Liga Nacional preview: Can Antigua GFC edge out victory against Comunicaciones?

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Competition: Guatemala Liga Nacional
Competition: Thu 24.November
Match begins: 02:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Pensativo (9000 seats)

Buckle up for a show! Today's main antagonists are Antigua GFC and Comunicaciones, victory is the main plot and 1 1/2 hours the duration.

Insights:
  • Antigua GFC have the most scored goals (42) in Liga Nacional
  • Comunicaciones have won significantly less corners away then at home.

This looks to be an entertaining match with lots of fun and energy as both squads are well revitalized since they last played a game. Let's go!

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Antigua GFC form and stats

Antigua GFC have performed here at Estadio Pensativo this season with 7 wins from 10 Liga Nacional matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 1. Ever since the Guastatoya game Antigua GFC has been unbeatable here at Estadio Pensativo producing five straight wins.

In their previous game, the manager Alvarado led his Antigua to a defeat away at Malacateco. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estadio Pensativo. This team achieved a eleven league rounds long run without a loss before that game!

Ahead of that match, Antigua GFC won a home game hosting Xinabajul (3-0).

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Antigua GFC handle that role? We have found 9 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 5 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats.

Goals, goals, goals? We don't know what will happen in this one, but we do know that 15 of the 19 latest league matches with this club has contained at least three goals.

Antigua GFC are traveling soon after this match as the Liga Nacional match at Guastatoya awaits in four days.

Antigua can score goals in their home matches. After 10 league matches they have found the net 25 times.

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Comunicaciones form and stats

4-2-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Comunicaciones in their Liga Nacional matches away.

Comunicaciones had fun at their own home (Estadio Pensativo) last time out, beating Iztapa 2-0. Cayax and Cortés scored.

A 1-2 defeat away at Achuapa before that.

Comunicaciones are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats. From a total of 5 matches.

After this away game Comunicaciones return home for a Liga Nacional game against Malacateco. That game is only four sleeps after this.

Comunicaciones find the net regularly in their away games. 13 goals from 10 away fixtures in the league. As opposed to that, Comunicaciones have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Comunicaciones - Antigua 2-2 was the scoreline in these teams' latest head to head match, earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Antigua GFC three wins, three draws and Comunicaciones four victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Antigua GFCL. Gómez Benites
L. Gómez Benites
13 goals
AntiguaD. Bradley
D. Bradley
6 goals
Antigua GFCC. Mejía del Cid
C. Mejía del Cid
5 goals

Antigua GFC missing players

Comunicaciones missing players

Antigua GFC Comunicaciones
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
20 10 2 Played P 2 10 20
11 7 2 Won W 0 4 10
4 2 0 Drew D 0 2 6
5 1 0 Lost L 2 4 4
42 25 4 Scored S 3 13 31
25 10 1 Conceded C 6 13 21
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 95%
95% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 70% 70%
75% 70% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 40% 50%
40% 40% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 20% 30%
20% 30% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 20% 10%
55% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 60% 55%
40% 40% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 30% 40%
5% 10% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 10% 10%
 
6.2 7.7 7 Corners for (avg) C F 1.5 2.6 3.6
4.2 3.2 3.5 Corners against (avg) C A 2.5 5.1 4
3 2.5 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 5.5 3.2 2.9
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
9.1 8.7 10.5 Shots (avg) S ( 7 6.1 7.6
4.5 3.7 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 2.2 2.8
47% 68% 57% Goal Efficiency G E 60% 65% 57%
 
6.5 3.8 3.5 Shots against (avg) S A 7.5 7.9 6.4
3.5 1.5 1 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 3.2 2.4
Key stats in Liga Nacional this season:
  • All of Antigua GFC's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Antigua GFC have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Antigua GFC have the fewest matches under the total-line (5) in Liga Nacional
  • Antigua GFC have the most matches over the total-line (15) in Liga Nacional
  • Antigua GFC have the most scored goals (25) at home in Liga Nacional
  • Antigua GFC have the most scored goals (42) in Liga Nacional
  • Antigua GFC have the most scored goals in the second half (26) in Liga Nacional
  • Antigua GFC have the the best goal difference (+15) at home in Liga Nacional
  • Antigua GFC have the the best goal difference (+17) 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.
  • Antigua GFC is in the best form (5-0-1) in Liga Nacional
  • Comunicaciones have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Comunicaciones 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 20 11 4 5 42 25 10 7 2 1 25 10 10 4 2 4 17 15 17 37
2 Comunicaciones 20 10 6 4 31 21 10 6 4 0 18 8 10 4 2 4 13 13 10 36
3 Malacateco 21 10 4 7 29 24 11 9 2 0 20 7 10 1 2 7 9 17 5 34
4 Coban Imperial 20 9 6 5 31 26 10 8 2 0 17 7 10 1 4 5 14 19 5 33
5 Guastatoya 21 7 8 6 18 16 10 5 3 2 13 6 11 2 5 4 5 10 2 29
6 Xelaju 20 7 7 6 28 20 10 5 4 1 17 8 10 2 3 5 11 12 8 28
7 Municipal 20 7 6 7 28 22 10 4 3 3 13 11 10 3 3 4 15 11 6 27
8 Achuapa 21 7 6 8 26 36 11 7 3 1 19 12 10 0 3 7 7 24 -10 27
9 Iztapa 21 7 5 9 29 33 11 6 2 3 22 14 10 1 3 6 7 19 -4 26
10 Xinabajul 21 7 5 9 23 28 10 5 4 1 15 9 11 2 1 8 8 19 -5 26
11 Cotzumalguapa 20 3 6 11 19 35 10 3 3 4 9 15 10 0 3 7 10 20 -16 15
12 Mixco 21 2 9 10 15 33 10 2 4 4 10 14 11 0 5 6 5 19 -18 15

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.