This promises to be an action-packed encounter for Melgar at Estadio Monumental when the Copa Sudamericana tournament arrives in town and Metropolitanos with it. Read all about the Group Stage match here!
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.
These teams have little in common geographically as Metropolitanos have to travel 4900 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Melgar form and stats
Melgar participated in Copa Sudamericana the last season, where they reached the 2nd round.Melgar have collected 7 points from their Primera Division home games so far after 2-1-2. 5W-0D-2L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Copa Sudamericana for Melgar.
The Melgar supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Cienciano in Primera Division and win 3-0. Midfielder Alexis Arias was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.65 (out of ten) in that game. Arias scored two goals, hit one key pass and had 27 successful passes (of 32 total). The 3-0 win against Cienciano was decided after a strong and deadly first half, making the second half more of a journey towards the final whistle.
Prior to that, an away loss at Atletico PR in the Copa Sudamericana.Melgar has scored 7 league goals at home this season, in 5 matches. 5 goals have been conceded.
Metropolitanos form and stats
As the visiting team in Primera Division matches, Metropolitanos have produced an overall stat of 0-0-1 so far. Total Copa Sudamericana statistics for Metropolitanos: 3 wins, 0 draws and 4 losses.
Metropolitanos won their last game, 3-2 versus UCV played at home.
It was a Copa Sudamericana defeat before that one as the away game against Aucas wasn't a success with a 0-3 loss.Metropolitanos has another fixture away, a Primera Division game, against LALA in just three days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
Metropolitanos have the goal stats of 2-3 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Metropolitanos - Melgar 2-3 played earlier this season.Top Goalscorers
  J. Vidales Lature 4 goals |  L. Iberico Robalino 3 goals |  A. Arias Tuesta 2 goals |
Melgar missing players
Metropolitanos missing players
| Melgar | Metropolitanos | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 9 | Won | W | 4 | 10 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Lost | L | 5 | 9 | ||
| 40 | 25 | Scored | S | 12 | 37 | ||
| 34 | 16 | Conceded | C | 13 | 35 | ||
| 92% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 76% | ||
| 60% | 57% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 60% | ||
| 40% | 43% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 9% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 21% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 20% | ||
| 40% | 29% | BTTS | BTTS | 45% | 56% | ||
| 36% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 24% | ||
| 32% | 29% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 24% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.9 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Red cards | R C | 6 | 9 | ||
| 10.1 | 9.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.8 | 7.9 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.9 | 3.8 | ||
| 37% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 39% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Atletico PR | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| 2 | Melgar | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| 3 | Aucas | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | Metropolitanos | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -5 | 3 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Universidad San Martin | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 16 |
| 2 | Universitario | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 15 |
| 3 | Cienciano | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 13 |
| 4 | Ayacucho | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| 5 | Carlos Manucci | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 12 |
| 7 | Melgar | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 8 |
| 8 | UTC Cajamarca | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 7 |
| 9 | Academia Cantolao | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -6 | 7 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Caracas | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 15 |
| 2 | Monagas | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | Metropolitanos | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | Mineros de Guayana | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | -4 | 6 |
| 5 | Atletico Venezuela | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 5 |
| 6 | LALA | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -4 | 5 |
| 7 | UCV | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 4 |