Liga Nacional: Malacateco - Achuapa game guide and stats

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Competition: Guatemala Liga Nacional
Competition: Sun 10.October
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Municipal Santa Lucía (7000 seats)

Most would pick Malacateco in this match against Achuapa, but the away side will fight to the bitter end. Here's the Tipsway match guide!

Insights:
  • Malacateco have the most dropped points from leading position (9) in Liga Nacional
  • Achuapa have the most matches under the total-line (9) in Liga Nacional

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Malacateco form and stats

Malacateco have collected 7 points from their Liga Nacional home games so far after 2-1-2.

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper not having conceded a league goal in 213 minutes.

Malacateco enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Cotzumalguapa's place. The match ended 3-0.

A 0-0 draw away before that, with Nueva Concepcion the opponent.

The Malacateco fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 7 in 5 matches. Malacateco's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 7 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Achuapa form and stats

Playing away, Achuapa have won 0 games, drawn 3 and suffered 2 defeats in the Liga Nacional this season.

Achuapa are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the Liga Nacional against Nueva Concepcion (placed 9th).

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Municipal wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Achuapa as they have only managed to score 3 times from 5 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Achuapa have seen the ball go into their own net 6 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The previous head to head meeting ended Achuapa - Malacateco 0-0, earlier this season. Head to head totals (for the preceeding three meetings): Malacateco won one game, one match ended in a draw and Achuapa managed one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / two

Top Goalscorers

MalacatecoM. Rotondi
M. Rotondi
8 goals
MalacatecoK. Cerdas Barrantes
K. Cerdas Barrantes
2 goals
MalacatecoK. Ramírez López
K. Ramírez López
1 goals

Malacateco missing players

Achuapa missing players

Malacateco Achuapa
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
12 5 2 Played P 1 5 12
4 2 2 Won W 0 0 2
3 1 0 Drew D 0 3 4
5 2 0 Lost L 1 2 6
14 7 3 Scored S 0 3 7
16 7 1 Conceded C 1 6 14
83% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 80% 83%
67% 80% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 60% 58%
50% 60% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 20% 17%
25% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 20% 17%
17% 20% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
42% 80% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 40% 25%
42% 20% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 20% 33%
33% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 60% 58%
 
3.9 3.2 3 Corners for (avg) C F 1 1.8 3.1
5.2 6 6.5 Corners against (avg) C A 12 6.4 5.5
2.8 2.8 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.4 1.5
5 2 0 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
7.1 9 7 Shots (avg) S ( 10 8.6 5.4
3.2 4.4 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.8 2.2
36% 32% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 16% 26%
Key stats in Liga Nacional this season:
  • Achuapa have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Achuapa have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Achuapa have the most matches under the total-line (9) in Liga Nacional
  • Achuapa have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Achuapa have yet to win a game away.
  • Malacateco have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Malacateco have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Achuapa have scored away.
  • Malacateco have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • 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 have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Malacateco haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  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 11 8 1 2 21 7 5 5 0 0 15 3 6 3 1 2 6 4 14 25
2 Cotzumalguapa 11 7 3 1 14 8 6 3 2 1 7 6 5 4 1 0 7 2 6 24
3 Comunicaciones 11 6 2 3 20 12 5 3 2 0 10 5 6 3 0 3 10 7 8 20
4 Xelaju 11 5 4 2 11 9 6 4 2 0 8 1 5 1 2 2 3 8 2 19
5 Municipal 11 5 3 3 16 10 6 4 1 1 12 6 5 1 2 2 4 4 6 18
6 Solola 12 4 4 4 12 14 6 2 1 3 6 9 6 2 3 1 6 5 -2 16
7 Malacateco 12 4 3 5 14 16 5 2 1 2 7 7 7 2 2 3 7 9 -2 15
8 Iztapa 12 4 1 7 13 16 6 4 0 2 8 4 6 0 1 5 5 12 -3 13
9 Nueva Concepcion 12 3 2 7 6 17 6 3 2 1 5 3 6 0 0 6 1 14 -11 11
10 Achuapa 12 2 4 6 7 14 7 2 1 4 4 8 5 0 3 2 3 6 -7 10
11 Coban Imperial 11 2 3 6 9 15 6 2 2 2 5 5 5 0 1 4 4 10 -6 9
12 Guastatoya 10 2 2 6 7 12 4 2 2 0 4 2 6 0 0 6 3 10 -5 8

Read more about Liga Nacional

Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatamala (National football league of Guatemala) is the top level of Guatemalan football. It was formerly known as Liga Mayor “A”. It was founded in 1919. The league has twelve teams meeting each other twice in two stages, Apertura and Clausura.