A total of nine rounds of fixtures have been played and both Sporting Cristal and Cienciano are doing great. Let's start!
- Sporting Cristal have the the best goal difference (+9) in Primera Division
- Sporting Cristal have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Cienciano have scored away.
Cienciano have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1100 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
This looks to be an interesting match with lots of spark and excitement as both teams are well renewed since they last saw competitive action. Let's get started!
Sporting Cristal form and stats
Sporting Cristal have collected 8 points from their Primera Division home games so far after 2-2-0.
Sporting Cristal are confident in defense, having played 240 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
Cristal enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Deportivo Municipal's place. The match ended 3-0 with Ávila, Buonanotte and Hohberg scoring. Yotún (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.72/10. Yotún hit two key passes and had 21 successful passes (of 22 total).
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Cesar Vallejo.Sporting Cristal have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio Alberto Gallardo with 7 goals in 4 league matches. 5 goals have been conceded.
Cienciano form and stats
As the visiting team in Primera Division matches, Cienciano have produced an overall stat of 2-1-2 so far. Cienciano seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
Cienciano had fun at their own home (Estadio Alberto Gallardo) last time out, beating Carlos Manucci 2-0. Carando scored. That victory felt good as this side had gone three league games without winning. Estrada was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 8.11. The defender Estrada hit five key passes and won 3 of 7 duels.
Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Alianza Atletico's place.Lacking goals? 8 of this side's latest 10 league matches have had two or less goals.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Cienciano as they have only managed to score 3 times from 5 away games in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (3 so far).
Head 2 Head
The latest archived meeting involving both these squads is the Cienciano - Sporting Cristal 0-1 played not long ago this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - three - two (Sporting Cristal wins - draws - Cienciano wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Carando 13 goals |   I. Ávila Acero 8 goals |  K. Sandoval Laynes 8 goals |
Sporting Cristal missing players
Cienciano missing players
| Sporting Cristal | Cienciano | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 13 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 28 |
| 17 | 9 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 14 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 52 | 32 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 15 | 48 |
| 28 | 18 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 15 | 28 |
| 93% | 85% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 89% |
| 70% | 69% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 50% | 61% |
| 48% | 69% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 36% | 43% |
| 37% | 62% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 21% | 36% |
| 22% | 46% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 25% |
| 52% | 62% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 43% | 46% |
| 41% | 38% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 36% | 39% |
| 15% | 15% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 36% | 25% |
| 6.9 | 7.8 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.8 | 6 |
| 5.4 | 4.3 | 1.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 5.9 | 4.5 |
| 2.5 | 2.1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 13.1 | 13.8 | 13.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 11.9 | 14.9 |
| 5.7 | 6.9 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.7 | 5.2 |
| 34% | 36% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 29% | 33% |
| 12.1 | 11.5 | 13.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 11.6 | 10.2 |
| 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 4.2 | 3.7 |
- Cienciano have won significantly less corners away then at 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 at least twice as many goals at home as Cienciano have scored away.
- Sporting Cristal have the most scored goals in the first half (30) in Primera Division
- Sporting Cristal have the the best goal difference (+9) 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 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 21 |
| 2 | Atlético Grau | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 21 |
| 3 | Melgar | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 18 |
| 4 | Cienciano | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 18 |
| 5 | Universitario | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 17 |
| 6 | Alianza Lima | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 |
| 7 | Cesar Vallejo | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 16 |
| 8 | Alianza Atletico | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 |
| 9 | Sport Boys | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 14 |
| 10 | Deportivo Binacional | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 13 |
| 11 | Sport Huancayo | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 12 | ADT | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -1 | 12 |
| 13 | Deportivo Municipal | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -5 | 10 |
| 14 | Academia Cantolao | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 8 |
| 15 | UTC Cajamarca | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 | -10 | 8 |
| 16 | Carlos Manucci | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | -10 | 5 |
| 17 | Carlos Stein | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -7 | 4 |
| 18 | Ayacucho | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -8 | 4 |
| 19 | Universidad San Martin | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 12 | -13 | 4 |
