The kick off for the match between Sporting Cristal and Universitario will take place at 02:00 (UK time) - Thursday, 10/16 - at the Estadio Alberto Gallardo. This clash of the 2025 Primera División looks very promising!

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APWin predictions for Sporting Cristal vs Universitario

With odds already released by major bookmakers, our experts have crunched the numbers and dissected the key match data. Find our value-packed prediction for this encounter below:

APWin Prediction

2nd Half Under 2.5 Goals

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👉 Our prediction is: Sporting Cristal win or draw

The match is an evenly balanced affair with very little difference between the two sides. But the added benefit of home advantage is enough to tilt the scales in Sporting Cristal's favour.

We recommend betting on Sporting Cristal to win or draw on the Double Chance market. Since they will be playing in front of their home fans, that should give them that extra boost they need to avoid defeat, which is the only condition to win the bet.

👉 Our prediction is: Over 2.5 goals in the match

Sporting Cristal vs Universitario has all the makings of a high-scoring affair, and we anticipate this game going over 2.5 goals.

Online bookmakers have given good 1.99 odds for over 2.5 goals, and we fancy the chances of that bet paying off thanks to the tremendous attacking ability of the two teams.

Sporting Cristal preview

Sporting Cristal has played 30 matches in the Primera División so far, with 16 wins, 6 draws, and 8 losses. This results in an average of 1.8 points per match.

In the 2025 season, the team has recorded 27 wins, 9 draws, and 22 losses. Sporting Cristal's attack has scored 94 goals, 54 of them in the league, which gives an average of 1.8 goals per league match and 1.62 goals per match across the entire season.

Martín Cauteruccio Rodríguez is the team’s top scorer with 8 goals, while Martín Távara leads the team in assists with 6. Defensively, Sporting Cristal has conceded 33 goals in the league (an average of 1.1) and 87 goals throughout the entire season (an average of 1.5 over 58 matches).

Universitario preview

In 30 Primera División matches, Universitario has recorded 21 wins, 6 draws, and 3 losses, with an average of 2.3 points per game.

In the 2025 season, the team has 36 wins in 62 matches. The team has scored 106 goals, 61 of them in the Primera División (an average of 2.03 goals per match), with Alex Eduardo Valera Sandoval being the team's top scorer with 14 goals and Jairo Concha providing 9 assists.

Defensively, Universitario has conceded 20 goals in the league and 48 in the 2025 season overall, resulting in an average of 0.77 goals conceded per match.

Head to head: Sporting Cristal vs Universitario

Review the head-to-head record between the teams, featuring key data to support your match prediction.

Home Team

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Sporting Cristal

Peru - Primera División

Form Last 5 PPG
Overall L W D D L

1.8

Home W D D W W

2.53

Away L D L W D

1.07

Away Team

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Universitario

Peru - Primera División

Form Last 5 PPG
Overall W W W W D

2.3

Home W D W W W

2.53

Away W W W D W

2.07

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