Sporting Cristal vs Comerciantes Unidos Prediction

Estadio Alberto Gallardo, Lima·Roberto Perez Gutierrez 18/10/2026

AI Best Pick

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

Data Quality
Complete
Match Importance
4.4 / 10
AI Best Pick
71%Trust
1X2
Home Win
1.28
SignalGOODModel75%SurpriseMediumGap-7.1%
Value Analysis
78%Trust
1X2
Home Win
1.28
SignalSTRONGModel78%SurpriseMediumGap+3.0%
Sporting Cristal Rest
6 days
Comerciantes Unidos Rest
7 days

Sporting Cristal vs Comerciantes Unidos: result, form and history

Sporting Cristal beat Comerciantes Unidos 4-2 in the Primera División on 18 Oct 2026. It was in line with recent form: Sporting Cristal had won 5 of their previous five, compared with none for Comerciantes Unidos.

Sporting Cristal have had the better of this fixture, winning 4 of the 5 previous meetings, which averaged 2.4 goals a game. Referee Roberto Perez Gutierrez averages 4.83 cards a game, 0.66 fewer than other referees in the same competitions.

Match Forecasts

Match Result
1
69%1.28
X
19%5.22
2
12%8.78
Double Chance
1X
88%1.05
X2
31%3.35
Both Teams to Score
Yes
52%1.84
No
48%1.83
Goals
Projected Goals: 2.23 + 0.82 = 3.05
Over 1.5
81%1.13
Over 2.5
62%1.50
Over 3.5
40%2.27
Under 1.5
19%4.60
Under 2.5
38%2.40
Under 3.5
60%1.56
Corners
Projected Corners: 6.3 + 4 = 10.3
Over 8.5
68%1.38
Over 9.5
56%1.67
Over 10.5
45%2.08
Under 8.5
32%2.71
Under 9.5
44%2.07
Under 10.5
55%1.65
Cards
Projected Cards: 2 + 2.8 = 4.9
Over 3.5
72%-
Over 4.5
54%-
Under 3.5
28%-
Under 4.5
46%-

Match Events

35'Luis Iberico
39'Alexis Arias INAgustín Rodríguez out
45'Yimy Gamero INJosuee Herrera out
51'CristianoFoul
56'Josuee HerreraAssist: Rodrigo Vilca
63'Agustín Álvarez INHernán Barcos out
63'Michael Hoyos INMartín Távara out
64'Luis IbericoAssist: Santiago González
71'Hernán BarcosAssist: Martín Távara
73'Maxloren Castro INLuis Abram out
78'Rodrigo Vilca INThiago Alessandro Salinas Melgar out
82'Penalty confirmedJosuee Herrera
84'Matías Eric Sen(Penalty)
84'Jean Olivares INMaximiliano Pérez out
84'Jose Antonio·Parodi INÓscar Pinto out
90+4'Hernán BarcosAssist: Yoshimar Yotún
90+6'Luis Iberico INJuan Gonzalez out
90+6'Leandro Sosa INGabriel out

Lineups

Sporting Cristal
4-2-3-1Coach: R. Mosquera
Comerciantes Unidos
4-4-1-1Coach: J. Hernández
Avg rating6.93
Avg rating6.30
D. Enríquez6.61D. Enríquez
L. Sosa6.38L. Sosa
M. Araujo7.020M. Araujo
R. Lutiger6.65R. Lutiger
Cris Silva6.590C. Silva
A. Álvarez6.56A. Álvarez
Y. Yotún7.519Y. Yotún
S. González7.07S. González
L. Iberico9.416L. Iberico
M. Castro6.123M. Castro
M. Hoyos6.422M. Hoyos
1717M. Cordova
J. Sánchez5.932J. Sánchez
F. Alcedo6.340F. Alcedo
J. Rodriguez6.66J. Rodriguez
D. Lino5.919D. Lino
Y. Gamero6.054Y. Gamero
J. Parodi6.220J. Parodi
A. Martín Arias6.64A. Martín Arias
J. Olivares6.150J. Olivares
Rodrigo Gary Vilca Betetta7.725R. Gary Vilca Betetta
M. Sen7.09M. Sen

Sporting Cristal Substitutes

96L. Abram73'for Maxloren Castro6.3
29H. Barcos63'for Agustín Álvarez71'90+4'8.3
33C. Bautista
11I. Ávila
21C. Cabellos
77J. Cuesta
18J. González90+6'for Luis Iberico
27Gabriel90+6'for Leandro Sosa
25G. Távara63'for Michael Hoyos6.7

