Melgar welcomes Nacional Potosí to this second leg of the Copa Sudamericana 1st Round. It's time to find a winner and both teams know what is needed.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Melgar and Nacional Potosí.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1000 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Melgar form and stats
Last season their Copa Sudamericana adventure ended in the 2nd round.OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Melgar's two home games in the Primera Division so far this season, having collected 3 points here at Estadio de la Universidad Nacional San Agustín.
The Melgar supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Sporting Cristal in Primera Division and win 1-0. In the preceding match a 4-2 victory visiting Deportivo Binacional.
Melgar has scored 2 goals so far and conceded 2 goals from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.
Nacional Potosí form and stats
Last season their Copa Sudamericana adventure ended in the 1st round.As the visiting team in Liga De Futbol Prof matches, Nacional Potosí have produced an overall stat of 0-1-3 so far. The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Nacional Potosí have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone eleven consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Real Potosi game.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Nacional Potosí, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-1 versus Guabira. Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to San Jose.
Nacional Potosí were so close to getting something from the game against Guabira, but ended up with egg all over their face after conceding the deciding goal three minutes into overtime.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Nacional Potosí's away games in the league this season with only 1 goal from 4 matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Nacional Potosí have conceded 7 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Nacional Potosí - Melgar 0-2.Top Goalscorers
  J. Sánchez Alegria 2 goals |  O. Arce Jaramillo 2 goals |   P. Royón Silvera 2 goals |
Melgar missing players
Nacional Potosí missing players
| Melgar | Nacional Potosí | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 6 | 8 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Lost | L | 6 | 11 | ||
| 45 | 22 | Scored | S | 13 | 33 | ||
| 31 | 16 | Conceded | C | 22 | 44 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 84% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 80% | ||
| 56% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 44% | ||
| 24% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 24% | ||
| 64% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 60% | ||
| 28% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 12% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 36% | ||
| 6.5 | 7.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 5.3 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.6 | 5.1 | ||
| 2.9 | 2.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 2.8 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 5 | ||
| 269 | 138 | Total Shots | T S | 95 | 199 | ||
| 100 | 50 | Shots on Target | S O | 37 | 72 | ||
| 44% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 26% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Universitario | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | Alianza Universidad | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | Cienciano | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | Deportivo Binacional | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | Melgar | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | Ayacucho | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | Carlos Manucci | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | UTC Cajamarca | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Sport Boys | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Alianza Lima | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Sport Huancayo | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Deportivo Municipal | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Sporting Cristal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 14 | Deportivo Llacuabamba | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -2 | 3 |
| 15 | Universidad San Martin | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 3 |
| 16 | Academia Cantolao | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 3 |
| 17 | Cesar Vallejo | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 |
| 18 | Atletico Grau | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 19 | Real Garcilaso | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| 20 | Carlos Stein | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -6 | 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 | Always Ready | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 15 |
| 2 | Royal Pari | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
| 3 | Bolivar | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 |
| 4 | Oriente Petrolero | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 12 |
| 5 | Wilstermann | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| 6 | Blooming | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 10 |
| 7 | Municipal Vinto | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -1 | 10 |
| 8 | Guabira | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 9 |
| 9 | Real Potosi | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -5 | 9 |
| 10 | Nacional Potosí | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -3 | 8 |
| 11 | Aurora | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| 12 | The Strongest | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 6 |
| 13 | Santa Cruz | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | -10 | 6 |
| 14 | San Jose | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -5 | 5 |