Sport Boys (home)
- Sport Boys have won 1, drawn 2 and lost none of their 3 home games in Liga 1 - Apertura.
- Sport Boys can build on their unbeaten home record and give their confidence a boost with a win over mid-table Sport Huancayo in Callao on Sunday.
- Sport Boys have a compact 4-4-1-1 system that uses a double pivot and low intensity pressing to sit in and exploit turnovers.
Sport Huancayo (away)
- Sport Huancayo have lost both of their last 2 away games in Liga 1 - Apertura.
- El Tronco have had a rough start to the season, taking just five points from seven Liga 1 - Apertura matches and currently sit 18th in the standings.
- A 1-1 draw against Binacional has been followed up by consecutive away defeats, including a 3-1 loss to Cienciano and a 3-0 loss to Sporting Cristal.
- Guillermo Vasquez has not had a great start to his time in charge, but he will be hoping to bring some defensive discipline and patience in build-up play to the squad.
Head-to-Head
Sport Boys have won 2 and Sport Huancayo 3 of the last 5 Liga 1 meetings between the sides.
Key Players
- Jostin Alarcon, who has scored one goal in seven Liga 1 - Apertura games, remains their main goalscorer.
- Emilio Saba, who has one assist in three appearances, can provide the spark.
- Yorleys Mena Palacios, with three goals in seven games, has scored half of his team’s last six.
Betting Insights
- Mosquera’s men have scored 1.00 and conceded 1.67 goals per game on average away from home in the Apertura, indicating they are vulnerable at the back.
- Backing Sport Boys to beat them at home offers the best value of the two game selection options because of the 2.45 odds, although the hosts have scored just twice in the league at Estadio Miguel Grau so far.
- The Both Teams to Score - Yes selection at 1.85 looks appealing given the matchup and defensive vulnerabilities on the road.
Prediction
Take Both Teams to Score - Yes at 1.85 ; these two teams seem perfectly matched to produce an engaging matchup with plenty of midfield skirmishes and a close score.
