A swift peek at the Primera Division table imply an edge to Alianza Lima when they visit Melgar. However; let's wait before points are handed out!
- Melgar have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Alianza Lima have the fewest conceded goals (9) in Primera Division
It's quite the trip for Alianza Lima when visiting Melgar as the cities are 1000 kilometers apart.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Melgar and Alianza Lima.
Melgar form and stats
The overall Primera Division stats at home this season for Melgar are 3-1-2 (wins-draws-losses).
The Melgar supporters got no joy from their last match, also played here at Estadio de la Universidad Nacional San Agustín: A 2-4 defeat against Deportivo Garcilaso (placed 9th). The defeat was very disappointing as several goal chances were missed, and the team "won" the xG statistic (expected goals) 2.37 - .34. Until that beating this team had gone nine consecutive league meetings without a loss. As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today? Some supporters pointed their nail-bitten fingers at Cuesta for missing a penalty kick versus Deportivo Garcilaso in the 66th minute. It's possible that a goal in that situation would have changed the outcome. Iberico, an attacker, was the declared top performer for the team in that fixture, collecting a rating of 7.61 (out of 10). Iberico hit one key pass and had 23 successful passes (of 28 total).
Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Sport Boys.Trench warfare? In this team's last 13 league matches, 10 have had two goals or less.
A decent goal production from Melgar in their home games so far, with 11 goals from 6 league matches. On the other hand, Melgar have conceded 7 goals.
Alianza Lima form and stats
Alianza Lima have an excellent away record in the Primera Division so far with 5-0-2 from 7 games. Alianza Lima have been producing wins at home as well, producing a total of eight victories in a row regardless of arena.
Alianza are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the fixture against Deportivo Municipal (placed 11th). Zambrano was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 8.41. The defender Zambrano scored two goals and won 4 of 4 duels.
Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against Cesar Vallejo.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Alianza Lima playing away and similar expectations, we found 7 relevant matches. Results were 2 Alianza Lima wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as Alianza Lima are hosting Libertad in the Copa Libertadores only four days away.
Alianza have scored 10 goals on their travels this season, from 7 away games in the league. 8 goals have been conceded by Alianza Lima in these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - two - six (Melgar wins - draws - Alianza Lima wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  P. Sabbag Daccarett 6 goals |  L. Iberico Robalino 5 goals | B. Cuesta 4 goals |
Melgar missing players
Alianza Lima missing players
| Melgar | Alianza Lima | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | 11 | 1 | Scored | S | 4 | 10 | 26 |
| 14 | 7 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 85% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 62% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 67% | 85% |
| 23% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 67% | 54% |
| 23% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 17% | 8% |
| 23% | 33% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 38% | 33% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 67% | 38% |
| 38% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 33% | 62% |
| 38% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 4 | 4.7 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 4.5 | 6 |
| 4.8 | 3.3 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.3 | 4.1 |
| 3.2 | 2.8 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 5 | 5.2 | 3.9 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 13.1 | 15.2 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 9.8 | 11.3 |
| 4.4 | 4.5 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 4.2 | 4.9 |
| 28% | 41% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 40% | 41% |
| 11.4 | 7.7 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14 | 14.8 | 12.5 |
| 3.4 | 2.8 | 7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.8 | 3.5 |
- 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 have scored in all their matches so far.
- Alianza Lima have the fewest conceded goals (9) in Primera Division
- Alianza Lima have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (3) in Primera Division
- Alianza Lima have the most clean sheets (8) in Primera Division
- Alianza Lima have the most points (15) away in Primera Division
- Alianza Lima have the the best goal difference (+17) in Primera Division
- Alianza Lima have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Alianza Lima haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Alianza Lima is in the best form (6-0-0) in Primera Division
- Melgar have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- 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 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 36 |
| 2 | Universitario | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 28 |
| 3 | Carlos Manucci | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 26 |
| 4 | Real Garcilaso | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 26 |
| 5 | Cesar Vallejo | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 23 |
| 6 | Sporting Cristal | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 22 |
| 7 | Sport Huancayo | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 21 |
| 8 | Cienciano | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 21 |
| 9 | Deportivo Garcilaso | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 20 |
| 10 | Alianza Atlético | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 19 |
| 11 | Deportivo Municipal | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -2 | 18 |
| 12 | Atletico Grau | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 16 |
| 13 | ADT | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 16 |
| 14 | Melgar | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -1 | 15 |
| 15 | UTC Cajamarca | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -5 | 15 |
| 16 | Union Comercio | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 15 | -12 | 14 |
| 17 | Deportivo Binacional | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -7 | 12 |
| 18 | Sport Boys | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 | -15 | 8 |
| 19 | Academia Cantolao | 13 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 21 | -23 | 6 |
