A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Universitario fans are optimistic that the difference between 1st and Universidad San Martín's 16th place in the table will show on the pitch.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Universitario and Universidad San Martín.
Universitario form and stats
22 points is a decent return from 9 Primera Division games here at Estadio Alberto Gallardo for Universitario. The data says 7 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. The Universitario manager Á. Comizzo might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
Universitario's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-6 versus UTC Cajamarca. Preceding that game was the away draw at Academia Cantolao that finished 2-2.
As you see from the result above, Universitario suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.
The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Universitario's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played nine games, won five matches, drawn two and lost two.
The Universitario fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 16 goals in 9 league matches. Universitario are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio Alberto Gallardo in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 9 matches. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Universidad San Martín form and stats
As the visiting team in Primera Division matches, Universidad San Martín have produced an overall stat of 3-2-4 so far. Universidad has been amazing away for a time now, winning five in a row on their travels. The last time they went home with a point loss was against Sport Huancayo.
Universidad play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-0 victory visiting Atlético Grau. A loss against Sporting Cristal was the result prior to that, in a home game.
Looking at the earlier recent performances of Universidad when being an outsider away as they are today, we find four matches with the visitors losing one time, drawing three and winning zero games.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Universidad San Martín have scored 9 goals in 9 league games away. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Universidad San Martín struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 15 goals conceded from these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Universitario - Universidad San Martín 2-0 played earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Universitario won four games, five matches ended with a draw and Universidad San Martín has one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / fourTop Goalscorers
  A. Hohberg González 11 goals |  J. Dos Santos Duré 11 goals |  L. Urruti Giménez 6 goals |
Universitario missing players
Universidad San Martín missing players
| Universitario | Universidad San Martín | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 12 | 24 |
| 15 | 8 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 44 | 19 | 7 | Scored | S | 3 | 14 | 25 |
| 28 | 16 | 3 | Conceded | C | 6 | 15 | 31 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 92% |
| 75% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 75% |
| 54% | 42% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 33% | 38% |
| 42% | 25% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 17% | 17% |
| 21% | 25% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 8% | 4% |
| 54% | 50% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 33% | 46% |
| 33% | 33% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 42% | 25% |
| 17% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | 38% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.7 | 3 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 2.2 | 2.5 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 269 | 137 | 46 | Total Shots | T S | 31 | 156 | 279 |
| 104 | 46 | 18 | Shots on Target | S O | 12 | 60 | 115 |
| 42% | 41% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 23% | 22% |
- Universitario has the most points (22) at home in Primera Division
- Universitario has the the best goal difference (+20) in Primera Division
- Universitario has the the best goal difference (+8) at home in Primera Division
- 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 | 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 | Atlético 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 |