Melgar fights Sport Boys in Primera Division battle

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Competition: Peru Primera Division
Date: Sat 18.May
Match begins: 01:00 (UTC)

The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Melgar are in the 11th position while the guests worry at 18th.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

It's quite the trip for Sport Boys when visiting Melgar as the cities are 1000 kilometers apart.

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Melgar form and stats

3 victories, 2 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Melgar have to build on here.

In their previous game, the manager J. Pautasso led his Melgar to a defeat in the Primera Division match away at Alianza Lima. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here. Before that match, a Copa Libertadores win away at Junior.

The Melgar fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 10 goals in 6 matches. Melgar's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 8 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Sport Boys form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Sport Boys, who have the fewest points (1) away in Primera Division, so far with only 1 point returning home. The records show 0-1-5 (win-draw-lose).

Sport Boys won their last game, 3-2 versus Carlos Manucci played at home. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Universidad San Martín that ended 1-1.

There's been a serious shortage of goals from Sport Boys's away games this season with only 2 goals from 6 matches. For Sport Boys, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 2 Melgar victories, 4 draws and 4 Sport Boys wins. 5 of these games ended with three goals or more, 5 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

B. Cuesta
7 goals / 1 assists
L. Peralta
4 goals
A. Arias
2 goals / 1 assists

Melgar missing players

Sport Boys missing players

Melgar Sport Boys
Total Home Home vs low Statistic Away vs mid Away Total
13 6 2 Played 1 6 13
4 3 1 Won 0 0 2
4 2 1 Drew 0 1 3
5 1 0 Lost 1 5 8
16 10 5 Scored 0 2 7
19 8 3 Conceded 4 14 22
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 100% 100% 85%
85% 100% 100% Over 1.5 100% 83% 62%
46% 67% 100% Over 2.5 100% 50% 46%
31% 33% 100% Over 3.5 100% 33% 23%
8% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 8%
62% 67% 100% BTTS 0% 33% 31%
15% 17% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 0% 15%
23% 17% 0% Failed To Score 100% 67% 69%
 
5.1 6.7 8.5 Corners For (avg) 6 4.3 4.8
4 3.3 1.5 Corners Against (avg) 5 6 5.3
3.4 2.8 0.5 Yellow Cards (avg) 4 3 3.2
3 2 0 Red Cards 0 4 6
Key stats this season:
  • All of Melgar's home matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Melgar have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Melgar have scored more than double the goals of Sport Boys.
  • Melgar have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Melgar haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Sport Boys have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Sport Boys have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Sport Boys have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Sport Boys have yet to win a game away.
  • Sport Boys haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

Melgar
All Copa Libertadores Primera Division Club Friendlies
All Home Away
26-04-19 CL Melgar 0 - 4 Palmeiras
28-04-19 PD Deportivo Binacional 3 - 1 Melgar
05-05-19 PD Melgar 2 - 2 Sport Huancayo
09-05-19 CL Junior 0 - 1 Melgar
12-05-19 PD Alianza Lima 3 - 2 Melgar
18-05-19 PD Melgar 01:00 Sport Boys
26-05-19 PD Sporting Cristal 16:15 Melgar
02-06-19 PD Melgar 01:00 César Vallejo
09-06-19 PD Academia Cantolao - Melgar
14-07-19 PD Deportivo Municipal - Melgar
Sport Boys
All Primera Division Club Friendlies Segunda Division
All Home Away
13-04-19 PD Sport Boys 0 - 0 Real Garcilaso
21-04-19 PD Universitario 4 - 0 Sport Boys
27-04-19 PD Sport Boys 2 - 1 Molinos El Pirata
05-05-19 PD Universidad San Martín 1 - 1 Sport Boys
11-05-19 PD Sport Boys 3 - 2 Carlos Manucci
18-05-19 PD Melgar 01:00 Sport Boys
26-05-19 PD Sport Boys 01:00 Alianza Universidad
01-06-19 PD Deportivo Binacional 20:30 Sport Boys
09-06-19 PD Sport Boys - Sport Huancayo
14-07-19 PD Sport Boys - Alianza Lima

  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 13 11 0 2 39 15 7 7 0 0 24 5 6 4 0 2 15 10 24 33
2 Sporting Cristal 13 8 4 1 22 6 7 6 1 0 16 3 6 2 3 1 6 3 16 28
3 César Vallejo 13 6 2 5 20 18 7 5 2 0 13 5 6 1 0 5 7 13 2 20
4 Deportivo Municipal 13 5 5 3 17 17 7 4 3 0 10 5 6 1 2 3 7 12 0 20
5 Alianza Lima 13 5 4 4 23 20 7 4 2 1 16 10 6 1 2 3 7 10 3 19
6 UTC Cajamarca 13 4 7 2 18 15 6 3 3 0 10 4 7 1 4 2 8 11 3 19
7 Universitario 13 5 4 4 21 20 6 3 2 1 10 7 7 2 2 3 11 13 1 19
8 Ayacucho 13 5 4 4 18 17 6 3 2 1 8 5 7 2 2 3 10 12 1 19
9 Real Garcilaso 13 5 4 4 13 12 6 3 2 1 8 6 7 2 2 3 5 6 1 19
10 Academia Cantolao 13 3 7 3 11 10 7 2 3 2 6 7 6 1 4 1 5 3 1 16
11 Melgar 13 4 4 5 16 19 6 3 2 1 10 8 7 1 2 4 6 11 -3 16
12 Alianza Universidad 13 3 6 4 13 14 7 3 3 1 10 6 6 0 3 3 3 8 -1 15
13 Sport Huancayo 13 3 6 4 15 18 7 3 1 3 7 9 6 0 5 1 8 9 -3 15
14 Carlos Manucci 13 3 3 7 18 23 6 2 2 2 13 13 7 1 1 5 5 10 -5 12
15 Molinos El Pirata 13 2 5 6 13 18 6 2 3 1 7 5 7 0 2 5 6 13 -5 11
16 Unión Comercio 13 2 5 6 9 16 6 1 3 2 4 5 7 1 2 4 5 11 -7 11
17 Universidad San Martín 13 2 5 6 10 23 6 2 3 1 8 7 7 0 2 5 2 16 -13 11
18 Sport Boys 13 2 3 8 7 22 7 2 2 3 5 8 6 0 1 5 2 14 -15 9

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