This match features two teams living in the basement of the Primera Division, Sport Boys holding 19th place and Academia Cantolao lying 15th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
Sport Boys form and stats
Sport Boys have collected 9 points from their Primera Division home games so far after 2-3-3.
The spoils were shared in Boys's previous game, also at home. Visiting Deportivo Municipal (placed 13th) travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline. Ahead of that match, Boys lost 0-1 at home to Carlos Stein.
Boys have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería with 12 goals in 8 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Sport Boys defense is not exactly impregnable. 15 goals conceded from 8 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Academia Cantolao form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Primera Division travels is 2 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats.
Academia Cantolao has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to César Vallejo for a Primera Division game that ended a draw (1-1). A 1-3 loss hosting Sport Huancayo before that.
The draw against César Vallejo came from a losing position. The Academia manager H. Lisi brought on Jarlin Quintero as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Academia Cantolao have scored 8 goals in 7 league games away. Academia struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 12 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last eight matches): Boys two wins, five draws and Academia Cantolao one victory. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Penco 5 goals |   J. Quintero León 4 goals | C. Villagra 3 goals |
Sport Boys missing players
Academia Cantolao missing players
| Sport Boys | Academia Cantolao | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 18 | 12 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 8 | 14 |
| 28 | 15 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 12 | 26 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 79% | 62% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 79% |
| 57% | 50% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 43% | 43% |
| 43% | 50% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 43% | 36% |
| 36% | 50% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 14% |
| 64% | 62% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 71% | 57% |
| 7% | 12% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 21% |
| 29% | 25% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 14% | 29% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.5 | 2.4 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.9 | 2.4 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 163 | 91 | 36 | Total Shots | T S | 16 | 83 | 142 |
| 68 | 39 | 15 | Shots on Target | S O | 8 | 27 | 49 |
| 26% | 31% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 12% | 30% | 29% |
- Academia Cantolao haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Academia Cantolao is in the worst form (0-2-4)
- Sport Boys has the most conceded goals in the second half (19) 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 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 32 |
| 2 | Sporting Cristal | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 25 |
| 3 | UTC Cajamarca | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 25 |
| 4 | Sport Huancayo | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 25 |
| 5 | Cienciano | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 23 |
| 6 | Carlos Manucci | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 23 |
| 7 | Ayacucho | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 21 |
| 8 | Alianza Universidad | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 21 |
| 9 | Deportivo Binacional | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 21 |
| 10 | César Vallejo | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 20 |
| 11 | Alianza Lima | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 18 |
| 12 | Real Garcilaso | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 17 |
| 13 | Deportivo Municipal | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 16 |
| 14 | Melgar | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -2 | 16 |
| 15 | Academia Cantolao | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -12 | 15 |
| 16 | Carlos Stein | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | -7 | 12 |
| 17 | Atletico Grau | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 11 | -8 | 11 |
| 18 | Universidad San Martín | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -9 | 11 |
| 19 | Sport Boys | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -10 | 11 |
| 20 | Deportivo Llacuabamba | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -12 | 8 |