Cienciano Cusco
- Cienciano Cusco sit 14th in the Liga 1 - Clausura 2026 table having taken 7 points from 8 games.
- Cienciano are on a two-game winning streak, having beaten Montevideo City Torque 2-0 at home in the Copa Sudamericana Playoffs 2026 and FC Cajamarca 5-2 away from home in Liga 1 - Clausura 2026.
- Cienciano's home record in Liga 1 - Clausura 2026 is one win, one draw and two defeats from four games with just 1.00 goal scored and 1.25 conceded on average.
Los Chankas CYC
- Los Chankas CYC are 16th having picked up 7 from 9.
- Los Chankas CYC have lost their last five consecutive matches, failing to pick up a single point.
- The last two results have been particularly ugly, a 5-0 away defeat to Sporting Cristal and 2-1 loss at home to struggling FC Cajamarca, and the Guerreros have now lost two straight away games too.
- Los Chankas have been blunt in Liga 1 - Clausura 2026, taking one draw and three defeats from their four away games, with just 0.50 goals scored and 3.00 allowed on average.
Head-to-Head
The head-to-head record is fine, one win each and a draw in their three meetings to date, but Los Chankas have failed to take all three points in either of their previous two trips to Cusco.
Key Players
- Franco Torres has bagged three goals in six Liga 1 - Clausura 2026 appearances to top the CYC scoring charts, but Oshiro Takeuchi has also hit two during the five-game slump.
- Carlos Garcés is Cienciano's top finisher with four in eight games and three in their last five.
Betting Insights
- Cienciano Cusco are a more attractive side than Los Chankas CYC on paper, but the visitors will be desperate after losing five games in a row ahead of the trip to Cusco on Sunday.
- We're taking El Papá to come out on top because they are the stronger side and should get more joy in the final third, while the fact that Los Chankas are desperate could help them press and make this a more interesting game than the oddsmakers suggest.
Prediction
Los Chankas' energy and pressing game should produce a messy game, so we're going with over 2.5 goals at 1.44 and both teams to score at 1.75 for the main bet.
