Deportivo Garcilaso 4-0 Universitario: result and AI prediction

AI match recap

This is a high-stakes Clausura meeting between teams separated by little in the table, with Garcilaso especially formidable in Cusco and Universitario arriving in excellent form. The hosts need to exploit the first phase of the match, where their home intensity and territorial familiarity are most valuable. Universitario’s reshuffled defence is the central concern after Di Benedetto’s confirmed absence, but their recent results and returning squad options give them ways to change the match later on. Expect a disciplined, contested game in which set-pieces and the battle for second balls carry unusual importance.

Head-to-head analysis

Universitario have had the better of the recent series, most notably in April, but Garcilaso have made their home meetings far tighter. Two of the last three fixtures in Cusco ended level, reinforcing the importance of home conditions in this matchup.

Injuries and absences

Matías Di Benedetto’s confirmed absence removes a regular Universitario central defender and makes the organisation of the replacement pairing the match’s clearest personnel issue. Santamaría is expected to step in, while Flores, Calcaterra and Rivera are selection omissions rather than reported fitness absences.

Form (last 5)

Deportivo Garcilaso vs Universitario stats

Last meetings

• 2026-04-23Universitario 4-1 Deportivo Garcilaso
• 2025-11-08Universitario 0-0 Deportivo Garcilaso
• 2025-07-06Deportivo Garcilaso 0-1 Universitario
• 2024-08-17Universitario 3-1 Deportivo Garcilaso
• 2024-03-09Deportivo Garcilaso 2-2 Universitario
• 2023-08-20Universitario 1-1 Deportivo Garcilaso

Other Primera División matches

• Alianza Atletico – Comerciantes Unidos
• Alianza Lima – ADT
• FC Cajamarca – Cusco
• Sporting Cristal – Atletico Grau
• FBC Melgar – Sport Boys
• Sport Huancayo – UTC Cajamarca
• Juan Pablo II College – UCV Moquegua
• ADT – Cienciano