Deportivo Municipal welcome Sporting Cristal for another interesting Primera Division fixture here at Estadio Alejandro Villanueva.
- Deportivo Municipal haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sporting Cristal have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
2 - 3 - 2 with 12-10. What does this mean? Well, these are the statistics for Sporting Cristal when playing on artifical turf like they will do today. Wins - draws- losses and goals scored-conceded. Sporting Cristal play their home games on grass so that's why we provide these numbers.
This is a local derby, usually meaning added tension and importance.
Deportivo Municipal form and stats
Deportivo Municipal have collected 1 point from their Primera Division home games so far after 0-1-0. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.
Municipal enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Carlos Manucci's place. The match ended 2-1 with Erinson Ramirez (2) scoring. Midfielder Erinson Ramirez was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.41 (out of ten) in that game. Ramirez scored two goals and hit one key pass.
Before that, Municipal drew at home versus UTC Cajamarca.The manager F. Navarro Monteiro will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Cienciano in only three days.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Deportivo Municipal at home in the league. 1 on target and 1 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.
Sporting Cristal form and stats
Let's have a look at how Sporting Cristal performed last season in the Primera Division: They landed a 3rd position in the league table after playing out 9 victories, 6 draws and 4 defeats. In total they scored 38 and conceded 23 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 4 - drew 4 and lost 2 with 26/15 goals scored/conceded. The visitors are W1-D0-L0 on the road this term. That's in the Primera Division.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Arsenal de Sarandi in their previous outing. The Copa Sudamericana match ended in a draw 1-1.
Preceding that game was the away Primera Division victory against Academia Cantolao with the score of 4-2.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Universitario in just four days.
It's early days yet, but Sporting Cristal has scored 4 and conceded 2 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).
Head 2 Head
Sporting Cristal - Deportivo Municipal 3-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - two - six (Deportivo Municipal wins - draws - Sporting Cristal wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Hohberg González 5 goals |   E. Ramírez Manrique 4 goals |  C. Gonzáles Crespo 4 goals |
Deportivo Municipal missing players
Sporting Cristal missing players
| Deportivo Municipal | Sporting Cristal | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 6 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | 5 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 13 | 23 |
| 16 | 8 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 70% | 67% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 90% |
| 50% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 70% |
| 30% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 40% | 30% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 10% |
| 60% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 40% | 40% |
| 10% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 40% | 50% |
| 30% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 10% |
| 4.3 | 4.8 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4.8 | 6.2 |
| 3.9 | 3.2 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
| 2.9 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.2 | 2.9 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7.8 | 8.2 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 12 | 12.2 |
| 3.2 | 3 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 4.4 | 4.7 |
| 28% | 28% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 59% | 49% |
- All of Sporting Cristal's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Deportivo Municipal haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- 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 scored more than double the goals of Deportivo Municipal.
- 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 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | Cienciano | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | Alianza Atletico | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Deportivo Municipal | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Melgar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Sporting Cristal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Carlos Manucci | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Cesar Vallejo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Sport Boys | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 3 |
| 10 | Alianza Universidad | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Universitario | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Deportivo Binacional | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | UTC Cajamarca | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Academia Cantolao | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| 15 | Real Garcilaso | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 16 | Universidad San Martín | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 17 | Ayacucho | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 0 |
| 18 | Sport Huancayo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 |