Get ready for the return leg of the Copa Sudamericana 1st Round between Melgar and Cienciano. This should be an interesting match and this preview contains everything you need to know. Read on!
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Melgar form and stats
Last season, Melgar's Copa Sudamericana journey ended in the group stage.As mentioned below, Melgar are feasting on a winning streak here so far with maximum points from their first 2 Primera Division games.
The Melgar club members enjoyed the previous fixture, watching their team host Alianza Lima and win 1-0. The goalie Cabezudo was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 7.72 out of ten. Cabezudo topped it up with a clean sheet.
The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Melgar matches with similar probabilities have ended with one win, two draws and two defeats (from five games).
At Estadio de la Universidad Nacional San Agustín, Melgar has the goal stats of 2-0 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.
Cienciano form and stats
Still no away game victory in the Primera Division for Cienciano with 2 draws and 1 loss from their first 3 attempts.
Cienciano has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Universitario for a 1-1 draw. Carpio got a match rating of 7.32 in that game, top player of the team. Carpio hit three key passes.
A quick return to home after this game, as Cienciano are hosting Sport Boys in the Primera Division only four days away.
As opposed to that, Cienciano have seen the ball go into their own net 4 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The participants have played each other previously this season, with the result Cienciano - Melgar 1-1 registered in the official records. Stats for the former ten meetings involving these two teams are: five wins for Melgar, three draws and two wins for Cienciano. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.Top Goalscorers
  F. Guerrero Vásquez 3 goals |  D. Carando 2 goals |  A. Ugarriza Tello 2 goals |
Melgar missing players
Cienciano missing players
| Melgar | Cienciano | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Won | W | 4 | 8 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 5 | 12 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 42 | 19 | Scored | S | 19 | 38 | ||
| 26 | 10 | Conceded | C | 17 | 31 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 84% | ||
| 68% | 54% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 76% | ||
| 52% | 38% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 44% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 16% | ||
| 48% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 68% | ||
| 36% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 24% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 24% | ||
| 5.8 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.8 | 6.2 | ||
| 3.8 | 2.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 5 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.9 | 2.4 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 5 | 6 | ||
| 12 | 12.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.6 | 13.3 | ||
| 4.7 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 4.9 | ||
| 37% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 31% | ||
| 8.9 | 8.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.8 | 9.5 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.8 | ||
| 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 Atletico | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 15 |
| 2 | Deportivo Municipal | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 15 |
| 3 | Sport Huancayo | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| 4 | Universitario | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 10 |
| 5 | Deportivo Binacional | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 6 | Cienciano | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 7 | Atletico Grau | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 8 | ADT | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 9 | Sporting Cristal | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 10 | UTC Cajamarca | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 11 | Cesar Vallejo | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 7 |
| 12 | Melgar | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -3 | 7 |
| 13 | Ayacucho | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 6 |
| 14 | Alianza Lima | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 5 |
| 15 | Sport Boys | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 5 |
| 16 | Carlos Stein | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 4 |
| 17 | Academia Cantolao | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -10 | 4 |
| 18 | Carlos Manucci | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 3 |
| 19 | Universidad San Martin | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | -9 | 3 |
