Universitario vs Cusco Prediction

Universitario
2-1
Finished
HT 1-0
Cusco
Estadio Monumental, Lima·Edwin Ordonez, Peru 25/07/2026

AI Best Pick

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

Data Quality
Complete
Match Importance
4.4 / 10
Value Analysis
55%Trust
Corners Total
Corners Over 9.5
2.02
SignalNEUTRALModel60%SurpriseMediumGap+8.9%
Universitario Rest
6 days
Cusco Rest
6 days

Universitario vs Cusco: result, form and history

Universitario beat Cusco 2-1 in the Primera División on 25 Jul 2026. The two went into the match with similar recent form.

Their 8 previous meetings averaged 2.3 goals, with both teams scoring in 5 of them. Referee Edwin Ordonez averages 4.75 cards a game, 0.71 fewer than other referees in the same competitions.

Match Forecasts

Match Result
1
61%1.44
X
23%4.35
2
16%6.60
Double Chance
1X
84%1.09
X2
39%2.63
Both Teams to Score
Yes
54%1.85
No
46%1.83
Goals
Projected Goals: 1.68 + 0.85 = 2.53
Over 1.5
75%1.20
Over 2.5
57%1.73
Over 3.5
33%2.74
Under 1.5
25%3.90
Under 2.5
43%2.05
Under 3.5
67%1.40
Corners
Projected Corners: 6.5 + 3.6 = 10.1
Over 8.5
64%1.66
Over 9.5
55%2.02
Over 10.5
39%2.60
Under 8.5
36%2.08
Under 9.5
45%1.71
Under 10.5
61%1.41
Cards
Projected Cards: 2.3 + 2.4 = 4.7
Over 3.5
71%-
Over 4.5
54%1.75
Under 3.5
29%-
Under 4.5
46%1.98

Match Events

20'A. ValeraAssist: L. Alzugaray
28'J. RiveraFoul
38'A. FuentesFoul
55'R. LagosFoul
59'J. Manzaneda INMiguel Silveira out
59'C. Diez INC. Montano out
66'H. Fertoli INA. Quiroz out
70'F. CallejoAssist: L. Colitto
76'J. Castillo ING. Lapadula out
76'J. Rivera INJ. Requena out
77'I. Colman INN. Silva out
83'R. Lagos INJ. Bolivar out
83'D. Soto INO. Valenzuela out
86'Miguel SilveiraFoul
87'L. Alzugaray INJ. Guivin Tanta out
90+3'G. Lapadula

Lineups

Universitario
4-1-3-2Coach: Hector Cuper
Cusco
4-3-3Coach: Alejandro Orfila
Avg rating6.99
Avg rating6.57
Diego Romero6.31D. Romero
Andy PoloC6.924A. Polo
Caín Fara6.92C. Fara
Matías Di Benedetto7.55M. Di Benedetto
César Inga6.933C. Inga
Jesús Castillo6.96J. Castillo
Lisandro Alzugaray7.330L. Alzugaray
Jairo Concha7.717J. Concha
Héctor Fértoli6.98H. Fértoli
Alex Valera7.720A. Valera
José Rivera6.211J. Rivera
Pedro Diaz5.928P. Diaz
José Zevallos6.621J. Zevallos
Aldair Fuentes6.28A. Fuentes
Alvaro Ampuero7.26A. Ampuero
Ricardo Lagos5.93R. Lagos
Carlo Diez6.314C. Diez
Diego Soto6.988D. Soto
Iván ColmanC7.310I. Colman
Lucas Colitto7.722L. Colitto
Facundo Callejo7.09F. Callejo
José Miguel Manzaneda6.37J. Miguel Manzaneda

Universitario Substitutes

28Adrián Quiroz66'for H. Fertoli6.9
15Juan Manuel Requena76'for J. Rivera6.7
18Gianluca Lapadula76'for J. Castillo90+3'7.3
21Jordan Guivin87'for L. Alzugaray6.7
25Miguel Vargas
3Williams Riveros
60Junior Diaz
23Jorge Murrugarra
19Edison Flores

