Primera Division match preview: Universidad San Martín believed to be the weaker party when Alianza Lima pays a visit

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Competition: Peru Primera Division
Competition: Mon 09.May
Match begins: 20:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Alberto Gallardo (11600 seats)

Universidad San Martín - Alianza Lima : Statistics, team selections, games, the latest developments and reports. Get our full guide!

Insights:
  • Universidad San Martín have the most conceded goals (25) in Primera Division
  • Alianza Lima have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Alianza Lima could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Copa Libertadores game only four sleeps ago.

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Universidad San Martín form and stats

2-1-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Primera Division numbers at home for Universidad San Martín so far this season.

No payout for Universidad in their previous match, an away game at UTC Cajamarca that ended in defeat 1-3. The home side have an in-form goalscorer in Rojas, having scored in three games in a row. Midfielder Rojas was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.35 (out of ten) in that game. Rojas scored one goal and hit three key passes.

Preceding that game was the home draw versus Sport Huancayo that ended 1-1.

The Universidad San Martín fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 7 in 6 matches. On the other hand, Universidad San Martín have conceded 7 goals.

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Alianza Lima form and stats

2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses. That’s the product of Alianza Lima playing as the away team in the Primera Division this season. The fact that Alianza Lima have won four matches in a row should scare the hosts and makes this contest more interesting.

Alianza delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Colo-Colo in their previous match; a Copa Libertadores duel. Midfielder Lavandeira was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.44. Lavandeira hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 4 of 5 times.

Before that, Alianza Lima secured a home win against Carlos Stein with the score 5-2.

Alianza has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 8 goals from 5 games. 7 goals have been conceded by Alianza Lima in these games.

Head 2 Head

As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Universidad San Martín victories, two draws and six Alianza Lima wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Universidad San MartínA. Rojas Castilla
A. Rojas Castilla
4 goals
Alianza LimaH. Barcos
H. Barcos
4 goals
Alianza LimaJ. Concha Gonzáles
J. Concha Gonzáles
3 goals

Universidad San Martín missing players

Alianza Lima missing players

Universidad San Martín Alianza Lima
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
11 6 1 Played P 2 5 10
2 2 0 Won W 1 2 5
1 1 0 Drew D 1 1 2
8 3 1 Lost L 0 2 3
10 7 1 Scored S 2 8 18
25 7 2 Conceded C 1 7 12
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 80% 90%
91% 83% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 60% 60%
64% 33% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 60% 50%
45% 17% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 40% 40%
18% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 40% 30%
55% 50% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 60% 60%
18% 33% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 20% 20%
27% 17% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 40% 30%
 
5.2 4.7 3 Corners for (avg) C F 7 6.8 6.8
5.5 5.5 1 Corners against (avg) C A 2 2.8 3
3 3.7 5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 3.4 3.2
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
9.3 10.8 12 Shots (avg) S ( 11 11.4 13.1
3.8 4.7 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 4.6 5.3
24% 25% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 35% 34%
 
14.2 13 11 Shots against (avg) S A 6 9.8 8.2
6.2 5.2 7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 1.5 3.6 3.5
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • Alianza Lima have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Alianza Lima have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Universidad San Martín have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Universidad San Martín have the most conceded goals (25) in Primera Division
  • 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 Alianza Atletico 11 8 1 2 21 16 6 5 1 0 14 6 5 3 0 2 7 10 5 25
2 Sport Huancayo 10 7 2 1 19 10 4 3 1 0 7 2 6 4 1 1 12 8 9 23
3 Deportivo Binacional 12 7 1 4 19 12 6 4 1 1 12 5 6 3 0 3 7 7 7 22
4 Melgar 11 7 1 3 14 11 5 5 0 0 7 0 6 2 1 3 7 11 3 22
5 Cienciano 12 6 3 3 23 11 6 4 1 1 16 5 6 2 2 2 7 6 12 21
6 Sporting Cristal 11 6 3 2 21 15 6 4 2 0 18 11 5 2 1 2 3 4 6 21
7 Universitario 12 6 2 4 19 13 6 3 2 1 11 7 6 3 0 3 8 6 6 20
8 Deportivo Municipal 11 6 2 3 22 22 6 4 1 1 9 7 5 2 1 2 13 15 0 20
9 Alianza Lima 10 5 2 3 18 12 5 3 1 1 10 5 5 2 1 2 8 7 6 17
10 Atletico Grau 12 4 5 3 17 14 6 2 1 3 10 9 6 2 4 0 7 5 3 17
11 Cesar Vallejo 11 3 6 2 10 9 5 3 2 0 8 3 6 0 4 2 2 6 1 15
12 ADT 12 3 5 4 11 12 6 2 2 2 7 5 6 1 3 2 4 7 -1 14
13 Sport Boys 12 3 3 6 10 19 5 2 1 2 5 6 7 1 2 4 5 13 -9 12
14 UTC Cajamarca 11 3 2 6 17 19 6 3 2 1 13 9 5 0 0 5 4 10 -2 11
15 Ayacucho 12 3 1 8 19 21 6 3 0 3 14 10 6 0 1 5 5 11 -2 10
16 Carlos Mannucci 11 2 2 7 9 15 5 1 2 2 2 4 6 1 0 5 7 11 -6 8
17 Carlos Stein 11 2 2 7 10 18 5 2 2 1 5 3 6 0 0 6 5 15 -8 8
18 Universidad San Martín 11 2 1 8 10 25 6 2 1 3 7 7 5 0 0 5 3 18 -15 7
19 Academia Cantolao 11 1 2 8 9 24 7 1 0 6 5 14 4 0 2 2 4 10 -15 5

Read more about Primera Division

The Peruvian First Division, also known as the Primera Division or the Copa Movistar, is the top level of football in Peru. Seasons run from February to December with 18 teams playing 44 fixtures each to create a final league table. Universitario, Alianza Lima and Sporting Cristal are by far the dominant winner of this league since it was founded in 1912.