Sporting Cristal (home)
- Sporting Cristal Lima have won 3, drawn 2 and lost 2 of their 7 home matches in Liga 1 - Apertura, scoring 15 goals.
- Sporting Cristal Lima are 12th in Liga 1 - Apertura with 16 points from 14 games, 1 place and 1 point behind their visitors who are 10th on 17.
- Sporting Cristal are coming into the game after tying 1-1 away at Alianza Lima and losing 3-1 to FC Cajamarca on the road.
- Sporting Cristal, on the other hand, are very much a possession-based team, who press high up the field, overload wide areas and look to recover the ball quickly, using the quality they have in midfield and up front to dictate play.
- With Ze Ricardo at the helm since April 2026, Sporting have a clear tactical identity, but they have been underperforming of late, winning 1, drawing 2 and losing 2 of their last 5 matches.
Asociacion Deportiva Tarma (away)
- Asociacion Deportiva Tarma have won 1, drawn 3 and lost 3 of their 7 away matches in Liga 1 - Apertura, scoring 7 times in 7.
- Asociacion Deportiva Tarma are in excellent form, having gone 5 without defeat, drawing 2 and winning 3.
- Tarma are 10th after a 2-0 home win over Comerciantes Unidos last time out.
- Tarma have drawn both of their last 2 away games, the 2-2 result at Club Deportivo Moquegua following a 1-0 home victory over Atletico Grau.
- Asociacion Deportiva are a typical counter-attacking outfit, with Diego Ripacolli instilling his trademark pragmatic, compact, low block style upon his teams since taking over at the club in April 2026.
Head-to-Head
Asociacion Deportiva Tarma , who last defeated Sporting Cristal 3-2 at home in 2025 , have recent meetings that suggest both teams can find the net.
Key Players
- With Felipe Vizeu the main threat up front for Sporting, who has scored 5 goals in 11 Liga 1 appearances, Gustavo Cazonatti has stepped up in recent weeks with 2 goals in Sporting’s last 3.
- Joao Rojas leads the line for Tarma, having scored 3 goals in 9 appearances this season.
Betting Insights
- Sporting Cristal Lima are favored for the win at 1.67.
- Odds of 1.86 for over 2.5 goals and both teams to score look enticing.
Prediction
Sporting should just have enough to edge a goal-filled encounter, although we’ve seen enough from Tarma to suggest that they won’t get shut out.
