Liga Nacional: Two squads in fair shape get together for this match. Malacateco hold a wee upper hand with their 4th place in the table?
- Cotzumalguapa have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Malacateco have the most scored goals in the first half (20) in Liga Nacional
This should be an appealing game with lots of action and energy as both contenders are well rested since they last played a game. Let's get started!
Cotzumalguapa form and stats
4 victories, 6 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Cotzumalguapa have to build on here in the Liga Nacional. The last three games played by Cotzumalguapa, regardless of arena, have all ended draws.
The home supporters saw a 1-1 draw versus Guastatoya in the Liga Nacional last time out and are looking for a win here.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Antigua GFC that finished 0-0.Cotzumalguapa has scored 16 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. 13 goals have been conceded.
Malacateco form and stats
Malacateco have only collected 11 points from their away games in the Liga Nacional, after 2-5-4 (11 played). One point away has become something of a habit for Malacateco who have played out draws in their last three away games.
Malacateco go into this game after a win, the home game against Nueva Concepcion that ended 5-1. As mentioned above, Malacateco was the only team on the pitch versus Nueva Concepcion in their previous game, winning 5-1. This could be a tougher task.
A 1-1 draw at Guastatoya's stadium before that.Malacateco are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 11 away goals from 11 games (in the league). 14 goals have been conceded by Malacateco in these games.
Head 2 Head
Cotzumalguapa - Malacateco 0-3 was the story when these two teams previously did battle, earlier this season. Previous nine meetings featuring these participants: Cotzumalguapa won five, Malacateco triumphed in three and we saw one draw. three games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with under 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  M. Rotondi 15 goals |  I. Acuña Sánchez 11 goals | E. Herrera Morales 7 goals |
Cotzumalguapa missing players
Malacateco missing players
| Cotzumalguapa | Malacateco | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 22 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 28 | 16 | 4 | Scored | S | 4 | 11 | 36 |
| 25 | 13 | 1 | Conceded | C | 5 | 14 | 23 |
| 86% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 82% | 91% |
| 73% | 82% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 73% | 73% |
| 36% | 45% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 36% | 41% |
| 23% | 27% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 18% | 23% |
| 9% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 9% | 18% |
| 59% | 64% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 45% | 50% |
| 36% | 27% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 36% | 41% |
| 18% | 18% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 36% | 18% |
| 4 | 5.1 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 4 | 3.6 |
| 4.3 | 3.8 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 4.3 | 5 |
| 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 9.9 | 12 | 13.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4 | 5.8 | 8.7 |
| 3.5 | 3.9 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.7 | 2.5 | 4.5 |
| 37% | 37% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 80% | 41% | 36% |
| 8 | 8.7 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 10.4 | 11 |
| 3 | 2.9 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 3.9 | 5 |
- Cotzumalguapa have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Cotzumalguapa have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Malacateco have the most conceded goals in the second half (18) in Liga Nacional
- Malacateco have the most scored goals in the first half (20) in Liga Nacional
| 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 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 23 | 46 |
| 2 | Comunicaciones | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 18 | 44 |
| 3 | Municipal | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 39 |
| 4 | Malacateco | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 36 |
| 5 | Cotzumalguapa | 22 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 28 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 36 |
| 6 | Xelajú | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 19 | -5 | 30 |
| 7 | Iztapa | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 36 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 26 | -6 | 28 |
| 8 | Solola | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -11 | 25 |
| 9 | Guastatoya | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 12 | -5 | 23 |
| 10 | Coban Imperial | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 21 | -9 | 20 |
| 11 | Achuapa | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -12 | 16 |
| 12 | Nueva Concepcion | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 27 | -24 | 16 |