Atletico Grau

vs

FC Cajamarca

Preview

Atletico Grau

• Atletico Grau have failed to win any of their last 3 home games (L3).
• Atletico Grau have had a terrible start to the Apertura, losing four and drawing one of their five games and sitting 18th in the Apertura table with only 1 point to their name.
• The team plays a typical 4-2-3-1 system with a lot of quick one-twos and a high pressing game, looking to control the tempo and force turnovers.

FC Cajamarca

• FC Cajamarca have failed to win any of their last 3 away games (D1, L2).
• FC Cajamarca are a more potent team and better placed than Grau in the Apertura.
• FC Cajamarca have fared slightly better in the league, standing 12th with 5 points from 5 games.
• Their form has been mixed, however, with 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses from their last 5.
• In their most recent three games they were beaten 2-0 at Sport Huancayo, they beat FBC Melgar 3-1 at home and were beaten 1-0 at Universitario de Deportes.
• Carlos Silvestri has been in charge of the Rojinegros since January 2026 and has set up the side to play a compact 4-2-3-1 or 4-5-1 system, giving the ball to their central players and allowing Barcos to make runs and play with the ball at his feet.

Key Players

• Hernan Barcos has scored 6 of Cajamarca’s last 7 goals in Liga 1 - Apertura.
• Emiliano Franco is Grau’s main forward and has scored 1 goal in four appearances in the Apertura.
• Cristian Neira is the team’s playmaker with 1 assist in 5 games so far and is usually the architect of their best attacks.

Betting Insights

• Atletico Grau have not won at home this season, drawing one and losing one of their two games.
• Over 2.5 goals looks likely, but we don’t think both teams will score as Cajamarca are very solid defensively when they need to be.

Prediction

• Barcos is on a purple patch right now, scoring 6 goals in 5 games in Liga 1 - Apertura, and we think his clinical finishing can punish Grau if they are not careful at the back.
• With Cajamarca the more potent of the two sides, and Grau looking like a team in a rut, we feel they are good value to snag the win here.