About Match
On the table this is a mismatch: Alianza Lima (1st, 40 pts) hold a 27-point advantage over Sporting Cristal (7th, 13 pts). Alianza Lima have been under-performing their position — 22nd on five-round form against 1st in the table. Against a league average of 1.39 goals per team per game, Sporting Cristal run at 1.88 scored and 1 conceded, Alianza Lima at 1.76 and 0.47.
Across 9 recorded meetings, Sporting Cristal have 1 win to Alianza Lima's 3, with 5 draws, at 2.22 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 11% of those meetings. Clean sheets are rare between these two — both scored in 67% of the meetings.
The match takes place at Estadio Alberto Gallardo in Lima.