Primera Division match preview: Universitario versus Universidad San Martín

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Competition: Peru Primera Division
Competition: Sat 22.August
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Monumental (80093 seats)

The league table in Primera Division tells a story about these teams so far, with Universitario leading Universidad San Martín by 5 points. Match preview to follow:

There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Primera Division game only four days ago.

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Universitario form and stats

Universitario have secured 6 points from their first three home games in the Primera Division. A decent catch, still with room for improvement.

The Universitario goalkeeper Jose Aurelio Carvallo Alonso is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 204 minutes without conceding a goal in the Primera Division.

The home team returns to Estadio Monumental after being equal after 90 minutes with Academia Cantolao (placed 9th) on their last time out; the Primera Division game ended 0-0. Before that, Universitario had a home game versus Alianza Lima which ended with a victory 2-0.

Universitario are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 4 goals in 3 games. Universitario have conceded 3 in these home matches.

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Universidad San Martín form and stats

Universidad San Martín are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Primera Division, having played 3 games and collected 4 points (1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss).

Universidad San Martín aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 212 league minutes without a goal. S. Rebagliati was the last player to find the net.

Universidad San Martín might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Deportivo Municipal proved too strong as Universidad slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Estadio Miguel Grau del Callao. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Atlético Grau that ended 0-0.

The visitors have scored 2 goals from 3 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As for defending, Universidad rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 5 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

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

Top Goalscorers

UniversitarioJ. Dos Santos Duré
J. Dos Santos Duré
4 goals
UniversitarioD. Millán Rodríguez
D. Millán Rodríguez
2 goals
UniversitarioA. Hohberg González
A. Hohberg González
2 goals

Universitario missing players

Universidad San Martín missing players

Universitario Universidad San Martín
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
7 3 2 Played P 0 3 7
4 2 1 Won W 0 1 2
2 0 0 Drew D 0 1 2
1 1 1 Lost L 0 1 3
12 4 2 Scored S 0 2 8
8 3 2 Conceded C 0 5 11
86% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 67% 86%
86% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 67% 71%
57% 33% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 67% 71%
29% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 33% 43%
14% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
57% 33% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 33% 57%
29% 33% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 14%
29% 33% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 67% 43%
 
4.9 6 7 Corners for (avg) C F 0 4.7 5.1
4 4 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 0 5.7 5.3
2.7 2.3 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1 1.9
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
71 30 21 Total Shots T S 0 43 83
20 5 3 Shots on Target S O 0 17 34
60% 80% 67% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 12% 24%
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • All of Universitario's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Universitario have won significantly more corners at home than away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Ayacucho 7 5 1 1 15 7 3 2 1 0 5 2 4 3 0 1 10 5 8 16
2 Alianza Universidad 7 5 1 1 11 5 4 3 0 1 5 1 3 2 1 0 6 4 6 16
3 Deportivo Binacional 6 4 1 1 11 6 3 2 0 1 6 5 3 2 1 0 5 1 5 13
4 Universitario 7 4 2 1 12 8 3 2 0 1 4 3 4 2 2 0 8 5 4 13
5 Sport Huancayo 7 3 2 2 8 6 4 3 1 0 7 3 3 0 1 2 1 3 2 11
6 Melgar 7 3 2 2 9 8 3 2 0 1 3 2 4 1 2 1 6 6 1 11
7 Cienciano 7 3 1 3 13 9 4 2 1 1 10 6 3 1 0 2 3 3 4 10
8 Deportivo Municipal 7 2 4 1 6 4 3 1 2 0 3 1 4 1 2 1 3 3 2 10
9 Academia Cantolao 7 3 1 3 5 8 4 2 1 1 3 3 3 1 0 2 2 5 -3 10
10 Carlos Manucci 7 2 3 2 10 9 3 0 1 2 1 4 4 2 2 0 9 5 1 9
11 Real Garcilaso 7 3 0 4 12 13 3 2 0 1 5 4 4 1 0 3 7 9 -1 9
12 UTC Cajamarca 7 2 3 2 7 8 3 2 1 0 5 3 4 0 2 2 2 5 -1 9
13 Sporting Cristal 7 2 2 3 9 8 3 1 1 1 3 3 4 1 1 2 6 5 1 8
14 Universidad San Martín 7 2 2 3 8 11 4 1 1 2 6 6 3 1 1 1 2 5 -3 8
15 César Vallejo 7 1 4 2 6 7 4 0 3 1 2 4 3 1 1 1 4 3 -1 7
16 Alianza Lima 6 2 1 3 5 8 3 2 0 1 4 3 3 0 1 2 1 5 -3 7
17 Sport Boys 7 2 2 3 15 19 4 1 2 1 10 12 3 1 0 2 5 7 -4 7
18 Carlos Stein 7 1 2 4 5 11 4 0 1 3 3 9 3 1 1 1 2 2 -6 5
19 Deportivo Llacuabamba 7 1 1 5 11 19 4 1 1 2 7 8 3 0 0 3 4 11 -8 4
20 Atlético Grau 7 0 3 4 3 7 3 0 2 1 3 4 4 0 1 3 0 3 -4 3

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.