This might well be quite the appealing skirmish at Estadio Héroes de San Ramón in the Primera Division. UTC Cajamarca is in 13th position and receive Melgar in 14th spot. Read all about the match here!
This pitch has artifical turf, which is not Melgar's familiar surface at their own football pitch. When appearing on artifical turf Melgar have performed like this: Played eight matches producing 5 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat with the goal stats 17-3 (scored/conceded).
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
UTC Cajamarca form and stats
Only two Primera Division home games for UTC Cajamarca so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 1 draw and 0 defeat.
No payout for Cajamarca in their previous match, an away game at Sporting Cristal that ended in defeat 2-3. Midfielder Millán was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.43 (out of ten) in that game. Millán served one assist, hit four key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Before that, UTC Cajamarca drew at home versus Atletico Grau.Early season league goal statistics from UTC Cajamarca's 2 home games: 2 goals, 1 conceded.
Melgar form and stats
The Primera Division season is young and Melgar have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 2 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 1 defeat so far.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Melgar, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-3 versus Sport Huancayo (placed 1st). Iberico, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.12. Iberico hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.
A 2-2 draw at Sporting Cristal's stadium before that.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Melgar manager Lorenzo as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Cienciano.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Melgar has managed 2 goals and let in 5 from 2 matches.
Head 2 Head
UTC Cajamarca-Melgar H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: UTC Cajamarca four wins, Melgar two wins, four draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).UTC Cajamarca missing players
Melgar missing players
| UTC Cajamarca | Melgar | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 75% | 50% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 50% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 50% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 5.2 | 4.5 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 6.5 | 6.3 |
| 4.5 | 5 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 7.5 | 5.3 |
| 2.5 | 1.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.5 | 2.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | 13 | 17 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 15.5 | 16 |
| 4.5 | 7 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 5.5 | 5.7 |
| 22% | 14% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 18% | 18% |
| 9.8 | 7.5 | 5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 14 | 12 |
| 3.2 | 2.5 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 6 | 5.3 |
| UTC Cajamarca | Last season | Melgar | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 26 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 26 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Won | W | 6 | 11 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Lost | L | 3 | 8 | ||
| 28 | 18 | Scored | S | 23 | 45 | ||
| 33 | 21 | Conceded | C | 14 | 27 | ||
| 92% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 62% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 77% | ||
| 38% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 54% | ||
| 31% | 43% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 27% | ||
| 4% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 12% | ||
| 42% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 50% | ||
| 23% | 21% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 35% | ||
| 42% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 19% | ||
| 5.2 | 4.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.9 | 6.2 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.9 | 3.6 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.2 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 10.8 | 10.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.2 | 11.5 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 4.5 | ||
| 30% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 39% | ||
| 8.3 | 9.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7 | 8.1 | ||
| 3.6 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sport Huancayo | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | Deportivo Binacional | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | Universitario | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 4 | Ayacucho | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | Alianza Atletico | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | Deportivo Municipal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | Alianza Lima | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | Cienciano | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | Cesar Vallejo | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 10 | Atletico Grau | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 11 | Sporting Cristal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Carlos Stein | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | UTC Cajamarca | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| 14 | Melgar | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 4 |
| 15 | ADT | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | Universidad San Martin | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | -6 | 3 |
| 17 | Sport Boys | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 1 |
| 18 | Carlos Manucci | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
| 19 | Academia Cantolao | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -11 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 16 | 40 |
| 2 | Sporting Cristal | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 39 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 16 | 34 |
| 3 | Universitario | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 12 | 32 |
| 4 | Melgar | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 19 | 31 |
| 5 | Sport Boys | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 28 |
| 6 | Cienciano | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 25 |
| 7 | Deportivo Municipal | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 24 |
| 8 | Cesar Vallejo | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 24 |
| 9 | Carlos Manucci | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 24 |
| 10 | UTC Cajamarca | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 23 |
| 11 | Ayacucho | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | -5 | 22 |
| 12 | Deportivo Binacional | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -5 | 21 |
| 13 | Real Garcilaso | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 31 | 34 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -3 | 18 |
| 14 | Sport Huancayo | 17 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -3 | 18 |
| 15 | Academia Cantolao | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | -4 | 17 |
| 16 | Alianza Atletico | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 37 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 21 | -16 | 15 |
| 17 | Alianza Universidad | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -15 | 14 |
| 18 | Universidad San Martin | 17 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 21 | -25 | 7 |