Cusco vs FBC Melgar Prediction

Cusco
0-1
Finished
HT 0-0
FBC Melgar
Estadio Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, Cusco 12/09/2026
CuscoCusco
0-1
Finished
FBC MelgarFBC Melgar

AI Best Pick

Statistical forecasts for entertainment purposes only - not betting or financial advice.

Data Quality
Complete
Match Importance
4.4 / 10
AI Best Pick
74%Trust
Double Chance
Home Win or Draw
1.28
SignalGOODModel49%SurpriseMediumGap-3.6%
Value Analysis
60%Trust
Goals O/U
Over 2.5 Goals
1.80
SignalSOLIDModel60%SurpriseMediumGap+6.9%
Cusco Rest
6 days
FBC Melgar Rest
5 days

Cusco vs FBC Melgar: the result in context

FBC Melgar beat Cusco 1-0 in the Primera División on 12 Sep 2026. The two went into the match with similar recent form.

Their 9 previous meetings averaged 2.9 goals, with both teams scoring in 6 of them.

Match Forecasts

Match Result
1
46%1.95
X
29%3.44
2
25%3.52
Double Chance
1X
75%1.28
X2
54%1.74
Both Teams to Score
Yes
61%1.65
No
39%2.10
Goals
Projected Goals: 1.61 + 1.11 = 2.72
Over 1.5
80%1.25
Over 2.5
57%1.80
Over 3.5
35%2.95
Under 1.5
20%3.60
Under 2.5
43%1.95
Under 3.5
65%1.36
Corners
Projected Corners: 5.3 + 4.3 = 9.6
Over 8.5
59%1.75
Over 9.5
46%2.19
Over 10.5
36%2.94
Under 8.5
41%2.01
Under 9.5
54%1.59
Under 10.5
64%1.32
Cards
Projected Cards: 1.9 + 2.4 = 4.3
Over 3.5
63%-
Over 4.5
44%1.70
Under 3.5
37%-
Under 4.5
56%2.05

Match Events

32'Ricardo LagosFoul
38'Aldair FuentesFoul
38'Juan EscobarArgument
50'Bernardo CuestaAssist: Nicolas Quagliata
61'Johnny VidalesTime wasting
62'Marcos Portillo INHoracio Orzan out
62'Nicolas Quagliata INMatias Zegarra out
62'Lucas Colitto INMiguel Silveira out
63'Nicolás Silva INJosé Manzaneda out
73'Diego Soto INJuan Manuel Tévez out
73'Ricardo Lagos INMarlon Ruidías out
76'Johnny Vidales INLautaro Guzmán out
76'Nelson Cabanillas INJesús Alcantar out
83'Jean Montano INOswaldo Valenzuela out
84'Bernardo Cuesta INAlec Deneumostier out
86'Oswaldo ValenzuelaFoul

Lineups

Cusco
4-1-4-1Coach: Javier Rabanal
FBC Melgar
4-2-3-1Coach: M. Rondelli
Avg rating6.56
Avg rating7.20
P. Díaz7.828P. Díaz
J. Zevallos7.321J. Zevallos
A. Fuentes6.88A. Fuentes
Á. Ampuero6.66Á. Ampuero
R. Lagos6.33R. Lagos
D. Soto6.188D. Soto
N. Silva6.026N. Silva
J. Montaño6.455J. Montaño
I. Colman6.610I. Colman
L. Colitto6.922L. Colitto
F. Callejo6.39F. Callejo
J. Cabezudo6.521J. Cabezudo
M. Lazo7.533M. Lazo
J. Escobar7.323J. Escobar
L. González7.53L. González
N. Cabanillas7.427N. Cabanillas
M. Portillo7.226M. Portillo
K. Minda6.925K. Minda
C. Bordacahar6.77C. Bordacahar
N. Quagliata7.710N. Quagliata
J. Vidales6.711J. Vidales
B. Cuesta8.19B. Cuesta

Cusco Substitutes

14C. Diez
2C. Gamarra
77J. Herrera
7J. Manzaneda63'for Nicolás Silva6.2
24M. Ruidías73'for Ricardo Lagos6.7
99Miguel Silveira62'for Lucas Colitto6.5
11J. Tévez73'for Diego Soto6.4
16O. Valenzuela83'for Jean Montano86'6.2
13A. Vidal

FBC Melgar Substitutes

77F. Zanelatto
66H. Orzán62'for Marcos Portillo7.1
8L. Guzmán76'for Johnny Vidales7.2
5A. Deneumostier84'for Bernardo Cuesta7.0
80J. D´Arrigo
16J. Cáceres
12C. Cáceda
90J. Alcántar76'for Nelson Cabanillas7.0
45Matias Zegarra62'for Nicolas Quagliata7.4

Match Stats

CuscoFBC Melgar
60%Ball Possession40%
9Corner Kicks5
3Yellow Cards2
10Total Shots19
2Shots on Goal7
4Shots off Goal8
7Shots Inside Box13
3Shots Outside Box6
4Blocked Shots4
9Fouls6
0Offsides1
6Goalkeeper Saves2
468Total Passes330
401Passes Accurate266
86%Pass Accuracy81%

