The Firpo & Once Municipal head coaches Correia and Echeverrito are both fearful of and eagerly anticipating this very important match in the higher area of the Primera Division standings.
- Firpo have the most dropped points from leading position (26) in Primera Division
- Once Municipal have the most points (21) away in Primera Division
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Firpo and Once Municipal.
Firpo form and stats
22 points is a decent return from 11 Primera Division games here at Estadio Sergio Torres Rivera for Firpo. The data says 6 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss. With seven home Primera Division games in a row without a win, the Firpo fans could feel they are not getting value for their money. It remains to be seen whether this unfortunate streak, which started after the Municipal Limeño game long ago, can be stopped today.
Firpo are returning here after visiting CD Platense and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Williams and Vásquez scored the goal(s).
Preceding that match was the home game against Alianza that was lost 0-1.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Firpo have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found twelve matches with the results: Won three, drawn four and lost five.
The Firpo fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 19 goals in 11 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. On the other hand, Firpo have conceded 12 goals.
Once Municipal form and stats
As the visiting team in Primera Division matches, Once Municipal have produced an overall stat of 6-3-2 so far. The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Municipal have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone ten consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Atletico Marte game.
Home advantage was not enough for Once Municipal in their previous game as they lost hosting Chalatenango, 0-1.
A 2-2 draw at Isidro Metapan's stadium before that.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 14 similar matches played by Once Municipal in our archives, and the results are: five wins for Municipal, five draws and four defeats.
Once Municipal are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 20 times in 11 away games so far. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Municipal have conceded 14 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Once Municipal - Firpo 1-0 was the result in these squads' last H2H game, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - three - four (Firpo wins - draws - Once Municipal wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Williams 16 goals |  B. Paz Ayala 9 goals |
Firpo missing players
Once Municipal missing players
| Firpo | Once Municipal | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 41 | 20 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 21 | 43 |
| 12 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| 15 | 7 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 9 | 18 |
| 14 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 58 | 26 | 6 | Scored | S | 2 | 26 | 55 |
| 53 | 23 | 5 | Conceded | C | 6 | 25 | 54 |
| 93% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 90% | 88% |
| 80% | 75% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 67% | 65% |
| 51% | 40% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 38% | 42% |
| 29% | 20% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 24% | 30% |
| 12% | 15% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 14% | 19% |
| 71% | 60% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 62% | 63% |
| 20% | 30% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 19% | 26% |
| 17% | 20% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 29% | 23% |
| 4.7 | 4.7 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
| 4.1 | 3.3 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 4 | 3.8 |
| 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 3.4 | 2.8 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 7 | 11 |
| 9.8 | 9.4 | 9.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.8 | 9.4 | 9.1 |
| 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 4 | 3.5 |
| 35% | 32% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 31% | 36% |
| 7.8 | 6.9 | 7.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.5 | 9.1 | 8 |
| 3.1 | 2.8 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.9 | 3.4 |
- Firpo have the most dropped points from leading position (26) in Primera Division
- Once Municipal have the most points (21) away in Primera Division
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Alianza | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 48 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 29 | 51 |
| 2 | FAS | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 38 |
| 3 | Firpo | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 36 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 35 |
| 4 | Once Municipal | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 39 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
| 5 | Aguila | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 36 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 34 |
| 6 | CD Platense | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -5 | 29 |
| 7 | Chalatenango | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 27 |
| 8 | Jocoro | 22 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 31 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 19 | -2 | 26 |
| 9 | Atletico Marte | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 15 | -8 | 25 |
| 10 | Santa Tecla | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -10 | 24 |
| 11 | Isidro Metapan | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 21 | -19 | 16 |
| 12 | Municipal Limeño | 22 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 38 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -22 | 14 |
