Sport Huancayo

vs

Universidad Tecnica de Cajamarca

Preview

Sport Huancayo

• Sport Huancayo have won three of their last five matches in all competitions and are on a current three-game winning streak.
• Huancayo are a territorial team who like to put the opponent under pressure and are solid enough to not allow many counterattacks, but they are built on a strong foundation of sacrifice and bite.

Gavilán del Norte UTC

• Gavilán del Norte UTC have lost their last five consecutive matches in all competitions, failing to win any of their nine Clausura 2026 league games.
• UTC's last two results have been a 2-3 defeat away to Alianza Atletico and a 1-2 home defeat to ADC Juan Pablo II, which will have been a real body blow to Cristian Paulucci's men.
• Sport Huancayo are 8th in Liga 1 - Clausura 2026 after nine games, having picked up 16 points, while the Gavilán del Norte are rock bottom with just two points from nine games.

Head-to-Head

• Sport Huancayo have a very good recent record against UTC, winning two and drawing three of the last five head-to-heads (all in Liga 1).
• The last time these sides met in Liga 1 - Apertura was a 2-2 draw at the Estadio Héroes de San Ramón, the Gavilán's home ground.

Key Players

• UTC's main man is Luis Arce, who has scored two goals in seven Clausura 2026 appearances, including two of UTC's six goals in their last six games, while David Camacho has provided three assists in the league.
• Javier Sanguinetti is the danger man for the home sides with five goals in his seven Clausura 2026 fixtures, including three goals in the Matador's last five games.

Betting Insights

• Sport Huancayo are clear favorites here at 1.38, with the visitors UTC available at 8.0 and the tie at 4.5.
• The over 2.5 goals odds of 1.62 could be a value bet if UTC are forced to chase the game at any stage.

Prediction

• Richard Pellejero's men will need to hold their nerve in order to see off UTC, who are in the midst of a terrible run of five straight losses.
• This is Huancayo's moment to take the points and they should be able to pick up the three points.