Cienciano vs FBC Melgar

Cienciano face FBC Melgar in the CONMEBOL Sudamericana (Qualification Round 1) on Friday 6 March 2026, kick-off 00:30 UTC at Estadio Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, Cusco.

At home this season Cienciano average 2.6 goals scored and 0.4 conceded per game; on the road FBC Melgar average 1.0 scored and 2.0 conceded. Cienciano have kept 4 clean sheets and failed to score 5 times; FBC Melgar have 0 clean sheets and 0 blanks.

Cienciano have scored 5 and conceded 6 in their last 4 matches, with 3 going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 2. FBC Melgar have scored 5 and conceded 5 in their last 4 matches, with 2 going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3.

Cienciano come into this fixture with a recent record of 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats, while FBC Melgar have 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat in the same window. Across the last 4 head-to-head meetings, 11 goals have been scored and both teams found the net in 2 of them. The model rates the two sides evenly matched, backing the draw. The Draw selection (Draw) is assigned a 77% probability at odds of 1.3.

• FBC Melgar have the better recent form (8 pts vs 4 pts from the last 5 matches).
• Cienciano have scored 19 goals this season compared with 1 for FBC Melgar.
• Defensively, Cienciano have conceded 15 and FBC Melgar have conceded 2.
• Cienciano have won 2 of 3 home matches in this competition.
• The last 4 H2H meetings average 2.8 goals per game.
• Market rationale: the model sees the teams as evenly matched.

• Cienciano at home: 6 wins, 1 draws and 0 defeats from 7 games.
• FBC Melgar away from home: 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeats from 1 games.
• Cienciano have taken 3 points from their last 4 matches.
• FBC Melgar have taken 7 points from their last 4 matches.

In the last 4 meetings, Cienciano have won 0, FBC Melgar have won 4 and 0 ended level. The most recent, on 18 July 2026, finished Cienciano 1-3 FBC Melgar.