Prediction Cienciano vs Sport Boys 2025 – Betting Tips for the Primera Division on 18/09/2025

Match context and form guide

Cienciano return to Cusco’s high altitude for a Round 9 clash of the Clausura that looks to be firmly tilted in their favor. The hosts sit seventh with 11 points from seven matches and arrive off a convincing 3-0 away win against Alianza Universidad, a result that reinforced the home side’s confidence and showed they can produce clinical finishes on the road. Their recent sequence across competitions is mixed but promising at home, with more wins than losses and a healthy goal difference. Cienciano’s cumulative attacking numbers — reflected in a strong shots count and a solid goals scored tally — underline that they create chances consistently and have the defensive solidity to keep clean sheets, six so far in the dataset.

By contrast, Sport Boys are struggling, anchored in 18th place with just four points from eight outings and a dire recent run that reads overwhelmingly negative. They have managed a single win in their last ten reported results and conceded heavily, leaving their goal return poor while defensive lapses are an issue both home and away. Their latest defeat, a 0-1 reverse to Comerciantes Unidos, continued a worrying trend and did little to suggest an immediate reversal of fortunes away from home. The statistics show Sport Boys create fewer meaningful chances and give up more goals than their opposition, which makes this trip to a tough venue all the more challenging.

Tactical outlook and key moments to watch

This fixture carries the familiar dynamic of a team thriving at altitude and enjoying relative momentum against a side that has struggled to find rhythm. Cienciano’s recent form includes attacking returns and the kind of defensive discipline that yields clean sheets, while Sport Boys have struggled to convert limited opportunities and have been vulnerable at the back. The head-to-head earlier in the season ended in a 2-2 draw, but that result won’t paper over the clear differences in trajectory now; the hosts look sharper, and the numbers back a team capable of controlling the game and finishing chances.

Betting suggestion

Given the weight of form, home advantage and the bookmakers’ pricing that strongly favors the hosts, the clearest market to target is the 1X2. Backing Cienciano to win is the recommended play. The home win is well supported by a 1.42 quote and the data: Cienciano’s recent 3-0 victory, superior goals-scored figures, six clean sheets and Sport Boys’ run of defeats and defensive fragility combine into a compelling case for the home side to collect three points in Cusco.