Primera Division match prediction: Little separates Isidro Metapán and Chalatenango in quality

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Competition: El Salvador Primera Division
Competition: Thu 12.May
Match begins: 01:15 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Jorge Calero Suárez

Primera Division: Isidro Metapán are 11 points short of Chalatenango, but are psyched to go full force. Bring it on!

Insights:
  • Chalatenango have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Isidro Metapán and Chalatenango.

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Isidro Metapán form and stats

3 victories, 4 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Isidro Metapán have to build on here at Estadio Jorge Calero Suárez in the Primera Division. In general it's been a long time since Isidro Metapán tasted defeat here at Estadio Jorge Calero Suárez, as they have taken at least one point from their last eleven home games in the league.

Metapán drew their last game, also a home match. Atletico Marte was the opponent, 1-1 the score.

A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Municipal Limeno.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Isidro Metapán have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 14 matches with the results: Won four, drawn five and lost five.

The manager Figueroa will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Chalatenango in only three days.

Metapán have conceded 14 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Chalatenango form and stats

4-2-5 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Chalatenango in their Primera Division matches away. Chalatenango has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

Chalatenango aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 195 league minutes without a goal. Guevara was the last player to find the net.

Chalatenango's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Municipal Limeno that finished 0-0.

Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Santa Tecla's place.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Chalatenango playing away and similar expectations, we found 13 relevant matches. Results were four Chalatenango wins, four draws and five defeats.

A new game in only three days for Chalatenango, the Primera Division home match versus Isidro Metapán. Busy days.

Chalatenango are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 18 times in 11 away games so far. As opposed to that, Chalatenango have seen the ball go into their own net 16 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The former H2H encounter ended Chalatenango - Metapán 1-1, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - four - three (Isidro Metapán wins - draws - Chalatenango wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

MetapánC. Gil Hurtado
C. Gil Hurtado
11 goals
ChalatenangoC. Salazar Michileno
C. Salazar Michileno
6 goals
Isidro MetapánN. Renderos López
N. Renderos López
5 goals

Isidro Metapán missing players

Chalatenango missing players

Isidro Metapán Chalatenango
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
44 22 6 Played P 6 24 48
9 6 2 Won W 3 9 18
18 12 4 Drew D 1 4 14
17 4 0 Lost L 2 11 16
41 26 10 Scored S 9 37 63
56 23 6 Conceded C 6 37 59
89% 86% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 92%
68% 73% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 75% 71%
41% 41% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 54% 44%
18% 18% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 29% 21%
5% 5% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 17% 10%
52% 64% 67% BTTS BTTS 33% 67% 58%
25% 32% 33% Clean Sheets C S 50% 21% 31%
34% 18% 0% Failed to Score F T 17% 12% 19%
 
4.7 5.4 5 Corners for (avg) C F 6 4.3 4.3
4.1 3.3 2.7 Corners against (avg) C A 5 4 3.5
3.2 3.9 4.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 2.8 2.8
10 5 3 Red cards R C 1 6 11
 
8 8.5 7.8 Shots (avg) S ( 12.5 10.4 9
3 3.3 3.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.5 4.2 3.5
32% 36% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 27% 36% 37%
 
8.8 8.1 8.7 Shots against (avg) S A 8.8 9.1 7.7
3.9 3.4 3.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.3 4 3.1
Key stats in Primera Division this season:
  • Chalatenango have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Chalatenango haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  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 22 16 3 3 48 19 11 10 1 0 26 5 11 6 2 3 22 14 29 51
2 FAS 22 11 5 6 33 20 11 6 2 3 21 12 11 5 3 3 12 8 13 38
3 Firpo 22 9 8 5 36 28 11 6 4 1 19 12 11 3 4 4 17 16 8 35
4 Once Municipal 22 9 8 5 39 32 11 3 5 3 19 18 11 6 3 2 20 14 7 35
5 Aguila 22 9 7 6 36 27 11 6 3 2 20 10 11 3 4 4 16 17 9 34
6 CD Platense 22 7 8 7 22 27 11 4 4 3 13 14 11 3 4 4 9 13 -5 29
7 Chalatenango 22 7 6 9 31 31 11 3 4 4 13 15 11 4 2 5 18 16 0 27
8 Jocoro 22 5 11 6 31 33 11 5 5 1 21 14 11 0 6 5 10 19 -2 26
9 Atletico Marte 22 6 7 9 22 30 11 4 1 6 11 15 11 2 6 3 11 15 -8 25
10 Santa Tecla 22 6 6 10 23 33 11 3 4 4 12 14 11 3 2 6 11 19 -10 24
11 Isidro Metapán 22 3 7 12 16 35 11 3 4 4 11 14 11 0 3 8 5 21 -19 16
12 Municipal Limeno 22 2 8 12 16 38 11 1 5 5 7 17 11 1 3 7 9 21 -22 14