Sport Boys 1-0 Sporting Cristal: result and AI prediction
Sport Boys – Sporting Cristal, Primera División, Sunday, August 30, 2026 at 09:30 PM (GMT). Venue: Estadio Miguel Grau
Sport Boys is #9 in the table (31 pts) and Sporting Cristal #10 (29 pts). Sport Boys is unbeaten in its last 5 matches. Sport Boys has kept 10 clean sheets in 23 matches. Last 6 head-to-head meetings: Sport Boys 0, draws 1, Sporting Cristal 5. Their last meeting, on March 15, 2026, ended Sporting Cristal 3-0 Sport Boys.
AI confidence: Medium
AI match recap
This is a tight Clausura meeting between sides separated by very little in the table, but with sharply different home-and-away profiles. Sport Boys bring strong recent form and the benefit of returning to Miguel Grau in front of their own supporters only. Sporting Cristal carry the psychological edge from the recent head-to-head series and have enough attacking quality to punish any lapse, yet their away defensive record gives the hosts a genuine route into the match. Expect the home side to compete fiercely for territory, second balls and dead-ball opportunities.
Head-to-head analysis
Sporting Cristal have won the last five meetings and have not lost to Sport Boys across the supplied ten-match sample. That sequence includes several multi-goal Cristal victories, although Sport Boys’ present home defensive form offers a more resistant context than recent visits.
Injuries and absences
Recent external listings identify Leonel Solís and Renato Solís as unavailable, while Ian Wisdom has also been reported with an elbow injury. These reports conflict with the supplied clean absence list, so the confirmed teamsheet is decisive before assigning any major structural impact.
Form (last 5)
Sport Boys vs Sporting Cristal stats
| Sport Boys | Sporting Cristal | |
|---|---|---|
| Played | 23 | 23 |
| Goals scored | 25 | 38 |
| Goals conceded | 23 | 37 |
| Clean sheets | 10 | 4 |
Last meetings
- 2026-03-15Sporting Cristal 3-0 Sport Boys
- 2025-07-26Sport Boys 0-2 Sporting Cristal
- 2025-02-16Sporting Cristal 2-1 Sport Boys
- 2024-07-21Sporting Cristal 4-0 Sport Boys
- 2024-02-04Sport Boys 1-3 Sporting Cristal
- 2023-09-10Sport Boys 1-1 Sporting Cristal

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