Deportivo Municipal hosts Melgar on Monday night at the Estadio Municipal Ivan Elias Moreno in the Peruvian Clausura.
The home team saw a three-game winning run in the Peruvian top-flight end last time out, as they suffered a 1-0 home defeat by Alianza Lima.
¡𝘼𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙤 𝙡𝙤𝙨 𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙪𝙣𝙚𝙨!Trabajando al 💯 para el lunes en casa 🔜🎫 Compra tu entrada por Joinnus y alienta a la Acadé: https://t.co/G02VexQ2FW#EchaMuni ⚪🔴 pic.twitter.com/DLiL4jBcVw— Club Centro Deportivo Municipal (@CCDMunicipal) July 13, 2023
¡𝘼𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙤 𝙡𝙤𝙨 𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙪𝙣𝙚𝙨!Trabajando al 💯 para el lunes en casa 🔜🎫 Compra tu entrada por Joinnus y alienta a la Acadé: https://t.co/G02VexQ2FW#EchaMuni ⚪🔴 pic.twitter.com/DLiL4jBcVw
Having only played two games in the Clausura, the defeat left Deportivo Municipal in ninth place in the table.
The loss also means that Deportivo Municipal has lost five of the last eight games in the Peruvian top flight, including in their Apertura campaign.
Rafael Castillo’s team has an inconsistent recent home record in the top flight, although two wins in their previous six home league matches is not a great record.
Their recent home matches in the Peruvian top flight have been relatively high-scoring, with at least two goals scored in nine of their last 11 league matches on home soil.
The visitors have picked up seven points from their opening three matches in the Clausura, enough to leave them top of the table heading into this encounter.
A 3-0 home win over Atletico Grau last time out ended a short two-game winless run in all competitions.
The game saw another high-scoring league game for the visitors, as their previous seven matches in the Peruvian top flight have produced over 2.5 goals.
Melgar is unbeaten in their last seven matches on their travels in the Peruvian top flight. However, six of those unbeaten matches have finished in draws.
Their recent matches on their travels in the Peruvian top flight have been high-scoring, with over 2.5 goals scored in three of their last four away games in the league.
Forebet predicts that Melgar will record a victory in a low-scoring encounter to maintain their position at the top of the table.