Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Sporting Cristal - Universitario!
Club Universitario de Deportes and Cristal have dominated Peruvian football together with Alianza Lima, claiming most of the league championships. These three teams are all major rivals and all encounters with any two of the three is considered a major derby and a big event in Peruvian football.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
Sporting Cristal form and stats
When playing at home in the Primera Division, Sporting Cristal have managed 5 wins, 2 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 9 games. The team is able to perform also as the away side, as they are nurturing a very healthy winning streak of eight straight victories regardless of arena. Cristal are on a three game winning streak in their home games.
A strong away win for Cristal against Deportivo Binacional the last match, as Emanuel Herrera and Horacio Calcaterra were on target. Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Alianza Universidad.
A late climax in the match against Deportivo Binacional as the winning goal came three minutes into overtime; scored by Emanuel Herrera.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Cristal as they are travelling to their away game against UTC Cajamarca in the Primera Division. That match is three days after this one.
Cristal has scored 12 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. Cristal have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Universitario form and stats
The away team, who have the the best goal difference (+20) in Primera Division, have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 6 wins, 3 draws and only 1 loss in the Primera Division.
Universitario failed to get anything from their last game, a Primera Division home match vs Universidad San Martín that ended with defeat 2-3. Preceding that, the 1-6 home loss versus UTC Cajamarca.
Universitario goalkeeper Diego Romero had a great day against Universidad San Martín, but despite making eight saves the loss could not be avoided.
A quick return to home after this game, as Universitario are hosting Carlos Stein in the Primera Division only four days away.
Universitario have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 22 goals from 10 away matches. As opposed to that, Universitario have seen the ball go into their own net 10 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Cristal - Universitario 1-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Sporting Cristal two wins, seven draws and Universitario one victory. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  E. Herrera 17 goals |   A. Hohberg González 11 goals |  J. Dos Santos Duré 11 goals |
Sporting Cristal missing players
Universitario missing players
| Sporting Cristal | Universitario | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 11 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 12 | 25 |
| 15 | 7 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 52 | 15 | 0 | Scored | S | 5 | 25 | 46 |
| 27 | 8 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 12 | 31 |
| 92% | 91% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 96% |
| 76% | 64% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 76% |
| 52% | 36% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 56% |
| 32% | 9% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 58% | 44% |
| 32% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 24% |
| 64% | 45% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 58% | 56% |
| 28% | 45% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 32% |
| 16% | 18% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 17% | 16% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.6 | 2.6 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.3 | 2.6 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 337 | 138 | 1 | Total Shots | T S | 20 | 132 | 281 |
| 145 | 52 | 1 | Shots on Target | S O | 13 | 58 | 109 |
| 36% | 29% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 43% | 42% |
- Sporting Cristal has the most scored goals in the second half (32) in Primera Division
- Sporting Cristal is in the best form (6-0-0)
- Universitario has the the best goal difference (+12) away in Primera Division
- Universitario has the the best goal difference (+20) in Primera Division
- Universitario have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Universitario have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded 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 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 38 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 20 | 42 |
| 2 | Sport Huancayo | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 35 |
| 3 | Sporting Cristal | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 33 |
| 4 | Cesar Vallejo | 19 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 33 |
| 5 | Carlos Manucci | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 28 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 29 |
| 6 | UTC Cajamarca | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 29 |
| 7 | Alianza Universidad | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 29 |
| 8 | Melgar | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 28 |
| 9 | Ayacucho | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 27 |
| 10 | Cienciano | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 27 |
| 11 | Deportivo Binacional | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | -5 | 23 |
| 12 | Alianza Lima | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -1 | 22 |
| 13 | Academia Cantolao | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -12 | 22 |
| 14 | Deportivo Municipal | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 11 | -4 | 21 |
| 15 | Real Garcilaso | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -5 | 21 |
| 16 | Universidad San Martín | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -7 | 21 |
| 17 | Sport Boys | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -9 | 19 |
| 18 | Carlos Stein | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | -10 | 17 |
| 19 | Atletico Grau | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 15 | -10 | 17 |
| 20 | Deportivo Llacuabamba | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 42 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 23 | -17 | 11 |