Comerciantes Unidos vs Alianza Lima

The defence that closed the Apertura with eight goals conceded Alianza Lima dominated the previous phase thanks in part to a striking figure: just eight goals conceded in seventeen rounds, less than half a goal a game. It's the trait that made their matches among the most controlled in the competition, often settled by narrow margins and never giving up space. An equally measured opponent Comerciantes Unidos, in the same period, closed with eighteen goals scored and twenty conceded, the numbers of a side that doesn't live on goal-rich games. In a Liga 1 running around two and a half goals a match, the meeting of a defence this airtight and a measured attack points toward a low score: a maximum of three total goals I read at around 84%. A tactical-game preview, with Alianza Lima managing the tempo.