Comerciantes Unidos Substitutes

11J. Herrera45'for Yimy Gamero56'7.3
28O. Pinto84'for Jose Antonio·Parodi5.8
18A. Rodríguez39'for Alexis Arias6.1
14Thiago Salinas78'for Rodrigo Vilca5.6
13M. Pérez84'for Jean Olivares6.3
30P. Guzmán
15A. Cossio
99José Pablo Alejandro Charún Valdez
10M. Carpio

Match Stats

Sporting CristalComerciantes Unidos
49%Ball Possession51%
5Corner Kicks5
1Yellow Cards0
18Total Shots14
6Shots on Goal5
9Shots off Goal8
12Shots Inside Box11
6Shots Outside Box3
3Blocked Shots1
11Fouls10
3Offsides1
3Goalkeeper Saves2
350Total Passes363
294Passes Accurate303
9Free Kicks10

Team Comparison

Sporting CristalSporting Cristal
Comerciantes UnidosComerciantes Unidos
1680Elo Rating 1540
2.69Attack 1.65
1.38Defense 1.27
77%Hit Rate 23%
15.6Shots per Game 18.0
5.4Shots on Target 7.2
5.9Corners per Game 5.2
1.5Cards per Game 2.6

AI Insights

🏠Strong Home Advantage+139 Elo
⚽High Goal Expectancy3.04 goals
📈BTTS Trend20% in H2H
📊Home Overperforming
📉Away Underperforming

Game State Tendencies

Sporting CristalSporting Cristal
  • Leads at half-time in 60% of matches
  • Scores more in 2nd half (1.5 vs 1.2 in first half)
  • Concedes more in 1st half - tightens up after the break
Comerciantes UnidosComerciantes Unidos
  • Tied at half-time in 40% of matches
  • Comeback tendency: recovers from HT deficit 50% of the time
  • Scores more in 2nd half (1.3 vs 0.4 in first half)
  • Concedes more in 2nd half - can tire late

Head to Head

Last 5 meetings, all competitions

Sporting CristalSporting Cristal4Wins · 80%
Draws00%
Comerciantes UnidosComerciantes Unidos1Wins · 20%
2.4Avg Goals
20%Both teams scored1 of 5
40%3+ goals2 of 5

Previous meetings

Primera División25/04/2026
Comerciantes UnidosSporting Cristal
10
Primera División01/11/2025
Comerciantes UnidosSporting Cristal
14
Primera División29/06/2025
Sporting CristalComerciantes Unidos
20
Primera División03/11/2024
Sporting CristalComerciantes Unidos
30
Primera División25/05/2024
Comerciantes UnidosSporting Cristal
01

Referee Profile

Roberto Perez Gutierrez138 matches

4.83Cards per match
4.40Yellow cards per match
0.42Red cards per match
25.9Fouls per match

Compared with other referees

Roberto Perez Gutierrez4.83
Other referees5.49

4.83 cards a match, 0.66 fewer than other referees in the same competitions and seasons (5.49).

Cards come from 132 matches with official statistics.

Full referee stats

League Table

Primera División 2026

Primera Division: Tabla Anual

#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1Alianza LimaAlianza Lima31198452:23+2965DWWWW
2UniversitarioUniversitario30168652:34+1856WLWLW
3FBC MelgarFBC Melgar31159754:35+1954DWLWW
4Deportivo GarcilasoDeportivo Garcilaso311561047:33+1451WWWLL
5CuscoCusco321631346:44+251LDDWW
6CiencianoCienciano311551153:43+1050WWDLW
7Alianza AtleticoAlianza Atletico321471149:46+349WLWWL
8Sporting CristalSporting Cristal311451257:47+1047DDLLW
9Club Deportivo Los ChankasClub Deportivo Los Chankas321381139:51-1247WDLLW
10Sport BoysSport Boys311281135:33+244DLDWL
11Sport HuancayoSport Huancayo311351344:48-444WLLWD
12Juan Pablo II CollegeJuan Pablo II College321181347:57-1041LLLDD
13Comerciantes UnidosComerciantes Unidos318111242:45-335DLWWD
14Atletico GrauAtletico Grau31971528:38-1034LLLWL
15ADTADT31791533:45-1230DWWDL
16UCV MoqueguaUCV Moquegua32781725:46-2129LDLWL
17FC CajamarcaFC Cajamarca31771744:60-1628WWLLD
18UTC CajamarcaUTC Cajamarca31581836:55-1918LLDLD
#TeamMPGPts
1Alianza LimaAlianza Lima3152:2365
2UniversitarioUniversitario3052:3456
3FBC MelgarFBC Melgar3154:3554
4Deportivo GarcilasoDeportivo Garcilaso3147:3351
5CuscoCusco3246:4451
6CiencianoCienciano3153:4350
7Alianza AtleticoAlianza Atletico3249:4649
8Sporting CristalSporting Cristal3157:4747
9Club Deportivo Los ChankasClub Deportivo Los Chankas3239:5147
10Sport BoysSport Boys3135:3344
11Sport HuancayoSport Huancayo3144:4844
12Juan Pablo II CollegeJuan Pablo II College3247:5741
13Comerciantes UnidosComerciantes Unidos3142:4535
14Atletico GrauAtletico Grau3128:3834
15ADTADT3133:4530
16UCV MoqueguaUCV Moquegua3225:4629
17FC CajamarcaFC Cajamarca3144:6028
18UTC CajamarcaUTC Cajamarca3136:5518

