Delightful dogfight as daring Antigua GFC duel with determined Cobán Imperial

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Competition: Guatemala Liga Nacional
Competition: Thu 10.November
Match begins: 00:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Pensativo (9000 seats)

Both sides are relishing a good season so far and fixtures like today could be decisive. Read up on Antigua GFC - Cobán Imperial!

Insights:
  • Antigua GFC have the most scored goals (36) in Liga Nacional
  • Cobán Imperial have the most scored goals in the first half (18) in Liga Nacional

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 Antigua GFC and Cobán Imperial.

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Antigua GFC form and stats

Antigua GFC are steadily winning Liga Nacional games and points here at Estadio Pensativo. 5 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 8 games. The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Antigua GFC has won five games in a row. The Xelaju match was the last time out without a victory.

A nice win for Antigua GFC last time playing, versus Iztapa. That was also a home game and the match ended 4-1.

Before that match, a win away at Achuapa.

The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Antigua's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played 7 games, won 4 matches, drawn 2 and lost 1.

Lots of goals? Nobody knows the future, but we do know that 13 of the 16 latest league matches with this team has contained three goals or more.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Liga Nacional game versus Xinabajul in only three days. This game is also played here at Estadio Pensativo.

Goals decide football matches and Antigua GFC are scoring many of them at home; 20 on target from 8 league matches. Antigua GFC have conceded 10 in these home matches.

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Cobán Imperial form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Cobán Imperial so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 1-3-4 (win-draw-lose). One point away has become something of a habit for Cobán Imperial who have played out draws in their last three away games.

Imperial are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 2-2 draw at Comunicaciones (placed 2nd).

A 0-0 draw was the result before that, hosting Municipal.

Looking at the earlier recent performances of Cobán Imperial when being an outsider away as they are today, we find 6 matches with the visitors losing 2 times, drawing 3 and winning 1 game.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Guastatoya in just three days.

The travelling fans enjoy Cobán Imperial's attacking play in away games, having scored 12 goals in 8 league matches away. Cobán Imperial's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 15 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

The most up to date recorded match involving both these sides is the Cobán Imperial - Antigua 3-1 played not long ago this season. Head-to-head statistics (for the former ten meetings): Antigua GFC won four games, two matches ended with a tie and Cobán Imperial managed four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / seven.

Top Goalscorers

Antigua GFCL. Gómez Benites
L. Gómez Benites
12 goals
Cobán ImperialN. Martínez Vargas
N. Martínez Vargas
9 goals
Cobán ImperialJ. Pereira Rodrigues
J. Pereira Rodrigues
8 goals

Antigua GFC missing players

Cobán Imperial missing players

Antigua GFC Cobán Imperial
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
17 8 1 Played P 2 8 17
9 5 1 Won W 0 1 8
4 2 0 Drew D 1 3 5
4 1 0 Lost L 1 4 4
36 20 2 Scored S 2 12 28
23 10 1 Conceded C 3 15 22
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 88%
94% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 75% 71%
76% 75% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 62% 65%
47% 50% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 50% 41%
24% 38% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 25% 18%
59% 62% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 62% 65%
35% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 18%
6% 12% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 38% 29%
 
6.3 8 10 Corners for (avg) C F 5 4.2 5.2
4.4 2.9 1 Corners against (avg) C A 4 4.6 4
3 2.4 4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.5 2.9
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
9.2 9.2 14 Shots (avg) S ( 10 8.6 10.5
4.5 3.9 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 3.9 4.9
47% 65% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 39% 34%
 
6.8 4 2 Shots against (avg) S A 9 8.9 8.4
3.8 1.9 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.5 4.1 3.5
Key stats in Liga Nacional this season:
  • All of Antigua GFC's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Antigua GFC have the fewest matches under the total-line (4) in Liga Nacional
  • Antigua GFC have the most matches over the total-line (13) in Liga Nacional
  • Antigua GFC have the most scored goals (36) in Liga Nacional
  • Antigua GFC have the most scored goals in the second half (22) in Liga Nacional
  • Antigua GFC have the the best goal difference (+13) in Liga Nacional
  • Antigua GFC have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Antigua GFC have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Antigua GFC haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Cobán Imperial have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Cobán Imperial have the most scored goals in the first half (18) in Liga Nacional
  • Cobán Imperial have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Cobán Imperial 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 Antigua GFC 17 9 4 4 36 23 8 5 2 1 20 10 9 4 2 3 16 13 13 31
2 Comunicaciones 17 8 6 3 26 18 8 4 4 0 14 7 9 4 2 3 12 11 8 30
3 Cobán Imperial 17 8 5 4 28 22 9 7 2 0 16 7 8 1 3 4 12 15 6 29
4 Malacateco 17 7 4 6 23 20 8 6 2 0 15 5 9 1 2 6 8 15 3 25
5 Xelaju 18 6 6 6 23 18 9 5 3 1 16 7 9 1 3 5 7 11 5 24
6 Municipal 17 6 5 6 26 20 9 3 3 3 12 11 8 3 2 3 14 9 6 23
7 Guastatoya 18 5 8 5 15 15 9 4 3 2 11 6 9 1 5 3 4 9 0 23
8 Iztapa 18 6 5 7 27 29 9 5 2 2 20 12 9 1 3 5 7 17 -2 23
9 Xinabajul 18 6 5 7 20 22 9 4 4 1 13 8 9 2 1 6 7 14 -2 23
10 Achuapa 18 5 6 7 20 32 9 5 3 1 13 10 9 0 3 6 7 22 -12 21
11 Santa Lucia 17 3 6 8 16 27 9 3 3 3 8 11 8 0 3 5 8 16 -11 15
12 Mixco 18 2 8 8 12 26 9 2 3 4 8 12 9 0 5 4 4 14 -14 14

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.