Atletico Grau (home)
- Atletico Grau (17th) and Deportivo Garcilaso (15th) have a narrow points difference between them in the early season Liga 1 - Apertura standings with the hosts claiming 5 points from 7 games and their visitors 6.
- Atletico Grau have a home record of 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss in their 3 games at Estadio Miguel Grau in the Liga 1 - Apertura.
- Gerardo Ameli was appointed Atletico Grau’s head coach in March 2026 and will have been focusing on getting his players to play in a compact block from the deep, but with an ability to counter quickly and hurt the opponent with men behind the ball.
Deportivo Garcilaso (away)
- Garcilaso are on a poor run of form which has seen them win none of their last 5 (D1, L4) while Grau’s results have been inconsistent (W1, D1, L3).
- Deportivo Garcilaso have won none of their 3 away games in the Liga 1 - Apertura (D1, L2).
- Lisandro Greppo was given the job at Deportivo Garcilaso around the same time and has been tasked with getting his squad out of a rut.
- Garcilaso’s style is more expansive than Grau’s and they will want to use the width of the field more and press higher up in the opposition’s half.
- They have lost their last 3 consecutive away games and scored just 1 goal in those matches.
Head-to-Head
- The last 5 head-to-head meetings between these clubs in all competitions have ended with 4 draws and 1 win for Garcilaso, who have a good record at Grau’s ground.
- Grau last played Garcilaso in the Liga 1 2025 and drew 1-1 in Piura.
- Grau have not won any of their last 3 meetings at home to Garcilaso and as neither side are in form we can’t see this game going the way of the home team.
Key Players
- Emiliano Franco leads the scoring for Grau in the Liga 1 - Apertura with just 1 goal in 6 appearances which tells its own story of their inability to score.
- Cristian Neira is a crafty player who brings the most creativity to this team and is their top assist provider with 1 assist in 7 league appearances.
- Hector Salazar has scored 2 goals in just 3 Liga 1 - Apertura matches for Garcilaso and is a real threat.
Betting Insights
- At 3.2 the draw makes the most appeal in the full time result market and we are going for the stalemate as the main selection for this fixture.
- Both teams not to score is taken at 1.62 as neither team has the firepower to break through the other’s defense and both are guilty of a lack of clinical edge of late.
Prediction
- With both teams struggling for form and goals in the Liga 1 - Apertura, we can’t split them and are predicting a draw.
- Neither side can be confident of taking all 3 points on Sunday.
