Academia Cantolao and Melgar meet at Estadio Miguel Grau del Callao, in a match for the 17 th round of the First Division. The record of direct confrontations in this stadium is favorable to the visiting team, which in the last 4 matches won 1 and tied 3. but the last time these two teams met in this stadium was on 19-08-2018, for the First Division, which ended in a draw by (1-1). F. González (40 ‘) scored the goals of the game, for Academia Cantolao, and H. Arakaki (70′), for Melgar. Particular attention is required for the home / away condition, since both teams present significantly different results at home and abroad.
Cantolao Academy:
The home team is currently in the 6 th position of the league, with 25 points won, after 6 wins, 7 draws and 3 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Universidad San Martín, by (3-1). In the last match, they won in an away match against Carlos Manucci, by (1-2). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses in away matches; against 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses at their stadium. For the championship, Cantolao Academy won 12 points in 24 possible, after 3 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses in the last 8 matches played in their stadium.
In this competition, they have won the last 4 matches and have not lost any of their last 6 home matches. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (4 out of 8 matches). Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition.
The idea of Cantolao Academy is to get better positioned and depends only on itself to make that happen. He is seeing the difficulty of the competition, so he will have to know how to deal with that, because to achieve his goals he must have attitude and determination. That being the case, the idea is to get regularity, because you know that good results are what matter in order to evolve. In this round it is very important that you get some point. In this match V. Salas will be absent, to fulfill a suspension.
Melgar:
After 5 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses, the away team is currently in the ª position, without having won any points. In the last match, they lost in a home match against César Vallejo, by (1-2), after in the previous match they won in a match against Sporting Cristal, by (2-3). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses in away matches; against 6 victories, 6 draws and 3 defeats in their stadium. For the league, Melgar won 8 points out of 24 possible points, after 2 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses in the last 8 away matches. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 1-0 (3 out of 8 matches). They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored at least one goal in each of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 16 matches in this competition, they only got 2 comebacks in the 10 matches in which they suffered the first goal.
The Melgar is looking for growth in the Opening and will need a victory to make it happen. In this way, he does not think about having a slip in the competition, but he will need to play very well to win a good result. Therefore, he hopes to present quality in the field and not give margins for errors, because they can compromise him. In this game he is motivated and determined to obtain a positive result, but he will need to work hard if he wants to win. In this match the best players that are available will go to the field.
