FAS will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 3 points behind Independiente.
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.
FAS form and stats
When playing at home in the Primera Division, FAS have managed 2 wins, 0 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 5 games.
Stress levels are on the rise for FAS's attacking players as they have now played 251 minutes without scoring in a league game. F. Reyes was their last goal scorer.
In their previous game, the manager J. Rivera Escobar led his FAS to a defeat in the Primera Division match away at Chalatenango. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estadio Óscar Alberto Quiteño. Preceding that match was the home game against Sonsonate that was lost 0-1.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for FAS here at Estadio Óscar Alberto Quiteño in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (4 from 5 games). From these home matches, FAS have conceded only 4 goals.
Independiente form and stats
As the visiting team in Primera Division matches, Independiente have produced an overall stat of 2-2-1 so far.
There were no winners in Independiente's previous match, a Primera Division home game that ended 1-1 vs Municipal Limeño (placed 8th). Prior to that match, the Independiente manager D. Sevilla faced defeat when travelling to Santa Tecla and losing 0-2.
Independiente are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 2 goals from 5 away games. Independiente are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 2 goals away.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: FAS - Independiente 3-1. FAS-Independiente H2H statistics last two meetings regardless of arena: FAS one win, Independiente zero wins, one draw. one of these two matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
| T. Peña González 8 goals |  M. García Orellana 4 goals | E. Cuellar Linares 3 goals |
FAS missing players
Independiente missing players
| FAS | Independiente | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 35 | 17 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 16 | 32 |
| 14 | 8 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 9 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 45 | 27 | 8 | Scored | S | 6 | 13 | 29 |
| 35 | 16 | 7 | Conceded | C | 7 | 18 | 38 |
| 97% | 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 75% | 84% |
| 66% | 65% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 40% | 50% | 59% |
| 43% | 59% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 25% | 31% |
| 20% | 29% | 60% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 25% | 22% |
| 3% | 6% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 40% | 12% | 9% |
| 51% | 47% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 44% | 50% |
| 23% | 29% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 44% | 31% |
| 29% | 29% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 38% | 34% |
| 5.3 | 6.1 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4 |
| 4.6 | 5.1 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.4 | 5.7 | 4.4 |
| 2.6 | 2.3 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 5.2 | 3.6 | 2.8 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 284 | 132 | 49 | Total Shots | T S | 38 | 111 | 247 |
| 102 | 51 | 20 | Shots on Target | S O | 18 | 48 | 103 |
| 44% | 53% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 25% | 27% |
- FAS has the most points from losing position (17)
- FAS have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- FAS have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Independiente have scored away.
- Independiente has the fewest scored goals in the first half (9)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Once Municipal | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 17 |
| 2 | Alianza | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 16 |
| 3 | El Vencedor | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
| 4 | Independiente | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| 5 | Isidro Metapan | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 6 | Aguila | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 13 |
| 7 | FAS | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 12 |
| 8 | Municipal Limeño | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
| 9 | Santa Tecla | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 11 |
| 10 | Chalatenango | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -2 | 11 |
| 11 | Jocoro | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 12 | Sonsonate | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -5 | 10 |