Sporting Cristal vs Sport Huancayo Prediction 16 August 2026
🔊 In a Peruvian Clausura match, Sporting Cristal will play against Sport Huancayo. Both teams have a decent attacking resource. And it is, on top of that, backed by not always successful defensive play. It is worth considering a scenario in which attack outweighs the defensive capabilities of each side.
Head-to-Head
📊 These two teams last met at the end of February this year. Sport Huancayo played at home and won 2-1. In 4 of their last 5 meetings, the two sides combined to score at least 3 goals.
Head-to-head statistics Sporting Cristal - Sport Huancayo

Sporting Cristal Team Overview
The team's most recent official match took place on as part of the Primera Division tournament (home team - Universitario de Deportes, away team - Sporting Cristal). The match concluded with a scoreline of 1:1.
Here's the game statistics (Sporting Cristal vs Universitario de Deportes):
- ball possession: 56% vs 44%;
- corner kicks: 4 vs 2;
- fouls: 15 vs 15;
- yellow cards: 2 vs 2;
- shots on target: 2 vs 3.
Sporting Cristal are playing quite decent football. In 4 Clausura matches they have 2 wins, one draw and one defeat. They managed to score in every game. The statistics also point to a fairly solid attacking form: on average over the last 10 home matches they score 1.2 goals. And the defence, on top of that, looks relatively solid - 0.7 conceded per game. That is not a lot. But against an opponent who plays in a fairly open manner, it is still worth factoring in the probability of problems at their own goal.
Match Results: Sporting Cristal

Sport Huancayo Team Overview
The away team played their last official match on as part of the Primera Division tournament (home team - Sport Huancayo, away - Los Chankas CYC). The match concluded with a scoreline of 1:1.
Here are the match stats (Sport Huancayo vs Los Chankas CYC):
- ball possession: 67% vs 33%;
- corner kicks: 12 vs 2;
- fouls: 12 vs 8;
- yellow cards: 3 vs 5;
- shots on target: 7 vs 2.
At the moment, Sport Huancayo are showing some improvement in their results. The Clausura started with a defeat to Alianza Lima (1:2). But then came 2 wins and a draw. The team creates chances well in the opposition's half. On average over the last 10 matches they have been scoring 1.6 goals. And even if they have to play second fiddle, chances in the opposition's half should definitely arise. On top of that, the team can generate a good number of corners, which should also have its consequences. They concede one goal per match. Away from home, this statistic could repeat itself.
Match Results: Sport Huancayo
Prediction for the 1st half
Head-to-Head Matches:
- Total encounters - 39;
- First-half wins at home for hosts - 12; for visitors away - 0; number of draws - 8;
- Average first-half total: 1.13;
- Today's home team scores on average 0.67, while the visitors net 0.46.
First-Half Stats: Sporting Cristal (home) vs Sport Huancayo (away)
- matches played in the tournament: 10 vs 11;
- wins: 3 (30%) vs 2 (18.18%);
- losses: 3 (30%) vs 4 (36.36%);
- draws: 4 (40%) vs 5 (45.45%);
- Average goals scored: 1.2 vs 1.73;
- Average goals conceded: 0.6 vs 1.
Last 10 Matches (Overall):
- wins: 1 vs 3;
- losses: 2 vs 1;
- draws: 7 vs 6;
- Average first-half total: 0.3 (scored - 0.1, conceded - 0.2) vs 0.9 (scored - 0.6, conceded - 0.3).
- Sport Huancayo conceded in the 1st half in 7 of last 8 away games (Primera Division).
Prediction on the over/under
H2H
- today's home team scores on average - 1.67, the guests - 1.05;
- average Over/Under goals in H2H matches - 2.72;
- both teams scored: overall - 20; at the home team's field - 6.
Statistics: Sporting Cristal vs Sport Huancayo
- average total in the tournament: 3.14 vs 2.9;
- average total goals scored: 1.57 vs 1.29;
- average total in the 1st half: 0.52 vs 0.62;
- average total in the 2nd half: 1.05 vs 0.67;
- Sporting Cristal: average total at home in the tournament - 2;
- Sport Huancayo: average total away in the tournament - 1.09;
- last 10 matches (average total): 1.1 (home - 1.2) vs 1.6 (away - 1.4).
- Sporting Cristal have scored over 1.5 goals in last 5 home games against Sport Huancayo (Primera Division).
Prediction on corners
Sporting Cristal: Statistics
- season: average Over/Under in the tournament - 5.67; at home field - 7.5;
- last 10 matches: average Over/Under - 5.3; at home field - 7.
Sport Huancayo: Statistics
- season: average Over/Under in the tournament - 4.67, away - 2.91;
- last 10 matches: average Over/Under - 5.4; away - 3.
- Sporting Cristal have taken under 5.5 corners in last 10 games against Sport Huancayo (Primera Division).
Prediction on BTTS
H2H:
- number of encounters - 39;
- both teams scored all-time - 20 times;
- on the home team’s field - 6 times.
Correct score prediction
Statistics of frequent results (current season):
- most common score in the tournament: 1:0 (28/189, 14.8%);
- Sporting Cristal at home most often finish matches: 1:2 , 2:2 (2/10, 20%);
- Sport Huancayo away most often play: 2:1 (4/11, 36.4%).
Based on statistics and probability distribution, the algorithm predicts the top 3 outcomes:
1:0 - 10.71% (odds 8)
2:1 - 10.53% (odds 7.5)
1:1 - 10.39% (odds 7.5)
⭐ Editor's Pick
At the moment, Sport Huancayo look like the clear favourites in this match. However, both teams have decent attacking options that will undoubtedly keep Sporting Cristal's nerves on edge on a regular basis. Our editorial team is convinced that there will be plenty of interesting attacking moments from both sides in this match. The game could be a treat for fans of high-scoring football. We're going with a bet on total over 2.5 goals.