Melgar will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 5 points behind César Vallejo.
It's no vacation for neither Melgar nor César Vallejo as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
It's quite the trip for César Vallejo when visiting Melgar as the cities are 1500 kilometers apart.
Melgar form and stats
Melgar have collected 15 points from their Primera Division home games so far after 4-3-2.
The home team returns to Estadio Monumental after being equal after 90 minutes with Carlos Manucci on their last time out; the Primera Division game ended 0-0. Ahead of that match, Melgar won a home game hosting Sport Boys (4-1).
The Melgar fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 10 in 9 matches. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Melgar are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio Monumental in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 9 matches. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
César Vallejo form and stats
4-5-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for César Vallejo in their Primera Division matches away. Things are running smoothly for César Vallejo who hasn't tasted defeat in their last 18 matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Real Garcilaso. César Vallejo are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played ten in a row without losing.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Sport Huancayo in their previous outing. The Primera Division match ended in a draw 0-0. Prior to that match, a home win 4-1 against Alianza Lima.
Patrick Zubczuk had red hot gloves after the game against Sport Huancayo, shaping the outcome of the game with eight saves made.
César Vallejo are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 15 times in 10 away games so far. César Vallejo have conceded 10 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: César Vallejo - Melgar 0-0. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's six Melgar victories, two draws and two César Vallejo wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  Y. Mena Palacios 17 goals |  O. Arce Jaramillo 10 goals |  J. Sánchez Alegria 5 goals |
Melgar missing players
César Vallejo missing players
| Melgar | César Vallejo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 24 |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | 11 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 28 | 14 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 19 | 35 |
| 30 | 12 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 13 | 20 |
| 88% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 85% | 88% |
| 71% | 64% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 77% | 79% |
| 42% | 45% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 38% | 29% |
| 29% | 27% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 31% | 21% |
| 8% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 15% | 12% |
| 50% | 36% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 69% | 58% |
| 33% | 45% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 31% | 38% |
| 29% | 27% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 15% | 17% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2.5 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| 11 | 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 287 | 142 | 38 | Total Shots | T S | 36 | 156 | 304 |
| 97 | 46 | 13 | Shots on Target | S O | 13 | 61 | 111 |
| 29% | 30% | 23% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 15% | 31% | 32% |
- César Vallejo has the most scored goals in the first half (24) in Primera Division
- César Vallejo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Melgar have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 38 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 20 | 42 |
| 2 | Sport Huancayo | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 35 |
| 3 | Sporting Cristal | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 33 |
| 4 | César Vallejo | 19 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 33 |
| 5 | Carlos Manucci | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 28 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 29 |
| 6 | UTC Cajamarca | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 29 |
| 7 | Alianza Universidad | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 29 |
| 8 | Melgar | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 28 |
| 9 | Ayacucho | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 27 |
| 10 | Cienciano | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 27 |
| 11 | Deportivo Binacional | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | -5 | 23 |
| 12 | Alianza Lima | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -1 | 22 |
| 13 | Academia Cantolao | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -12 | 22 |
| 14 | Deportivo Municipal | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 11 | -4 | 21 |
| 15 | Real Garcilaso | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -5 | 21 |
| 16 | Universidad San Martin | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -7 | 21 |
| 17 | Sport Boys | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -9 | 19 |
| 18 | Carlos Stein | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | -10 | 17 |
| 19 | Atlético Grau | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 15 | -10 | 17 |
| 20 | Deportivo Llacuabamba | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 42 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 23 | -17 | 11 |