Sporting Cristal 4-2 Comerciantes Unidos: result and AI prediction
Sporting Cristal – Comerciantes Unidos, Primera División, Sunday, October 18, 2026 at 05:00 PM (GMT). Venue: Estadio Alberto Gallardo
Sporting Cristal is #9 in the table (41 pts) and Comerciantes Unidos #14 (31 pts). Sporting Cristal is unbeaten in its last 5 matches. Comerciantes Unidos has not won any of its last 5 matches. Last 6 head-to-head meetings: Sporting Cristal 4, draws 0, Comerciantes Unidos 2. Their last meeting, on April 25, 2026, ended Comerciantes Unidos 1-0 Sporting Cristal.
AI confidence: Medium
AI match recap
Sporting Cristal take strong form and a major home-platform advantage into a match with real importance at both ends of the table. Comerciantes Unidos arrive under pressure after a difficult run, but Hernández has publicly demanded an assertive display rather than a deep defensive block. Cristal’s transition attacks and their threat from set-pieces are the clearest match-defining factors. The visitors’ best route is to survive the early territorial pressure, then make Sen a credible outlet when Cristal commit bodies forward.
Head-to-head analysis
Cristal have the stronger overall record in this fixture and have recorded emphatic recent home wins, but Comerciantes won the most recent meeting. That result is a reminder that the visitors can punish a flat Cristal performance when transitions are not controlled.
Form (last 5)
Sporting Cristal vs Comerciantes Unidos stats
| Sporting Cristal | Comerciantes Unidos | |
|---|---|---|
| Played | 28 | 28 |
| Goals scored | 49 | 36 |
| Goals conceded | 40 | 39 |
| Clean sheets | 6 | 5 |
Last meetings
- 2026-04-25Comerciantes Unidos 1-0 Sporting Cristal
- 2025-11-01Comerciantes Unidos 1-4 Sporting Cristal
- 2025-06-29Sporting Cristal 2-0 Comerciantes Unidos
- 2024-11-03Sporting Cristal 3-0 Comerciantes Unidos
- 2024-05-25Comerciantes Unidos 0-1 Sporting Cristal
- 2018-09-30Sporting Cristal 0-2 Comerciantes Unidos

Sporting Cristal
Comerciantes Unidos