Ayacucho will host AD Cantolao on Friday in the Peruvian Primera Division. The match will be a relegation six-pointer between the two Primera strugglers.
Cantolao are bottom of the Primera table heading into the weekend. They have picked up just 12 points from 17 matches in the Primera this season. Cantolao are coming off of a 3-0 win against Deportivo Tarma last time out.
The win for Cantolao ended a two-game losing streak. Cantolao are staring relegation in the face ahead of this weekend’s match.
Ayacucho are not in good form heading into the game. Like Cantolao, Ayacucho head into the weekend staring relegation in the face.
The home side have picked up 12 points from 17 games, just like Cantolao. Each of Ayacucho’s last six games in the division finished without a win.
Ayacucho took a mere two points from the last 18 points on offer in the league. They were outscored 11-6 in those last six matches in the Primera. Ayacucho’s home form has given them hope of survival. They have a home record of 3W-2D-4L this season with 17 goals for and 14 against.
Cantolao are in better form heading into the trip to Ayacucho. Friday’s visitors took seven points from the last 18 points on offer in the division. They scored seven goals and conceded seven times across the last six matches in the Primera.
The road has not been kind to Cantolao this season. They have a record of 1W-2D-4L in the Primera away from home in 2022. Cantolao have a –7-goal difference on their travels.
Although Cantolao have been strong on the road, they have struggled for wins against Ayacucho in their last six encounters. Ayacucho have a head-to-head record of 3W-3D-0L against Cantolao in the teams’ last six matches.
The last time matches between Ayacucho and Cantolao finished as draws. Both matches had identical 2-2 scores at the end of 90 minutes.
Both of those 2-2 draws were played at Cantolao. The teams’ last match at Ayacucho finished nil-nil. Friday’s match should see Ayacucho continue their unbeaten streak in the Primera versus Ayacucho.
The last two six matches between Ayacucho and Cantolao featured five red cards. Each of the last two games finished with a player being sent off. There is a good chance that one of these teams will see a red card on Friday.
Like the last match between Ayacucho and Cantolao played at the former’s home ground, Friday’s game should finish in a nil-nil draw.