Primera Division match preview: Universidad San Martín versus Cienciano

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Competition: Peru Primera Division
Competition: Fri 30.July
Match begins: 18:15 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Miguel Grau del Callao (11600 seats)

Another interesting game in the Primera Division. Universidad San Martín is in the 16th position after playing one matches. They welcome Cienciano who are placed 2nd after two games.

Insights:
  • Universidad San Martín have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Cienciano have scored at least twice as many goals away as Universidad San Martín have scored home.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

It's quite the trip for Cienciano when visiting Universidad San Martín as the cities are 1100 kilometers apart.

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Universidad San Martín form and stats

Last season, Universidad San Martín's league statistics were 5 wins, 6 draws and 8 losses, resulting in a 16th position in the Primera Division. Over these 19 matches they scored 20 goals and conceded 27. Playing at home last season Universidad San Martín managed 2-4-4 (win-draw-lost) with 11 goals and 12 conceded. The story so far in the Primera Division for Universidad San Martín at their home stadium (Estadio Miguel Grau del Callao) is 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat.

Universidad haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 202 minutes ago. C. Monges scored that one.

The Universidad crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-2 to Carlos Manucci here at Estadio Miguel Grau del Callao in a Primera Division match. Diego Penny, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 7.42 out of 10 in that game. Penny stopped the opponent with five saves.

In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Cienciano.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Universidad as they are travelling to their away game against Ayacucho in the Primera Division. That match is three days after this one.

Early season league goal statistics from Universidad San Martín's 1 home game: 0 goals, 2 conceded.

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Cienciano form and stats

1 win, 0 draws and 0 losses. That’s the product of Cienciano playing as the away team in the Primera Division this season.

Cienciano delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Academia Cantolao (placed 14th) in their previous match; a Primera Division game. Midfielder Raziel García was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.52. García hit seven key passes and dribled passed the opponent 4 of 4 times.

Preceding that game was the away victory against Sport Boys with the score of 4-1.

A quick return to home after this game, as Cienciano are hosting Deportivo Municipal in the Primera Division only three days away.

4 goals so far away for Cienciano, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 1. All from 1 league match away.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Cienciano - Universidad 0-1 played earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Universidad two wins, one draw and Cienciano seven victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

UniversidadM. Pérez Guedes
M. Pérez Guedes
4 goals
CiencianoA. Ayarza Cocanegra
A. Ayarza Cocanegra
4 goals
Universidad San MartínC. Monges Avalos
C. Monges Avalos
3 goals

Universidad San Martín missing players

Cienciano missing players

Universidad San Martín Cienciano
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
10 4 1 Played P 2 5 10
5 2 1 Won W 1 2 5
1 0 0 Drew D 1 1 2
4 2 0 Lost L 0 2 3
9 3 2 Scored S 3 9 16
10 4 1 Conceded C 1 8 11
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 90%
60% 50% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 60%
20% 25% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 60% 40%
10% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 40% 30%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 40% 30%
20% 25% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 60% 40%
40% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 20% 40%
40% 50% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 20% 30%
 
3.9 4.5 1 Corners for (avg) C F 7 8 8.4
8.4 9.2 8 Corners against (avg) C A 5 4 4.3
2.6 3.2 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 5 4.4 3.1
5 2 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
9.7 10.2 8 Shots (avg) S ( 11 15.4 14.9
3.7 4 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 4.2 4.8
24% 19% 100% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 43% 33%
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • All of Cienciano's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Cienciano have created more than twice as many corners as Universidad San Martín.
  • Cienciano have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Cienciano have scored at least twice as many goals away as Universidad San Martín have scored home.
  • Cienciano haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Universidad San Martín have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Universidad San Martín have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • 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 Lima 2 1 1 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 4
2 Cienciano 2 1 1 0 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 1 3 4
3 Alianza Atletico 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 4
4 Deportivo Municipal 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 4
5 Melgar 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 3
6 Sporting Cristal 1 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 2 2 3
7 Carlos Manucci 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 3
8 Cesar Vallejo 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
9 Sport Boys 2 1 0 1 3 5 1 0 0 1 1 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 -2 3
10 Alianza Universidad 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2
11 Universitario 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Deportivo Binacional 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
13 UTC Cajamarca 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
14 Academia Cantolao 2 0 1 1 2 4 1 0 0 1 2 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 -2 1
15 Real Garcilaso 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
16 Universidad San Martín 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
17 Ayacucho 2 0 0 2 2 6 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 4 -4 0
18 Sport Huancayo 2 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 -4 0

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.