Cusco Substitutes

55Jean Carlos Montaño59'for C. Diez6.7
99Miguel Silveira59'for J. Manzaneda86'6.3
26Nicolás Silva77'for I. Colman6.3
15Jose Bolivar83'for R. Lagos6.2
16Oswaldo Valenzuela83'for D. Soto6.3
13Andy Vidal
2Carlos Gamarra
11Juan Tévez
77Joel Herrera

Match Stats

UniversitarioCusco
48%Ball Possession52%
3Corner Kicks4
1Yellow Cards3
18Total Shots9
5Shots on Goal3
9Shots off Goal4
13Shots Inside Box4
5Shots Outside Box5
4Blocked Shots2
7Fouls12
0Offsides1
2Goalkeeper Saves2
439Total Passes463
366Passes Accurate385
83%Pass Accuracy83%

Team Comparison

UniversitarioUniversitario
CuscoCusco
1714Elo Rating 1628
2.40Attack 1.60
1.58Defense 1.91
64%Hit Rate 64%
15.9Shots per Game 13.5
6.1Shots on Target 4.3
6.4Corners per Game 3.4
1.6Cards per Game 2.3

AI Insights

📈BTTS Trend63% in H2H

Game State Tendencies

UniversitarioUniversitario
  • Comeback tendency: recovers from HT deficit 50% of the time
  • Scores more in 2nd half (1.6 vs 0.8 in first half)
CuscoCusco
  • Leads at half-time in 60% of matches
  • Starts fast - scores more in 1st half (0.9 vs 0.7 in second half)
  • Concedes more in 2nd half - can tire late

Head to Head

Last 8 meetings, all competitions

UniversitarioUniversitario4Wins · 50%
Draws338%
CuscoCusco1Wins · 12%
2.3Avg Goals
63%Both teams scored5 of 8
25%3+ goals2 of 8

Previous meetings

Primera División08/02/2026
CuscoUniversitario
11
Primera División28/09/2025
UniversitarioCusco
32
Primera División04/05/2025
CuscoUniversitario
20
Primera División21/08/2024
CuscoUniversitario
11
Primera División13/03/2024
UniversitarioCusco
10
Primera División22/10/2023
CuscoUniversitario
11
Primera División03/06/2023
UniversitarioCusco
10
Primera División23/10/2021
UniversitarioCusco
21

Recent Form

UniversitarioUniversitario
3W5D2L
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
16/05/2026
UniversitarioAtletico Grau
01
L
12/05/2026
Sport BoysUniversitario
00
D
CuscoCusco
3W2D5L
19/07/2026
CuscoAlianza Atletico
41
W
29/06/2026
CuscoCienciano
12
L
22/06/2026
Deportivo BinacionalCusco
43
L
15/06/2026
Deportivo GarcilasoCusco
00
D
30/05/2026
ADTCusco
12
W
27/05/2026
FlamengoCusco
30
L
24/05/2026
CuscoAtletico Grau
10
W
21/05/2026
CuscoIndependiente Medellin
23
L
17/05/2026
Sport BoysCusco
10
L
11/05/2026
CuscoClub Deportivo Los Chankas
11
D

Referee Profile

Edwin Ordonez146 matches

4.75Cards per match
4.44Yellow cards per match
0.31Red cards per match
26.6Fouls per match

Compared with other referees

Edwin Ordonez4.75
Other referees5.46

4.75 cards a match, 0.71 fewer than other referees in the same competitions and seasons (5.46).

Cards come from 118 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 Universitario vs Cusco 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.

Universitario and Cusco in the Primera División table

In the Primera División table, Universitario are 2nd and Cusco 5th, 5 points apart. League goal record so far: Universitario 52-34, Cusco 46-44. The full standings are on the Primera División Table 2026 page.

Key Factors for This Match

Cusco 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.