The first of two encounters in the Copa Sudamericana Quarter-finals, as the hometeam Sporting Cristal will try to edge Peñarol in their own ballpark.
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.
Peñarol have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 4100 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Sporting Cristal form and stats
Sporting Cristal was eliminated in the 8th finals last season in the Copa Sudamericana.Sporting Cristal have collected 1 point from their Primera Division home games so far after 0-1-0. In general it's been a long time since Cristal tasted defeat here at Estadio Nacional de Lima, as they have taken at least one point from their last 14 home games in the league.
Cristal enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Sport Huancayo's place. The match ended 2-1 with Alejandro Hohberg and Horacio Calcaterra scoring. Midfield player Gerald Távara got a match rating of 7.73 in that game, the max score being 10. Távara dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 49 successful passes (of 56 total).
Before that, Sporting Cristal drew at home versus Universitario.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Sporting Cristal, as the Primera Division home game vs Cesar Vallejo is only three days away.
At Estadio Nacional de Lima, Sporting Cristal has the goal stats of 2-2 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.
Peñarol form and stats
They also participated in Copa Sudamericana last season. This ended in the 2nd round.2-3-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Peñarol in their Primera Division matches away. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Copa Sudamericana stats, they have 6 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses both home and away.
The Peñarol goalkeeper Kevin Emiliano Dawson Blanco is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 216 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Peñarol play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 1-0 victory visiting Cerro Largo. P. Ceppelini came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Cerro Largo last time out, making the manager J. Larriera Dibarboure feel like a tactical genius.
Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against River Plate in the Primera Division.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Progreso in just three days.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Peñarol as they have only managed to score 5 times from 6 away games in the league. It's not easy to score on Peñarol as they have only conceded 5 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last two meetings: zero - one - one (Cristal wins - draws - Peñarol wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Hohberg González 7 goals |   A. Álvarez Martínez 7 goals | C. Gonzáles Crespo 5 goals |
Sporting Cristal missing players
Peñarol missing players
| Sporting Cristal | Peñarol | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 8 | Won | W | 5 | 14 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 5 | 8 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | ||
| 43 | 19 | Scored | S | 14 | 48 | ||
| 28 | 12 | Conceded | C | 10 | 18 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 84% | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 58% | 72% | ||
| 64% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 44% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 32% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 16% | ||
| 56% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 58% | 52% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 24% | ||
| 5.3 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.6 | 5.7 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.1 | 3.8 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.1 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 10.8 | 10.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.7 | 10.5 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 4.6 | ||
| 38% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 42% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Melgar | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 2 | Alianza Lima | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | Sporting Cristal | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | Alianza Universidad | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | Cesar Vallejo | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | Deportivo Municipal | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 7 | Carlos Manucci | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | Ayacucho | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 7 |
| 9 | Cienciano | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | Deportivo Binacional | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
| 11 | Universitario | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
| 12 | Alianza Atletico | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 4 |
| 13 | Sport Boys | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 4 |
| 14 | UTC Cajamarca | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 15 | Real Garcilaso | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 2 |
| 16 | Academia Cantolao | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 2 |
| 17 | Sport Huancayo | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 2 |
| 18 | Universidad San Martin | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 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 | Plaza Colonia | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 29 |
| 2 | Nacional | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 26 |
| 3 | Peñarol | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 24 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 23 |
| 5 | River Plate | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 21 |
| 6 | Torque | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 18 |
| 7 | Wanderers | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 17 |
| 8 | Cerro Largo | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -1 | 17 |
| 9 | Rentistas | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | -6 | 16 |
| 10 | Cerrito | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 15 |
| 11 | Fenix | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -5 | 14 |
| 12 | Deportivo Maldonado | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -9 | 12 |
| 13 | Progreso | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -9 | 11 |
| 14 | Sud America | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -9 | 11 |
| 15 | Boston River | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -5 | 10 |
| 16 | Villa Espanola | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | -10 | 7 |