AYACUCHO VS SPORTING CRISTAL PREVIEW & PREDICTION
Ayacucho and Sporting Cristal meet at Estadio Manuel Eloy Molina Robles, in a match for the 5th round of the First Division. The record of direct confrontations of the last 3 years is favorable to the visiting team, which in the last 12 matches won 8, drew 3 and lost 1. The last direct confrontation between these two teams, on 01-10-2017, ended with the victory of Ayacucho by (5-3). Particular attention is required for the home / away condition, since both teams present significantly different results at home and abroad.
Ayacucho:
After 1 win and 3 losses, the home team is currently in the 7 th position, with 3 points won. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Comerciantes Unidos, by (2-1). In the last match, they won in a home match against Sport Rosario, by (2-0). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 1 win, 2 draws and 12 losses in away matches; against 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses at their stadium. In the last 10 home matches Ayacucho has won 3, tied 4 and lost 3. They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 3 of the last 4 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 3 of the last 4 matches for this competition. In 15 matches, they suffered the first goal 8 times and only managed 1 comeback.
The expectation was that the Ayacucho would have learned with the mistakes of last season, since it almost did not prevent the decline in the previous season, and that it managed to improve for the current edition of the Peruvian championship, but so far it is nothing like that. What are we watching. The rounds are passing and the bottom of the table is where it stays, without showing a good football or improve, being that if there are no major changes will be serious risks of falling from division. For this game the coach Carlos Leeb should bring to the field what he has of better available.
Sporting Cristal:
After 3 wins, the away team is currently in the 1 st position, with 9 points won. In the last match, they won in a home match against Comerciantes Unidos, by (3-0), after in the previous match they won in an away match against Alianza Lima, by (0-2). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses in away matches, with 27 goals scored and 33 conceded; against 8 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses at their stadium, with 27 goals scored and 11 conceded. In the last 10 away matches for Sporting Cristal, they have won 2, tied 1 and lost 7. Their offense has scored frequently, since they have always scored at least one goal in the last 10 matches.
For being a traditionally strong team Sporting Cristal always ends up having a bit of favoritism in the Peruvian championship and in this game it is not different, so much so that it expects to obtain a favorable score at the end of the duel. Despite being away from home, he expects to add the three points and from the initial minutes he goes behind that, being that if he manages to maintain the good performances of the last rounds he will have to conquer them naturally. For this game the technician Mario Salas will have to take to the field what he has of better available.
PREDICTION: Both teams to score / YES @ 1.50
