Universitario vs Cusco Prediction

Universitario
2-1
Finished
HT 1-0
Cusco
Estadio Monumental, Lima·Edwin Ordonez, Peru 25/07/2026

AI Best Pick

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

Data Quality
Complete
Match Importance
4.4 / 10
Value Analysis
55%Trust
Corners Total
Corners Over 9.5
2.02
SignalNEUTRALModel60%SurpriseMediumGap+8.9%
Universitario Rest
6 days
Cusco Rest
6 days

Universitario vs Cusco: result, form and history

Universitario beat Cusco 2-1 in the Primera División on 25 Jul 2026. The two went into the match with similar recent form.

Their 8 previous meetings averaged 2.3 goals, with both teams scoring in 5 of them. Referee Edwin Ordonez averages 4.73 cards a game, 0.72 fewer than other referees in the same competitions.

Match Forecasts

Match Result
1
61%1.44
X
23%4.35
2
16%6.60
Double Chance
1X
84%1.09
X2
39%2.63
Both Teams to Score
Yes
54%1.85
No
46%1.83
Goals
Projected Goals: 1.68 + 0.85 = 2.53
Over 1.5
75%1.20
Over 2.5
57%1.73
Over 3.5
33%2.74
Under 1.5
25%3.90
Under 2.5
43%2.05
Under 3.5
67%1.40
Corners
Projected Corners: 6.5 + 3.6 = 10.1
Over 8.5
64%1.66
Over 9.5
55%2.02
Over 10.5
39%2.60
Under 8.5
36%2.08
Under 9.5
45%1.71
Under 10.5
61%1.41
Cards
Projected Cards: 2.3 + 2.4 = 4.7
Over 3.5
71%-
Over 4.5
54%1.75
Under 3.5
29%-
Under 4.5
46%1.98

Match Events

20'A. ValeraAssist: L. Alzugaray
28'J. RiveraFoul
38'A. FuentesFoul
55'R. LagosFoul
59'J. Manzaneda INMiguel Silveira out
59'C. Diez INC. Montano out
66'H. Fertoli INA. Quiroz out
70'F. CallejoAssist: L. Colitto
76'J. Castillo ING. Lapadula out
76'J. Rivera INJ. Requena out
77'I. Colman INN. Silva out
83'R. Lagos INJ. Bolivar out
83'D. Soto INO. Valenzuela out
86'Miguel SilveiraFoul
87'L. Alzugaray INJ. Guivin Tanta out
90+3'G. Lapadula

Lineups

Universitario
4-1-3-2Coach: Hector Cuper
Cusco
4-3-3Coach: Alejandro Orfila
Avg rating6.99
Avg rating6.57
Diego Romero6.31D. Romero
Andy PoloC6.924A. Polo
Caín Fara6.92C. Fara
Matías Di Benedetto7.55M. Di Benedetto
César Inga6.933C. Inga
Jesús Castillo6.96J. Castillo
Lisandro Alzugaray7.330L. Alzugaray
Jairo Concha7.717J. Concha
Héctor Fértoli6.98H. Fértoli
Alex Valera7.720A. Valera
José Rivera6.211J. Rivera
Pedro Diaz5.928P. Diaz
José Zevallos6.621J. Zevallos
Aldair Fuentes6.28A. Fuentes
Alvaro Ampuero7.26A. Ampuero
Ricardo Lagos5.93R. Lagos
Carlo Diez6.314C. Diez
Diego Soto6.988D. Soto
Iván ColmanC7.310I. Colman
Lucas Colitto7.722L. Colitto
Facundo Callejo7.09F. Callejo
José Miguel Manzaneda6.37J. Miguel Manzaneda

Universitario Substitutes

28Adrián Quiroz66'for H. Fertoli6.9
15Juan Manuel Requena76'for J. Rivera6.7
18Gianluca Lapadula76'for J. Castillo90+3'7.3
21Jordan Guivin87'for L. Alzugaray6.7
25Miguel Vargas
3Williams Riveros
60Junior Diaz
23Jorge Murrugarra
19Edison Flores

Cusco Substitutes

55Jean Carlos Montaño59'for C. Diez6.7
99Miguel Silveira59'for J. Manzaneda86'6.3
26Nicolás Silva77'for I. Colman6.3
15Jose Bolivar83'for R. Lagos6.2
16Oswaldo Valenzuela83'for D. Soto6.3
13Andy Vidal
2Carlos Gamarra
11Juan Tévez
77Joel Herrera

Match Stats

UniversitarioCusco
48%Ball Possession52%
3Corner Kicks4
1Yellow Cards3
18Total Shots9
5Shots on Goal3
9Shots off Goal4
13Shots Inside Box4
5Shots Outside Box5
4Blocked Shots2
7Fouls12
0Offsides1
2Goalkeeper Saves2
439Total Passes463
366Passes Accurate385
83%Pass Accuracy83%

