Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Melgar in 12th and Ayacucho in 8th place.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Melgar form and stats
3 victories, 2 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Melgar have to build on here at Estadio Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería in the Primera Division.
The home team returns to Estadio Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería after being equal after 90 minutes with Deportivo Llacuabamba (placed 20th) on their last time out; the Primera Division game ended 1-1. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Alianza Universidad in a game that was won 1-0.
Omar Tejeda was able to secure the draw 1-1 in the game against Deportivo Llacuabamba after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today?
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Melgar handle that role? We have found eight games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are four wins, two draws and two defeats.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Melgar as they are travelling to their away game against Carlos Manucci in the Primera Division. That match is four days after this one.
Melgar are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 7 goals in 7 games. On the other hand, Melgar have conceded 7 goals.
Ayacucho form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Primera Division travels is 3 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Ayacucho have lost on their last two travels.
Ayacucho's last game was the home draw against Real Garcilaso (1-1). Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Sporting Cristal's place.
Ángel Zamudio had red hot gloves after the game against Real Garcilaso, shaping the outcome of the game with seven saves made.
Ayacucho are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, two draws and five defeats. From a total of eight matches.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting UTC Cajamarca in just four days.
Ayacucho are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 13 times in 7 away games so far. As opposed to that, Ayacucho have seen the ball go into their own net 10 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Melgar won seven games, three matches ended with a draw and Ayacucho has zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / fourTop Goalscorers
  O. Arce Jaramillo 6 goals |  J. Sánchez Alegria 4 goals |   R. Villamarín Mora 4 goals |
Melgar missing players
Ayacucho missing players
| Melgar | Ayacucho | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 7 | 15 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 17 | 7 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 13 | 23 |
| 18 | 7 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 10 | 18 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 57% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 86% | 87% |
| 33% | 29% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 71% | 53% |
| 27% | 14% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 57% | 27% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 7% |
| 53% | 43% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 71% | 73% |
| 33% | 43% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 20% |
| 20% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 14% | 7% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.7 | 2.1 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | 2.1 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 181 | 95 | 37 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 82 | 177 |
| 61 | 31 | 12 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 32 | 68 |
| 28% | 23% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 41% | 34% |
- Ayacucho have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Ayacucho haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- 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 | Universitario | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 18 | 35 |
| 2 | Sporting Cristal | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 26 |
| 3 | Cesar Vallejo | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 26 |
| 4 | UTC Cajamarca | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 26 |
| 5 | Sport Huancayo | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 26 |
| 6 | Cienciano | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 24 |
| 7 | Carlos Manucci | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 24 |
| 8 | Ayacucho | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 22 |
| 9 | Alianza Universidad | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 22 |
| 10 | Alianza Lima | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 21 |
| 11 | Deportivo Binacional | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | -1 | 21 |
| 12 | Melgar | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 20 |
| 13 | Real Garcilaso | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 19 |
| 14 | Deportivo Municipal | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | -3 | 19 |
| 15 | Academia Cantolao | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -11 | 19 |
| 16 | Atletico Grau | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 14 |
| 17 | Universidad San Martin | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -9 | 14 |
| 18 | Carlos Stein | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | -8 | 13 |
| 19 | Sport Boys | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -11 | 11 |
| 20 | Deportivo Llacuabamba | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 34 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 20 | -14 | 10 |