Full preview: Universitario favourite to beat Deportivo Municipal at Estadio Monumental

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Competition: Peru Primera Division
Competition: Sat 30.July
Match begins: 23:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Monumental (80093 seats)

Deportivo Municipal have come here for an absorbing game against the hosting Universitario. Read up on the match with this thorough Primera Division preview!

Insights:
  • Universitario have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Deportivo Municipal have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

12 - 5 - 10 with 42-39. What does this mean? Well, these are the statistics for Deportivo Municipal when playing on grass like they will do today. Wins - draws- losses and goals scored-conceded. Deportivo Municipal play their home games on artifical turf so that's why we provide these numbers.

There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Universitario form and stats

Only two Primera Division home games for Universitario so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 1 draw and 0 defeat.

No payout for Universitario in their previous match, an away game at Cesar Vallejo that ended in defeat 0-1. The first loss after collecting points in four league matches. Carvallo had a busy but productive day in the Cesar Vallejo match. Despite making six saves the loss could not be prevented.

Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Carlos Stein.

The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Universitario matches with similar probabilities have ended with 5 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat (from 9 games).

Low on goals? Looking at this team's last 12 league matches, 10 have contained zero, one or two goals.

Early season league goal statistics from Universitario's 2 home games: 3 goals, 1 conceded.

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Deportivo Municipal form and stats

Still no away game victory in the Primera Division for Deportivo Municipal with 1 draw and 1 loss from their first 2 attempts.

Deportivo Municipal go into this game after a win, the home game against ADT that ended 1-0. Eureka; their first three points in the league after six rounds not winning. Saravia, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 8.43. Saravia scored one goal, hit one key pass and won 9 of 12 duels.

Prior to that match, the Deportivo Municipal manager Lisi faced defeat when travelling to Deportivo Binacional and losing 0-2.

Looking at the earlier recent performances of Municipal when being an outsider away as they are today, we find 5 matches with the visitors losing 3 times, drawing 1 and winning 1 game.

1 goal so far away for Deportivo Municipal, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 3. All from 2 league matches away.

Head 2 Head

The participants have faced each other previously this season, with the final score Deportivo Municipal - Universitario 2-1 entered in the official records. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Universitario won four games, one match ended in a draw and Deportivo Municipal have five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / three

Top Goalscorers

UniversitarioA. Valera Sandoval
A. Valera Sandoval
12 goals
Deportivo MunicipalR. Ovelar Maldonado
R. Ovelar Maldonado
6 goals
Deportivo MunicipalA. Ascues Earl
A. Ascues Earl
5 goals

Universitario missing players

Deportivo Municipal missing players

Universitario Deportivo Municipal
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
22 11 2 Played P 3 10 22
10 6 1 Won W 0 3 8
5 4 1 Drew D 0 3 6
7 1 0 Lost L 3 4 8
31 19 3 Scored S 6 20 32
21 10 1 Conceded C 12 23 39
95% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 95%
77% 91% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 77%
45% 45% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 60% 50%
14% 18% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 50% 36%
5% 9% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 67% 40% 27%
45% 64% 50% BTTS BTTS 67% 80% 64%
36% 36% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 10% 23%
23% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 10% 18%
 
5.2 5.5 8.5 Corners for (avg) C F 2.7 3.2 4.5
4.2 3.9 3.5 Corners against (avg) C A 7.7 5.7 5
2.5 2.1 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 2.7 2.7
4 1 1 Red cards R C 1 5 8
 
11.6 13.7 18.5 Shots (avg) S ( 8.7 9.2 11
4.7 5.7 4.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.3 4 4.1
30% 30% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 60% 50% 35%
 
9.9 9.6 8 Shots against (avg) S A 12.3 12.9 11.4
4 2.6 1 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 7.3 5.4 4.5
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • All of Deportivo Municipal's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Deportivo Municipal have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Deportivo Municipal have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Deportivo Municipal haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Universitario have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Universitario haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  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 4 4 0 0 7 2 2 2 0 0 4 1 2 2 0 0 3 1 5 12
2 Sporting Cristal 3 3 0 0 7 3 1 1 0 0 4 3 2 2 0 0 3 0 4 9
3 Cesar Vallejo 4 3 0 1 5 4 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 9
4 Cienciano 4 2 2 0 4 1 2 1 1 0 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 3 8
5 Deportivo Binacional 4 2 1 1 7 2 2 2 0 0 6 0 2 0 1 1 1 2 5 7
6 Universitario 4 2 1 1 7 2 2 1 1 0 3 1 2 1 0 1 4 1 5 7
7 Atletico Grau 4 2 1 1 7 5 2 1 0 1 4 3 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 7
8 Sport Boys 4 2 0 2 8 6 2 2 0 0 5 0 2 0 0 2 3 6 2 6
9 Melgar 3 2 0 1 2 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 6
10 Deportivo Municipal 4 1 2 1 2 3 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 3 -1 5
11 Sport Huancayo 4 1 1 2 8 6 2 1 1 0 5 1 2 0 0 2 3 5 2 4
12 Carlos Stein 4 1 1 2 5 7 2 1 1 0 5 4 2 0 0 2 0 3 -2 4
13 Academia Cantolao 4 1 1 2 4 6 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 2 4 -2 4
14 Alianza Atletico 3 1 0 2 4 4 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 2 1 3 0 3
15 Ayacucho 4 0 3 1 6 7 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 5 5 -1 3
16 ADT 4 1 0 3 3 5 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 2 2 4 -2 3
17 UTC Cajamarca 4 1 0 3 3 9 2 1 0 1 2 3 2 0 0 2 1 6 -6 3
18 Universidad San Martin 4 0 1 3 3 13 2 0 1 1 3 7 2 0 0 2 0 6 -10 1
19 Carlos Manucci 3 0 0 3 0 6 2 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 4 -6 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.