Sporting Cristal look to Estadio Alberto Gallardo supporters for inspiration before Alianza Lima match

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Competition: Peru Primera Division
Competition: Sun 31.July
Match begins: 20:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Alberto Gallardo (11600 seats)

Sporting Cristal challenge Alianza Lima for praise and victory.

Insights:
  • Sporting Cristal have the most scored goals in the first half (25) in Primera Division
  • Alianza Lima have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

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

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.

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Sporting Cristal form and stats

1 victory, 0 draws and 0 defeats. That’s what Sporting Cristal have to build on here at Estadio Alberto Gallardo in the Primera Division. The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Sporting Cristal has won seven games in a row. The Sport Boys match was the last time out without a victory.

Nothing to worry about in defence for Cristal, as their goalkeeper Alejandro Cristoph Duarte Preuss has completely shut out the opponents for 189 minutes in the Primera Division.

It's back home for Sporting Cristal, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating UTC Cajamarca away with the result 2-0. Sosa and Lutiger found the net in that victory. The goalie Duarte was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 7.81 out of ten. Duarte topped it up with a clean sheet.

Before that match, a win away at Melgar.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Cristal handle that role? We have found 8 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 2 wins, 5 draws and 1 defeat.

Early season league goal statistics from Sporting Cristal's 1 home game: 4 goals, 3 conceded.

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Alianza Lima form and stats

Alianza Lima are yet to lose a point on their Primera Division travels this season with 2 wins from 2 away games. Alianza Lima love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.

It's the second away game in a row for Alianza Lima, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Carlos Mannucci (placed 18th) last time out. Midfield player Rodríguez was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.65/10. Rodríguez scored one goal, hit one key pass and had 28 successful passes (of 33 total).

That result followed a home victory 3-1 versus Sport Boys.

Alianza are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 0 wins, 6 draws and 6 defeats. From a total of 12 matches.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Alianza Lima has managed 3 goals and let in 1 from 2 matches.

Head 2 Head

Alianza Lima - Sporting Cristal 0-1 was the result in these contenders' previous head-to-head game, played this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Cristal victories, three draws and three Alianza Lima wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, seven matches with two goals or less. The games between these clubs have had a tendency to be "violent", having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten duels.

Top Goalscorers

Alianza LimaH. Barcos
H. Barcos
9 goals
Sporting CristalI. Ávila Acero
I. Ávila Acero
7 goals
Alianza LimaP. Lavandeira Hernández
P. Lavandeira Hernández
7 goals

Sporting Cristal missing players

Alianza Lima missing players

Sporting Cristal Alianza Lima
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
21 10 1 Played P 3 12 21
14 8 1 Won W 2 6 13
5 2 0 Drew D 0 2 3
2 0 0 Lost L 1 4 5
42 29 1 Scored S 6 16 34
23 16 0 Conceded C 3 12 18
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 95%
71% 80% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 58% 62%
43% 80% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 42% 38%
38% 70% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 17% 24%
24% 50% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 17% 14%
52% 70% 0% BTTS BTTS 67% 42% 43%
38% 30% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 38%
10% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 33% 24%
 
6.5 7 11 Corners for (avg) C F 4.3 5.8 5.9
6.1 5 0 Corners against (avg) C A 7 5.5 4.8
2.4 2 5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.3 3.1 2.9
2 2 1 Red cards R C 1 1 3
 
12.3 13.1 11 Shots (avg) S ( 9.7 10.6 12.1
5.3 6.4 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 4 5
38% 45% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 33% 33%
 
12.8 12.7 9 Shots against (avg) S A 16.3 13.4 11.4
4.2 4.3 1 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.3 4.9 4.3
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • Alianza Lima have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Sporting Cristal have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Sporting Cristal have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Sporting Cristal have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Sporting Cristal have the most scored goals in the first half (25) in Primera Division
  • Sporting Cristal haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Sporting Cristal is in the best form (6-0-0) 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 Sporting Cristal 3 3 0 0 7 3 1 1 0 0 4 3 2 2 0 0 3 0 4 9
2 Alianza Lima 3 3 0 0 6 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 2 0 0 3 1 4 9
3 Universitario 3 2 1 0 7 1 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 4 0 6 7
4 Cienciano 3 2 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 3 7
5 Atletico Grau 4 2 1 1 7 5 2 1 0 1 4 3 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 7
6 Deportivo Binacional 3 2 0 1 6 1 2 2 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 5 6
7 Sport Boys 3 2 0 1 6 3 2 2 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 3 6
8 Melgar 3 2 0 1 2 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 6
9 Cesar Vallejo 3 2 0 1 4 4 1 1 0 0 3 2 2 1 0 1 1 2 0 6
10 Sport Huancayo 4 1 1 2 8 6 2 1 1 0 5 1 2 0 0 2 3 5 2 4
11 Academia Cantolao 4 1 1 2 4 6 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 2 4 -2 4
12 Alianza Atletico 2 1 0 1 4 3 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 3
13 ADT 3 1 0 2 3 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 3
14 UTC Cajamarca 4 1 0 3 3 9 2 1 0 1 2 3 2 0 0 2 1 6 -6 3
15 Ayacucho 3 0 2 1 3 4 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 -1 2
16 Deportivo Municipal 3 0 2 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 3 -2 2
17 Carlos Stein 3 0 1 2 2 5 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 3 -3 1
18 Carlos Mannucci 3 0 0 3 0 6 2 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 4 -6 0
19 Universidad San Martin 3 0 0 3 0 10 1 0 0 1 0 4 2 0 0 2 0 6 -10 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.