Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Cienciano (3rd, 33 pts) held a 17-point advantage over Deportivo Garcilaso (1st, 16 pts). On recent form Cienciano sat only 28th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 3rd overall. In league terms the two rates read 2/1.29 for Cienciano and 1.43/0.43 for Deportivo Garcilaso (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.38.
Three consecutive wins preceded this game for Deportivo Garcilaso.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 1 Cienciano win, 4 for Deportivo Garcilaso, 0 draws, at 3.2 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 40% of the wins in this matchup. 60% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 60%.
The referee was J. Espinoza, with 34 matches in our database and 3.4 yellows per game on average. The match was played at Estadio Inca Garcilaso de la Vega (capacity 42,056). It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.
Key stats
Possession: Cienciano 54% · Deportivo Garcilaso 46% · Total shots: 13-8 · On target: 4-0 · Corners: 6-1