Match Report
The table read 3rd (Sporting Cristal, 6 pts) against 2nd (Palmeiras, 11 pts), 5 points apart. Sporting Cristal had been under-performing their position — 25th on five-round form against 3rd in the table.
Palmeiras carried a 13-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
4 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Sporting Cristal 1, draws 0, Palmeiras 3, at 3.75 goals per meeting. This has been a host's fixture — the home side won 75% of the meetings. Goals tend to flow: 75% of the meetings produced three or more.
Goal scorers
Palmeiras: José Manuel López (32'), Ramón Sosa (50')
Key stats
Possession: Sporting Cristal 42% · Palmeiras 58% · Total shots: 18-22 · On target: 6-5 · Corners: 8-7


