Edgy top table cliff-hanger in Liga Nacional as Malacateco have come the 124 miles necessary to challenge Comunicaciones at their Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores.
- Comunicaciones have the fewest clean sheets (3) in Liga Nacional
- Malacateco is in the best form (5-1-0)
The hosts Comunicaciones saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the Concacaf League. That game was an away game at Deportivo Saprissa, so at least Comunicaciones are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Comunicaciones form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores as Comunicaciones have scored 12 goals to get 15 points from 7 games. The overall stats in the Liga Nacional are 4-3-0 (wins-draws-losses).
Comunicaciones faced defeat in their previous match, away at Deportivo Saprissa (3-4). Did Comunicaciones get overconfident in their match against Deportivo Saprissa? We'll let you decide, but they did lose a 2-0 lead to end up with a 3-4 defeat. A goal frenzy last time out for Comunicaciones, with a total of 7 goals in the match against Deportivo Saprissa. Fun stuff to watch! A strange day for Comunicaciones and O. Santis last time out against Deportivo Saprissa: The player scored three goals but the team still lost the match 3-4.
In the match before that, Comunicaciones hosted Achuapa and drew the Liga Nacional game 0-0.The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Comunicaciones matches with similar probabilities have ended with five wins, two draws and zero defeats (from seven games).
Comunicaciones are traveling soon after this match as the Liga Nacional match at Coban Imperial awaits in three days.
Comunicaciones have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores with 12 goals in 7 league matches. Comunicaciones have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Malacateco form and stats
2 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Malacateco, who have the most clean sheets (4) away in Liga Nacional, playing as the away team in the Liga Nacional this season.
Malacateco have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Ruben Dario Silva Silva. It's been 393 minutes since they last conceded in Liga Nacional.
J. Morán scored in Malacateco's previous match, the home game against Municipal that ended 1-0.
That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Achuapa.Looking at the earlier recent performances of Malacateco when being an outsider away as they are today, we find seven matches with the visitors losing three times, drawing two and winning two games.
A new game in only three days for Malacateco, the Liga Nacional home match versus Iztapa. Busy days.
Malacateco have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 7 league away games 7 goals have been scored. 9 goals have been conceded by Malacateco in these games.
Head 2 Head
Malacateco - Comunicaciones 2-3 was the outcome when this pair of sides previously did battle, also in this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: seven - one - two (Comunicaciones wins - draws - Malacateco wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Rotondi 8 goals |  L. García 5 goals |  J. Anangonó León 4 goals |
Comunicaciones missing players
Malacateco missing players
| Comunicaciones | Malacateco | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 7 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 7 | 14 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 24 | 12 | 0 | Scored | S | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| 14 | 6 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 9 | 16 |
| 93% | 86% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 71% | 86% |
| 79% | 86% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 57% | 57% |
| 57% | 57% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 43% | 43% |
| 36% | 29% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 29% | 21% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 14% |
| 57% | 71% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 14% | 36% |
| 21% | 29% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 57% | 50% |
| 29% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 57% | 29% |
| 6.6 | 5.6 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 4.4 | 3.9 |
| 3.5 | 3.7 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.6 | 5.2 |
| 2 | 2.1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 11.4 | 15.6 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 5.7 | 7.7 |
| 4.6 | 4.7 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 2.4 | 3.7 |
| 38% | 36% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 60% | 41% | 31% |
- Comunicaciones have not yet lost a game at home.
- Comunicaciones have the fewest clean sheets (3) in Liga Nacional
- Comunicaciones have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (5) in Liga Nacional
- Comunicaciones have the most matches over the total-line (8) in Liga Nacional
- Comunicaciones have the most points from losing position (8) in Liga Nacional
- Comunicaciones have the most scored goals in the second half (15) in Liga Nacional
- Malacateco have the most clean sheets (4) away in Liga Nacional
- Malacateco have the most conceded goals in the second half (14) in Liga Nacional
- Malacateco have the most dropped points from leading position (9) in Liga Nacional
- Malacateco is in the best form (5-1-0)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Antigua GFC | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 32 |
| 2 | Comunicaciones | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 27 |
| 3 | Cotzumalguapa | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 26 |
| 4 | Malacateco | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| 5 | Municipal | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 20 |
| 6 | Xelaju | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -3 | 19 |
| 7 | Coban Imperial | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -2 | 18 |
| 8 | Iztapa | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -2 | 17 |
| 9 | Solola | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -7 | 16 |
| 10 | Guastatoya | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 11 | -4 | 11 |
| 11 | Achuapa | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -8 | 11 |
| 12 | Nueva Concepcion | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 16 | -14 | 11 |