Melgar vs Deportivo Municipal preview

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Competition: Peru Primera Division
Competition: Tue 14.February
Match begins: 00:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio de la Universidad Nacional San Agustín (65000 seats)

Round two of the Primera Division season and the sides have learned from the first game. Here's the ultimate Melgar - Deportivo Municipal match guide:

9-5-11 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for Deportivo Municipal when playing away games on grass, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has artifical turf). Their goal statistics from those 25 matches are 39-45 (scored/conceded).

Deportivo Municipal have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1000 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

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Melgar form and stats

The season before, Melgar's league results were 10 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses, resulting in 5th spot in the Primera Division. During these 18 matches they scored {31 goals} and gave away 18. Performing at home in the previous season Melgar generated 8-0-2 (win-draw-lost) with {21 goals} and 7 conceded.

In their previous game, the manager Lavallén led his Melgar to a defeat away at Alianza Lima. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estadio de la Universidad Nacional San Agustín.

Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Alianza Lima.

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Deportivo Municipal form and stats

Let's have a look at how Deportivo Municipal performed last season in the Primera Division: They landed a 14th position in the league table after playing out 5 victories, 5 draws and 8 defeats. In total they scored 20 and conceded {29 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 2 - drew 3 and lost 5 with 13/20 goals scored/conceded.

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Cesar Vallejo (placed 7th) in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 1-1. Which player has beaten the opponent goalie three games in a row for the away side? The answer is Ascues and that is solid stuff!

That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Universidad San Martin.

Head 2 Head

Melgar have won every one of the 5 latest duels versus this side. Will the streak continue?

The matches between these teams have sometimes been hot-tempered, having seen 9 sending-offs from the last ten duels.

Melgar missing players

Deportivo Municipal missing players

Melgar Deportivo Municipal
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
0 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 0
Melgar Last season Deportivo Municipal
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
40 20   Played P   18 36
26 18   Won W   5 12
5 0   Drew D   5 9
9 2   Lost L   8 15
59 37   Scored S   32 50
31 7   Conceded C   40 65
98% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 97%
60% 50%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   94% 78%
38% 40%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   61% 56%
18% 10%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   44% 33%
5% 5%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   39% 25%
30% 20%   BTTS BTTS   83% 67%
55% 70%   Clean Sheets C S   11% 19%
18% 10%   Failed to Score F T   6% 17%
 
6.9 7.3   Corners for (avg) C F   3.3 4.2
3.7 2.9   Corners against (avg) C A   6.2 5.2
2.7 2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.8 2.7
9 2   Red cards R C   6 10
 
14.3 17.6   Shots (avg) S (   8.8 10.2
5.8 6.9   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.6 3.7
25% 27%   Goal Efficiency G E   49% 37%
 
8.8 8   Shots against (avg) S A   12.9 10.9
3.2 2.8   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   5.6 4.6

  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 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
2 Atletico Grau 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
3 Sport Huancayo 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 3
4 Carlos Mannucci 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 3
5 Sport Boys 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Alianza Atletico 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
7 Cesar Vallejo 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 Sporting Cristal 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
9 Deportivo Garcilaso 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
10 UTC Cajamarca 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
11 ADT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Union Comercio 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
13 Cienciano 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0
14 Alianza Lima 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0
15 Deportivo Binacional 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0
16 Deportivo Municipal 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0
17 Real Garcilaso 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0
18 Melgar 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0
19 Academia Cantolao 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4 0

Read more about Primera Division

The Peruvian First Division, also known as the Primera Division or the Copa Movistar, is the top level of football in Peru. Seasons run from February to December with 18 teams playing 44 fixtures each to create a final league table. Universitario, Alianza Lima and Sporting Cristal are by far the dominant winner of this league since it was founded in 1912.