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Football Peru - Liga 1 Sun 9 Mar 06:00

Sporting Cristal

  1. Prediction
  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Squads
  6. Table

Expect a Tight Affair

Sporting Cristal look a nice wager to topple Melgar and we can take them at 1.74 with a +0.25 goal headstart on the Asian Handicap. This means dividing our stake equally between 0 and +0.5 in the hope of a payout.

Melgar Overcame Cristal in Last H2H

Melgar won their last game, beating Alianza Atlético at home by a 2-1 scoreline.

Sporting Cristal lost their previous game, being beaten at home to Alianza Lima 2-1.

Melgar have triumphed in the last two clashes against Cristal. The most recent was a 2-0 home success which followed a 2-1 away win. We’ve seen the past 10 H2H matches feature five Melgar wins, two draws and three Cristal triumphs.

Liga 1 G W D L GF GA GD GD P
3 Melgar logo Melgar 10 6 2 2 18 11 7 18:11 20
8 Sporting Cristal logo Sporting Cristal 10 5 1 4 16 13 3 16:13 16
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Expert Liga 1 Analysis

Injuries and suspensions can affect the overall outcome and we use this information as well as the latest form guide. The same applies to the stats so that we can get the best understanding of how things might pan out.

Key Melgar vs Sporting Cristal league stats:

  • The +0.25 line has been covered by Cristal in 17 of their last 20 games.
  • The +0.25 line has been covered by Cristal in 8 of their last 10 games.
  • The +0.25 line has been covered by Cristal in 3 consecutive games on the road.

Melgar vs Sporting Cristal Prediction

Sporting Cristal +0.25 on the Asian Handicap looks like a sensible play at a price of 1.74. They should be able to swerve a loss in this Liga 1 game and we’re confident that the away team can land a victory.

If you’re in search of a larger price, there are lots of options for those wanting to sell goals. The wager is riskier but will provide a bigger reward should it win.

Cristal +0.25 Probability

The betting sites make it a 57.5% chance that our pick is settled as a winner. Based on our in-depth research, we calculate the actual probability to be 60-65%. It is therefore regarded as a value wager.

Our Pick

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Published 11:37, 07 March 2025

Melgar vs Sporting Cristal Odds

This Liga 1 match sees Melgar available at 2.15 and Sporting Cristal priced at 3.30 for the victory. The bookies have betting odds of 3.35 about the draw.

You can get a similar price whether you’re backing Over or Under 2.5 Goals. If you are expecting both teams to score, there’s the chance to back Yes at 1.63 on the BTTS market.

Should you want to back Melgar to win this Liga 1 match, then there is 1.57 available on the Draw No Bet market, with Sporting Cristal chalked at 2.38.

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Team Stats

Melgar logo Melgar League Stats

Sporting Cristal logo Sporting Cristal League Stats

Full-Time Result

  • 6 wins, 0 defeats and 4 draws in previous 10 matches
  • 8 wins, 0 defeats and 2 draws in previous 10 home matches

Full-Time Result

  • 6 wins, 2 defeats and 2 draws in previous 10 matches
  • 3 wins, 3 defeats and 4 draws in previous 10 away matches

Goals

Goals

Top Scorers & Assists

Top Scorers & Assists

Team News

It’s important to be as informed as possible, with the Melgar vs Cristal team news helping you find out who is available for the next game.

Previous Melgar Lineups

06 Mar Copa Libertadores Qualification
Melgar 0-1 Cerro Porteño
28 Feb Copa Libertadores Qualification
Melgar 1-0 Tolima
24 Feb Liga 1
Melgar 2-1 Alianza Atlético
21 Feb Copa Libertadores Qualification
Tolima 0-1 Melgar
15 Feb Liga 1
Cusco 0-1 Melgar
09 Feb Liga 1
Melgar 3-0 UTC

Previous Sporting Cristal Lineups

02 Mar Liga 1
Sporting Cristal 1-2 Alianza Lima
23 Feb Liga 1
Sport Huancayo 0-1 Sporting Cristal
16 Feb Liga 1
Sporting Cristal 2-1 Sport Boys
10 Feb Liga 1
Alianza UDH 2-2 Sporting Cristal
03 Nov Liga 1
Sporting Cristal 3-0 Comerciantes
28 Oct Liga 1
Unión Comercio 0-12 Sporting Cristal

Peru FlagPeru Liga 1 Table

2025 Season

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Universitario 10 7 2 1 27:9 23
2 Deportivo Garcilaso 11 6 2 3 19:10 20
3 Melgar 10 6 2 2 18:11 20
4 Sport Huancayo 11 6 1 4 18:15 19
5 Alianza Lima 10 6 1 3 12:9 19
6 ADT 10 5 3 2 19:17 18
7 Cusco 10 5 1 4 17:13 16
8 Sporting Cristal 10 5 1 4 16:13 16
9 Alianza Atlético 9 4 1 4 14:11 13
10 Cienciano 10 3 4 3 15:15 13
11 Sport Boys 10 3 4 3 16:17 13
12 Binacional 9 3 2 4 12:16 11
13 UTC 10 3 2 5 10:21 11
14 Atlético Grau 9 2 4 3 12:16 10
15 Los Chankas 9 1 5 3 10:12 8
16 Juan Pablo II 9 2 1 6 9:14 7
17 Comerciantes 9 1 4 4 12:18 7
18 Alianza UDH 9 1 3 5 8:17 6
19 Ayacucho 11 1 3 7 8:18 6
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Universitario 5 5 0 0 20:4 15
2 Melgar 6 4 1 1 12:4 13
3 Alianza Lima 6 4 1 1 8:2 13
4 Sporting Cristal 5 4 0 1 12:5 12
5 Sport Huancayo 6 4 0 2 11:8 12
6 ADT 5 3 2 0 12:7 11
7 Cusco 5 3 1 1 10:4 10
8 Deportivo Garcilaso 5 3 0 2 8:3 9
9 Alianza Atlético 4 3 0 1 10:6 9
10 Atlético Grau 4 2 2 0 7:5 8
11 Sport Boys 5 2 2 1 6:6 8
12 Juan Pablo II 4 2 1 1 5:3 7
13 Cienciano 5 2 1 2 9:9 7
14 UTC 5 2 1 2 6:7 7
15 Los Chankas 5 1 3 1 7:7 6
16 Binacional 4 1 1 2 5:6 4
17 Ayacucho 5 1 1 3 6:9 4
18 Alianza UDH 5 0 3 2 4:7 3
19 Comerciantes 4 0 3 1 4:8 3