Primera Division match prediction and preview for Sport Boys vs Melgar clash

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Competition: Peru Primera Division
Competition: Sun 05.April
Match begins: 01:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Miguel Grau del Callao (11600 seats)

Sport Boys and Melgar are ready to show off their new players and skills: It's their first game of the Primera Division season.

These teams have little in common geographically as Melgar have to travel 1000 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

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Sport Boys form and stats

Last season, Sport Boys's league statistics were 7 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses, resulting in a 6th position in the Primera Division. Over these 17 matches they scored 23 goals and conceded 21. Playing at home last season Sport Boys managed 4-3-1 (win-draw-lost) with 14 goals and 7 conceded.

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Melgar form and stats

Let's have a look at how Melgar performed last season in the Primera Division: They landed a 9th position in the league table after playing out 7 victories, 3 draws and 7 defeats. In total they scored 29 and conceded 22 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 2 - drew 2 and lost 4 with 11/11 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Sport Boys three wins, five draws and Melgar two victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Sport BoysS. Penco
S. Penco
4 goals
MelgarO. Arce Jaramillo
O. Arce Jaramillo
4 goals
MelgarJ. Sánchez Alegria
J. Sánchez Alegria
3 goals

Sport Boys missing players

Melgar missing players

Sport Boys Melgar
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
6 3 1 Played P 2 3 6
2 1 1 Won W 0 1 3
2 2 0 Drew D 1 1 1
2 0 0 Lost L 1 1 2
14 9 3 Scored S 2 6 9
15 8 2 Conceded C 4 6 8
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 67%
100% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 67% 50%
83% 100% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 67% 33%
67% 100% 100% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 33% 17%
100% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 100% 67%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 33%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
4.8 5.7 5 Corners for (avg) C F 4 3 4.7
3.2 2.7 6 Corners against (avg) C A 4.5 5 3.8
2.8 2.7 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 3.7 3.2
2 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 3
 
71 28 11 Total Shots T S 26 34 72
32 15 7 Shots on Target S O 4 9 22
44% 60% 43% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 67% 41%
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • All of Melgar's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • All of Sport Boys's home-matches have had more than 4,5 goals.
  • Melgar have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Melgar have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Melgar haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Sport Boys have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Sport Boys have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Sport Boys have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Sport Boys have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • 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 Academia Cantolao 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Alianza Lima 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Alianza Universidad 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Atletico Grau 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Ayacucho 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Carlos Manucci 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Carlos Stein 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Cesar Vallejo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Cienciano 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Deportivo Binacional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Deportivo Llacuabamba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Deportivo Municipal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Melgar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Real Garcilaso 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Sport Boys 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Sport Huancayo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Sporting Cristal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Universidad San Martin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Universitario 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 UTC Cajamarca 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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.