What a fixture, with Melgar in 5th and Alianza Lima in 1st. Here's news and statistics!
- Melgar have the most clean sheets (21) in Primera Division
- Alianza Lima is in the best form (5-0-1) in Primera Division
Alianza Lima have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1000 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Little time to rest for the team playing at home, as they performed in a Primera Division game only three days earlier. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Sporting Cristal.
Melgar form and stats
Melgar have performed here at Estadio de la Universidad Nacional San Agustín this season with 8 wins from 10 Primera Division matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 0 games and lost 2.
Melgar are confident in defense, having played 238 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
It's back home for Melgar, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Sporting Cristal away with the result 2-0. Cuesta and Iberico found the net in that victory. The versatile forward Cuesta outshone all the other footballers in that fixture and was awarded a match rating of 7.8 out of 10. Cuesta scored one goal and hit one key pass.
Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Sporting Cristal.There will be little rest for Melgar after this match as they are travelling to Alianza Lima for a Primera Division game in only three days.
The Melgar manager Lavallén has got the team scoring with 21 from 10 home games in the league. From these home matches, Melgar have conceded only 7 goals.
Alianza Lima form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 5 wins, 2 draws and only 1 loss in the Primera Division. Impressively, the visitors are on a five-match winning run which they hope continue versus Melgar.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Alianza Lima goalkeeper Franco Manuel Saravia Rojas is eager to challenge this, with his 397 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Alianza Lima go into this game after a win, the home game against ADT that ended 2-0. Barcos has scored for this side three matches in a row. The know-how! Vílchez, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 8.41. Vílchez served one assist, hit two key passes and won 5 of 6 duels.
Prior to that result Alianza Lima won their away game at Ayacucho. The scoreline was 1-0.Low-scoring game? 12 of this team's last 16 league fixtures have contained two or less goals.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Melgar in just three days.
The visiting Alianza have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 11 goals from 8 games. It's not easy to score on Alianza Lima as they have only conceded 6 goals from these away games. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The records show that this isn''t the first time these two teams meet this campaign, as the statistics show this recent game: Alianza Lima - Melgar 2-0. The ref had use for red card when these teams last met, and the sinner was Bordacahar (Melgar). Melgar-Alianza Lima H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Melgar one win, Alianza Lima five wins, four draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  H. Barcos 18 goals |   L. Iberico Robalino 14 goals | B. Cuesta 14 goals |
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| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 38 | 19 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 18 | 36 |
| 25 | 17 | 4 | Won | W | 2 | 9 | 23 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 58 | 36 | 6 | Scored | S | 8 | 24 | 59 |
| 29 | 7 | 1 | Conceded | C | 5 | 17 | 26 |
| 97% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 89% | 92% |
| 61% | 53% | 40% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 61% | 64% |
| 39% | 42% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 39% | 33% |
| 18% | 11% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 17% | 22% |
| 5% | 5% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 17% | 17% |
| 32% | 21% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 44% | 36% |
| 55% | 68% | 80% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 39% | 50% |
| 16% | 11% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 28% | 22% |
| 6.9 | 7.3 | 10 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.9 | 5.9 |
| 3.7 | 2.9 | 2.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.2 | 5.4 | 4.6 |
| 2.6 | 1.9 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 3.1 | 2.9 |
| 9 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 14.6 | 17.8 | 20.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.8 | 10.3 | 11.9 |
| 6 | 7.2 | 7.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.9 | 4.8 |
| 26% | 26% | 16% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 34% | 34% |
| 8.7 | 7.8 | 5.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.5 | 13.1 | 10.3 |
| 3.2 | 2.8 | 1.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.9 | 4 |
- Alianza Lima have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Alianza Lima have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Alianza Lima is in the best form (5-0-1) in Primera Division
- Melgar have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Melgar have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Melgar have the most clean sheets (13) at home in Primera Division
- Melgar have the most clean sheets (21) 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 | Alianza Lima | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 42 |
| 2 | Sporting Cristal | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 39 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 22 | 41 |
| 3 | Atletico Grau | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 37 |
| 4 | Universitario | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 33 |
| 5 | Melgar | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 33 |
| 6 | Cesar Vallejo | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 33 |
| 7 | UTC Cajamarca | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 28 |
| 8 | Sport Huancayo | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 27 |
| 9 | Alianza Atletico | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 27 |
| 10 | Deportivo Binacional | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 28 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 9 | 26 |
| 11 | Cienciano | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 25 |
| 12 | ADT | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 24 |
| 13 | Sport Boys | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 31 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 21 | -8 | 21 |
| 14 | Deportivo Municipal | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 20 | -9 | 20 |
| 15 | Academia Cantolao | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -3 | 19 |
| 16 | Ayacucho | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 20 | -12 | 14 |
| 17 | Carlos Manucci | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 22 | -20 | 13 |
| 18 | Carlos Stein | 18 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 43 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 24 | -25 | 6 |
| 19 | Universidad San Martin | 18 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 47 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 27 | -30 | 6 |
