Match Report
9 points and 2 places separated them: Melgar 5th with 28, Sporting Cristal 3rd with 19. On recent form Sporting Cristal sat only 23rd league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 3rd overall. In league terms the two rates read 1.71/1.18 for Melgar and 2/1 for Sporting Cristal (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.39.
6 matches unbeaten backed Melgar's arrival, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
The sides have met 8 times in the GioScore results database: 5 wins for Melgar, 1 draw and 2 for Sporting Cristal, at 1.63 goals per meeting. Historically tight: 25% of the meetings went beyond two goals.
Estadio de la Universidad Nacional San Agustín staged the fixture, a ground that holds 60,000. With 93 matches recorded and 2.5 yellow cards per game, M. Espinoza was the man in the middle. Melgar led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Melgar: Nicolás Quagliata (28'), Jhonny Vidales (62') · Sporting Cristal: Írven Ávila (76')
Key stats
Possession: Melgar 56% · Sporting Cristal 44% · Total shots: 29-11 · On target: 8-4 · Corners: 5-2