Sport Boys Association
Football Peru - Liga 1 Sun 23 Aug 14:00
Club Cienciano
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Sport Boys vs Cienciano Predictions

Main Match Prediction

Under 2.5 Goals @ -123

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Low-Scoring Game On the Cards?

After weighing everything up, the price of -123 for Under 2.5 Goals looks to be the sensible wager. Neither Sport Boys or Cienciano might be prolific and this Total Goals pick provides lots of value.

Check out the complete Sport Boys vs Cienciano betting breakdown below, highlighting the logic behind our main match prediction, as well as our correct score prediction, player prop picks and bet builder tips.

Sport Boys vs Cienciano Preview

Sport Boys go head-to-head with Cienciano, with kick-off set for 14:00 on Sunday 23 August.

Sport Boys played CD Moquegua on their travels in their last game. It was a 1-1 draw.

Club Cienciano played out a 0-0 draw against Deportivo Garcilaso in their previous Liga 1 game, with this being at home.

On Thursday night, Cienciano were defeated 1-0 by Botafogo away in the Copa Sudamericana.

Cienciano 3-1 to the Good in Previous H2H

Cienciano have avoided defeat against Boys in the past three meetings. Their last clash saw Cienciano succeed by a 3-1 scoreline. The previous 10 H2H meetings have yielded four wins apiece and two draws.

Liga 1 G W D L GF GA GD GD P
9 Sport Boys logo Sport Boys 5 2 2 1 5 3 2 5:3 8
15 Cienciano logo Cienciano 5 1 1 3 3 6 -3 3:6 4
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Main Match Prediction

We don’t anticipate that the sides can combine to reach the three-goal mark and that means wagering Under 2.5 Goals. The odds of -123 look easy to back when it comes to a low-scoring Liga 1 encounter.

Key stats supporting our main match prediction (league matches):

  • The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in the last 9 Boys games.
  • The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in 16 of the last 20 Boys games at home.
  • The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in the last 4 Cienciano games.
  • The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in 6 of the last 10 Cienciano games.

It's important to understand the players who are unavailable for the upcoming Liga 1 action and the respective form of each team. If you want stats, you have come to the right place and they form the basis of our football predictions.

Under 2.5 Probability

The best betting sites make it a 55.2% chance that our pick is settled as a winner. However, we think that the probability sits between 60-65% taking all factors into consideration. It’s why we think it’s worth placing this wager.

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Correct Score Prediction

Boys Boys logo 1 - 0 Cienciano logo Cienciano

Let’s go for Boys to win 1-0, a bet which is available at +540. Correct score betting provides plenty of excitement and a potentially bigger return if you win.

Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Pablo Erustes To Score +225 BetMGM logo

Pablo Erustes (Sport Boys) can be wagered to find the net at +225. All things considered, we think that the odds are really appealing when it comes to betting on Anytime Goalscorer.

Latest Pablo Erustes Player Prop Odds

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Bet Builder Tips

Total Goals Under 2.5 -123
Full-Time Result Boys +120
Anytime Goalscorer Pablo Erustes +225

We’ve loaded up a bet builder with the picks of no more than two goals, Sport Boys to come out on top together with Pablo Erustes (Sport Boys) to find the net at any time.

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Sport Boys vs Cienciano Odds

The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.

Boys Likely to Win According to Latest Odds

The favourites have a 45% likelihood of success according to the bookies, with Sport Boys chalked up at +120 to land a win in this Liga 1 clash. Cienciano are trading at a bigger price than their opponents and the outsiders can be backed at +225.

Boys are -122 at -0.25 on the Asian Handicap and this gives you a half stake refund in the event of a draw. However, you get a full payout on your wager if they manage to beat Cienciano.

The current odds reflect that there’s not much between Over 2.5 Goals and Under 2.5 Goals. The Yes pick in the Both Teams to Score market is considered to be the most likely result and it’s trading at -143.

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Pablo Erustes is the First Goalscorer Favourite

Favourite Pablo Erustes is priced at +525 to be the first player to find the net. There’s also the opportunity to back him to score any time at odds of +225.

