Cusco vs Sporting Cristal Prediction

Cusco
3-1
Finished
HT 2-0
Sporting Cristal
Estadio Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, Cusco·Augusto Alfredo Menendez Laos 24/10/2026

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
79%Trust
Goals O/U
Over 1.5 Goals
1.19
SignalHIGHModel44%SurpriseMediumGap-5.5%
Cusco Rest
8 days
Sporting Cristal Rest
6 days

Cusco vs Sporting Cristal: the result in context

Cusco beat Sporting Cristal 3-1 in the Primera División on 24 Oct 2026. That went against recent form: Sporting Cristal had won 5 of their previous five, compared with 2 for Cusco.

When these two meet, goals usually follow: 3.2 a game across 10 meetings, with both teams scoring in 6. Referee Augusto Alfredo Menendez Laos averages 5.86 cards a game, 0.55 more than other referees in the same competitions.

Match Forecasts

Match Result
1
45%1.95
X
26%3.60
2
29%3.56
Double Chance
1X
71%1.25
X2
55%1.78
Both Teams to Score
Yes
58%1.58
No
42%2.23
Goals
Projected Goals: 1.27 + 1.38 = 2.65
Over 1.5
78%1.19
Over 2.5
56%1.67
Over 3.5
34%2.62
Under 1.5
22%4.04
Under 2.5
44%2.11
Under 3.5
66%1.40
Corners
Projected Corners: 6.1 + 4.9 = 11
Over 8.5
74%1.54
Over 9.5
64%1.95
Over 10.5
53%2.53
Under 8.5
26%2.22
Under 9.5
36%1.76
Under 10.5
47%1.43
Cards
Projected Cards: 2.1 + 2.4 = 4.5
Over 3.5
66%-
Over 4.5
47%1.67
Under 3.5
34%-
Under 4.5
53%2.07

Match Events

9'Facundo CallejoAssist: Lucas Colitto
32'José ZevallosFoul
42'Facundo Callejo
43'Goal confirmedFacundo Callejo
45'Michael Hoyos INHernán Barcos out
45'Yoshimar Yotún INMartín Távara out
49'Ivan ColmanFoul
62'Maxloren Castro INLuis Abram out
62'José Zevallos INMarlon Ruidías out
71'Cristiano INCatriel Cabellos out
71'Santiago González INIrven Avila out
72'Lucas Colitto INNicolás Silva out
74'Aldair FuentesAssist: Ivan Colman
81'Jean MontanoFoul
84'Ivan Colman INCarlos Diez out
86'José Manzaneda INJoel Herrera out
87'Martín Távara

Lineups

Cusco
4-1-4-1Coach: Javier Rabanal
Sporting Cristal
4-2-3-1Coach: R. Mosquera
Avg rating7.14
Avg rating6.34
P. Díaz6.328P. Díaz
J. Zevallos6.621J. Zevallos
A. Fuentes8.28A. Fuentes
C. Gamarra6.92C. Gamarra
R. Lagos7.23R. Lagos
J. Montaño6.955J. Montaño
L. Colitto7.722L. Colitto
D. Soto6.788D. Soto
I. Colman7.710I. Colman
J. Manzaneda7.27J. Manzaneda
F. Callejo9.29F. Callejo
D. Enríquez7.11D. Enríquez
L. Sosa6.38L. Sosa
M. Araujo6.220M. Araujo
R. Lutiger6.45R. Lutiger
Cris Silva6.290C. Silva
A. Álvarez6.56A. Álvarez
Y. Yotún6.919Y. Yotún
S. González5.97S. González
L. Iberico6.016L. Iberico
M. Castro6.123M. Castro
M. Hoyos6.422M. Hoyos

Cusco Substitutes

6Á. Ampuero
14C. Diez84'for Ivan Colman6.6
77J. Herrera86'for José Manzaneda6.5
24M. Ruidías62'for José Zevallos7.0
26N. Silva72'for Lucas Colitto6.5
99Miguel Silveira
11J. Tévez
16O. Valenzuela
13A. Vidal

Sporting Cristal Substitutes

25G. Távara45'for Yoshimar Yotún87'6.8
27Gabriel
32L. Díaz
77J. Cuesta
21C. Cabellos71'for Cristiano5.7
33C. Bautista
29H. Barcos45'for Michael Hoyos6.6
96L. Abram62'for Maxloren Castro5.8
11I. Ávila71'for Santiago González6.3

