Melgar and Universitario face at the San Agustín National University Stadium, in a match for the 1st round of the First Division. The history of direct confrontations disputed in this stadium is favorable to the home team, which in the last 4 matches won 3 and drew 1. Indeed, the last time these two teams played a match in this stadium, on 02‑09‑ 2018, for the First Division, the Melgar won by (2‑1). B. Cuesta (79 ‘) and T. Etchemaite (90’) scored the goals of the match, for Melgar, and J. Núñez (59 ‘), for the University. The University presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor, so in this match the home factor may be decisive.
Melgar :
The home team makes its premiere in this edition of the event after finishing the last season in the 9th position. This is a team that presents similar results at home and abroad, so it is not usually affected by the home factor, since in the last 30 matches it records 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses as a visitor; against 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses in his stadium. The team comes to this match after a draw away with the Cienciano by (1‑1). In the last 10 games played at home for all competitions, Melgar won 5, drew 2 and lost 3. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 8 of the last 10 games, so his defense needs to improve, but his attack has scored regularly, as he always scored at least one goal in the last 10 games.
The main objective of Melgar is to have a good opening campaign and knows that it is only up to you to achieve it. From the first days he wants to play good football, since he tends to have good results. He intends to show everything he knows how to deal with his rival and believes he is prepared for that to happen. We can expect a team always looking for quality performance and that leads to victory. In this game, the best players available will go to the field.
University :
This is the first game in this edition of the away team competition, which finished the previous edition in the 2nd position. This is a stronger team with the support of his fans, since in the last 30 games he has 4 wins, 6 draws and 5 losses as a visitor; against 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses in his stadium. In the last match he played, for the Copa Libertadores, he won the Carabobo at home by (1‑0). In his last 10 away games, the University has 3 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses. In their away matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 8 of their last 18 matches ended with Under 1,5 goals and 13 in 18 ended with Under 2,5 goals. In the last 18 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: he scored 6 of his 16 goals between minutes (76’ ‑ 90 ‘).
Undoubtedly, fighting for the first places is what the University wants and certainly has the capacity to do so. He wants to show that he has quality and that he can stay on top of the table, even though he knows the quality of his rivals. On this game, it is clear that he does not want a stumble, so he will fight hard to have a great performance. During the ninety minutes, you want to act correctly and intelligently, because that way you would approach a positive result. In this game, the best players available will go to the field.
PREDICTION: FBC Melgar to win @ 1,64
