Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Alianza Lima (1st, 40 pts) held a 20-point advantage over Universitario (2nd, 20 pts). Recent form told a different story for Alianza Lima: only 23rd in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 1st. Against a league average of 1.39 goals per team per game, Alianza Lima ran at 1.76 scored and 0.47 conceded, Universitario at 1.9 and 1.6.
Defeat had not touched Universitario in 5 games.
GioScore's database holds 10 meetings between the two: 2 for Alianza Lima, 6 for Universitario and 2 drawn, at 2 goals per meeting. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 30% of the meetings went over two goals.
The venue was Estadio Alejandro Villanueva, with room for 8,000 spectators. With 81 matches recorded and 2.0 yellow cards per game, M. Palomino was the man in the middle. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Universitario led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-2.
Goal scorers
Alianza Lima: Federico Girotti (77') · Universitario: Álex Valera (16'), Lisandro Alzugaray (90')
Key stats
Possession: Alianza Lima 65% · Universitario 35% · Total shots: 22-9 · On target: 2-6 · Corners: 8-3