About Match
The table reads 13th (UTC Cajamarca, 18 pts) against 5th (Melgar, 28 pts), 10 points apart. Recent form tells a different story for UTC Cajamarca: only 34th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 13th. In league terms the two rates read 1.24/1.53 for UTC Cajamarca and 1.71/1.18 for Melgar (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.39. UTC Cajamarca would climb to 21 points with a win and up to 8th (other results held equal).
UTC Cajamarca have lost four in a row. UTC Cajamarca have banked 1 of the last 15 points on offer; Melgar, 7.
The sides have met 8 times in the GioScore results database: 1 win for UTC Cajamarca, 2 draws and 5 for Melgar, at 3.38 goals per meeting. History points to goals: 63% of the meetings had three or more.
The match takes place at Estadio Héroes de San Ramón in Cajamarca.