The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Sporting Cristal are in the 9th position while the guesting Universidad San Martín worry at 18th.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Primera Division.
Sporting Cristal form and stats
1-2-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Primera Division numbers at home for Sporting Cristal so far this season.
It's back home for Cristal, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Academia Cantolao away with the result 6-2. Omar Merlo, Washington Corozo, Emanuel Herrera (2), Christopher Olivares and Christofer Gonzáles found the net in that victory. Before that, Sporting Cristal drew at home versus Alianza Lima.
As mentioned above, Cristal "killed" Academia Cantolao in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
There will be little rest for Sporting Cristal after this match as they are travelling to Cienciano for a Primera Division game in only three days.
Cristal are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 4 goals in 4 games. 4 goals have been conceded.
Universidad San Martín form and stats
The visitors are W1-D1-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Primera Division.
S. Rebagliati was the last player to score for the away team. Universidad haven't scored a league goal in the last 392 minutes.
Universidad played 0-0 against Deportivo Binacional in their previous match. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Universitario wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Real Garcilaso in just three days.
Universidad are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 2 goals from 4 away games. Universidad San Martín's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 7 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: seven - one - two (Cristal wins - draws - Universidad San Martín wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  E. Herrera 5 goals |  W. Corozo Becerra 3 goals |  K. Sandoval Laynes 2 goals |
Sporting Cristal missing players
Universidad San Martín missing players
| Sporting Cristal | Universidad San Martín | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 16 | 4 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 11 | 4 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| 89% | 75% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 75% | 78% |
| 67% | 50% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 75% | 67% |
| 44% | 25% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 56% |
| 33% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 33% |
| 33% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 67% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 25% | 44% |
| 11% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 22% |
| 33% | 50% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 75% | 56% |
| 5.2 | 6.5 | 10 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 5.2 | 5.6 |
| 3.9 | 2.2 | 1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 6.2 | 5.4 |
| 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 1.9 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 92 | 38 | 30 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 51 | 105 |
| 38 | 11 | 6 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 19 | 41 |
| 42% | 36% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 11% | 20% |
- Sporting Cristal has the most scored goals in the first half (9)
- Sporting Cristal have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Sporting Cristal have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Universidad San Martín have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
| 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 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 19 |
| 2 | Alianza Universidad | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 18 |
| 3 | Ayacucho | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 17 |
| 4 | Deportivo Binacional | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
| 5 | Cienciano | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| 6 | César Vallejo | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| 7 | Real Garcilaso | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 13 |
| 8 | Academia Cantolao | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -6 | 13 |
| 9 | Sporting Cristal | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| 10 | Carlos Manucci | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
| 11 | Sport Huancayo | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| 12 | Deportivo Municipal | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 13 | Melgar | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -2 | 11 |
| 14 | Sport Boys | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -5 | 10 |
| 15 | UTC Cajamarca | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 9 |
| 16 | Alianza Lima | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -3 | 9 |
| 17 | Carlos Stein | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -4 | 8 |
| 18 | Universidad San Martín | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 8 |
| 19 | Atlético Grau | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 4 |
| 20 | Deportivo Llacuabamba | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -9 | 4 |