Alianza Lima
- Alianza Lima have won 4 of their last 5 matches.
- Alianza Lima, who have been relentless in transition and aggressive in their style of play under Pablo Guede since he took charge in December 2025, have been scoring and winning at will since they hit their stride in the early weeks of the Apertura.
- The hosts come into this contest fresh from a four-game winning streak and have been ruthless on home soil of late, thrashing Cusco FC 8-0 in their last home match and edging a 0-1 win at Atletico Grau last time out.
Sporting Cristal Lima
- Sporting Cristal Lima have won just 1 of their 6 away matches in Liga 1 - Apertura, drawing 1 and losing 4.
- Sensible Sporting Cristal Lima have won one, drawn one and lost three of their last five games, a 2-2 draw at home to Cusco FC and a 2-0 Copa Libertadores defeat to Palmeiras among the last two.
- Zé Ricardo’s team has had an awful time on the road in the Apertura, winning only once in six attempts, and they will need to improve on their seven away goals if they are to take anything back with them.
Head-to-Head
- The head-to-head record is quite even, with Alianza Lima failing to win any of their last three at home to Sporting Cristal Lima.
- The Celestes drew 0-0 when they last visited Alianza Lima and both sides have one win and three draws from the previous five meetings.
Key Players
Eryc Castillo has bagged 8 Liga 1 - Apertura goals for Alianza Lima , 6 of them in his last 5 appearances .
Betting Insights
With Alianza’s firepower and Sporting’s ability to hold possession and counter, a high-scoring game looks likely, so we will also take Both Teams to Score - Yes and Over 2.5 goals in the game.
Prediction
But the hosts are on a run and have a talisman in form, so we will take them to take the win here at odds-on .
