The Sporting Cristal & Universidad San Martín managers R. Mosquera Vera and C. Payovich Pérez are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Primera Division league table.
- Sporting Cristal have the most scored goals (17) in Primera Division
- Universidad San Martín haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
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.
Sporting Cristal form and stats
Overall Primera Division stats at home this season for Sporting Cristal, who have the most scored goals (17) in Primera Division, are 4-0-0 (wins-draw-losses).
Cristal faced defeat in their previous match, away at Sao Paulo (0-3). Nilson Loyola (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.05/10. Loyola . Cristal's goalkeeper Alejandro Duarte was extremely busy against Sao Paulo, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning six saves.
Heartbreak before that as Cristal lost 0-3 at Cesar Vallejo's place.Cristal can score goals in their home matches. After 4 league matches they have found the net 8 times. Defensively Cristal have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (2 in 4 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Universidad San Martín form and stats
The visitors are W3-D1-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Primera Division. The fact that Universidad have won four matches in a row should scare the hosts and makes this contest more interesting.
423 minutes! That's how long the Universidad goalkeeper Diego Alonso Roberto Penny Valdez and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
It's the second away game in a row for Universidad, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Cienciano in the Primera Division last time out. Diego Penny was the team player of the game with the player rating of 8.84. The agile goalkeeper Penny stopped the opponent with eight saves and topped it up with a clean sheet. Universidad goalie Diego Penny was high and low in the Cienciano game, contributing eight saves towards the victory.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus UTC Cajamarca at their stadium, the result 1-0.Universidad have scored 6 goals on their travels this season, from 5 away games in the league. Universidad are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 4 times in 5 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: eight wins for Cristal, one draw and one win for Universidad San Martín. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  A. Hohberg González 4 goals |   M. Pérez Guedes 4 goals | C. Gonzáles Crespo 3 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 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | 8 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 78% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 60% | 50% |
| 67% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 20% | 25% |
| 22% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 12% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 20% | 25% |
| 56% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 60% | 50% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 25% |
| 6 | 6.8 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 3.6 | 4.2 |
| 4 | 4 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 7.2 | 7.6 |
| 2.8 | 3.5 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.8 | 2.4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12.5 | 12.2 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 9.6 | 10.1 |
| 4.9 | 5.5 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
| 44% | 36% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 35% | 31% |
- 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 the most points (12) at home in Primera Division
- Sporting Cristal have the most scored goals (17) in Primera Division
- Sporting Cristal have the most scored goals in the second half (12) in Primera Division
- Sporting Cristal have the the best goal difference (+11) in Primera Division
- Sporting Cristal have the the best goal difference (+6) at home in Primera Division
- Sporting Cristal have won all their matches at home so far.
- Sporting Cristal haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sporting Cristal is in the best form (5-0-1)
- Universidad San Martín haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 21 |
| 2 | Alianza Lima | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 16 |
| 3 | Cesar Vallejo | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 15 |
| 4 | Sport Huancayo | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 5 | Sport Boys | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 10 |
| 6 | Alianza Universidad | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -4 | 10 |
| 7 | Real Garcilaso | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 7 |
| 8 | Deportivo Municipal | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -8 | 7 |
| 9 | Deportivo Binacional | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -13 | 3 |
| 10 | Alianza Atletico | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Carlos Stein | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |