Football preview: Home crowd has high expectations when Sport Huancayo host Academia Cantolao

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Competition: Peru Primera Division
Competition: Sat 27.August
Match begins: 20:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Huancayo (20000 seats)

Sport Huancayo are longing to add to their goals scored at their own ground in the upcoming match versus Academia Cantolao.

Insights:
  • Sport Huancayo have the most scored goals in the second half (35) in Primera Division
  • Sport Huancayo have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Academia Cantolao have scored away.

This has all the signs of an action-packed game with lots of fun and bustle as both squads are well revitalized since they last ran out on the pitch. Bring it on!

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Sport Huancayo form and stats

The complete Primera Division statistics playing at home this season for Sport Huancayo are 2-2-0 (wins-draws-losses). When Sport Huancayo hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Universidad San Martín, Carlos Stein, Sport Huancayo, Carlos Mannucci, Ayacucho and UTC Cajamarca), they have won 3 of 3 matches!

The followers are hoping that Huancayo will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the game against Alianza Lima (placed 3rd). The first setback in the shape of a loss after going undefeated through three league fixtures. Sport Huancayo's goalkeeper Zamudio was extremely busy against Alianza Lima, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning seven saves.

Ahead of that match, Huancayo won a home game hosting UTC Cajamarca (4-0).

The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Sport Huancayo home games with this odds we find 4 games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 2 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats. Looking at the victories, 1 match were won by at least two goals.

The Sport Huancayo manager Tucto has got the team scoring with 10 from 4 home games in the league. Sport Huancayo have only conceded 2 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Academia Cantolao form and stats

Playing away, Academia Cantolao have won 0 games, drawn 2 and suffered 2 defeats in the Primera Division this season.

Academia lost away at Melgar (1-3) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. Academia Cantolao goalie Limousin took pride in a terrific shift vs Melgar, but even with managing six saves the beating could not be helped.

A draw for Academia Cantolao before that, at their own venue hosting Sporting Cristal (2-2).

We have done a similar check as we did with the hometeam, looking up recent matches where Academia Cantolao played away with similar odds. This revealed 6 games. The visitors overcame the odds to win 2 times, 3 were draws and the home team won as expected 1 time.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Academia as they have only managed to score 3 times from 4 away games in the league. Academia Cantolao struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 7 goals conceded from these games. When Academia Cantolao is visiting a side on the bottom half, 3 of 4 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against Universidad San Martín, Carlos Stein, Carlos Mannucci, Academia Cantolao, Ayacucho and UTC Cajamarca.

Head 2 Head

Sport Huancayo have managed a streak of 6 consecutive matches without losing (4-2-0) when playing Academia Cantolao.

Sport Huancayo and Academia Cantolao have played each other before this season: Academia Cantolao - Huancayo 0-2.

Top Goalscorers

Sport HuancayoL. Benítes Vargas
L. Benítes Vargas
15 goals
Sport HuancayoR. Huaccha Jurado
R. Huaccha Jurado
7 goals
Sport HuancayoV. Perlaza Caicedo
V. Perlaza Caicedo
6 goals

Sport Huancayo missing players

Academia Cantolao missing players

Sport Huancayo Academia Cantolao
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
25 12 3 Played P 4 12 25
14 8 3 Won W 1 2 5
6 4 0 Drew D 2 4 6
5 0 0 Lost L 1 6 14
48 28 10 Scored S 5 11 25
26 8 1 Conceded C 5 21 43
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 92% 96%
72% 92% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 67% 72%
40% 50% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 58% 60%
32% 33% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 42% 36%
24% 17% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 8%
48% 50% 33% BTTS BTTS 75% 58% 52%
36% 50% 67% Clean Sheets C S 25% 17% 16%
16% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 33% 36%
 
5.4 6.2 5.7 Corners for (avg) C F 5 4.2 4.7
4.8 5.5 2.3 Corners against (avg) C A 5.5 6 5.5
2.1 1.9 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2.5 2.8
5 2 1 Red cards R C 1 2 6
 
14.5 17 20.7 Shots (avg) S ( 11 10 9.9
5.6 6.2 6.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.2 3.4 3.4
34% 38% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 27% 30%
 
11.8 12.5 8.7 Shots against (avg) S A 14.5 14.7 13.8
4.6 4.3 2.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.2 6 5.6
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • Sport Huancayo have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Sport Huancayo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Sport Huancayo have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Sport Huancayo have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Academia Cantolao have scored away.
  • Sport Huancayo have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Sport Huancayo have the most scored goals in the second half (35) in Primera Division
  • Sport Huancayo 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 Sporting Cristal 7 5 2 0 14 8 3 2 1 0 7 5 4 3 1 0 7 3 6 17
2 Atletico Grau 8 5 2 1 13 8 4 3 0 1 7 4 4 2 2 0 6 4 5 17
3 Alianza Lima 6 5 1 0 8 2 3 3 0 0 5 1 3 2 1 0 3 1 6 16
4 Melgar 6 5 0 1 8 2 4 3 0 1 5 2 2 2 0 0 3 0 6 15
5 Cienciano 8 4 3 1 9 5 4 2 2 0 6 3 4 2 1 1 3 2 4 15
6 Cesar Vallejo 8 5 0 3 11 10 4 3 0 1 8 4 4 2 0 2 3 6 1 15
7 Deportivo Binacional 8 4 1 3 14 6 4 4 0 0 13 1 4 0 1 3 1 5 8 13
8 Alianza Atletico 7 4 0 3 10 6 3 3 0 0 8 2 4 1 0 3 2 4 4 12
9 Universitario 8 3 2 3 10 5 4 2 1 1 5 2 4 1 1 2 5 3 5 11
10 ADT 8 3 2 3 8 8 4 2 1 1 3 2 4 1 1 2 5 6 0 11
11 Sport Boys 8 3 1 4 13 14 4 3 0 1 8 3 4 0 1 3 5 11 -1 10
12 Deportivo Municipal 8 2 3 3 6 8 4 1 2 1 3 3 4 1 1 2 3 5 -2 9
13 Sport Huancayo 7 2 2 3 13 8 4 2 2 0 10 2 3 0 0 3 3 6 5 8
14 Academia Cantolao 7 1 3 3 7 11 3 1 1 1 4 4 4 0 2 2 3 7 -4 6
15 UTC Cajamarca 7 2 0 5 5 15 3 2 0 1 4 4 4 0 0 4 1 11 -10 6
16 Carlos Stein 7 1 1 5 8 14 3 1 1 1 5 6 4 0 0 4 3 8 -6 4
17 Carlos Mannucci 6 1 1 4 4 12 4 1 1 2 3 4 2 0 0 2 1 8 -8 4
18 Universidad San Martín 8 1 1 6 7 19 4 1 1 2 5 9 4 0 0 4 2 10 -12 4
19 Ayacucho 8 0 3 5 9 16 4 0 1 3 2 5 4 0 2 2 7 11 -7 3

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.