- Home form: Sport Huancayo are unbeaten at home in this campaign (Won 2, Drawn 2 from 4) and are averaging 1.75 goals scored and 1.25 conceded per home game.
- Away defence: Atletico Grau have conceded 6 goals in 5 away games in this competition (Won 1, Drawn 1, Lost 3).
- Head-to-head: Sport Huancayo average 2.0 goals per game at home against Atletico Grau in the last 5 head-to-head meetings, who average 1.5 goals as visitors.
Side with the home side
Odds and overview
Sport Huancayo come into this game as the heavy favorites at 1.61 with Atletico Grau the long shots at 5.29 and the draw odds set at 3.8. While there is certainly a lot to like about the home team here, the visitors are in better form and will make this a close game.
Tactics and key players
Richard Pellejero has been at the helm of Sport Huancayo since March 2026 and his 4-2-3-1/4-5-1 setup has been a hard to break down shape, with a narrow midblock and clean lines in the vertical build-up.
The Huancayo are a compact and conservative outfit, with Piero Magallanes the danger man after he has been on target three times in their last five.
Atletico Grau are more of a 'back five' unit under Gerardo Ameli, who took over the reins in March 2026. This is a team that sits deep and defends compactly, before looking to counterattack quickly and hit the wings in transition.
Adrian Fernandez is the leading scorer in Liga 1 – Clausura 2026 for Atletico with one goal from one game, while Pablo Damian Lavandeira is a shrewd and sharp passer through the lines with an assist.
Recent form tells a tale
Atletico have a similar patchy record across their ten with four wins, one draw and five defeats, but they have more to play with here.
- Sport Huancayo are in poor form and have lost three of their last five, with their recent results reading as follows: L4-1, D2-2, L2-1.
- Atletico Grau have won three of their last five, losing the other two, and arrive here on a two-game winning streak (L1-0, W3-1).
- Sport Huancayo have won two of their last ten across all competitions (W2, D3, L5), with their home record looking much better than the overall picture.
Back Atletico to give Huancayo a scare
The last game between these two was a close 0-0 draw at Atletico's home ground during the Liga 1 – Apertura. The overall head-to-head record across the last five meetings is 2-2-1 in Atletico's favour, but given the recent form and home record of the Huancayo, we're going to give them the edge.
This game will feature a contest between a controlled and conservative team (Huancayo) and a more bursty and counter-punching team (Atletico). As such, the wings and transitions will likely dictate the pace of this encounter, so we're backing Over 2.5 goals at 1.82 and Both Teams to Score – Yes at the same price.
