Read up on this action-packed game in the Primera Division. Melgar is in the 16th spot after playing four games. They host Alianza Lima who are placed 13th after five matches.
- Alianza Lima have the most points from losing position (4) in Primera Division
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1000 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
The hosts Melgar saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Copa Sudamericana. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Cienciano.
Melgar form and stats
Melgar have only played one Primera Division game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 3 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats from 9 matches.
Prior to that, an away loss at UTC Cajamarca in the Primera Division.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Melgar, as the Copa Sudamericana home game vs Cienciano is only three days away.
Early season league goal statistics from Melgar's 1 home game: 1 goal, 0 conceded.
Alianza Lima form and stats
Still no away game victory in the Primera Division for Alianza Lima with 1 draw and 1 loss from their first 2 attempts.
Alianza Lima's previous game was their home loss versus Sporting Cristal (0-1). Vílchez was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.35. The defender Vílchez won 6 of 12 duels.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Alianza Atletico wasn't a success with a 2-4 loss.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Alianza playing away and similar expectations, we found eleven relevant matches. Results were two Alianza Lima wins, three draws and six defeats.
It's early days yet, but Alianza Lima has scored 2 and conceded 4 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head numbers (for the prior ten meetings): Melgar won two games, four matches ended in a draw and Alianza Lima managed four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / fourTop Goalscorers
  H. Barcos 2 goals |   M. Pérez Guedes 1 goals | L. Iberico Robalino 1 goals |
Melgar missing players
Alianza Lima missing players
| Melgar | Alianza Lima | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 50% | 80% |
| 75% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 60% |
| 75% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 40% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 40% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 50% | 20% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 60% |
| 25% | 100% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 50% | 20% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 40% |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8 | 7 | 6.6 |
| 6.2 | 1 | 1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 2 | 2.6 |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.5 | 2.8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13.8 | 17 | 17 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 10 | 10.6 |
| 5 | 6 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 20% | 17% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 33% | 30% |
| 12 | 8 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 3 | 9 | 7 |
| 6.2 | 4 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 4 | 3.8 |
- Alianza Lima have the most points from losing position (4) in Primera Division
| Melgar | Last season | Alianza Lima | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 26 | 14 | Played | P | 14 | 28 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Won | W | 7 | 17 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 6 | 9 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | ||
| 45 | 22 | Scored | S | 15 | 40 | ||
| 27 | 13 | Conceded | C | 5 | 17 | ||
| 96% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 64% | 82% | ||
| 77% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 61% | ||
| 54% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 21% | 32% | ||
| 27% | 21% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 7% | 21% | ||
| 12% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | ||
| 50% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 29% | 39% | ||
| 35% | 43% | Clean Sheets | C S | 71% | 61% | ||
| 19% | 29% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 18% | ||
| 6.2 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.1 | 5.2 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.9 | 4.7 | ||
| 2.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 2.1 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 11.5 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.4 | 10.7 | ||
| 4.5 | 3.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4 | ||
| 39% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 35% | ||
| 8.1 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.4 | 10.1 | ||
| 3.2 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.9 | 3.2 | ||
| 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 Atletico | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 2 | Sport Huancayo | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 3 | Deportivo Municipal | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 12 |
| 4 | Universitario | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 9 |
| 5 | Cienciano | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | Atletico Grau | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 7 | UTC Cajamarca | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | Sporting Cristal | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 9 | Deportivo Binacional | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 10 | Ayacucho | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| 11 | ADT | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 12 | Cesar Vallejo | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 6 |
| 13 | Alianza Lima | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 5 |
| 14 | Sport Boys | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 5 |
| 15 | Carlos Stein | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 16 | Melgar | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -4 | 4 |
| 17 | Universidad San Martin | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | -7 | 3 |
| 18 | Academia Cantolao | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -10 | 3 |
| 19 | Carlos Manucci | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 0 |
