 |
| 20 | Deportivo Llacuabamba | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 39 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 23 | -16 | 11 |