Universidad San Martín will hope that their home advantage is enough to get at least a point from this back-breaking battle, vs passionate Sporting Cristal.
- Universidad San Martín have the most conceded goals (17) in Primera Division
- Sporting Cristal have the most scored goals in the first half (28) in Primera Division
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!
Universidad San Martín form and stats
The story so far in the Primera Division for Universidad San Martín at their home stadium (Estadio Monumental) is 1 win, 1 draw and 1 defeat.
Universidad San Martín are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 2-3 away versus Carlos Mannucci. Heartbreak for Universidad in their last match as Carlos Mannucci's Rivera scored the winning goal deep into overtime. The gifted forward Verón outperformed all teammates in that game and managed a match rating of 7.82 out of 10. Verón signed up for two assists, hit four key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 5 times.
Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Alianza Atlético.Universidad San Martín are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 4 goals in 3 games. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Universidad San Martín with 7 goals conceded in these matches.
Sporting Cristal form and stats
The seven points Sporting Cristal have gathered from their first three away trips in the Primera Division is impressive and could lead to great things if the form continues.
The supporters enjoyed Sporting Cristal's previous game versus Carlos Stein (placed 15th), a 3-2 win played at home. Midfield player Yotún was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.42/10. Yotún hit two key passes and had 97 successful passes (of 104 total).
A 2-2 draw at Academia Cantolao's stadium before that.The travelling fans enjoy Cristal's attacking play in away games, having scored 5 goals in 3 league matches away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (2 so far).
Head 2 Head
Sporting Cristal have managed a streak of 7 consecutive games without losing (5-2-0) when playing Universidad San Martín.The participants have met each other before in this season, with the final score Sporting Cristal - Universidad San Martín 4-1 logged in the official records. The matches between these clubs sometimes lean towards being hostile, having seen 7 red cards from the last ten duels.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Rojas Castilla 8 goals |   I. Ávila Acero 7 goals |  A. Hohberg González 5 goals |
Universidad San Martín missing players
Sporting Cristal missing players
| Universidad San Martín | Sporting Cristal | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 5 | 12 | 24 |
| 5 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | 15 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 16 | 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 27 | 17 | 1 | Scored | S | 8 | 15 | 47 |
| 54 | 17 | 4 | Conceded | C | 5 | 9 | 27 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 84% | 77% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 67% | 71% |
| 56% | 38% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 17% | 46% |
| 48% | 31% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 17% | 42% |
| 20% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 48% | 46% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 42% | 54% |
| 16% | 31% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 42% | 38% |
| 36% | 23% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 17% | 12% |
| 4.7 | 5.3 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.8 | 6 | 6.8 |
| 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.4 | 6.7 | 5.5 |
| 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.5 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8.2 | 8.8 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15.2 | 12.4 | 13.1 |
| 3.7 | 4.3 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.4 | 5.6 |
| 29% | 30% | 8% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 28% | 35% |
| 14.2 | 12.5 | 12.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.2 | 12.6 | 12.3 |
| 5.8 | 5 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 4 | 4.1 |
- Sporting Cristal have the most scored goals in the first half (28) in Primera Division
- Sporting Cristal have the the best goal difference (+3) away in Primera Division
- Sporting Cristal haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Universidad San Martín have the most conceded goals (17) in Primera Division
- Universidad San Martín have the most conceded goals (7) at home in Primera Division
- Universidad San Martín have the most conceded goals in the first half (22) in Primera Division
- Universidad San Martín have the most conceded goals in the second half (32) 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 | Atlético Grau | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 |
| 2 | Sporting Cristal | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 14 |
| 3 | Cienciano | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| 4 | Alianza Lima | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 |
| 5 | César Vallejo | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 12 |
| 6 | Deportivo Binacional | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 7 | Universitario | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 8 | Sport Boys | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 9 | ADT | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | Alianza Atlético | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 11 | Melgar | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 12 | Deportivo Municipal | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 9 |
| 13 | Sport Huancayo | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
| 14 | Academia Cantolao | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 6 |
| 15 | Carlos Stein | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -4 | 4 |
| 16 | Carlos Mannucci | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -5 | 4 |
| 17 | Universidad San Martín | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | -11 | 4 |
| 18 | Ayacucho | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | -6 | 3 |
| 19 | UTC Cajamarca | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | -11 | 3 |
