Match Report
The table read 7th (Sporting Cristal, 13 pts) against 4th (Cusco FC, 15 pts), 2 points apart. Sporting Cristal ranked just 25th in the league on five-round form despite their 7th table position. Against a league average of 1.39 goals per team per game, Sporting Cristal ran at 1.88 scored and 1 conceded, Cusco FC at 2.13 and 1.5.
GioScore's database holds 11 meetings between the two: 7 for Sporting Cristal, 3 for Cusco FC and 1 drawn, at 3.18 goals per meeting. History backs the host here — 91% of the meetings won by the home side. The fixture has tightened lately: 2.2 goals per game over the last five meetings, down from 3.18 all-time.
The match was played at Estadio Alberto Gallardo (capacity 20,500). It was 2-2 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 2-2.
Goal scorers
Sporting Cristal: Gustavo Cazonatti (8'), Felipe Vizeu (39') · Cusco FC: Joel Herrera (15'), Lucas Colitto (22')
Key stats
Possession: Sporting Cristal 50% · Cusco FC 50% · Total shots: 22-10 · On target: 9-2 · Corners: 7-3