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 8th position while the guesting Sport Boys worry at 17th.
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 Sport Boys.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Sport Boys, who are travelling more than 1000 kilometers to play this game.
Melgar form and stats
4 victories, 3 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Melgar have to build on here at Estadio Alejandro Villanueva in the Primera Division. Melgar has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager M. Valencia Pacheco and the players.
Melgar are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 268 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by J. Vidales).
The fans are hoping that Melgar will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-4 away loss in the Copa Sudamericana game against Bahia. Preceding that match was a Primera Division defeat to Alianza Lima (0-4).
Melgar were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one. Melgar lost the game against Bahia in the first half with a 0-4 deficit and could never come back from that.
Melgar are traveling soon after this match as the Primera Division match at Carlos Manucci awaits in three days.
Melgar are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 10 goals in 9 games. Melgar have only conceded 7 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Sport Boys form and stats
There's been little loot from Sport Boys's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 9 away games in the Primera Division. Sport Boys only have 2 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 2 draws.
Sebastian Penco scored in Boys's previous match, the home game against Deportivo Municipal that ended 1-0. Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Real Garcilaso.
Boys find the net regularly in their away games. 9 goals from 9 away fixtures in the league. Boys's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 15 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Sport Boys - Melgar 1-0 played earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Melgar victories, five draws and three Sport Boys wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.Melgar missing players
Sport Boys missing players
| Melgar | Sport Boys | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 23 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 24 | 10 | 4 | Scored | S | 4 | 11 | 30 |
| 29 | 11 | 3 | Conceded | C | 6 | 19 | 39 |
| 91% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 73% | 60% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 91% | 78% |
| 41% | 40% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 55% | 57% |
| 27% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 18% | 30% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 26% |
| 50% | 30% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 64% | 65% |
| 32% | 50% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 9% | 13% |
| 27% | 30% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 27% | 22% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.9 | 2.4 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.7 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 265 | 129 | 33 | Total Shots | T S | 41 | 130 | 259 |
| 88 | 39 | 10 | Shots on Target | S O | 22 | 56 | 114 |
| 27% | 26% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 18% | 20% | 26% |
- Sport Boys has the most conceded goals in the second half (26) in Primera Division
- Sport Boys haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | Atletico 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 |