Primera Division: A pair of teams who have performed superbly thus far. Learn more on Melgar - Sport Boys with this full preview!
- Melgar have the most scored goals in the first half (19) in Primera Division
- Sport Boys haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
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.
Sport Boys 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.
Melgar form and stats
Melgar's struggle is real here at Estadio Monumental with only 6 points collected from 6 Primera Division games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-3-2.
Melgar lost their last game at Alianza Lima (placed 1st) after a 0-1 scoreline. Alexis Arias (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.81/10. Arias hit three key passes and had 44 successful passes (of 52 total).
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Ayacucho.Melgar are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 7 goals in 6 games. Melgar have conceded 6 in these home matches.
Sport Boys form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 4 wins, 1 draw and only 1 loss in the Primera Division. It could be a hat trick of victories away for Boys, as they have won on their previous two travels.
Impressive finishing from Tarek Carranza and Joao Villamarin (2) secured the home win 3-2 against Real Garcilaso in their previous game. The end of the last match, against Real Garcilaso, was very satisfying as Tarek Carranza scored the winning goal deep into overtime. Attacker Joao Villamarin got a player rating of 8.63 in the game. "Man of the match" Villamarin scored two goals and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Preceding that game was the away victory against Deportivo Binacional with the score of 2-1.Boys have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 6 league away games 8 goals have been scored. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (5 so far).
Head 2 Head
Previous ten meetings involving these squads: Melgar won three, Sport Boys were winners in three and we saw four draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with less than 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  L. Iberico Robalino 8 goals |   J. Villamarín Antúnez 8 goals |  J. Vidales Lature 7 goals |
Melgar missing players
Sport Boys missing players
| Melgar | Sport Boys | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 11 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 10 | 20 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 31 | 14 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 11 | 27 |
| 23 | 11 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 9 | 25 |
| 95% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 90% |
| 75% | 73% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 60% | 70% |
| 55% | 45% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 30% | 45% |
| 25% | 18% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 10% | 35% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 50% | 36% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 40% | 50% |
| 30% | 36% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 30% | 30% |
| 25% | 36% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 30% | 30% |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.6 | 5.2 |
| 4.1 | 4 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 4.2 | 4.8 |
| 2.5 | 2.4 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 3.4 | 2.8 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11.3 | 10.5 | 9.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 11.8 | 10.8 |
| 4.3 | 3.6 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
| 36% | 35% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 24% | 31% |
- Melgar have the most scored goals in the first half (19) in Primera Division
- Sport Boys haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | Alianza Lima | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 30 |
| 2 | Sport Boys | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 22 |
| 3 | Sporting Cristal | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 21 |
| 4 | Carlos Manucci | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 20 |
| 5 | Melgar | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 19 |
| 6 | UTC Cajamarca | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 19 |
| 7 | Deportivo Municipal | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 17 |
| 8 | Cienciano | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 15 |
| 9 | Academia Cantolao | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
| 10 | Universitario | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
| 11 | Cesar Vallejo | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 13 |
| 12 | Ayacucho | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | -6 | 13 |
| 13 | Alianza Universidad | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -6 | 13 |
| 14 | Alianza Atlético | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 15 | -10 | 12 |
| 15 | Deportivo Binacional | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -4 | 11 |
| 16 | Sport Huancayo | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 10 |
| 17 | Real Garcilaso | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -5 | 9 |
| 18 | Universidad San Martin | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -15 | 3 |