Cienciano Cusco
- Cienciano Cusco have won three of their last five in all competitions (D1, L1) and have gone two wins and a draw in their last three at home (W2, D1).
- Cienciano have won three of their last five in all competitions (D1, L1) and are unbeaten in their last three at home, a run which has kept El Papá de América very much alive in Cusco.
Sport Huancayo
- Sport Huancayo are top of the Clausura table with 31 points after 15 games, but Cienciano Cusco are not far behind in 12th with 17 points from 14.
- Sport Huancayo are also in good form with four wins in their last five, but have failed to win either of their two visits to Cienciano in the Clausura, which indicates this could be a hard-fought match in the Cusco capital.
Head-to-Head
The head-to-head record in the Liga 1 - Clausura 2026 is a draw and a win to Sport Huancayo , with a 2-2 thriller coming in the most recent meeting.
Key Players
- Javier Sanguinetti has been red hot for Huancayo this season, netting six times in eight Liga 1 - Clausura 2026 games to top the scoring charts for the team.
- Carlos Garces is a similar threat for Cienciano, netting four times in ten appearances, and four of those strikes have come in the last 5-match run.
Betting Insights
It was a 2-2 thriller when these two sides last met and the head-to-head between the two sides is usually close, so the moneyline odds of 2.58 for the visitors seems a touch short here compared to 2.56 for Cienciano and 3.45 for the draw.
Prediction
- Both teams will look to control the game in different phases, but it will come down to control of the midfield, with Pellejero's pressure game against Horacio Melgarejo's pivots set to turn the middle of the pitch into a chessboard.
- The odds are definitely on the visitors to edge it, but it is likely to be close, so we are siding with both teams to score at 1.48 and the over 2.5 goals line at 1.62.