Team Comparison

UniversitarioUniversitario
CuscoCusco
1721Elo Rating 1577
2.76Attack 0.83
1.78Defense 1.51
59%Hit Rate 36%
19.4Shots per Game 15.9
7.2Shots on Target 4.9
6.9Corners per Game 5.6
1.2Cards per Game 1.9

AI Insights

🏠Strong Home Advantage+144 Elo
📈BTTS Trend63% in H2H
📉Away Underperforming

Game State Tendencies

UniversitarioUniversitario
  • Tied at half-time in 40% of matches
  • Comeback tendency: recovers from HT deficit 100% of the time
  • Scores more in 2nd half (2 vs 0.7 in first half)
CuscoCusco
  • Tied at half-time in 40% of matches
  • Concedes more in 2nd half - can tire late

Head to Head

Last 8 meetings, all competitions

UniversitarioUniversitario4Wins · 50%
Draws338%
CuscoCusco1Wins · 12%
2.3Avg Goals
63%Both teams scored5 of 8
25%3+ goals2 of 8

Previous meetings

Primera División08/02/2026
CuscoUniversitario
11
Primera División28/09/2025
UniversitarioCusco
32
Primera División04/05/2025
CuscoUniversitario
20
Primera División21/08/2024
CuscoUniversitario
11
Primera División13/03/2024
UniversitarioCusco
10
Primera División22/10/2023
CuscoUniversitario
11
Primera División03/06/2023
UniversitarioCusco
10
Primera División23/10/2021
UniversitarioCusco
21

Recent Form

UniversitarioUniversitario
3W5D2L
18/07/2026
ADTUniversitario
12
W
11/07/2026
UniversitarioMillonarios
20
W
27/06/2026
UniversitarioAtletico Grau
11
D
13/06/2026
Molinos El PirataUniversitario
20
L
31/05/2026
UniversitarioSport Huancayo
21
W
27/05/2026
UniversitarioDeportes Tolima
00
D
23/05/2026
UCV MoqueguaUniversitario
00
D
21/05/2026
Club NacionalUniversitario
00
D
16/05/2026
UniversitarioAtletico Grau
01
L
12/05/2026
Sport BoysUniversitario
00
D
CuscoCusco
3W2D5L
19/07/2026
CuscoAlianza Atletico
41
W
29/06/2026
CuscoCienciano
12
L
22/06/2026
Deportivo BinacionalCusco
43
L
15/06/2026
Deportivo GarcilasoCusco
00
D
30/05/2026
ADTCusco
12
W
27/05/2026
FlamengoCusco
30
L
24/05/2026
CuscoAtletico Grau
10
W
21/05/2026
CuscoIndependiente Medellin
23
L
17/05/2026
Sport BoysCusco
10
L
11/05/2026
CuscoClub Deportivo Los Chankas
11
D

Referee Profile

Edwin Ordonez147 matches

4.73Cards per match
4.43Yellow cards per match
0.30Red cards per match
26.6Fouls per match

Compared with other referees

Edwin Ordonez4.73
Other referees5.45

4.73 cards a match, 0.72 fewer than other referees in the same competitions and seasons (5.45).

Cards come from 119 matches with official statistics.

Full referee stats

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+246DWDLD
12Juan Pablo II CollegeJuan Pablo II College331181448:59-1141DLLLD
13Comerciantes UnidosComerciantes Unidos338131244:47-337DLDLW
14Atletico GrauAtletico Grau331071632:41-937LWLLL
15ADTADT337111536:48-1232LWDWW
16FC CajamarcaFC Cajamarca33871846:65-1931DWWWL
17UCV MoqueguaUCV Moquegua33791727:48-2130DLDLW
18UTC CajamarcaUTC Cajamarca33591938:58-2019DLLLD
#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 Boys3337:3546
12Juan Pablo II CollegeJuan Pablo II College3348:5941
13Comerciantes UnidosComerciantes Unidos3344:4737
14Atletico GrauAtletico Grau3332:4137
15ADTADT3336:4832
16FC CajamarcaFC Cajamarca3346:6531
17UCV MoqueguaUCV Moquegua3327:4830
18UTC CajamarcaUTC Cajamarca3338:5819

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
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About the Universitario vs Cusco forecast

Every forecast on this page comes from the same model inputs: team ratings, recent form, goals scored and conceded, and how these sides have fared against each other.

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.

Universitario and Cusco in the Primera División table

In the Primera División table, Universitario are 2nd and Cusco 6th, 10 points apart. League goal record so far: Universitario 59-39, Cusco 46-47. The full standings are on the Primera División Table 2026 page.

Key Factors for This Match

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.