Cusco FC vs Sporting Cristal: the preview

Saturday, October 24 · Estadio Inca Garcilaso de la Vega Perú - Liga 1 2026

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Cusco FC #6 · 27 pts

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Sporting Cristal #12 · 19 pts
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Cusco FC and Sporting Cristal arrive at an even historical balance across eight previous meetings, with neither side establishing dominance. The home side relies on solid local form to hold a position in the upper half of the table, while Sporting Cristal attempts to translate an unbeaten run into an improved away record.

Updated on Sunday, October 18, 2026 at

Key facts

  • Sporting Cristal are unbeaten in 5 games in the competition.

  • Sporting Cristal took 9 of the last 9 points available.

Current form

Cusco FC relies on four home wins to offset recent defensive vulnerabilities against a Sporting Cristal side carrying an unbeaten run into hostile territory despite struggling on the road.

Where they stand

Group A
Team MP GD Pts
1 Alianza Lima 17 +22 40
2 Los Chankas 17 +4 34
3 Cienciano 17 +12 33
4 Universitario 17 +9 29
5 FBC Melgar 17 +9 28
6 Cusco FC 17 -3 27
7 Deportivo Garcilaso 17 +3 26
8 Alianza Atletico 17 +2 21
9 Comerciantes Unidos 17 -2 21
10 Asociacion Deportiva Tarma 17 +1 20
11 Sport Boys 17 -4 20
12 Sporting Cristal 17 -2 19
13 CD UT Cajamarca 17 -5 18
14 UCV Moquegua 17 -7 18
15 FC Cajamarca 17 -5 17
16 Atletico Grau 17 -6 16
17 Sport Huancayo 17 -10 16
18 Juan Pablo II College 17 -18 16

The difference-makers

Cusco FC. Facundo Callejo sustains the local attack with more than a third of the team goals, leaving Cusco FC vulnerable if Sporting Cristal manages to neutralize his scoring output.

Sporting Cristal. Michael Hoyos leads the visitors with four goals, yet Sporting Cristal must diversify their scoring sources since their top contributor accounts for a smaller share of the team total than Facundo Callejo does for the hosts.

Playing style

Sporting CristalCusco FC
53.2% Possession 54.6%
5 Remates al arco 3.9
12.6 Remates totales 12.2
6 Corners 4.9
14.4 Fouls 11.2

Average of the most recent matches with stats available (10 and 10 respectively).

Cusco FC averages over a goal and a half conceded recently alongside a high frequency of high-scoring matches, suggesting Sporting Cristal will find spaces if they sustain their attacking metrics on the road.

When they settle games

Cusco FC 18 goals

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Sporting Cristal 25 goals

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Sporting Cristal concentrates over a quarter of their goals in the opening quarter of an hour, while Cusco FC shows an even distribution across the opening half that matches the early visiting threat.

Head to head

Head-to-head record · last 15 matches
8Sporting Cristal won
4Draws
3Cusco FC won
Goals in the head-to-head28 – 21
Matches15
Last win for Sporting Cristal12/2025
Last win for Cusco FC12/2025

Latest matchups

3/5/26Primera DivisionSporting Cristal2–2Cusco FC
14/12/25Primera DivisionCusco FC2–0Sporting Cristal
11/12/25Primera DivisionSporting Cristal1–0Cusco FC
14/9/25Primera DivisionCusco FC3–2Sporting Cristal
13/4/25Primera DivisionSporting Cristal1–0Cusco FC
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22/9/24Primera DivisionCusco FC1–1Sporting Cristal
21/4/24Primera DivisionSporting Cristal2–0Cusco FC
29/9/23Primera DivisionCusco FC4–1Sporting Cristal
21/5/23Primera DivisionSporting Cristal3–2Cusco FC
22/8/21Primera DivisionSporting Cristal4–1Cusco FC
8/5/21Primera DivisionCusco FC1–2Sporting Cristal
9/2/20Primera DivisionSporting Cristal3–2Cusco FC
6/10/19Primera DivisionSporting Cristal3–0Cusco FC
19/4/19Primera DivisionCusco FC1–1Sporting Cristal
28/9/18Primera DivisionCusco FC2–2Sporting Cristal

The historical head-to-head record remains level with three wins for each side across eight prior meetings, though Cusco FC took the most recent encounter on home soil by two goals without reply.

Who scored in these meetings

50 6 · in 13 meetings

Facundo Callejo carries the main scoring burden for Cusco FC alongside veteran names like Irven Avila and Yoshimar Yotun for Sporting Cristal, matching a historical context of heavy bookings that points toward a tightly contested match driven by seasoned figures.