Cusco FC (home)
- Cusco FC represent a clash of contrasting styles with altitude at the heart of Cusco’s strategy, who play a high-pressing, vertical style of soccer under the leadership of Miguel Rondelli.
- They will look to exploit the space behind Comerciantes Unidos’ deep line with their structured build-up play from the back.
- Cusco FC are unbeaten in 2 matches at home (W1, D1).
- Cusco’s home draw with Universitario de Deportes came after away defeats to Alianza Atletico and Utc de Cajamarca which leaves the side in 15th place with just 1 point from three games.
Comerciantes Unidos (away)
- Comerciantes Unidos are winless in their only away game in Liga 1 - Apertura (L1).
- Comerciantes Unidos sit in 9th place after a much better start to the campaign, picking up 4 points from their opening 3 games (D1, W1, L1).
- Their only away game was a 0-1 defeat to Alianza Lima, and they beat UCV Moquegua at home.
Head-to-Head
Cusco FC have won 3 of the last 4 H2H meetings in Liga 1, Comerciantes Unidos are yet to win this fixture (D1, L3).
Notable players
- Cusco’s Facundo Callejo, who has scored 1 goal in 3 games in the Liga 1 - Apertura and 3 of his side's last 6 in all competitions, will look to challenge the Unidos' backline, and he is Cusco’s main threat.
- Matias Sen leads the line for Comerciantes Unidos, he has scored 1 in 3 games in the Liga 1 - Apertura, while Fabio Rojas provides the creativity and has 1 assist in 2 from midfield.
Betting Insights
- While Cusco FC are the clear favourites to win this matchup at 1.42, Comerciantes Unidos are 6.79 underdogs, which is a bit rich considering they have won two of their last five outings (W2, D2, L1) compared to Cusco’s W2, D1, L2 run across their last 5 in all competitions.
- Given that both sides are averaging a goal per-game in Liga 1 - Apertura and the odds of over 2.5 goals is 1.79, this could be a close, low-scoring affair.
Prediction
- This is a tricky game to call as the odds suggest Cusco should dominate, and given they have done so in recent H2Hs, that is what we expect.
- However, Comerciantes Unidos are a solid unit who will make it a tough match, so we’re going for a narrow win in the draw no bet market.
