Peru’s Liga 1 will play round No 9 this week, as Universitario aim to hold onto first place.
Universitario lead the standings by two points ahead of Sporting Cristal. Just six points separate the top four teams in the league.
Deportiva Tarma failed to win any of their last three games in all competitions against Universitario. The visitors posted a 1-1 draw on their last trip to Tarma.
Universitario are Liga 1’s form team. They go into the match after taking 16 points from the last 18 points on offer. No team has conceded fewer goals than Universitario’s two goals allowed.
Deportiva Tarma are six points off first place. A win over Universitario would put Tarma in the thick of the title race. Deportiva took 14 points from the last six games, scoring nine goals and conceding four times.
Cusco FC won four of their last six games versus Carlos A. Mannucci in all competitions. Their last two trips to play Carlos A. Mannucci ended in wins.
Carlos A. Mannucci are 10th in the table and 10 points off first place. The team failed to win four of its last five games in Liga 1.
Cusco are 12th after picking up just eight points from the opening seven games. The club goes into the midweek match winless in its last two fixtures in Liga 1.
Deportivo Garcilaso and Sport Boys have met once in recent seasons, with the latter picking up a 2-1 victory. The teams sit midtable ahead of the midweek fixture, with three massive points on the line.
Deportivo Garcilaso picked up eight points from the last 18 points available. Only one of their last four Liga 1 matches was a victory. Deportivo Garcilaso have played three times at home this term, taking four points.
Sport Boys go into the fixture winless in four straight games. They have been strong on the road this season, taking seven points out of 12 on the road. Sport Boys have struggled to score goals and have tallied just five this term.
Sport Huancayo went unbeaten in five of their last six games against Alianza Lima in all competitions. There is a trend between these teams. The home team won each of the last three head-to-head meetings.
Sport Huancayo go into the match unbeaten in three straight Liga 1 games. They took five points from the last nine on offer. Sport have not won on the road this season, picking up one point from nine.
Alianza Lima are fifth in the standings and unbeaten in five straight matches. Lima are playing well at home. They took eight points from the opening 12 on offer playing at home.