This promises to be an action-packed encounter for Alianza Lima at Estadio Alejandro Villanueva when the Copa Libertadores tournament arrives in town and Nacional with it. Read all about the Group Stage match here!
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 4100 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Alianza Lima form and stats
Last season their Copa Libertadores adventure ended in the group stage.Alianza Lima have secured 6 points from their first three home games in the Primera Division. A decent catch, still with room for improvement. Alianza Lima has recorded two wins in a row here at Estadio Alejandro Villanueva, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
A nice win for Alianza Lima last time playing, versus Deportivo Municipal. That was also a home game and the match ended 1-0 with J. Arroé scoring for the victors. Prior to that, an away loss at Ayacucho in the Primera Division.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Alianza Lima have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found two matches with the results: Won two, drawn zero and lost zero.
The manager P. Bengoechea Dutra will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Universitario in only three days.
Alianza Lima has scored 4 league goals at home this season, in 3 matches. 3 goals have been conceded.
Nacional form and stats
They also participated in Copa Libertadores last season. This ended in the 8th finals, when Internacional drew the shortest straw.0 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Nacional playing as the away team in the Primera Division this season.
Nacional's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Cerro Largo that finished 2-2. Prior to that match, the Nacional manager G. Munúa Vera faced defeat when travelling to Rentistas and losing 0-2.
Nacional's last match (vs Cerro Largo) ended in drama as all points looked lost at the score 0-2. They did not give up, fought back and in the end a courageous finish rescued a draw after 90 minutes thanks to a 90th minute equalizer by C. Yacob.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Nacional playing away and similar expectations, we found two relevant matches. Results were zero Nacional wins, two draws and zero defeats.
Nacional has another fixture away, a Primera Division game, against Wanderers in just three days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
It's early days yet, but Nacional has scored 0 and conceded 2 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's one Alianza Lima victory, one draw and one Nacional win. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  G. Bergessio 20 goals |  M. Viña Susperreguy 5 goals |  G. Castro Irizábal 4 goals |
Alianza Lima missing players
Nacional missing players
| Alianza Lima | Nacional | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 9 | Won | W | 7 | 15 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 5 | ||
| 39 | 23 | Scored | S | 17 | 44 | ||
| 34 | 13 | Conceded | C | 11 | 23 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 76% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 72% | ||
| 48% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 40% | ||
| 44% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 24% | ||
| 28% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 16% | ||
| 64% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 32% | ||
| 28% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 60% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 16% | ||
| 4.7 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.9 | 5.2 | ||
| 5.4 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.1 | 3.5 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.7 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 3 | ||
| 245 | 130 | Total Shots | T S | 105 | 210 | ||
| 99 | 55 | Shots on Target | S O | 48 | 101 | ||
| 39% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 36% | ||
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Estudiantes Merida | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Nacional | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Racing Club | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 Universidad | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 2 | Ayacucho | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 12 |
| 3 | Deportivo Binacional | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | Universitario | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 5 | Academia Cantolao | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 9 |
| 6 | Sport Boys | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 7 | UTC Cajamarca | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 8 | Melgar | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| 9 | Alianza Lima | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 7 |
| 10 | Universidad San Martín | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 7 |
| 11 | Cienciano | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 12 | Carlos Manucci | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
| 13 | César Vallejo | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 14 | Sport Huancayo | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 15 | Sporting Cristal | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 5 |
| 16 | Deportivo Municipal | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 17 | Real Garcilaso | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
| 18 | Deportivo Llacuabamba | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -6 | 3 |
| 19 | Carlos Stein | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -6 | 2 |
| 20 | Atlético Grau | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 1 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Rentistas | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Progreso | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Cerro Largo | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Defensor Sporting | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Liverpool | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Wanderers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Boston River | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Torque | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Peñarol | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | River Plate | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Deportivo Maldonado | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 12 | Plaza Colonia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 |
| 13 | Cerro | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 14 | Fenix | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 15 | Nacional | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 16 | Danubio | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |