Primera Division match preview: Universitario versus Universidad San Martín

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Competition: Peru Primera Division
Competition: Thu 27.August
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Alberto Gallardo (11600 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:

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

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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.

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Jose Aurelio Carvallo Alonso not having conceded a league goal in 204 minutes.

Universitario drew their last game, 0-0 away at Academia Cantolao (placed 9th). Previous to that game, a home match hosting Alianza Lima in a game that was won 2-0.

Universitario has scored 4 league goals at home this season, in 3 matches. On the other hand, Universitario have conceded 3 goals.

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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).

The attacking players of Universidad San Martín have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 212 minutes.

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. Universidad San Martín struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 5 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - six - one (Universitario wins - draws - Universidad San Martín wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two 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.