The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Melgar are in the 12th position while the guesting Atlético Grau worry at 16th.
Atlético Grau could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Primera Division game only four sleeps ago.
Melgar form and stats
The story so far in the Primera Division for Melgar at their home stadium (Estadio Municipal Iván Elías Moreno) is 3 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats. With three draws from their last three games overall it has been a case of neither great nor terrible for Melgar.
The home team returns to Estadio Municipal Iván Elías Moreno after being equal after 90 minutes with Carlos Manucci (placed 3rd) on their last time out; the Primera Division game ended 1-1. The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Ayacucho.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Melgar as they are travelling to their away game against Deportivo Municipal in the Primera Division. That match is three days after this one.
Melgar aren't scoring a lot here at Estadio Municipal Iván Elías Moreno in the league, with only 7 goals from 8 games. Melgar are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio Municipal Iván Elías Moreno in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 8 matches.
Atlético Grau form and stats
Atlético Grau, who have the fewest scored goals (5) away in Primera Division, have only collected 7 points from their away games in the Primera Division, after 2-1-6 (9 played).
Atlético Grau delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Real Garcilaso (placed 15th) in their previous match; a Primera Division game. A draw for Atlético before that, at their own venue hosting Deportivo Binacional (2-2).
The draw against Real Garcilaso came from a losing position. The Atlético Grau manager R. Castillo Lazón brought on Gary Correa as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level.
A new game in only three days for Atlético, the Primera Division home match versus Universitario. Busy days.
The visitors have scored 5 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Atlético have seen the ball go into their own net 12 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  O. Arce Jaramillo 7 goals |  J. Collazos Viveros 6 goals |  J. Sánchez Alegria 4 goals |
Melgar missing players
Atlético Grau missing players
| Melgar | Atlético Grau | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 17 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| 18 | 7 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 17 |
| 19 | 7 | 3 | Conceded | C | 5 | 12 | 24 |
| 88% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 65% | 50% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 67% | 76% |
| 29% | 25% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 22% | 35% |
| 24% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 24% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 53% | 38% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 22% | 53% |
| 35% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 11% | 12% |
| 24% | 25% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 67% | 41% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.5 | 2 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 207 | 108 | 20 | Total Shots | T S | 19 | 64 | 125 |
| 66 | 33 | 6 | Shots on Target | S O | 6 | 30 | 58 |
| 27% | 21% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 17% | 29% |
- Atlético Grau has the fewest scored goals (5) away in Primera Division
- Atlético Grau have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Atlético Grau haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Universitario | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 9 | 20 | 39 |
| 2 | Sport Huancayo | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 29 |
| 3 | Carlos Manucci | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 28 |
| 4 | Sporting Cristal | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 27 |
| 5 | Cesar Vallejo | 17 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 27 |
| 6 | UTC Cajamarca | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 27 |
| 7 | Alianza Universidad | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 26 |
| 8 | Ayacucho | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 24 |
| 9 | Cienciano | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 24 |
| 10 | Deportivo Binacional | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | -1 | 23 |
| 11 | Alianza Lima | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 22 |
| 12 | Melgar | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 22 |
| 13 | Academia Cantolao | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -10 | 22 |
| 14 | Deportivo Municipal | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | -3 | 20 |
| 15 | Real Garcilaso | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | -4 | 20 |
| 16 | Atlético Grau | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 16 |
| 17 | Carlos Stein | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | -7 | 16 |
| 18 | Universidad San Martín | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -9 | 15 |
| 19 | Sport Boys | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -11 | 13 |
| 20 | Deportivo Llacuabamba | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 20 | -16 | 10 |