Match Stats

CuscoSporting Cristal
49%Ball Possession51%
2Corner Kicks12
3Yellow Cards0
23Total Shots15
10Shots on Goal3
10Shots off Goal9
13Shots Inside Box9
10Shots Outside Box6
3Blocked Shots3
13Fouls6
3Offsides3
2Goalkeeper Saves7
412Total Passes408
369Passes Accurate348
5Free Kicks13

Team Comparison

CuscoCusco
Sporting CristalSporting Cristal
1614Elo Rating 1663
1.56Attack 2.35
1.58Defense 1.73
44%Hit Rate 73%
12.5Shots per Game 14.3
4.1Shots on Target 4.8
4.3Corners per Game 6.9
2.5Cards per Game 0.9

AI Insights

📈BTTS Trend60% in H2H
📊Away Overperforming

Game State Tendencies

CuscoCusco
  • Leads at half-time in 60% of matches
  • Starts fast - scores more in 1st half (1.1 vs 0.5 in second half)
  • Concedes more in 2nd half - can tire late
Sporting CristalSporting Cristal
  • Leads at half-time in 80% of matches
  • Scores more in 2nd half (1.5 vs 0.9 in first half)

Head to Head

Last 10 meetings, all competitions

CuscoCusco3Wins · 30%
Draws220%
Sporting CristalSporting Cristal5Wins · 50%
3.2Avg Goals
60%Both teams scored6 of 10
50%3+ goals5 of 10

Previous meetings

Primera División03/05/2026
Sporting CristalCusco
22
Primera División15/12/2025
CuscoSporting Cristal
20
Primera División11/12/2025
Sporting CristalCusco
10
Primera División15/09/2025
CuscoSporting Cristal
32
Primera División13/04/2025
Sporting CristalCusco
10
Primera División22/09/2024
CuscoSporting Cristal
11
Primera División21/04/2024
Sporting CristalCusco
20
Primera División30/09/2023
CuscoSporting Cristal
41
Primera División21/05/2023
Sporting CristalCusco
32
Primera División23/08/2021
Sporting CristalCusco
41

Referee Profile

Augusto Alfredo Menendez Laos137 matches

5.86Cards per match
5.34Yellow cards per match
0.52Red cards per match
26.0Fouls per match

Compared with other referees

Augusto Alfredo Menendez Laos5.86
Other referees5.31

5.86 cards a match, 0.55 more than other referees in the same competitions and seasons (5.31).

Cards come from 116 matches with official statistics.

Full referee stats

League Table

Primera División 2026

Primera Division: Tabla Anual

#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1Alianza LimaAlianza Lima30198350:20+3065WWWWL
2UniversitarioUniversitario30168652:34+1856WLWLW
3FBC MelgarFBC Melgar30158753:34+1953WLWWL
4Deportivo GarcilasoDeportivo Garcilaso30156945:30+1551WWLLW
5CuscoCusco301531245:43+248DWWLW
6CiencianoCienciano301451150:43+747WDLWW
7Club Deportivo Los ChankasClub Deportivo Los Chankas301371039:50-1146LLWWW
8Sporting CristalSporting Cristal301351254:45+944DLLWL
9Sport HuancayoSport Huancayo301351244:46-244LLWDD
10Alianza AtleticoAlianza Atletico301271145:44+143WWLLD
11Sport BoysSport Boys301181134:33+141LDWLL
12Juan Pablo II CollegeJuan Pablo II College301081245:56-1138LDDLW
13Comerciantes UnidosComerciantes Unidos308101241:44-334LWWDD
14Atletico GrauAtletico Grau30971428:35-734LLWLD
15FC CajamarcaFC Cajamarca30771643:57-1428WLLDL
16UCV MoqueguaUCV Moquegua30771625:44-1928LWLWW
17ADTADT30691531:45-1427WWDLL
18UTC CajamarcaUTC Cajamarca30481833:54-2115LDLDL
#TeamMPGPts
1Alianza LimaAlianza Lima3050:2065
2UniversitarioUniversitario3052:3456
3FBC MelgarFBC Melgar3053:3453
4Deportivo GarcilasoDeportivo Garcilaso3045:3051
5CuscoCusco3045:4348
6CiencianoCienciano3050:4347
7Club Deportivo Los ChankasClub Deportivo Los Chankas3039:5046
8Sporting CristalSporting Cristal3054:4544
9Sport HuancayoSport Huancayo3044:4644
10Alianza AtleticoAlianza Atletico3045:4443
11Sport BoysSport Boys3034:3341
12Juan Pablo II CollegeJuan Pablo II College3045:5638
13Comerciantes UnidosComerciantes Unidos3041:4434
14Atletico GrauAtletico Grau3028:3534
15FC CajamarcaFC Cajamarca3043:5728
16UCV MoqueguaUCV Moquegua3025:4428
17ADTADT3031:4527
18UTC CajamarcaUTC Cajamarca3033:5415

