Melgar and Ayacucho have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the Primera Division.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
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.
Melgar form and stats
Melgar have collected 12 points from their home games so far after 3-3-2.The fans are hoping that Melgar will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Primera Division game against Deportivo Municipal. In the preceding match a 5-1 victory visiting Academia Cantolao.
A decent goal production from Melgar in their home games so far, with 12 goals from 8 matches. Melgar have conceded 11 in these home matches.
Ayacucho form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Ayacucho so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 2-2-5 (win-draw-lose). Ayacucho has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.The supporters enjoyed Ayacucho's previous game versus Carlos Manucci, a Primera Division 1-0 win played at home. A home win before that, celebrating 5-0 vs Universidad San Martín.
Ayacucho are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 11 away goals from 9 games. Ayacucho have conceded 18 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Ayacucho - Melgar 1-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 7 Melgar victories, 3 draws and 0 Ayacucho wins. 6 of these games ended with three goals or more, 4 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  B. Cuesta 14 goals / 1 assists |   M. Montes 10 goals / 4 assists |  E. Nungaray 4 goals |
Melgar missing players
Ayacucho missing players
| Melgar | Ayacucho | |||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistic | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 8 | 3 | Played | 1 | 9 | 18 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Won | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Drew | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Lost | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 26 | 12 | 5 | Scored | 2 | 11 | 27 |
| 26 | 11 | 4 | Conceded | 2 | 18 | 23 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 83% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 72% |
| 50% | 62% | 67% | Over 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 44% |
| 33% | 25% | 33% | Over 3.5 | 100% | 44% | 33% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 17% |
| 67% | 75% | 100% | BTTS | 100% | 56% | 39% |
| 11% | 12% | 0% | Clean Sheets | 0% | 22% | 44% |
| 22% | 12% | 0% | Failed To Score | 0% | 22% | 22% |
| 5.4 | 7.5 | 8 | Corners For (avg) | 6 | 5.6 | 6.8 |
| 3.4 | 2.8 | 3.7 | Corners Against (avg) | 7 | 5.3 | 4.9 |
| 3.6 | 3 | 3.3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 2 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Red Cards | 0 | 3 | 6 |
- All of Melgar's home matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Ayacucho have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Ayacucho have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Ayacucho haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Melgar have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Melgar have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Melgar have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Melgar haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
Melgar
| 25-05-19 | | Sporting Cristal | 2 - 3 | Melgar |
| 28-05-19 | | Melgar | 0 - 0 | Universidad Católica |
| 02-06-19 | | Melgar | 1 - 2 | César Vallejo |
| 09-06-19 | | Academia Cantolao | 1 - 5 | Melgar |
| 14-07-19 | | Deportivo Municipal | 1 - 0 | Melgar |
| 21-07-19 | | Melgar | 00:00 | Ayacucho |
| 18-08-19 | | UTC Cajamarca | - | Melgar |
| 25-08-19 | | Melgar | - | Real Garcilaso |
| 01-09-19 | | Universitario | - | Melgar |
| 08-09-19 | | Melgar | - | Molinos El Pirata |
Ayacucho
| 18-05-19 | | Real Garcilaso | 3 - 0 | Ayacucho |
| 25-05-19 | | Ayacucho | 2 - 0 | Universitario |
| 01-06-19 | | Molinos El Pirata | 3 - 1 | Ayacucho |
| 10-06-19 | | Ayacucho | 5 - 0 | Universidad San Martín |
| 12-07-19 | | Ayacucho | 1 - 0 | Carlos Manucci |
| 21-07-19 | | Melgar | 00:00 | Ayacucho |
| 18-08-19 | | Ayacucho | - | Alianza Universidad |
| 25-08-19 | | Deportivo Binacional | - | Ayacucho |
| 01-09-19 | | Ayacucho | - | Sport Huancayo |
| 08-09-19 | | Alianza Lima | - | Ayacucho |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Deportivo Binacional | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 44 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 21 | 36 |
| 2 | Sporting Cristal | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 32 |
| 3 | César Vallejo | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 29 |
| 4 | Deportivo Municipal | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
| 5 | Alianza Lima | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 26 |
| 6 | Real Garcilaso | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 26 |
| 7 | Ayacucho | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 3 | 25 |
| 8 | UTC Cajamarca | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 25 |
| 9 | Academia Cantolao | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 25 |
| 10 | Sport Huancayo | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 10 | -1 | 24 |
| 11 | Melgar | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 23 |
| 12 | Universitario | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -2 | 23 |
| 13 | Alianza Universidad | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 22 |
| 14 | Carlos Manucci | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -5 | 16 |
| 15 | Unión Comercio | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -6 | 15 |
| 16 | Universidad San Martín | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 24 | -19 | 15 |
| 17 | Molinos El Pirata | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 22 | -12 | 14 |
| 18 | Sport Boys | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 17 | -19 | 10 |