Melgar will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 7 points behind Sport Huancayo.
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 Huancayo.
These teams have little in common geographically as Sport Huancayo have to travel 1100 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Melgar form and stats
Overall Primera Division stats at home this season for Melgar are 4-3-2 (wins-draw-losses).
Melgar are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 180 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by H. E. Arakaki Chinen).
The Melgar fans got no joy from their last match, a Primera Division game also here at Estadio Alejandro Villanueva: A 0-2 defeat against Cesar Vallejo. A 0-0 draw away before that, with Carlos Manucci the opponent.
There will be little rest for Melgar after this match as they are travelling to Deportivo Llacuabamba for a Primera Division game in only three days.
Melgar are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 10 goals in 9 games. From these home matches, Melgar have conceded only 7 goals. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Sport Huancayo form and stats
As the visiting team in Primera Division matches, Sport Huancayo, who have the fewest conceded goals (15) in Primera Division, have produced an overall stat of 4-3-3 so far.
Huancayo have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 304 minutes ago. D. Morales was the goal scorer.
Huancayo won their last game, 1-0 versus Deportivo Llacuabamba played at home. A draw for Huancayo before that, at their own venue hosting Cesar Vallejo (0-0).
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Primera Division trip to Carlos Manucci.
The visitors have scored 9 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Huancayo are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 7 times in 10 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Melgar - Sport Huancayo 1-0 earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - three - two (Melgar wins - draws - Sport Huancayo wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  O. Arce Jaramillo 10 goals |  J. Sánchez Alegria 5 goals |   M. Valverde Zamora 5 goals |
Melgar missing players
Sport Huancayo missing players
| Melgar | Sport Huancayo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 25 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 28 | 14 | 2 | Scored | S | 4 | 11 | 26 |
| 32 | 14 | 4 | Conceded | C | 2 | 10 | 21 |
| 88% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 69% | 80% |
| 72% | 67% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 46% | 48% |
| 40% | 42% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 23% | 24% |
| 28% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 15% | 16% |
| 8% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 12% |
| 48% | 33% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 31% | 32% |
| 32% | 42% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 54% | 52% |
| 32% | 33% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 46% | 36% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2.6 | 3.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
| 11 | 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 302 | 157 | 43 | Total Shots | T S | 29 | 106 | 276 |
| 101 | 50 | 13 | Shots on Target | S O | 15 | 40 | 120 |
| 28% | 28% | 15% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 28% | 22% |
- Melgar have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sport Huancayo has the fewest conceded goals (15) in Primera Division
- Sport Huancayo has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5) in Primera Division
- Sport Huancayo has the fewest matches over the total-line (6) in Primera Division
- Sport Huancayo has the most clean sheets (12) 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 | 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 | Cesar 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 |