Melgar have journeyed here for an appealing game against the hosting Sport Huancayo. Read up on the fixture with this full Primera Division preview!
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Melgar, who are travelling more than 1100 kilometers to play this game.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Sport Huancayo form and stats
The hosts won their first Primera Division game here at Estadio Huancayo, lifting spirits. Home statistics for Sport Huancayo last season were 3 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses from 9 games.
Sport Huancayo are returning here after visiting Atletico Grau and winning with a 4-3 scoreline. Pérez, Benites and Rosell (2) scored the goal(s).
Before that, Huancayo had a home game versus Sporting Cristal which ended with a victory 1-0.Early season league goal statistics from Sport Huancayo's 1 home game: 1 goal, 0 conceded.
Melgar form and stats
One match played away so far in the Primera Division for Melgar and it was a tie. Last season the statistics for their away games were 6 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss from 8 games.
Melgar has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Sporting Cristal for a 2-2 draw. Reyna, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.81. Reyna served one assist, hit two key passes and won 9 of 11 duels.
That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Carlos Manucci.2 goals so far away for Melgar, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 2. All from 1 league match away.
Head 2 Head
Huancayo-Melgar H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Sport Huancayo zero wins, Melgar seven wins, three draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5). The matches between these sides have sometimes been aggressive, having seen 5 red cards from the last ten encounters.Sport Huancayo missing players
Melgar missing players
| Sport Huancayo | Melgar | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 1 | 3.5 |
| 4.5 | 5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 8 | 4.5 |
| 2.5 | 3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14.5 | 14 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 17 | 17 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 42% | 25% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 33% | 25% |
| 9 | 11 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 14 | 11 |
| 4.5 | 3 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 6 | 5 |
| Sport Huancayo | Last season | Melgar | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 26 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 26 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Won | W | 6 | 11 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Lost | L | 3 | 8 | ||
| 26 | 19 | Scored | S | 23 | 45 | ||
| 30 | 18 | Conceded | C | 14 | 27 | ||
| 77% | 79% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 62% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 77% | ||
| 38% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 54% | ||
| 19% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 27% | ||
| 8% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 12% | ||
| 42% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 50% | ||
| 38% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 35% | ||
| 42% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 19% | ||
| 4.2 | 4.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.9 | 6.2 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.9 | 3.6 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.2 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 10.4 | 10.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.2 | 11.5 | ||
| 3.8 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 4.5 | ||
| 27% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 39% | ||
| 10.1 | 9.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7 | 8.1 | ||
| 4 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.2 | ||
| 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 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Sport Huancayo | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Cienciano | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Melgar | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Deportivo Binacional | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 6 | Alianza Atletico | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Ayacucho | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | UTC Cajamarca | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Deportivo Municipal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| 10 | Alianza Lima | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | ADT | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | César Vallejo | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Atletico Grau | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 14 | Sporting Cristal | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 15 | Carlos Stein | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 16 | Sport Boys | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 17 | Carlos Manucci | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 18 | Universidad San Martin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| 19 | Academia Cantolao | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -8 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Alianza Lima | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 16 | 40 |
| 2 | Sporting Cristal | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 39 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 16 | 34 |
| 3 | Universitario | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 12 | 32 |
| 4 | Melgar | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 19 | 31 |
| 5 | Sport Boys | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 28 |
| 6 | Cienciano | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 25 |
| 7 | Deportivo Municipal | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 24 |
| 8 | César Vallejo | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 24 |
| 9 | Carlos Manucci | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 24 |
| 10 | UTC Cajamarca | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 23 |
| 11 | Ayacucho | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | -5 | 22 |
| 12 | Deportivo Binacional | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -5 | 21 |
| 13 | Real Garcilaso | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 31 | 34 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -3 | 18 |
| 14 | Sport Huancayo | 17 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -3 | 18 |
| 15 | Academia Cantolao | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | -4 | 17 |
| 16 | Alianza Atletico | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 37 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 21 | -16 | 15 |
| 17 | Alianza Universidad | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -15 | 14 |
| 18 | Universidad San Martin | 17 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 21 | -25 | 7 |