Team Comparison

CuscoCusco
FBC MelgarFBC Melgar
1577Elo Rating 1665
0.83Attack 1.56
1.51Defense 1.42
36%Hit Rate 36%
15.9Shots per Game 12.9
4.9Shots on Target 4.7
5.6Corners per Game 4.5
1.9Cards per Game 2.6

AI Insights

📈BTTS Trend67% in H2H
📉Home Underperforming

Game State Tendencies

CuscoCusco
  • Tied at half-time in 40% of matches
  • Concedes more in 2nd half and can tire late
FBC MelgarFBC Melgar
  • Leads at half-time in 60% of matches
  • Tied at half-time in 40% of matches
  • Concedes more in 2nd half and can tire late

Head to Head

Last 9 meetings, all competitions

CuscoCusco4Wins · 45%
Draws333%
FBC MelgarFBC Melgar2Wins · 22%
2.9Avg Goals
67%Both teams scored6 of 9
56%3+ goals5 of 9

Previous meetings

Primera División04/04/2026
FBC MelgarCusco
13
Primera División27/07/2025
FBC MelgarCusco
02
Primera División14/02/2025
CuscoFBC Melgar
01
Primera División14/07/2024
CuscoFBC Melgar
03
Primera División27/01/2024
FBC MelgarCusco
23
Primera División19/08/2023
CuscoFBC Melgar
11
Primera División01/04/2023
FBC MelgarCusco
11
Primera División04/08/2021
FBC MelgarCusco
22
Copa Bicentenario10/08/2019
FBC MelgarCusco
12

League Table

Primera División 2026

Primera Division: Tabla Anual

#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1Alianza LimaAlianza Lima33209454:24+3069WWDWW
2UniversitarioUniversitario331710659:39+2061DLDWL
3FBC MelgarFBC Melgar33169856:38+1857DWDWL
4Deportivo GarcilasoDeportivo Garcilaso331671050:35+1555DWWWW
5Sporting CristalSporting Cristal331561263:48+1551WLDDL
6CuscoCusco331631446:47-151WLDDW
7CiencianoCienciano331551354:46+850DLWWD
8Sport HuancayoSport Huancayo331551348:49-150DLWLL
9Alianza AtleticoAlianza Atletico331471249:48+149DWLWW
10Club Deportivo Los ChankasClub Deportivo Los Chankas331391140:52-1248LWDLL
11Sport BoysSport Boys3312101137:35+242DWDLD
12Juan Pablo II CollegeJuan Pablo II College331181448:59-1141DLLLD
13Comerciantes UnidosComerciantes Unidos338131244:47-337DLDLW
14Atletico GrauAtletico Grau331071632:41-937LWLLL
15ADTADT337111536:48-1231LWDWW
16UCV MoqueguaUCV Moquegua33791727:48-2130DLDLW
17FC CajamarcaFC Cajamarca33871846:65-1929DWWWL
18UTC CajamarcaUTC Cajamarca33591938:58-2014DLLLD
#TeamMPGPts
1Alianza LimaAlianza Lima3354:2469
2UniversitarioUniversitario3359:3961
3FBC MelgarFBC Melgar3356:3857
4Deportivo GarcilasoDeportivo Garcilaso3350:3555
5Sporting CristalSporting Cristal3363:4851
6CuscoCusco3346:4751
7CiencianoCienciano3354:4650
8Sport HuancayoSport Huancayo3348:4950
9Alianza AtleticoAlianza Atletico3349:4849
10Club Deportivo Los ChankasClub Deportivo Los Chankas3340:5248
11Sport BoysSport Boys3337:3542
12Juan Pablo II CollegeJuan Pablo II College3348:5941
13Comerciantes UnidosComerciantes Unidos3344:4737
14Atletico GrauAtletico Grau3332:4137
15ADTADT3336:4831
16UCV MoqueguaUCV Moquegua3327:4830
17FC CajamarcaFC Cajamarca3346:6529
18UTC CajamarcaUTC Cajamarca3338:5814

