Universitario vs Sporting Cristal Prediction

Estadio Monumental, Lima·S. Lozano 08/08/2026

AI Best Pick

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

Data Quality
Complete
Match Importance
5.9 / 10
Value Analysis
71%Trust
Corners Total
Corners Under 10.5
1.57
SignalGOODModel61%SurpriseMediumGap+12.4%
Universitario Rest
5 days
Sporting Cristal Rest
5 days

Universitario vs Sporting Cristal: result, form and history

Universitario and Sporting Cristal drew 1-1 in the Primera División on 8 Aug 2026. The two went into the match with similar recent form.

Their 10 previous meetings averaged 2.3 goals, with both teams scoring in 5 of them.

Match Forecasts

Match Result
1
57%1.80
X
26%3.52
2
17%4.20
Double Chance
1X
83%1.20
X2
44%1.91
Both Teams to Score
Yes
51%1.80
No
49%1.90
Goals
Projected Goals: 1.41 + 0.89 = 2.30
Over 1.5
71%1.28
Over 2.5
48%1.92
Over 3.5
26%3.25
Under 1.5
29%3.40
Under 2.5
52%1.83
Under 3.5
74%1.30
Corners
Projected Corners: 5.3 + 4 = 9.3
Over 8.5
57%1.47
Over 9.5
45%1.75
Over 10.5
29%2.23
Under 8.5
43%2.48
Under 9.5
55%1.97
Under 10.5
71%1.57
Cards
Projected Cards: 2.2 + 2.7 = 4.9
Over 3.5
72%-
Over 4.5
52%-
Under 3.5
28%-
Under 4.5
48%-

Match Events

16'C. FaraFoul
30'Y. YotunFoul
46'J. Gonzalez INL. Sosa out
65'Gabriel INJ. Cuesta out
71'A. Santamaria INW. Riveros out
72'G. LapadulaAssist: A. Valera
75'H. Barcos INM. Hoyos out
76'L. Diaz INC. Cabellos out
82'Y. Yotun(Penalty)
83'J. Requena INJ. Murrugarra out
83'J. Concha INL. Alzugaray out
89'A. QuirozFoul
90+1'C. CabellosFoul
90+5'S. Gonzalez INM. Castro out

Lineups

Universitario
3-5-2Coach: Hector Cuper
Sporting Cristal
3-5-2Coach: Roberto Mosquera
Avg rating6.79
Avg rating6.67
D. Romero6.31D. Romero
C. Fara6.22C. Fara
A. Santamaria7.24A. Santamaria
M. Di Benedetto6.75M. Di Benedetto
A. PoloC6.624A. Polo
A. Quiroz7.028A. Quiroz
J. Requena7.015J. Requena
J. Concha7.217J. Concha
C. Inga6.933C. Inga
G. Lapadula7.318G. Lapadula
A. Valera6.920A. Valera
D. Enriquez7.21D. Enriquez
M. Araujo6.620M. Araujo
R. Lutiger6.75R. Lutiger
L. Diaz7.332L. Diaz
J. Gonzalez6.618J. Gonzalez
Gabriel6.927Gabriel
Y. YotunC6.519Y. Yotun
M. Tavara7.025M. Tavara
Cristiano6.990Cristiano
S. Gonzalez6.57S. Gonzalez
H. Barcos6.329H. Barcos

Universitario Substitutes

25M. Vargas
29A. Corzo
10H. Calcaterra
3W. Riveros71'for A. Santamaria6.5
8H. Fertoli
11J. Rivera
23J. Murrugarra83'for J. Requena6.6
30L. Alzugaray83'for J. Concha6.7
21J. Guivin Tanta

Sporting Cristal Substitutes

33C. Bautista
11I. Avila
22M. Hoyos75'for H. Barcos6.3
77J. Cuesta65'for Gabriel6.3
26I. Wisdom
23M. Castro90+5'for S. Gonzalez
16L. Iberico
8L. Sosa46'for J. Gonzalez6.5
21C. Cabellos76'for L. Diaz90+1'6.5

Match Stats

UniversitarioSporting Cristal
44%Ball Possession56%
2Corner Kicks4
2Yellow Cards2
14Total Shots7
3Shots on Goal2
7Shots off Goal5
11Shots Inside Box3
3Shots Outside Box4
4Blocked Shots1
15Fouls15
3Offsides0
1Goalkeeper Saves2
347Total Passes447
272Passes Accurate373
78%Pass Accuracy83%

Team Comparison

UniversitarioUniversitario
Sporting CristalSporting Cristal
1721Elo Rating 1689
2.76Attack 3.03
1.78Defense 1.63
59%Hit Rate 81%
19.4Shots per Game 17.1
7.2Shots on Target 5.4
6.9Corners per Game 6.1
1.2Cards per Game 1.9

AI Insights

📈BTTS Trend50% in H2H
🔥Derby Match
📊Away Overperforming

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)
Sporting CristalSporting Cristal
  • Tied at half-time in 40% of matches
  • Scores more in 2nd half (2.3 vs 0.8 in first half)
  • Concedes more in 1st half, then tightens up after the break

Head to Head

Last 10 meetings, all competitions

UniversitarioUniversitario4Wins · 40%
Draws550%
Sporting CristalSporting Cristal1Wins · 10%
2.3Avg Goals
50%Both teams scored5 of 10
40%3+ goals4 of 10

Previous meetings

Primera División21/02/2026
Sporting CristalUniversitario
22
Primera División24/10/2025
Sporting CristalUniversitario
01
Primera División23/05/2025
UniversitarioSporting Cristal
20
Primera División24/10/2024
Sporting CristalUniversitario
21
Primera División13/05/2024
UniversitarioSporting Cristal
41
Primera División17/09/2023
Sporting CristalUniversitario
00
Primera División25/04/2023
UniversitarioSporting Cristal
20
Primera División09/10/2022
Sporting CristalUniversitario
00
Primera División22/05/2022
UniversitarioSporting Cristal
11
Primera División04/08/2021
Sporting CristalUniversitario
22

Recent Form

UniversitarioUniversitario
4W4D2L
03/08/2026
CiencianoUniversitario
20
L
25/07/2026
UniversitarioCusco
21
W
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
Sporting CristalSporting Cristal
5W2D3L
02/08/2026
Sporting CristalJuan Pablo II College
20
W
30/07/2026
RB BragantinoSporting Cristal
10
L
26/07/2026
FBC MelgarSporting Cristal
21
L
23/07/2026
Sporting CristalRB Bragantino
00
D
17/07/2026
Sporting CristalDeportivo Garcilaso
10
W
11/07/2026
Sporting CristalBentín Tacna Heroica
4131
W
27/06/2026
Sporting CristalUnion Comercio
20
W
21/06/2026
Estudiantil CNISporting Cristal
12
W
13/06/2026
ComerciantesSporting Cristal
11
D
01/06/2026
CiencianoSporting Cristal
32
L

Referee Profile

S. Lozano65 matches

5.42Cards per match
5.04Yellow cards per match
0.38Red cards per match
26.3Fouls per match

Compared with other referees

S. Lozano5.42
Other referees5.13

5.42 cards a match, 0.29 more than other referees in the same competitions and seasons (5.13).

Cards come from 55 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+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 Universitario vs Sporting Cristal forecast

As a derby, this Primera División meeting carries extra weight; the forecasts take that context into account alongside team ratings, recent form and the head-to-head record.

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.

Universitario and Sporting Cristal in the Primera División table

In the Primera División table, Universitario are 2nd and Sporting Cristal 5th, 10 points apart. League goal record so far: Universitario 59-39, Sporting Cristal 63-48. 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.