Sporting Cristal supporters put their faith in manager M. Barreto to deliver victory against Alianza Lima

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Competition: Peru Primera Division
Date: Thu 05.December
Match begins: 01:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Monumental (80093 seats)

Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Sporting Cristal - Alianza Lima!

It's no vacation for neither Sporting Cristal nor Alianza Lima as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.

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Sporting Cristal form and stats

19 points is a decent return from 8 Primera Division games here at Estadio Monumental for Sporting Cristal, who have the most clean sheets (14) in Primera Division,. The data says 6 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss.

The home supporters saw a 1-1 draw versus Alianza Lima in the Primera Division last time out and are looking for a win here. Prior to that, an away loss at Alianza Lima.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Sporting Cristal have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found six games) they have won 2 times, drawn 4 and lost 0.

Sporting Cristal can score goals in their home matches. After 8 league matches they have found the net 19 times. Sporting Cristal have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Alianza Lima form and stats

4 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Alianza Lima, who have the most scored goals (32) in Primera Division, playing as the away team in the Primera Division this season. Things are running smoothly for Alianza Lima who hasn't tasted defeat in their last ten matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Universitario.

Alianza Lima are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Sporting Cristal. That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Sporting Cristal.

We have checked recent matches where Alianza Lima have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those seven games were W3-D2-L2.

Alianza Lima are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 15 times in 9 away games so far. In the opposite end, Alianza Lima have conceded 14 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Sporting Cristal - Alianza Lima 1-1 entered in the official records. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 5 Sporting Cristal victories, 2 draws and 3 Alianza Lima wins. 6 of these games ended with three goals or more, 4 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Alianza LimaK. Quevedo
K. Quevedo
17 goals
Sporting CristalC. Palacios
C. Palacios
13 goals
Alianza LimaF. Rodríguez
F. Rodríguez
8 goals

Sporting Cristal missing players

Alianza Lima missing players

Sporting Cristal Alianza Lima
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
36 18 4 Played P 4 18 36
18 13 2 Won W 1 6 18
10 3 1 Drew D 2 6 11
8 2 1 Lost L 1 6 7
60 41 9 Scored S 4 27 64
35 14 6 Conceded C 4 27 48
92% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 94% 97%
78% 83% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 83% 83%
47% 61% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 67% 67%
28% 39% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 39% 44%
17% 17% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 19%
53% 56% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 72% 72%
39% 44% 0% Clean Sheets C S 25% 11% 19%
17% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 22% 11%
 
6 6.5 6.8 Corners For (avg) C F 7 4.7 5.2
4.3 3.7 3.5 Corners Against (avg) C A 6.5 5.8 5.5
2.3 2.1 3 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 3.2 3.2 3.1
4 2 2 Red Cards R C 1 4 7
 
515 289 80 Total Shots T S 50 180 400
212 115 31 Shots on Target S O 13 65 152
28% 36% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 31% 42% 41%
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • Alianza Lima has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (12)
  • Alianza Lima has the most matches over the total-line (24)
  • Alianza Lima has the most points (15) away
  • Alianza Lima has the most scored goals (32)
  • Sporting Cristal has the most clean sheets (14)
  • Sporting Cristal have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Sporting Cristal have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Sporting Cristal have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Sporting Cristal haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  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 10 5 2 32 23 8 6 2 0 17 9 9 4 3 2 15 14 9 35
2 Universitario 17 9 6 2 16 10 9 6 3 0 12 5 8 3 3 2 4 5 6 33
3 Sporting Cristal 17 9 4 4 31 20 8 6 1 1 19 6 9 3 3 3 12 14 11 31
4 Deportivo Binacional 17 7 7 3 30 13 8 5 3 0 22 5 9 2 4 3 8 8 17 28
5 Carlos Manucci 17 7 7 3 20 19 9 4 5 0 14 10 8 3 2 3 6 9 1 28
6 Sport Boys 17 7 6 4 23 21 8 4 3 1 14 7 9 3 3 3 9 14 2 27
7 Universidad San Martin 17 6 8 3 21 15 9 3 4 2 15 12 8 3 4 1 6 3 6 26
8 Sport Huancayo 17 7 5 5 24 21 8 3 3 2 9 6 9 4 2 3 15 15 3 26
9 Melgar 17 7 3 7 29 22 9 5 1 3 18 11 8 2 2 4 11 11 7 24
10 Ayacucho 17 6 4 7 17 21 9 5 3 1 12 7 8 1 1 6 5 14 -4 22
11 Real Garcilaso 17 6 3 8 19 16 9 5 1 3 12 3 8 1 2 5 7 13 3 21
12 Alianza Universidad 17 5 4 8 17 26 8 4 1 3 11 10 9 1 3 5 6 16 -9 19
13 Cesar Vallejo 17 4 6 7 15 19 8 2 3 3 9 10 9 2 3 4 6 9 -4 18
14 Academia Cantolao 17 4 4 9 23 30 8 3 0 5 9 10 9 1 4 4 14 20 -7 16
15 Union Comercio 17 5 4 8 21 27 9 4 2 3 14 12 8 1 2 5 7 15 -6 15
16 UTC Cajamarca 17 2 8 7 12 22 9 2 5 2 8 9 8 0 3 5 4 13 -10 14
17 Molinos El Pirata 17 3 4 10 12 30 9 2 3 4 6 11 8 1 1 6 6 19 -18 9
18 Deportivo Municipal 17 3 4 10 20 27 8 2 3 3 9 9 9 1 1 7 11 18 -7 8

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.