Football match preview: Malacateco vs Solola

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Competition: Guatemala Liga Nacional
Competition: Sun 21.November
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Municipal Santa Lucía (7000 seats)

The home team stadium regulars look for a win in this fixture, and the home advantage might do the trick versus a struggling visitor. Malacateco are in 5th position while the guesting Solola fret at 10th.

Insights:
  • Malacateco have the most conceded goals in the second half (17) in Liga Nacional
  • Solola is in the worst form (0-3-3)

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Malacateco form and stats

Malacateco have performed here at Estadio Municipal Santa Lucía this season with 6 wins from 9 Liga Nacional matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 2. Ever since the Antigua GFC game Malacateco has been unbeatable here at Estadio Municipal Santa Lucía producing five straight wins.

Malacateco drew their last game, 1-1 away at Antigua GFC (placed 1st).

Before that, Malacateco had a home game versus Xelajú which ended with a victory 2-0.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (18 in 9 games), Malacateco's attacking play is working. It's worth mentioning that 10 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Malacateco are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio Municipal Santa Lucía in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 9 matches.

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Solola form and stats

2 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Solola playing as the away team in the Liga Nacional this season.

Solola's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Xelajú that finished 1-1.

A 1-1 draw at Iztapa's stadium before that.

The visitors have scored 8 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Solola have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

These competitors have played earlier this season: Solola - Malacateco 0-2.

Top Goalscorers

MalacatecoM. Rotondi
M. Rotondi
12 goals
SololaA. López Ojeda
A. López Ojeda
6 goals
MalacatecoE. Herrera Morales
E. Herrera Morales
5 goals

Malacateco missing players

Solola missing players

Malacateco Solola
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
19 9 2 Played P 3 9 19
8 6 2 Won W 0 2 4
5 1 0 Drew D 2 4 7
6 2 0 Lost L 1 3 8
28 18 2 Scored S 1 8 17
21 8 0 Conceded C 3 13 29
89% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 78% 84%
68% 67% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 78% 79%
42% 44% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 33% 42%
21% 22% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 33% 26%
16% 22% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 11%
47% 56% 0% BTTS BTTS 33% 44% 47%
42% 44% 100% Clean Sheets C S 33% 33% 32%
21% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 67% 44% 37%
 
3.5 3 4 Corners for (avg) C F 2.3 3.4 3.6
5.2 5.7 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 10.3 7.3 6.1
2.3 2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 2.7 2.7
5 2 0 Red cards R C 2 3 4
 
7.9 10.3 7.5 Shots (avg) S ( 6 7.4 5.4
4.2 5.9 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 2.8 1.9
35% 34% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 32% 46%
 
11.5 11.9 11.5 Shots against (avg) S A 8.7 12.3 7.6
5.1 6.2 7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.3 3.4 2.4
Key stats in Liga Nacional this season:
  • Malacateco have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Malacateco have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Malacateco have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Solola have scored away.
  • Malacateco have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Malacateco have the most conceded goals in the second half (17) in Liga Nacional
  • Malacateco haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Solola have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Solola is in the worst form (0-3-3)

  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 19 13 3 3 33 12 10 8 2 0 25 7 9 5 1 3 8 5 21 42
2 Comunicaciones 19 11 4 4 35 19 10 6 3 1 20 9 9 5 1 3 15 10 16 37
3 Cotzumalguapa 19 8 9 2 25 22 9 4 4 1 13 10 10 4 5 1 12 12 3 33
4 Municipal 19 9 5 5 28 15 9 6 2 1 18 7 10 3 3 4 10 8 13 32
5 Malacateco 19 8 5 6 28 21 9 6 1 2 18 8 10 2 4 4 10 13 7 29
6 Xelajú 19 6 6 7 15 22 9 5 3 1 10 3 10 1 3 6 5 19 -7 24
7 Iztapa 19 6 4 9 22 30 9 6 1 2 11 5 10 0 3 7 11 25 -8 22
8 Guastatoya 19 5 6 8 16 18 9 4 4 1 12 7 10 1 2 7 4 11 -2 21
9 Coban Imperial 19 5 4 10 17 23 10 3 3 4 9 9 9 2 1 6 8 14 -6 19
10 Solola 19 4 7 8 17 29 10 2 3 5 9 16 9 2 4 3 8 13 -12 19
11 Achuapa 19 3 7 9 9 18 10 3 2 5 5 9 9 0 5 4 4 9 -9 16
12 Nueva Concepción 19 4 4 11 11 27 10 4 4 2 9 7 9 0 0 9 2 20 -16 16

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.