Universitario - Leon de Huanuco

Peru Primera Division, Descentralizado

Tough start for both teams this season, and it's strange to see them so low in the table (although we should have gotten used to that from last season). Both teams have lost 2 games so far, out of 6 played, but they also appear to be having difficulties in winning. Leon only managed to win 2-0 against newly promoted Cajamarca, while drawing at home against Melgar and at the other newly promoted team, Pacifico. They have also shown a huge inability to score goals, with just 3 goals in 6 games (although, to their credit, the defense is working quite all right, having conceded just 4). Universitario aren't doing much better either, but they have at least managed to win 2 games, against Juan Aurich and Cesar Vallejo (both being better ranked than Leon). We can see the same offensive inefficiency for Universitario, as they score 5 goals so far, but they are hopeful that it will end now, with the debut of fast-paced striker Raul Ruidiaz (he returns to his first club, after an awesome 2011 season, and after a good spell with U de Chile). He is expected to start today, along side Miguel Ximenez in attack (Ximenez has an awesome record in Peru, having scored 47 goals in 95 matches for Sporting Cristal, and 20 goals in 37 games for Universitario - since 2012). With this move, I think that Universitario will definitely improve, as they will have a fearsome offense, and they should have a bit more in themselves than Leon. GL!

Universitario (-0.5 AH) @ 2.00, 3/10
Result: 4-0, WON