Both Melgar and Cienciano are hungry for points in this one, despite the away team holding a 8 point advantage so far.
- Melgar have the most conceded goals in the second half (7) in Primera Division
- Cienciano have the the best goal difference (+5) in Primera Division
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 Cienciano.
Melgar form and stats
1-1-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Primera Division numbers at home for Melgar so far this season. Regardless of arena the trend is looking very unhealthy for Melgar with their four defeats in a row. Not since the Ayacucho game, 36 days ago, have they avoided a loss.
In their previous game, the manager N. Lorenzo led his Melgar to a defeat in the Primera Division match away at Carlos Manucci. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estadio de la Universidad Nacional San Agustín. Midfielder Johnny Vidales was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.45 (out of ten) in that game. Vidales scored one goal, hit two key passes and dribled passed the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Aucas (1-2).There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Melgar as they are travelling to their away game against Atletico PR in the Copa Sudamericana. That match is one day after this one.
Melgar has scored 4 league goals at home this season, in 4 matches. Melgar's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 5 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Cienciano form and stats
Cienciano, who have the the best goal difference (+5) in Primera Division, are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Primera Division, having played 3 games and collected 4 points (1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss).
Cienciano might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Universidad San Martin proved too strong as Cienciano slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Estadio Inca Garcilaso de la Vega. Raziel Garcia got a match rating of 8.03 in that game, top player of the team. Garcia hit four key passes and dribled passed the opponent 4 of 5 times.
A 2-3 defeat away at Universitario before that.Cienciano has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 5 goals from 3 games. As opposed to that, Cienciano have seen the ball go into their own net 4 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: five wins for Melgar, two draws and three wins for Cienciano. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  A. Ayarza Cocanegra 4 goals |   J. Vidales Lature 3 goals | L. Iberico Robalino 3 goals |
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| Melgar | Cienciano | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 86% | 75% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 86% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 57% |
| 57% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 29% |
| 29% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 29% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 33% | 29% |
| 57% | 25% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 67% | 43% |
| 29% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 33% | 43% |
| 29% | 50% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3.3 | 3 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 7 | 4.7 | 3.1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11.7 | 9.8 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 15.3 | 15 |
| 3.7 | 3 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4 | 5.1 |
| 27% | 33% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 42% | 33% |
- All of Cienciano's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Cienciano have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Cienciano have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2) in Primera Division
- Cienciano have the most scored goals in the first half (7) in Primera Division
- Cienciano have the the best goal difference (+5) in Primera Division
- Cienciano haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Melgar have the most conceded goals in the second half (7) in Primera Division
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Universidad San Martin | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 16 |
| 2 | Universitario | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 14 |
| 3 | Cienciano | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| 4 | Ayacucho | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 5 | Carlos Manucci | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 11 |
| 6 | UTC Cajamarca | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 7 |
| 7 | Alianza Atletico | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 8 | Melgar | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 5 |
| 9 | Academia Cantolao | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -7 | 3 |