Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Melgar 3rd with 38 points, César Vallejo 10th with 20, 18 apart. The last five rounds placed César Vallejo no better than 35th for form, against 10th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Melgar 2.12 scored and 1.12 conceded per game, César Vallejo 1.12 and 1.41, with the league averaging 1.33.
Eight consecutive wins preceded this game for Melgar, having scored in 13 consecutive games. Recent form was uneven: 15/15 points for Melgar, 8/15 for César Vallejo.
GioScore's database holds 4 meetings between the two: 1 for Melgar, 3 for César Vallejo and 0 drawn, at 3.5 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 75% of the meetings. History points to goals: 75% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 75%.
The match was played at Estadio de la Universidad Nacional San Agustín in Arequipa (capacity 60,000). On the scoreboard, Melgar led 2-1 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 5-2.