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Matchday 7 of the 2023 Liga 1 of Peruvian soccer continues to bring us fascinating clashes. This Sunday, March 5, the clash between Universitario vs Melgar will be no exception. Universitario vs Melgar will face each other this weekend at the Monumental Stadium in Lima aiming at overcoming the bad streak they are going through.
We at JefeBet bring you the best betting preview, and odds of the match between Universitario vs Melgar for matchday 7 of the first phase in the Inca championship.
Predictions, Odds, and Betting Preview for the Universitario vs Melgar Liga 1 Matchday 7 Game on March 5, 2023
- Where: Monumental U Stadium, Lima, Peru
- When: Sunday, March 05, 2023, 03:30 PM E.T.
- Moneyline: Universitario (+130) / Tie (+220) / Melgar (+200)
- Asian Handicap: Universitario (-0.5, +130) / Melgar (+0.5, -177)
- Over/Under (2.5): Over (-117) / Under (-117)
- Both teams score: Yes (-155) / No (+114)
Odds provided by Unibet.
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Betting on Universitario
Universitario’s performance in Liga 1 has not been the best. After their lost away game against Carlos Mannucci by 2-0, Universitario have now lost three consecutive matches and have only 3 points in the championship scoreboard. That rounds off one of their worst starts of season in many years.
As a result, Universitario opted to take drastic measures, starting with the departure of technical director Carlos Compagnucci. After three consecutive losses, the Argentinean opted to step aside.
The managing team has opted to temporary fill his place with coach Jorge Araujo. It was reported that the sports management may have had contact with Jorge Fossati (Uruguay) to take over the position of Universitario‘s DT.
Possible Lineup (4-5-1): José Carvallo; Aldo Corzo, Piero Guzmán, Williams Riveros, Nelson Cabanillas; Jorge Murrugarra, Jordan Guivin, Horacio Calcaterra, Luis Urruti, Martín Perez Guedes; Alex Valera.
Betting on Melgar
Melgar’s situation, on the other hand, is not far from their rival’s condition. This Sunday’s away game comes after losing their first 3 games. The last of these games took place on February 17 against Sporting Cristal..
For this reason, Melgar’s managing team has already evaluated coach Pablo Lavallén’s stay on the team. The red-and-black team remains without scoring points in 2023. To make matters worse, the group stage of the Copa Libertadores is just around the corner.
Among other issues, it is also worth mentioning that Melgar will be well rested for their match against Universitario. This is so due to the fact that last week’s match against Sport Boys had to be suspended because Melgar refused to allow cameras on the stadium, caused by all the controversy over television rights against the FPF.
Possible Lineup (4-3-3): Carlos Cáceda; Alejandro Ramos, Leonardo Galeano, Alec Deneumostier, Paolo Reyna; Horacio Orzán, Alexis Arias, Tomás Martínez; Cristian Bordacahar, Luis Iberico, Pablo Magnín.
JefeBet Prediction
Universitario vs Melgar will be a decisive match for both teams. However, if we are going to highlight the teams’ overall performances, Universitario takes the lead. Resting can be good for the teams, but it may not be Melgar‘s case, which come into a decisive match having two defeats.
Regarding match histories, Universitario have won 13 of the last 26 matches played at the Monumental. Melgar, on the contrary, have only won 5 times at the Monumental. Their last match ended in a 1-1 draw.
Prediction: Universitario wins (UNI 2-1 MEL)
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