Melgar and Sporting Cristal are both thriving in the Primera Division with their 5th and 2nd positions respectively. This could be a top game!
- Melgar have the most clean sheets (19) in Primera Division
- Sporting Cristal have the most scored goals (39) in Primera Division
It's quite the trip for Sporting Cristal when visiting Melgar as the cities are 1000 kilometers apart.
It's no vacation for neither Melgar nor Sporting Cristal as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Melgar form and stats
24 points is a decent return from 10 Primera Division games here at Estadio de la Universidad Nacional San Agustín for Melgar. The data says 8 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses.
The Melgar crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to Alianza Atletico here at Estadio de la Universidad Nacional San Agustín. Arias (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 6.95/10. Arias hit three key passes.
Heartbreak before that as Melgar lost 1-2 at Atletico Grau's place.The manager Lavallén will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Sporting Cristal in only four days.
Melgar can score goals in their home matches. After 10 league matches they have found the net 21 times. Melgar are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio de la Universidad Nacional San Agustín in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 10 matches.
Sporting Cristal form and stats
Sporting Cristal have been very strong on the road so far with a massive 23 points collected from 9 Primera Division games. 7 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats is the record so far. Cristal are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played 14 in a row without losing.
Sporting Cristal have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Alejandro Cristoph Duarte Preuss. It's been 221 minutes since they last conceded in Primera Division.
The club members enjoyed Sporting Cristal's previous game versus Carlos Manucci, a 4-0 win played at home. As mentioned above, Cristal was the only team on the pitch versus Carlos Manucci in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task. Escobar, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.22. Escobar scored two goals.
Before that one, a nice away victory 2-0 at Alianza Atletico.After this away game Sporting Cristal return home for a Primera Division game against Melgar. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Sporting Cristal have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 19 goals from 9 away matches. Cristal are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 7 times in 9 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The former H2H game ended Melgar - Sporting Cristal 0-1, earlier this season. Head to head totals (for the last ten meetings): Melgar won five games, one match ended with a tie and Sporting Cristal got four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / five. The games between these sides sometimes lean towards being a bit wild, having seen 8 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  B. Cuesta 13 goals | L. Iberico Robalino 11 goals |   A. Hohberg González 11 goals |
Melgar missing players
Sporting Cristal missing players
| Melgar | Sporting Cristal | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 36 | 18 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 18 | 36 |
| 23 | 16 | 4 | Won | W | 2 | 11 | 23 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 54 | 34 | 5 | Scored | S | 4 | 29 | 74 |
| 29 | 7 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 14 | 37 |
| 97% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 58% | 50% | 25% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 72% | 72% |
| 42% | 44% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 28% | 50% |
| 19% | 11% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 39% |
| 6% | 6% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 6% | 25% |
| 33% | 22% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 44% | 53% |
| 53% | 67% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 44% | 42% |
| 17% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 11% | 14% |
| 7 | 7.1 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 5.8 | 6.9 |
| 3.6 | 2.8 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 5.9 | 4.8 |
| 2.6 | 1.9 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
| 9 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 14.4 | 17.3 | 16 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.8 | 12.3 | 13 |
| 5.9 | 6.9 | 6.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 5 | 5.8 |
| 26% | 27% | 19% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 32% | 35% |
| 8.7 | 7.9 | 6.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.8 | 12.7 | 12 |
| 3.3 | 2.9 | 1.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
- Melgar have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Melgar have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Melgar have the most clean sheets (12) at home in Primera Division
- Melgar have the most clean sheets (19) in Primera Division
- Melgar have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Melgar haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Sporting Cristal have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- Sporting Cristal have the most clean sheets (8) away in Primera Division
- Sporting Cristal have the most points (23) away in Primera Division
- Sporting Cristal have the most scored goals (19) away in Primera Division
- Sporting Cristal have the most scored goals (39) in Primera Division
- Sporting Cristal have the most scored goals in the first half (36) in Primera Division
- Sporting Cristal have the the best goal difference (+12) away in Primera Division
- Sporting Cristal have the the best goal difference (+22) in Primera Division
- Sporting Cristal 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 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 42 |
| 2 | Sporting Cristal | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 39 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 22 | 41 |
| 3 | Atletico Grau | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 37 |
| 4 | Universitario | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 33 |
| 5 | Melgar | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 33 |
| 6 | Cesar Vallejo | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 33 |
| 7 | UTC Cajamarca | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 28 |
| 8 | Sport Huancayo | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 27 |
| 9 | Alianza Atletico | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 27 |
| 10 | Deportivo Binacional | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 28 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 9 | 26 |
| 11 | Cienciano | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 25 |
| 12 | ADT | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 24 |
| 13 | Sport Boys | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 31 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 21 | -8 | 21 |
| 14 | Deportivo Municipal | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 20 | -9 | 20 |
| 15 | Academia Cantolao | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -3 | 19 |
| 16 | Ayacucho | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 20 | -12 | 14 |
| 17 | Carlos Manucci | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 22 | -20 | 13 |
| 18 | Carlos Stein | 18 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 43 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 24 | -25 | 6 |
| 19 | Universidad San Martin | 18 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 47 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 27 | -30 | 6 |