Primera Division: Apertura

#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1Alianza LimaAlianza Lima17124130:8+2240DWWWW
2Club Deportivo Los ChankasClub Deportivo Los Chankas17104325:21+434WDLLW
3CiencianoCienciano17103434:22+1233WWDLW
4UniversitarioUniversitario1785424:15+929WLWLW
5FBC MelgarFBC Melgar1784529:20+928DWLWW
6CuscoCusco1783621:24-327LDDWW
7Deportivo GarcilasoDeportivo Garcilaso1775521:18+326WWWLL
8Alianza AtleticoAlianza Atletico1756620:18+221WLWWL
9Comerciantes UnidosComerciantes Unidos1756618:20-221DLWWD
10ADTADT1755722:21+120DWWDL
11Sport BoysSport Boys1755715:19-420DLDWL
12Sporting CristalSporting Cristal1754828:30-219DDLLW
13UTC CajamarcaUTC Cajamarca1746721:26-518LLDLD
14UCV MoqueguaUCV Moquegua1753917:24-718LDLWL
15FC CajamarcaFC Cajamarca1745823:28-517WWLLD
16Atletico GrauAtletico Grau1744912:18-616LLLWL
17Sport HuancayoSport Huancayo1744921:31-1016WLLWD
18Juan Pablo II CollegeJuan Pablo II College1744922:40-1816LLLDD
#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
1Sporting CristalSporting Cristal1491429:17+1228DDLLW
2Sport HuancayoSport Huancayo1491423:17+628WLLWD
3Alianza AtleticoAlianza Atletico1591529:28+128WLWWL
4UniversitarioUniversitario1383228:19+927WLWLW
5FBC MelgarFBC Melgar1475225:15+1026DWLWW
6Deportivo GarcilasoDeportivo Garcilaso1481526:15+1125WWWLL
7Juan Pablo II CollegeJuan Pablo II College1574425:17+825LLLDD
8Alianza LimaAlianza Lima1474322:15+725DWWWW
9Sport BoysSport Boys1473420:14+624DLDWL
10CuscoCusco1580725:20+524LDDWW
11Atletico GrauAtletico Grau1453616:20-418LLLWL
12CiencianoCienciano1452719:21-217WWDLW
13Comerciantes UnidosComerciantes Unidos1435624:25-114DLWWD
14Club Deportivo Los ChankasClub Deportivo Los Chankas1534814:30-1613WDLLW
15FC CajamarcaFC Cajamarca1432921:32-1111WWLLD
16UCV MoqueguaUCV Moquegua152588:22-1411LDLWL
17ADTADT1424811:24-1310DWWDL
18UTC CajamarcaUTC Cajamarca14121115:29-145LLDLD
#TeamMPGPts
1Sporting CristalSporting Cristal1429:1728
2Sport HuancayoSport Huancayo1423:1728
3Alianza AtleticoAlianza Atletico1529:2828
4UniversitarioUniversitario1328:1927
5FBC MelgarFBC Melgar1425:1526
6Deportivo GarcilasoDeportivo Garcilaso1426:1525
7Juan Pablo II CollegeJuan Pablo II College1525:1725
8Alianza LimaAlianza Lima1422:1525
9Sport BoysSport Boys1420:1424
10CuscoCusco1525:2024
11Atletico GrauAtletico Grau1416:2018
12CiencianoCienciano1419:2117
13Comerciantes UnidosComerciantes Unidos1424:2514
14Club Deportivo Los ChankasClub Deportivo Los Chankas1514:3013
15FC CajamarcaFC Cajamarca1421:3211
16UCV MoqueguaUCV Moquegua158:2211
17ADTADT1411:2410
18UTC CajamarcaUTC Cajamarca1415:295
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About the Sporting Cristal vs Comerciantes Unidos 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.

Sporting Cristal and Comerciantes Unidos in the Primera División table

In the Primera División table, Sporting Cristal are 8th and Comerciantes Unidos 13th, 12 points apart. League goal record so far: Sporting Cristal 57-47, Comerciantes Unidos 42-45. The full standings are on the Primera División Table 2026 page.

Key Factors for This Match

Sporting Cristal have led at half-time in 60% of their recent matches. 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.