Primera Division: Apertura

#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1Alianza LimaAlianza Lima17124130:8+2240WWDWW
2Club Deportivo Los ChankasClub Deportivo Los Chankas17104325:21+434LWDLL
3CiencianoCienciano17103434:22+1233DLWWD
4UniversitarioUniversitario1785424:15+929DLDWL
5FBC MelgarFBC Melgar1784529:20+928DWDWL
6CuscoCusco1783621:24-327WLDDW
7Deportivo GarcilasoDeportivo Garcilaso1775521:18+326DWWWW
8Alianza AtleticoAlianza Atletico1756620:18+221DWLWW
9Comerciantes UnidosComerciantes Unidos1756618:20-221DLDLW
10ADTADT1755722:21+120LWDWW
11Sport BoysSport Boys1755715:19-420DWDLD
12Sporting CristalSporting Cristal1754828:30-219WLDDL
13UTC CajamarcaUTC Cajamarca1746721:26-518DLLLD
14UCV MoqueguaUCV Moquegua1753917:24-718DLDLW
15FC CajamarcaFC Cajamarca1745823:28-517DWWWL
16Atletico GrauAtletico Grau1744912:18-616LWLLL
17Sport HuancayoSport Huancayo1744921:31-1016DLWLL
18Juan Pablo II CollegeJuan Pablo II College1744922:40-1816DLLLD
#TeamMPGPts
1Alianza LimaAlianza Lima1730:840
2Club Deportivo Los ChankasClub Deportivo Los Chankas1725:2134
3CiencianoCienciano1734:2233
4UniversitarioUniversitario1724:1529
5FBC MelgarFBC Melgar1729:2028
6CuscoCusco1721:2427
7Deportivo GarcilasoDeportivo Garcilaso1721:1826
8Alianza AtleticoAlianza Atletico1720:1821
9Comerciantes UnidosComerciantes Unidos1718:2021
10ADTADT1722:2120
11Sport BoysSport Boys1715:1920
12Sporting CristalSporting Cristal1728:3019
13UTC CajamarcaUTC Cajamarca1721:2618
14UCV MoqueguaUCV Moquegua1717:2418
15FC CajamarcaFC Cajamarca1723:2817
16Atletico GrauAtletico Grau1712:1816
17Sport HuancayoSport Huancayo1721:3116
18Juan Pablo II CollegeJuan Pablo II College1722:4016

Primera Division: Clausura

#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1Sport HuancayoSport Huancayo16111427:18+934DLWLL
2Sporting CristalSporting Cristal16102435:18+1732WLDDL
3UniversitarioUniversitario1695235:24+1132DLDWL
4Deportivo GarcilasoDeportivo Garcilaso1692529:17+1229DWWWW
5FBC MelgarFBC Melgar1685327:18+929DWDWL
6Alianza LimaAlianza Lima1685324:16+829WWDWW
7Alianza AtleticoAlianza Atletico1691629:30-128DWLWW
8Sport BoysSport Boys1675422:16+626DWDLD
9Juan Pablo II CollegeJuan Pablo II College1674526:19+725DLLLD
10CuscoCusco1680825:23+224WLDDW
11Atletico GrauAtletico Grau1663720:23-321LWLLL
12CiencianoCienciano1652920:24-417DLWWD
13Comerciantes UnidosComerciantes Unidos1637626:27-116DLDLW
14FC CajamarcaFC Cajamarca16421023:37-1414DWWWL
15Club Deportivo Los ChankasClub Deportivo Los Chankas1635815:31-1614LWDLL
16ADTADT1626814:27-1312LWDWW
17UCV MoqueguaUCV Moquegua1626810:24-1412DLDLW
18UTC CajamarcaUTC Cajamarca16131217:32-156DLLLD
#TeamMPGPts
1Sport HuancayoSport Huancayo1627:1834
2Sporting CristalSporting Cristal1635:1832
3UniversitarioUniversitario1635:2432
4Deportivo GarcilasoDeportivo Garcilaso1629:1729
5FBC MelgarFBC Melgar1627:1829
6Alianza LimaAlianza Lima1624:1629
7Alianza AtleticoAlianza Atletico1629:3028
8Sport BoysSport Boys1622:1626
9Juan Pablo II CollegeJuan Pablo II College1626:1925
10CuscoCusco1625:2324
11Atletico GrauAtletico Grau1620:2321
12CiencianoCienciano1620:2417
13Comerciantes UnidosComerciantes Unidos1626:2716
14FC CajamarcaFC Cajamarca1623:3714
15Club Deportivo Los ChankasClub Deportivo Los Chankas1615:3114
16ADTADT1614:2712
17UCV MoqueguaUCV Moquegua1610:2412
18UTC CajamarcaUTC Cajamarca1617:326
PromotionRelegation

About the Cusco vs FBC Melgar forecast

The forecasts for this Primera División match are built from team Elo ratings, recent form, scoring data and the head-to-head record, and are updated as new data arrives before kickoff.

How to Read These Forecasts

Each percentage is the model's calculated likelihood for that outcome. Above 65% means strong statistical confidence; 45-65% points to a competitive, open match; below 45% means the outcome is statistically less likely. All figures are for information and entertainment only.

Cusco and FBC Melgar in the Primera División table

In the Primera División table, FBC Melgar are 3rd and Cusco 6th, 6 points apart. League goal record so far: Cusco 46-47, FBC Melgar 56-38. The full standings are on the Primera División Table 2026 page.

Key Factors for This Match

FBC Melgar have led at half-time in 60% of their recent matches. This forecast is based on a complete recent-form dataset for both teams.

All forecasts are generated by statistical and machine learning models for informational and entertainment purposes only. They are not guaranteed and do not constitute financial or betting advice.