Melgar vs Deportivo Garcilaso — match summary
Peru · Primera Division · kick-off 18 Oct 2026 06:00
Full time · score 4-2
pPS pre-match readiness (0-100): Melgar 48 · Deportivo Garcilaso 34
mPS in-play performance (0-100): Melgar 58 · Deportivo Garcilaso 34
Shots on target 9-4 · corners 6-6 · possession 64-36
NextGOAL tip: Melgar -0.75 · 3 stars
Melgar host Deportivo Garcilaso in a league game where both are still in the upper part of the table, with the hosts having taken just one point from their last two matches, while the visitors lost 0-1 at home and dropped to second in the table. Melgar are unbeaten in four straight, but three of those ended in shared points, and their defending late in games remains a concern. Deportivo Garcilaso, meanwhile, have won seven of eleven played and clearly concede fewer goals, but their last two defeats both came by the same 0-1 scoreline, making their attack look noticeably blunt. This game should see Melgar dominate possession and be the side pushing forward, because the hosts' possession numbers over their last eleven matches are clearly higher than the visitors'. Deportivo Garcilaso, meanwhile, should sit in a block and wait to counter at speed. If the hosts score first, the game will flow even more in one direction, but if the visitors hold out until late, the hosts have a history of conceding late goals often, and that is when the game could turn.