The Peru Segunda Division will move into matchday 11 of the Apertura this week. Carlos Stein go into the round desperate for points.
They are at the bottom of the Apertura table, and six points off Deportivo Coopsol. Meanwhile, fourth-place Deportivo Llacuaba are chasing leaders Comerciantes.
Santos are 11th in the standings after nine games. They will face Univ San Martin, the league’s eighth-place club. San Martin are in great form ahead of the fixture.
Univ San Martin are unbeaten in five straight matches, picking up 13 points from their last 15 points on offer. The team has only scored 10 goals this season in nine games.
Santos are blowing hot and cold in the league. They took 10 points from the last six games but struggled to find consistency from game to game. Santos have only scored six goals in nine games in the Apertura.
Deportivo Llacuaba posted a record of two wins, one draw, and one loss against Molinos El Pirata in their last four meetings. In 2022 El Pirata collected four points from six on offer from Deportivo Llacuaba.
Deportivo Llacuaba are fourth in the league and eight points off league leaders Comerciantes Unidos. They go into the match unbeaten in four straight games in the league, picking up 10 points in that timeframe.
Molinos El Pirata are winless in back-to-back games in the league. They picked up just 12 points from their opening nine games in the Apertura. El Pirata conceded nine goals and scored just seven times.
Alfonso Ugarte went unbeaten in five of their last six Apertura matches. They will face the league’s last-placed team, Carlos Stein this week, with the chance to move into the top five.
Carlos Stein took just one point from their opening eight games. The bottom-dwellers have played one fewer game compared to the teams they are chasing. Carlos Stein’s one point came in their most recent match against Ayachucho, as the teams drew 3-3.
Ugarte are coming off a 2-1 loss to Univ San Martin. They were in great form before the defeat with five straight matches ending without a loss. Alfonso Ugarte scored 15 times in their opening nine matches.
Union Huaral are on a five-game unbeaten streak against Deportivo Coopsol. In 2022, Union took four points from six in head-to-head matches versus Deportivo.
Coopsol are in terrible form ahead of this week’s match-up. They lost each of their last four games in the league. Coopsol conceded 14 goals this season and scored just six times in nine matches.
Union Huaral are seventh and in good form. They went unbeaten in five of their last six games. Union are not scoring many goals. They tallied just six goals in their opening eight games. The defence was strong, conceding just four goals.