Match Report
The table read 10th (Sporting Cristal, 10 pts) against 13th (UTC Cajamarca, 18 pts), 8 points apart. The last five rounds placed UTC Cajamarca no better than 35th for form, against 13th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.36 goals per team per game, Sporting Cristal ran at 1.43 scored and 1.14 conceded, UTC Cajamarca at 1.24 and 1.53.
GioScore's database holds 8 meetings between the two: 4 for Sporting Cristal, 1 for UTC Cajamarca and 3 drawn, at 3.5 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 38% of those meetings. Goals tend to flow: 75% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 75%.
Estadio Alberto Gallardo, capacity 20,500, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Sporting Cristal led 1-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 3-2.
Goal scorers
Sporting Cristal: Felipe Vizeu (8'), Maxloren Castro (89'), Luis Iberico (68') · UTC Cajamarca: Abdiel Arroyo (83'), Marcos Alexander Lliuya Campos (90')
Key stats
Possession: Sporting Cristal 58% · UTC Cajamarca 42% · Total shots: 10-15 · On target: 4-6 · Corners: 7-4