FBC Melgar vs Deportivo Garcilaso Prediction: Melgar the Hot Favorites at Home

In the upcoming fixture of the Peruvian Primera Division, FBC Melgar will be taking on Deportivo Garcilaso at the Estadio Monumental Virgen de Chapi in Arequipa. Going in the matchup, FBC Melgar stands 14th with 3 wins and 15 points, whereas Deportivo Garcilaso stands 11th with 4 wins and 17 points. The two competing sides will be up against each other for the very first time in the history of Primera Division. The hosts are looking forward to extending their winning run, whereas the visitors will be looking forward to maintaining the right balance ahead of the match. Continue reading to find out more about the upcoming matchup.

FBC Melgar is coming off an orchestrated win against Sport Boys (2-0), in which Luis Iberico was spot-on with goals in the 40th and 61th minute of play. Cristian Bordacahar provided the assist in the completion of the second goal to the main forward. With the likes of Deneumostier, Arias, Bordacahar, Iberico, and Caceda in the lineup, Melgar will be looking forward to striking hard at the visitors in the upcoming matchup. Luis Iberico leads the top performance charts for Melgar with 10 goals and 2 assists so far in the competition. With 2 wins, 2 draws, and a defeat in the last five matches played, Melgar will be looking forward to making most of the upcoming rescheduled fixture. Talking about the scoring average, Melgar has scored 12 goals and conceded 8 and in the last five matches played. With a significant striking average of over 2.00 goals, Melgar will be looking forward to maximizing the situation.

Carlos Cáceda; Alejandro Ramos, Alex Deneumostier, Leonardo Galeano, Paolo Reyna; Horacio Orzán, Alexis Arias, Tomás Martínez; Cristian Bordacahar, Luis Iberico, Bernardo Cuesta.

Couple of months back, Deportivo Garcilaso was among the top performing sides in the competition. However, in recent context, Garcilaso has drastically dropped down in the table standings. In the last five matches played, Garcilaso has managed 3 draws and 2 defeats. Going in the matchup against Melgar, Garcilaso is coming off a goalless draw against Cienciano (0-0) and before that against Sport Huancayo (1-1). About the scoring average, Deportivo Garcilaso has scored 4 goals in the last five matches, averaging 0.80 goals per game. In comparison to the scoring average, Garcilaso has conceded 8 goals, averaging 1.60 goals per game. For Deportivo Garcilaso, S. Giordana leads the star perfomer charts this season with 14 goals and 2 assists. 

Diego Penny; Carlos Caraza, Alex Rambal, Juan Diego Lojas, Alexi Gomez; Jean Pierre Fuentes, Jhony Obeso, Raúl Tito; Jonathan Betancourt, Kevin Quevedo, Santiago Giordana.

Moving forward in the upcoming matchup, Deportivo Garcilaso will be looking forward to unsettling the home side, however, their chances will be closely associated with the performance of their prime attacker, Santiago Giordana. For the upcoming matchup, I am backing both sides to score, and Luis Iberico to score at least a goal. The match total is likely to be over 2.5 goals, and the home side to win by a margin of at least a goal. 

• Luis Iberico To Score A Goal At Any Time - Yes for 2.75
• FBC Melgar to Win for 1.50
• Total Over 2.5 for 1.83