Sporting Cristal Lima
- Sporting Cristal Lima are 1.48 to beat Deportivo Garcilaso in Lima on Friday as the two clubs begin their Clausura campaigns.
- The hosts have just lost their 2nd game in a row, going down 2-0 at Cerro Porteno in the Copa Libertadores and 3-2 at Cienciano in the Liga 1 Apertura, but they are expected to come back to winning ways on home ground where they have won their most recent game.
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Recent stats:
- Sporting Cristal Lima average 1.50 goals per home game.
- Across all competitions, Sporting Cristal Lima have won 2, drawn 2 and lost 6 of their last 10 games.
Deportivo Garcilaso
- Deportivo Garcilaso have more recent form, having gone 4 games unbeaten in their last 5 matches, with wins over Universidad Tecnica de Cajamarca and Juan Pablo II College sandwiched by a 0-0 draw at Comerciantes Universos.
- Deportivo Garcilaso are a decent price at 5.99 with the draw priced at 4.33.
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Recent stats:
- Deportivo Garcilaso have won 6, drawn 2 and lost 2 of their previous 10.
- Deportivo Garcilaso average 0.60 goals away from home.
Head-to-Head
The 1-1 tie they played out in the Liga 1 Apertura makes this matchup feel like a similar sort of game, but with Sporting now unbeaten in the last 2 meetings, a narrow home victory feels the likeliest result.
Key Players
Christopher Olivares is the visitors' danger man, having scored 3 of their 9 goals in the last 5 games, while Yoshimar Yotun is carrying the attacking load for Sporting with 3 of their 7 in the same number of matches.
Betting Insights
- Odds: Sporting Cristal Lima 1.48, Draw 4.33, Deportivo Garcilaso 5.99.
- Both Teams To Score - Yes is priced at 1.69 for this matchup and Over 2.5 Game Goals at 1.53 looks attractive, because the game could be nervy and close.
Prediction
- A narrow home victory feels the likeliest result.
- A 1-0 or 2-1 Sporting win looks the best play in correct score.
