Firpo v Alianza preview: Visitors can prove cut above

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Competition: El Salvador Primera Division
Competition: Sun 26.February
Match begins: 21:15 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Sergio Torres Rivera (8000 seats)

The Firpo & Alianza bosses Escobar and Lozano are both anxious about and eagerly anticipating this highly important match in the upper area of the Primera Division league table.

Insights:
  • Alianza have the fewest conceded goals (2) in Primera Division

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Firpo form and stats

Firpo have collected 7 points from their Primera Division home games so far after 1-4-0.

The home club members saw a 1-1 draw versus Alianza last time out and are looking for a win here.

In the match before that, Firpo hosted Águila and drew the game 0-0.

Trouble hitting the net? Looking at this team's last 10 league matches, 8 have had zero, one or two goals.

Firpo have only conceded 3 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Alianza form and stats

As the visiting team matches, Alianza, who have the fewest conceded goals (2) in Primera Division, have produced an overall stat of 3-2-0 so far.

Alianza are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Firpo (placed 3rd).

Before that, Alianza secured a home win against Once Municipal with the score 2-0.

Little scoring action? 5 league games in a row with this side have had zero, one or two goals.

The travelling fans enjoy Alianza's attacking play in away games, having scored 8 goals in 5 league matches away. Alianza are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only {1 away goals} have been conceded so far.

Head 2 Head

Alianza have pulled off a sequence of 6 consecutive matches without defeat (4-2-0) when playing Firpo.

These sides faced each other before this campaign: Firpo - Alianza 1-1.

Top Goalscorers

FirpoR. Peñaranda Contreras
R. Peñaranda Contreras
5 goals
FirpoJ. Polío Argueta
J. Polío Argueta
4 goals
FirpoT. Peña González
T. Peña González
2 goals

Firpo missing players

Alianza missing players

Firpo Alianza
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
18 10 3 Played P 2 11 20
2 1 0 Won W 1 6 11
10 7 3 Drew D 1 3 5
6 2 0 Lost L 0 2 4
14 8 1 Scored S 2 17 35
23 9 1 Conceded C 0 9 16
78% 60% 33% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 91% 95%
61% 60% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 73% 75%
33% 30% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 45% 50%
22% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 9% 20%
6% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 9% 10%
56% 60% 33% BTTS BTTS 0% 36% 40%
28% 40% 67% Clean Sheets C S 100% 45% 40%
39% 40% 67% Failed to Score F T 50% 27% 25%
 
4.2 3.7 2 Corners for (avg) C F 1.5 3.1 5
5.2 4.6 5 Corners against (avg) C A 3.5 4.5 3.5
2.8 2.8 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 3.2 3.1
3 1 0 Red cards R C 3 6 7
 
6.4 6.4 5 Shots (avg) S ( 6 9.9 13.1
2.3 2.4 1.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 3.7 5.1
33% 32% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 41% 34%
 
11.2 10.8 10.3 Shots against (avg) S A 6 8.3 7.4
4.4 4.3 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 3.4 3
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • Alianza have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Alianza have scored more than double the goals of Firpo.
  • Alianza have the fewest conceded goals (2) in Primera Division
  • Alianza have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (8) in Primera Division
  • Alianza have the most points (11) away in Primera Division
  • Alianza have the the best goal difference (+7) away in Primera Division
  • Alianza have the the best goal difference (+9) in Primera Division
  • Alianza have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Alianza is in the best form (3-3-0) in Primera Division

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Alianza 7 4 3 0 11 2 2 1 1 0 3 1 5 3 2 0 8 1 9 15
2 Águila 7 4 2 1 6 3 5 3 1 1 4 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 3 14
3 Firpo 7 2 5 0 7 4 5 1 4 0 5 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 3 11
4 Once Municipal 7 2 4 1 9 5 4 2 2 0 7 1 3 0 2 1 2 4 4 10
5 Dragon 7 2 3 2 8 4 3 1 0 2 7 4 4 1 3 0 1 0 4 9
6 FAS 7 2 3 2 10 8 3 1 2 0 5 3 4 1 1 2 5 5 2 9
7 Isidro Metapan 7 2 3 2 8 7 4 2 2 0 4 0 3 0 1 2 4 7 1 9
8 CD Platense 7 2 2 3 12 16 4 1 2 1 9 11 3 1 0 2 3 5 -4 8
9 Santa Tecla 7 1 4 2 9 10 3 0 2 1 1 2 4 1 2 1 8 8 -1 7
10 Jocoro 7 2 1 4 6 12 4 1 1 2 5 8 3 1 0 2 1 4 -6 7
11 Atletico Marte 7 0 5 2 6 9 2 0 1 1 2 4 5 0 4 1 4 5 -3 5
12 Chalatenango 7 1 1 5 4 16 3 1 0 2 2 3 4 0 1 3 2 13 -12 4