Primera Division: Apertura

#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1Alianza LimaAlianza Lima17124130:8+2240WWWWL
2Club Deportivo Los ChankasClub Deportivo Los Chankas17104325:21+434LLWWW
3CiencianoCienciano17103434:22+1233WDLWW
4UniversitarioUniversitario1785424:15+929WLWLW
5FBC MelgarFBC Melgar1784529:20+928WLWWL
6CuscoCusco1783621:24-327DWWLW
7Deportivo GarcilasoDeportivo Garcilaso1775521:18+326WWLLW
8Alianza AtleticoAlianza Atletico1756620:18+221WWLLD
9Comerciantes UnidosComerciantes Unidos1756618:20-221LWWDD
10ADTADT1755722:21+120WWDLL
11Sport BoysSport Boys1755715:19-420LDWLL
12Sporting CristalSporting Cristal1754828:30-219DLLWL
13UTC CajamarcaUTC Cajamarca1746721:26-518LDLDL
14UCV MoqueguaUCV Moquegua1753917:24-718LWLWW
15FC CajamarcaFC Cajamarca1745823:28-517WLLDL
16Atletico GrauAtletico Grau1744912:18-616LLWLD
17Sport HuancayoSport Huancayo1744921:31-1016LLWDD
18Juan Pablo II CollegeJuan Pablo II College1744922:40-1816LDDLW
#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 Huancayo1391323:15+828LLWDD
2UniversitarioUniversitario1383228:19+927WLWLW
3Deportivo GarcilasoDeportivo Garcilaso1381424:12+1225WWLLW
4Sporting CristalSporting Cristal1381426:15+1125DLLWL
5FBC MelgarFBC Melgar1374224:14+1025WLWWL
6Alianza LimaAlianza Lima1374220:12+825WWWWL
7Juan Pablo II CollegeJuan Pablo II College1364323:16+722LDDLW
8Alianza AtleticoAlianza Atletico1371525:26-122WWLLD
9CuscoCusco1370624:19+521DWWLW
10Sport BoysSport Boys1363419:14+521LDWLL
11Atletico GrauAtletico Grau1353516:17-118LLWLD
12CiencianoCienciano1342716:21-514WDLWW
13Comerciantes UnidosComerciantes Unidos1334623:24-113LWWDD
14Club Deportivo Los ChankasClub Deportivo Los Chankas1333714:29-1512LLWWW
15FC CajamarcaFC Cajamarca1332820:29-911WLLDL
16UCV MoqueguaUCV Moquegua132478:20-1210LWLWW
17ADTADT131489:24-157WWDLL
18UTC CajamarcaUTC Cajamarca13021112:28-162LDLDL
#TeamMPGPts
1Sport HuancayoSport Huancayo1323:1528
2UniversitarioUniversitario1328:1927
3Deportivo GarcilasoDeportivo Garcilaso1324:1225
4Sporting CristalSporting Cristal1326:1525
5FBC MelgarFBC Melgar1324:1425
6Alianza LimaAlianza Lima1320:1225
7Juan Pablo II CollegeJuan Pablo II College1323:1622
8Alianza AtleticoAlianza Atletico1325:2622
9CuscoCusco1324:1921
10Sport BoysSport Boys1319:1421
11Atletico GrauAtletico Grau1316:1718
12CiencianoCienciano1316:2114
13Comerciantes UnidosComerciantes Unidos1323:2413
14Club Deportivo Los ChankasClub Deportivo Los Chankas1314:2912
15FC CajamarcaFC Cajamarca1320:2911
16UCV MoqueguaUCV Moquegua138:2010
17ADTADT139:247
18UTC CajamarcaUTC Cajamarca1312:282
PromotionRelegation

About the Cusco vs Sporting Cristal 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 shows the model's calculated likelihood for that outcome. Above 65% indicates strong statistical confidence; 45-65% reflects a competitive, open match; below 45% suggests the outcome is statistically less likely. All figures are for informational and entertainment purposes only.

Cusco and Sporting Cristal in the Primera División table

In the Primera División table, Cusco are 5th and Sporting Cristal 8th, 4 points apart. League goal record so far: Cusco 45-43, Sporting Cristal 54-45. The full standings are on the Primera División Table 2026 page.

Key Factors for This Match

Cusco have led at half-time in 60% of their recent matches. Sporting Cristal have led at half-time in 80% 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.