Counter-Punch
FBC Melgar
FBC Melgar were happy without the ball and still created more — 2.45 xG from 40.0% possession.
- Possession
- 40.0%
- Expected goals
- 2.45
- Opponent xG
- 0.83
Primera División · Clausura · 9
Cusco
0 – 1
FT
HT 0–0
FBC Melgar
B. Cuesta 50'
Primera División
Clausura · 9Cusco0–1FBC Melgar
0.83
Expected goals
2.45
50′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: CUS 0.83, FM 2.45.
Match report
Cusco 0-1 FBC Melgar
FBC Melgar edged out Cusco 1-0 at Estadio Inca Garcilaso de la Vega in Primera División. Cuesta opened the scoring for FBC Melgar on 50'.
Expected goals finished Cusco 0.83, FBC Melgar 2.45. The scoreline is a fair reflection of who created more. Cusco held 60.0% of the ball.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. FBC Melgar graded out for counter-punch — 40.0% possession and 2.45 expected goals. Cusco graded out for goalkeeper rescue — 6 saves and 2.45 faced xg.
Pedro Diaz came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 8.2 for Cusco across 90 minutes.
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
60%Possession40%
10Shots19
0.83xG2.45
What the numbers say
5 readsGoalkeeper Rescue
Cusco
Cusco's goalkeeper kept them in it — 6 saves against 2.45 xG, conceding just 1.
- Saves
- 6
- Faced xG
- 2.45
- Conceded
- 1
Wasteful Finishing
FBC Melgar
FBC Melgar created more than enough to win it and did not take it — 2.45 xG for 1 goal.
- Expected goals
- 2.45
- Goals
- 1
- Shortfall
- −1.45
Passive Possession
Cusco
Cusco controlled the ball without ever turning it into danger — territory, not threat.
- Possession
- 60.0%
- Expected goals
- 0.83
- On target
- 2
- xG per 100 passes
- 0.18
Timeline
Ricardo Lagos
Foul
🟨32'
Aldair Fuentes
Argument
🟨38'
🟨38'
Juan Escobar
Argument
Half-time
⚽50'
B. Cuesta — assist: N. Quagliata
🟨61'
Jhonny Vidales
Time wasting
Miguel Silveira ↑ L. Colitto ↓
🔄62'
🔄62'
H. Orzan ↑ M. Portillo ↓
🔄62'
M. Zegarra ↑ N. Quagliata ↓
J. Manzaneda ↑ N. Silva ↓
🔄63'
M. Ruidias ↑ R. Lagos ↓
🔄73'
J. Tevez ↑ D. Soto ↓
🔄73'
🔄76'
Jesus Alcantar ↑ N. Cabanillas ↓
🔄76'
L. Guzman ↑ J. Vidales ↓
O. Valenzuela ↑ C. Montano ↓
🔄83'
🔄84'
A. Deneumostier ↑ B. Cuesta ↓
Oswaldo Valenzuela
Foul
🟨86'
Match info
Kickoff
VenueEstadio Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, Cusco
RefereeJordi Espinoza, Peru
CompetitionPrimera División
Season2026
RoundClausura · 9
StatusMatch Finished