Player Goals
Pablo Erustes (Sport Boys)
First
+525
Anytime
+225
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Carlos Garcés (Cienciano)
First
+525
Anytime
+225
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Juan Torres (Sport Boys)
First
+550
Anytime
+235
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Alejandro Hohberg (Cienciano)
First
+600
Anytime
+270
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Team Stats
Sport Boys logo Sport Boys League Stats
Cienciano logo Cienciano League Stats
Full-Time Result
  • 4 wins, 2 defeats and 4 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 5 wins, 1 defeat and 4 draws in the previous 10 home matches
Full-Time Result
  • 4 wins, 4 defeats and 2 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 3 wins, 5 defeats and 2 draws in the previous 10 away matches
Goals
Goals
Top Scorers & Assists
Top Scorers & Assists

Sport Boys vs Cienciano Lineups & Team News

Before making your bets, take a look at the Boys vs Cienciano team news. We’ll bring you the confirmed Liga 1 lineups along with up-to-date injury news.

Previous Sport Boys Lineups

16 Aug Liga 1
CD Moquegua 1-1 Sport Boys
08 Aug Liga 1
Sport Boys 1-1 Alianza Lima
01 Aug Liga 1
Atlético Grau 0-1 Sport Boys
25 Jul Liga 1
Sport Boys 2-0 ADT
19 Jul Liga 1
Los Chankas 1-0 Sport Boys
30 May Liga 1
Sport Boys 1-0 Comerciantes

Previous Cienciano Lineups

20 Aug Copa Sudamericana
Botafogo 1-0 Cienciano
16 Aug Liga 1
Cienciano 0-0 Deportivo Garcilaso
13 Aug Copa Sudamericana
Cienciano 6-1 Botafogo
06 Aug Liga 1
Alianza Atlético 1-0 Cienciano
02 Aug Liga 1
Cienciano 2-0 Universitario
29 Jul Copa Sudamericana
Cienciano 4-0 Lanús
Team Squads

Sport Boys Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Carlos Desio

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Hansell Riojas 26 D 5 450 5 0 1 0 2 0
Mathias Llontop 13 D 5 450 5 0 0 1 0 0
Diego Melian 22 G 5 450 5 0 0 0 0 0
Hernan Da Campo 8 M 5 450 5 0 0 0 0 0
Oslimg Mora 24 M 5 449 5 0 0 0 1 0

Cienciano Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Horacio Melgarejo

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Kevin Becerra 3 D 5 380 4 1 0 0 0 0
Carlos Garces 21 F 5 379 4 1 1 0 1 0
Santiago Arias 5 M 5 364 4 1 0 0 2 0
Carlos Cabello 22 D 5 342 4 1 0 1 0 0
Ademar Robles 29 M 5 327 3 2 0 0 0 0
Peru FlagLiga 1 Table
Liga 1 Apertura
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Alianza Lima 17 12 4 1 30:8 40
2 Los Chankas 17 10 4 3 25:21 34
3 Cienciano 17 10 3 4 34:22 33
4 Universitario 17 8 5 4 24:15 29
5 Melgar 17 8 4 5 29:20 28
6 Cusco 17 8 3 6 21:24 27
7 Deportivo Garcilaso 17 7 5 5 21:18 26
8 Alianza Atlético 17 5 6 6 20:18 21
9 Comerciantes 17 5 6 6 18:20 21
10 ADT 17 5 5 7 22:21 20
11 Sport Boys 17 5 5 7 15:19 20
12 Sporting Cristal 17 5 4 8 28:30 19
13 CD Moquegua 17 5 3 9 17:24 18
14 FC Cajamarca 17 4 5 8 23:28 17
15 Atlético Grau 17 4 4 9 12:18 16
16 Sport Huancayo 17 4 4 9 21:31 16
17 Juan Pablo II 17 4 4 9 22:40 16
18 UTC 17 4 6 7 21:26 13
Liga 1 Clausura
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Alianza Lima 5 3 2 0 9:5 11
2 Melgar 5 3 1 1 10:6 10
3 Sporting Cristal 6 3 1 2 10:7 10
4 Deportivo Garcilaso 5 3 1 1 5:2 10
5 Atlético Grau 6 3 1 2 7:5 10
6 Universitario 5 3 1 1 8:7 10
7 Alianza Atlético 6 3 1 2 10:10 10
8 Cusco 5 3 0 2 12:7 9
9 Sport Boys 5 2 2 1 5:3 8
10 Sport Huancayo 5 2 1 2 7:7 7
11 Los Chankas 5 2 1 2 6:9 7
12 Comerciantes 5 1 2 2 9:9 5
13 Juan Pablo II 5 1 2 2 4:6 5
14 CD Moquegua 5 0 4 1 3:5 4
15 Cienciano 5 1 1 3 3:6 4
16 FC Cajamarca 6 1 1 4 10:14 4
17 ADT 5 0 2 3 3:7 2
18 UTC 5 0 2 3 3:9 2

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