Another interesting match in the Primera Division. Melgar is in the 7th position after participating in four games. They receive Academia Cantolao who are placed 13th after six matches.
- Melgar have the most clean sheets (16) in Primera Division
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Academia Cantolao, who are travelling more than 1000 kilometers to play this game.
Only a few days to rest for the team playing at home, as they had a Copa Sudamericana game only four days earlier. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Internacional.
Melgar form and stats
Melgar have secured 6 points from their first three home games in the Primera Division. A decent catch, still with room for improvement.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Melgar, as their goalkeeper Carlos Alberto Caceda Oyaguez has completely shut out the opponents for 260 minutes in the Primera Division.
The Melgar boss Lavallén and his crew return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Internacional in the Copa Sudamericana.
Melgar are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found 6 matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won 4, drew 1 and lost 1.
Low on goals? Looking at this team's last 12 league matches, 11 have contained two goals or less.
Melgar aren't scoring a lot here at Estadio de la Universidad Nacional San Agustín in the league, with only 2 goals from 3 games. Melgar have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 1 goal.
Academia Cantolao form and stats
The Primera Division season is young and Academia Cantolao have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 3 away games done and still no victory. 2 draws and 1 defeat so far.
Academia Cantolao's last game was the home draw against Sporting Cristal (2-2). Midfield player Manzaneda was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.84/10. Manzaneda scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 4 of 5 times.
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Carlos Manucci that ended 0-0.We have done a similar check as we did with the hometeam, looking up recent matches where Academia Cantolao played away with similar odds. This revealed 6 games. The visitors overcame the odds to win 2 times, 3 were draws and the home team won as expected 1 time.
The visitors have scored 2 goals from 3 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Academia Cantolao have conceded 4 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Melgar have been victorious in all of the 6 latest games versus this opponent. Will the streak continue?The former head-to-head match ended Academia Cantolao - Melgar 0-1, played this season.
Top Goalscorers
  B. Cuesta 8 goals | L. Iberico Robalino 4 goals |
Melgar missing players
Academia Cantolao missing players
| Melgar | Academia Cantolao | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 24 |
| 16 | 10 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 13 |
| 26 | 15 | 6 | Scored | S | 2 | 10 | 24 |
| 12 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 4 | 18 | 40 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 96% |
| 36% | 27% | 25% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 64% | 71% |
| 27% | 18% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 55% | 58% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 36% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 8% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 55% | 50% |
| 73% | 91% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 18% | 17% |
| 18% | 9% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 36% | 38% |
| 7.4 | 7.6 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 4.2 | 4.7 |
| 3.9 | 3.1 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 6 | 5.5 |
| 2.5 | 2.3 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.6 | 2.9 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 14.9 | 16.5 | 17.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 10.1 | 9.9 |
| 5.5 | 6.2 | 7.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
| 21% | 22% | 21% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 26% | 30% |
| 8.3 | 6.9 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 13.9 | 13.4 |
| 3.1 | 2.5 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.4 |
- Melgar have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Melgar have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (8) in Primera Division
- Melgar have the fewest matches over the total-line (4) in Primera Division
- Melgar have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Primera Division
- Melgar have the most clean sheets (10) at home in Primera Division
- Melgar have the most clean sheets (16) in Primera Division
- Melgar have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Melgar haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cienciano | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 14 |
| 2 | Alianza Lima | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 |
| 3 | Atletico Grau | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| 4 | Cesar Vallejo | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| 5 | Sporting Cristal | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 6 | Deportivo Binacional | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 7 | Melgar | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 8 | Deportivo Municipal | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 9 | Universitario | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 10 | Sport Boys | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 7 |
| 11 | ADT | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 7 |
| 12 | Alianza Atletico | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 13 | Academia Cantolao | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 6 |
| 14 | Sport Huancayo | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| 15 | Carlos Stein | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 4 |
| 16 | Universidad San Martin | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | -10 | 4 |
| 17 | Ayacucho | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | -5 | 3 |
| 18 | UTC Cajamarca | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -7 | 3 |
| 19 | Carlos Manucci | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -6 | 1 |
