Tomás Yelmini
Peruvian soccer will experience the most important match in the country this weekend, as Universitario vs Alianza Lima will face each other at the Monumental de Ate on matchday 5 of Liga 1.
After the suspension of Peruvian soccer, which led to the postponement of the first two matchdays, the home team had one win and one loss. Meanwhile, Alianza Lima made its debut this past weekend, after not showing up to play against Sporting Cristal, another of its traditional rivals from Lima.
Without further ado, at JefeBet we bring you all the information about how these two teams arrive to the matchday 5 of the Peruvian Liga 1, as well as the predictions, odds and probable lineups for Universitario vs Alianza Lima.
Predictions, Odds, and Betting Preview for the Universitario vs Alianza Lima Liga 1 Match on February 19, 2023
- Where: Estadio Monumental de Ate – Lima, Peru
- When: Sunday, February 19, 2023, 5.30 PM E.T.
- Moneyline: Universitario (+150) / Tie (+230) / Alianza Lima (+170)
- Asian Handicap: [Por definir]
- Over/Under (2.5): Over (-130) / Under (-104)
- Both teams score: Yes (-175) / No (+123)
Odds provided by Unibet.
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Betting on Universitario
Universitario has three points at the moment, and those are the result of a 4-0 win over Cantolao in their debut match. The team’s next match, ended in a 1-0 loss to Unión Comercio, playing away from home.
In both matches, one of the team’s most active players was Alex Valera, who scored in the home win but was unable to repeat the feat while playing away, despite having four very clear goal-scoring opportunities. The reason why bringing up this fact is important, it’s because Valera was never able to score against Alianza Lima while wearing this jersey, like he could do with Deportivo Llacuabamba, on November 6, 2020 (2-2).
Probable lineup (4-2-3-1): José Carvallo; Hugo Ancajima, Williams Riveros, Matías Di Benedetto and Nelson Cabanillas; Horacio Calcaterra and Rodrigo Ureña; Andy Polo, Martín Pérez Guedes and José Rivera; and Alex Valera.
Betting on Alianza Lima
The Alianza Lima team did not play its debut match in League 1 because of the issues with the television format proposed by the Peruvian Football Federation (FPF). As indicated in the regulations, the organization gave regarded the match as being lost by 0-3.
Alianza Lima was only able to make its debut this past week, when it defeated Sport Boys 2-0, with goals from Hernán Barcos and Pablo Sabbag. Indeed, Alianza Lima’s coach, Guillermo Salas, hopes to be able to repeat the same 11 players that got on the field on Sunday.
Probable lineup (4-4-2): Franco Saravia; Gino Peruzzi, Carlos Montoya, Santiago García and Ricardo Lagos Puyén; Bryan Reyna, Josepmir Ballón, Pablo Lavandeira and Andrés Andrade; Gabriel Costa and Hernán Barcos.
JefeBet Prediction
The last match between Universitario vs Alianza Lima took place on September 4, 2022, when Universitario won 2-0 at the Alejandro Villanueva de la Victoria Stadium on matchday 10 of the Clausura season. The last time these two teams met at the Monumental U was on April 17, 2022, in the Apertura, when the Alianza won 4-1.
Indeed, both teams come into this match with little soccer display, and there is no doubt that it will be a great game due to the amount of mistakes that will be made on each side. Cosnsidering all of the above, at JefeBet we believe that Alianza Lima will win.
Prediction: Alianza Lima wins by 2-0.
