About Match
The table gap is wide: 27 points between Cienciano (3rd, 33 pts) and Universitario (2nd, 6 pts). The last five rounds place Cienciano no better than 35th for form, against 3rd in the standings. Victory would move Cienciano to 36 points and up to 2nd, overtaking Universitario, with other results unchanged.
Cienciano enter with three losses in a row. Universitario have won four straight. The last-five ledger: Cienciano 4/15, Universitario 13/15.
The sides have met 6 times in the GioScore results database: 0 wins for Cienciano, 3 draws and 3 for Universitario, at 2.33 goals per meeting. In 67% of the meetings, both sides found the net.