Primera Division match preview: Sporting Cristal versus Sport Boys

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Competition: Peru Primera Division
Date: Sun 18.August
Match begins: 00:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Alberto Gallardo (20000 seats)

There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with Sporting Cristal leading Sport Boys by 22 points.

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Sporting Cristal form and stats

Sporting Cristal, who have the fewest conceded goals (13) in Primera Division, have performed well here at Estadio Alberto Gallardo so far this season with 7 wins from 9 matches. Some points have also been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 1. Sporting Cristal has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Estadio Alberto Gallardo. We remember; it was Melgar.

Sporting Cristal's last game was hosting Zulia and winning 3-2. A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Zulia.

Sporting Cristal can score goals in their home matches. After 9 matches they have found the net 21 times. Sporting Cristal have only conceded 7 in these games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Sport Boys form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Sport Boys, who have the fewest scored goals (9) in Primera Division, so far with only 2 points returning home. The records show 0-2-6 (win-draw-lose).

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Unión Comercio in their previous outing. The Primera Division match ended in a draw 1-1. The game before that, was lost at home, a 1-2 defeat against Alianza Lima.

There's been a serious shortage of goals from Sport Boys's away games this season with only 3 goals from 8 matches. Sport Boys have conceded 17 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Sport Boys - Sporting Cristal 0-3, played this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Sporting Cristal 8 wins, 2 draws and Sport Boys 0 victories. As for goals, 6 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 4 games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

C. Palacios
7 goals / 1 assists
E. Herrera
5 goals / 3 assists
L. Peralta
5 goals

Sporting Cristal missing players

Sport Boys missing players

Sporting Cristal Sport Boys
Total Home Home vs low Statistic Away vs top Away Total
19 10 2 Played 4 9 19
10 8 2 Won 0 0 2
5 1 0 Drew 0 3 5
4 1 0 Lost 4 6 12
32 24 5 Scored 1 4 11
15 7 0 Conceded 9 18 31
89% 100% 100% Over 0.5 100% 100% 89%
79% 80% 50% Over 1.5 75% 89% 68%
42% 60% 50% Over 2.5 50% 33% 42%
26% 50% 50% Over 3.5 25% 22% 16%
11% 20% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 5%
42% 50% 0% BTTS 25% 44% 42%
47% 50% 100% Clean Sheets 0% 0% 11%
21% 0% 0% Failed To Score 75% 56% 58%
 
6 6.2 6 Corners For (avg) 2.8 3.3 4.2
3.6 3.5 5.5 Corners Against (avg) 7 6.6 5.9
2.2 1.9 1.5 Yellow Cards (avg) 3.8 3.4 3.2
3 1 0 Red Cards 4 5 7
Key stats this season:
  • Sport Boys have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Sport Boys have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Sport Boys have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Sport Boys have yet to win a game away.
  • Sport Boys haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • 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.
  • Sporting Cristal have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Sporting Cristal have scored more than double the goals of Sport Boys.
  • Sporting Cristal haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

Sporting Cristal
All Copa Libertadores Primera Division Club Friendlies Copa Sudamericana
All Home Away
08-06-19 PD Sporting Cristal 3 - 1 Deportivo Binacional
13-07-19 PD Sporting Cristal 3 - 0 Sport Huancayo
20-07-19 PD Alianza Lima 2 - 1 Sporting Cristal
23-07-19 CS Zulia 1 - 0 Sporting Cristal
30-07-19 CS Sporting Cristal 3 - 2 Zulia
18-08-19 PD Sporting Cristal - Sport Boys
25-08-19 PD Unión Comercio - Sporting Cristal
01-09-19 PD César Vallejo - Sporting Cristal
08-09-19 PD Sporting Cristal - Academia Cantolao
15-09-19 PD Deportivo Municipal - Sporting Cristal
Sport Boys
All Primera Division Club Friendlies Segunda Division
All Home Away
26-05-19 PD Sport Boys 1 - 2 Alianza Universidad
01-06-19 PD Deportivo Binacional 2 - 0 Sport Boys
08-06-19 PD Sport Boys 0 - 1 Sport Huancayo
14-07-19 PD Sport Boys 1 - 2 Alianza Lima
21-07-19 PD Unión Comercio 1 - 1 Sport Boys
18-08-19 PD Sporting Cristal - Sport Boys
25-08-19 PD Sport Boys - César Vallejo
01-09-19 PD Academia Cantolao - Sport Boys
08-09-19 PD Sport Boys - Deportivo Municipal
15-09-19 PD Ayacucho - Sport Boys

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Deportivo Binacional 17 12 0 5 44 23 9 8 0 1 27 8 8 4 0 4 17 15 21 36
2 Sporting Cristal 17 9 5 3 28 13 9 7 1 1 21 7 8 2 4 2 7 6 15 32
3 César Vallejo 17 9 2 6 25 21 9 7 2 0 15 5 8 2 0 6 10 16 4 29
4 Deportivo Municipal 17 7 7 3 27 20 9 5 4 0 16 6 8 2 3 3 11 14 7 28
5 Alianza Lima 17 7 5 5 30 24 9 5 3 1 19 12 8 2 2 4 11 12 6 26
6 Real Garcilaso 17 7 5 5 19 15 8 4 3 1 11 6 9 3 2 4 8 9 4 26
7 Ayacucho 17 7 4 6 26 23 8 5 2 1 15 5 9 2 2 5 11 18 3 25
8 UTC Cajamarca 17 6 7 4 26 24 8 5 3 0 17 7 9 1 4 4 9 17 2 25
9 Academia Cantolao 17 6 7 4 18 17 9 3 3 3 10 13 8 3 4 1 8 4 1 25
10 Sport Huancayo 17 6 6 5 22 23 9 4 1 4 10 13 8 2 5 1 12 10 -1 24
11 Melgar 17 6 5 6 26 25 8 3 3 2 12 11 9 3 2 4 14 14 1 23
12 Universitario 17 6 5 6 25 27 8 4 2 2 14 12 9 2 3 4 11 15 -2 23
13 Alianza Universidad 17 5 7 5 18 18 9 4 4 1 13 8 8 1 3 4 5 10 0 22
14 Carlos Manucci 17 4 4 9 22 27 8 3 2 3 16 15 9 1 2 6 6 12 -5 16
15 Unión Comercio 17 3 6 8 15 21 8 2 3 3 8 6 9 1 3 5 7 15 -6 15
16 Universidad San Martín 17 3 6 8 13 32 8 3 4 1 10 8 9 0 2 7 3 24 -19 15
17 Molinos El Pirata 17 3 5 9 17 29 8 3 3 2 10 7 9 0 2 7 7 22 -12 14
18 Sport Boys 17 2 4 11 9 28 9 2 2 5 6 11 8 0 2 6 3 17 -19 10

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