Sport Boys scrimmages with Cienciano in Primera Division confrontation

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Competition: Peru Primera Division
Competition: Sun 14.August
Match begins: 18:15 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Municipal Iván Elías Moreno (13000 seats)

Cienciano cannot envision any donations from their host Sport Boys in this Primera Division match. Here's our comprehensive preview!

Insights:
  • Sport Boys have the fewest matches under the total-line (5) in Primera Division

It's quite the trip for Cienciano when visiting Sport Boys as the cities are 1100 kilometers apart.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Sport Boys form and stats

Sport Boys have secured 6 points from their first three home games in the Primera Division. A decent catch, still with room for improvement.

Sport Boys shared the glory with Deportivo Municipal in their last match, an away game that ended all square 2-2. The attacker Alarcón was named "man of the match" for Boys with a rating of 8.7/10. Alarcón scored one goal, served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 5 times.

Ahead of that match, Sport Boys lost 1-2 at home to César Vallejo.

Goal fest? Who knows what will happen in this one, but we do know that 10 of the 12 latest league games with this team has had three or more goals.

Sport Boys have only conceded 2 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Cienciano form and stats

The seven points Cienciano have gathered from their first three away trips in the Primera Division is impressive and could lead to great things if the form continues. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Cienciano are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.

The Cienciano goalkeeper Miguel Angel Vargas Manan is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 233 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

Cienciano are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the match against Universitario (placed 9th). Riojas, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.63. Riojas won 4 of 4 duels.

Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Ayacucho.

Lacking goals? 8 of this club's latest 10 league rounds have had two goals or less.

The attacking power of Cienciano when travelling is not overwhelming with 2 goals scored from 3 league matches away.

Head 2 Head

Here's the final score when the participants played each other previously this season; Cienciano - Boys 4-1. Head-to-head data (for the last ten meetings): Sport Boys won three games, two matches ended with a draw and Cienciano managed five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / four

Top Goalscorers

CiencianoD. Carando
D. Carando
12 goals
BoysM. Guevgeozián Crespo
M. Guevgeozián Crespo
7 goals
CiencianoA. Ugarriza Tello
A. Ugarriza Tello
7 goals

Sport Boys missing players

Cienciano missing players

Sport Boys Cienciano
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
24 12 4 Played P 4 12 24
7 5 1 Won W 1 4 13
4 1 1 Drew D 2 5 7
13 6 2 Lost L 1 3 4
28 16 4 Scored S 2 14 43
42 17 6 Conceded C 2 12 23
96% 92% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 83% 88%
83% 75% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 25% 50% 58%
67% 67% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 33% 42%
29% 25% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 38%
17% 17% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 29%
62% 58% 75% BTTS BTTS 25% 42% 46%
21% 33% 25% Clean Sheets C S 50% 42% 42%
21% 17% 25% Failed to Score F T 50% 33% 25%
 
4.2 4 3.5 Corners for (avg) C F 4.2 5.1 6
6.1 5.9 6.2 Corners against (avg) C A 5.5 6.2 4.6
2.8 2.7 3.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.5 3.5 2.9
6 3 1 Red cards R C 1 3 4
 
11.8 13.1 9.5 Shots (avg) S ( 14.5 12.8 15.6
3.9 4.8 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 4 5.5
30% 28% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 14% 29% 33%
 
12.5 12.3 13.2 Shots against (avg) S A 11.8 11.8 10.5
4.8 4.6 4.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 4.2 3.7
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • Sport Boys have the fewest matches under the total-line (5) 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 Cienciano 6 4 2 0 6 1 3 2 1 0 4 1 3 2 1 0 2 0 5 14
2 Alianza Lima 5 4 1 0 7 2 2 2 0 0 4 1 3 2 1 0 3 1 5 13
3 Atlético Grau 6 4 1 1 9 5 3 2 0 1 5 3 3 2 1 0 4 2 4 13
4 César Vallejo 6 4 0 2 7 6 3 2 0 1 4 3 3 2 0 1 3 3 1 12
5 Sporting Cristal 5 3 2 0 9 5 2 1 1 0 4 3 3 2 1 0 5 2 4 11
6 Deportivo Binacional 6 3 1 2 11 4 3 3 0 0 10 1 3 0 1 2 1 3 7 10
7 Melgar 4 3 0 1 3 1 3 2 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 9
8 Deportivo Municipal 6 2 3 1 5 5 3 1 2 0 3 2 3 1 1 1 2 3 0 9
9 Universitario 6 2 1 3 7 4 3 1 1 1 3 2 3 1 0 2 4 2 3 7
10 Sport Boys 6 2 1 3 11 10 3 2 0 1 6 2 3 0 1 2 5 8 1 7
11 ADT 6 2 1 3 5 6 3 2 0 1 2 1 3 0 1 2 3 5 -1 7
12 Alianza Atlético 5 2 0 3 6 6 2 2 0 0 5 2 3 0 0 3 1 4 0 6
13 Academia Cantolao 6 1 3 2 6 8 3 1 1 1 4 4 3 0 2 1 2 4 -2 6
14 Sport Huancayo 5 1 2 2 9 7 3 1 2 0 6 2 2 0 0 2 3 5 2 5
15 Carlos Stein 5 1 1 3 6 9 2 1 1 0 5 4 3 0 0 3 1 5 -3 4
16 Universidad San Martin 6 1 1 4 4 14 3 1 1 1 4 7 3 0 0 3 0 7 -10 4
17 Ayacucho 6 0 3 3 7 12 3 0 1 2 1 3 3 0 2 1 6 9 -5 3
18 UTC Cajamarca 5 1 0 4 3 10 2 1 0 1 2 3 3 0 0 3 1 7 -7 3
19 Carlos Manucci 4 0 1 3 0 6 3 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 4 -6 1

Read more about Primera Division

The Peruvian First Division, also known as the Primera Division or the Copa Movistar, is the top level of football in Peru. Seasons run from February to December with 18 teams playing 44 fixtures each to create a final league table. Universitario, Alianza Lima and Sporting Cristal are by far the dominant winner of this league since it was founded in 1912.