Melgar perform at a high level so far being 2nd in the table. UTC Cajamarca can look both up and down from their 12th position.
- Melgar have the most scored goals (17) in Primera Division
- Melgar have scored more than double the goals of UTC Cajamarca.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
6-14-16 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for UTC Cajamarca when playing away games on grass, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has artifical turf). Their goal statistics from those 36 matches are 34-48 (scored/conceded).
It's quite the trip for UTC Cajamarca when visiting Melgar as the cities are 1800 kilometers apart.
Melgar form and stats
Melgar have secured 5 points from their first three home games in the Primera Division. A decent catch, still with room for improvement.
Melgar shared the glory with Alianza Atletico in their last match, an away game that ended all square 3-3. Midfielder Johnny Vidales was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.43 (out of ten) in that game. Vidales scored one goal, served one assist, hit one key pass and dribled passed the opponent 2 of 2 times. Opportunity lost for Melgar in the Alianza Atletico match as a lead 3-0 was lost and what looked like a victory ended in a draw. A goal frenzy last time out for Melgar, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Alianza Atletico. Fun stuff to watch!
Before that game, the 3-0 home victory against Alianza Universidad.Melgar are traveling soon after this match as the Primera Division match at Carlos Manucci awaits in four days.
Melgar can score goals in their home matches. After 3 league matches they have found the net 6 times. 3 goals have been conceded.
UTC Cajamarca form and stats
The Primera Division season is young and UTC Cajamarca have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 3 away games done and still no victory. 2 draws and 1 defeat so far.
Impressive finishing from Alexis Blanco (2) secured the home win 2-1 against Real Garcilaso in their previous game. Attacker Alexis Blanco got a player rating of 8.4 in the game. "Man of the match" Blanco scored two goals and hit one key pass. Cajamarca goalie Salomon Libman was high and low in the Real Garcilaso game, contributing six saves towards the victory.
Prior to that match, the UTC Cajamarca manager M. Viera Gil faced defeat when travelling to Deportivo Binacional and losing 0-1.Cajamarca are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 1 goal from 3 away games. It's not easy to score on Cajamarca as they have only conceded 2 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The two combatants have played before this season: UTC Cajamarca - Melgar 3-1. Previous ten meetings featuring these contenders: Melgar won three, UTC Cajamarca were winners in three and we saw four draws. four games with more than 2,5 goals, six matches with under 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  J. Vidales Lature 7 goals |  B. Cuesta 6 goals | L. Iberico Robalino 6 goals |
Melgar missing players
UTC Cajamarca missing players
| Melgar | UTC Cajamarca | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 27 | 13 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 18 | 8 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 4 | 15 |
| 93% | 88% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 86% |
| 93% | 88% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 17% | 43% |
| 71% | 62% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 29% |
| 36% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 21% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 57% | 38% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 17% | 36% |
| 36% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 21% |
| 14% | 25% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 67% | 57% |
| 5.5 | 5.1 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 4.8 | 4.9 |
| 4 | 3.5 | 1.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 5.7 | 5.3 |
| 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 11.5 | 11.1 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 17 | 9.2 | 10.8 |
| 4.5 | 4.1 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.5 | 3 |
| 43% | 39% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 13% | 24% |
- Melgar have scored more than double the goals of UTC Cajamarca.
- Melgar have the most scored goals (17) in Primera Division
- Melgar have the most scored goals in the first half (16) in Primera Division
- Melgar have the the best goal difference (+10) 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 | Carlos Manucci | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 2 | Melgar | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 12 |
| 3 | Alianza Lima | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| 4 | Sporting Cristal | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | Cesar Vallejo | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | Universitario | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 7 | Deportivo Municipal | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 8 | Alianza Universidad | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| 9 | Deportivo Binacional | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | -2 | 8 |
| 10 | Ayacucho | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 7 |
| 11 | Sport Boys | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -2 | 7 |
| 12 | UTC Cajamarca | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 6 |
| 13 | Real Garcilaso | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 14 | Cienciano | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 15 | Alianza Atletico | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -7 | 5 |
| 16 | Academia Cantolao | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 2 |
| 17 | Sport Huancayo | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 2 |
| 18 | Universidad San Martin | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 1 |