Sport Huancayo

vs

FC Cajamarca

Preview

Sport Huancayo (home)

• Roberto Mosquera brings a reputation for tactical discipline to the Huancayo club, and has set up his side to play a structured, possession-based game with balance and structure in the defensive transitions.
• Sport Huancayo have won 1, drawn 1 and lost 3 of their last 5 games in all competitions.
• The hosts have had a similarly poor start to the Apertura, sitting 15th after 1 point from 2 games.

FC Cajamarca (away)

• The team are built around veteran Barcos and they look to play direct football, win the aerial battles and rely on the pace and clinical finish of Barcos as a reference point for their play in the attacking third.
• The visitors are not the best side when it comes to ball control, so quick transitions are the name of the game here.
• FC Cajamarca are undefeated in their last 2 matches, drawing both, and they currently sit 10th in Liga 1 - Apertura.

Key Players

• Hernan Barcos is FC Cajamarca’s talisman; he has scored 3 goals in 2 Liga 1 - Apertura fixtures and leads the line for FC Cajamarca.
• Nahuel Lujan has been the main man for Sport Huancayo with 1 goal in 2.
• Janio Carlo Posito Olazabal has scored 2 of Huancayo’s last 5 goals and looks a likely anytime scorer.

Betting Insights

• Sport Huancayo are favourites to win this game at 1.62.
• The hosts score on average 1.00 goal per home game and concede 2.00 goals per home game in Liga 1 - Apertura.
• The visitors conceded 3 goals in their only away fixture so far.

Prediction

• The bookmakers have made Sport Huancayo the favourites for this game, but we feel that the visitors have a shot at the upset here.
• FC Cajamarca may not have won any of their matches so far, but they’ve shown plenty of grit and look due a win.