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

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Competition: Guatemala Liga Nacional
Competition: Mon 12.December
Match begins: 00:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Pensativo (9000 seats)

There is optimism in Antigua GFC so far, with the 1st position in the Liga Nacional table and hosting Municipal (who are in 5th).

Insights:
  • Antigua GFC have the most scored goals (47) in Liga Nacional
  • Municipal have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (10) in Liga Nacional

3 - 2 - 0 with 12-4. What does this mean? Well, these are the statistics for Municipal when playing on artifical turf like they will do today. Wins - draws- losses and goals scored-conceded. Municipal play their home games on grass so that's why we provide these numbers.

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 and Municipal.

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Antigua GFC form and stats

Antigua GFC have performed here at Estadio Pensativo this season with 8 wins from 11 Liga Nacional matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 1. The Antigua GFC fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Estadio Pensativo and will expect new points from this game. Antigua GFC has played ten games in a row here without a defeat.

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper not having conceded a league goal in 214 minutes.

A good away victory last time out for Antigua GFC, who won 1-0 against Municipal.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Achuapa in a game that was won 2-0.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Antigua 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.

Antigua GFC are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Estadio Pensativo in their league games, having scored an impressive 28 goals in 11 matches. From these home matches, Antigua have conceded only 10 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Municipal form and stats

Playing away, Municipal, who have the the best goal difference (+5) away in Liga Nacional, have won 4 games, drawn 3 and suffered 4 defeats in the Liga Nacional this season.

Municipal are looking to quickly end their 256 minutes long goal drought in the Liga Nacional.

The manager Otazú was unhappy after their last game, played at their home venue Estadio El Trébol. Municipal suffered a 0-1 loss to Antigua GFC.

Prior to that match, the Municipal manager Otazú faced defeat when travelling to Malacateco and losing 0-1.

Municipal are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 3 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats. From a total of 10 matches.

Few goals the story here? 9 of this club's most recent 10 league rounds have had zero, one or two goals.

Municipal find the net regularly in their away games. 16 goals from 11 away fixtures in the league.

Head 2 Head

Funnily enough, the hosting team have scored at least one goal in every league fixture they've featured in since failing to score against today's opposing side; Antigua - Municipal 0-3 22 fixtures ago. The match official had use for red card when these clubs last faced each other, and the sinner was da Silva (Antigua GFC). Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - four - three (Antigua GFC wins - draws - Municipal wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

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

Antigua GFC missing players

Municipal missing players

Antigua GFC Municipal
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
25 12 4 Played P 4 12 25
14 9 2 Won W 0 4 10
6 2 2 Drew D 2 3 6
5 1 0 Lost L 2 5 9
51 30 11 Scored S 2 16 33
28 10 3 Conceded C 4 12 24
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 92% 92%
92% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 25% 50% 56%
68% 67% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 42% 32%
36% 33% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 33% 28%
16% 25% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 20%
52% 42% 50% BTTS BTTS 25% 42% 40%
44% 50% 50% Clean Sheets C S 25% 25% 36%
4% 8% 0% Failed to Score F T 75% 42% 32%
 
6 7.7 7.8 Corners for (avg) C F 4.5 3.8 4.7
3.9 3 3.2 Corners against (avg) C A 4 4.7 4.4
2.9 2.3 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.6 2.7
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9.2 9.2 8.5 Shots (avg) S ( 8.2 8.8 9.4
4.4 3.8 3.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 3.9 3.6
47% 65% 73% Goal Efficiency G E 14% 34% 37%
 
6.8 3.8 3.8 Shots against (avg) S A 12.5 12.6 8.9
3.5 1.6 1 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.8 4.7 3.3
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 (8) in Liga Nacional
  • Antigua GFC have the most matches over the total-line (17) in Liga Nacional
  • Antigua GFC have the most scored goals (28) at home in Liga Nacional
  • Antigua GFC have the most scored goals (47) in Liga Nacional
  • Antigua GFC have the most scored goals in the second half (34) in Liga Nacional
  • Antigua GFC have the the best goal difference (+18) at home in Liga Nacional
  • Antigua GFC have the the best goal difference (+20) 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.
  • Municipal have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Municipal have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (10) in Liga Nacional
  • Municipal have the the best goal difference (+5) away in Liga Nacional
  • Municipal have won significantly less corners away then at home.

  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 22 12 5 5 47 27 11 8 2 1 28 10 11 4 3 4 19 17 20 41
2 Coban Imperial 22 11 6 5 35 27 11 9 2 0 18 7 11 2 4 5 17 20 8 39
3 Comunicaciones 22 11 6 5 33 25 11 7 4 0 20 9 11 4 2 5 13 16 8 39
4 Malacateco 22 10 4 8 30 26 11 9 2 0 20 7 11 1 2 8 10 19 4 34
5 Municipal 22 9 6 7 31 22 11 5 3 3 15 11 11 4 3 4 16 11 9 33
6 Guastatoya 22 7 9 6 20 18 11 5 4 2 15 8 11 2 5 4 5 10 2 30
7 Xelaju 22 7 8 7 29 22 11 5 5 1 18 9 11 2 3 6 11 13 7 29
8 Achuapa 22 7 7 8 27 37 11 7 3 1 19 12 11 0 4 7 8 25 -10 28
9 Iztapa 22 7 6 9 31 35 11 6 2 3 22 14 11 1 4 6 9 21 -4 27
10 Xinabajul 22 7 5 10 23 29 11 5 4 2 15 10 11 2 1 8 8 19 -6 26
11 Mixco 22 2 10 10 17 35 11 2 5 4 12 16 11 0 5 6 5 19 -18 16
12 Cotzumalguapa 22 3 6 13 20 40 11 3 3 5 10 18 11 0 3 8 10 22 -20 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.