Liga Nacional: Antigua GFC expected to win home against Xelajú

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Competition: Guatemala Liga Nacional
Date: Sun 29.September
Match begins: 17:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Pensativo (10000 seats)

Antigua GFC perform at a high level so far being 3rd in the table. Xelajú can look both up and down from their 6th position.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

Xelajú play their home games on grass, while this game is played on artificial turf. Recent stats for Xelajú when playing on artificial turf are 2 wins, 1 draw and 5 defeats from eight matches. They have scored 5 goals and conceded 12 times in these games.

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Antigua GFC form and stats

4-0-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Liga Nacional numbers at home for Antigua GFC so far this season.

The Antigua GFC crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-2 to Comunicaciones here at Estadio Pensativo in a Liga Nacional match. A defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Guastatoya.

The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Antigua GFC matches with similar probabilities have ended with 4 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats (from four games).

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

The Antigua GFC fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 9 goals in 5 league matches. Antigua GFC have conceded 5 in these home matches.

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Xelajú form and stats

The visitors are W1-D3-L0 on the road this term. That's in the Liga Nacional. Two points from the last two away games for Xelajú, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.

Xelajú failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Guastatoya (placed 4th) that ended with defeat 1-2. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Siquinala that ended 2-2.

As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Xelajú playing away, we found four games. Results were 0 away wins, 1 draw and 3 home wins.

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

Xelajú are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 4 away goals from 4 games (in the league). They concede less than a goal on average per away game (3 so far).

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 4 - 2 - 4 (Antigua GFC wins - draws - Xelajú wins). As for goals, 4 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 6 had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

C. Félix
5 goals
R. Lezcano
3 goals
C. Albizures
2 goals

Antigua GFC missing players

Xelajú missing players

Antigua GFC Xelajú
Total Home Home vs mid Statistics Stat Away vs top Away Total
9 5 2 Played P 1 4 9
5 4 1 Won W 0 1 3
2 0 0 Drew D 1 3 5
2 1 1 Lost L 0 0 1
11 9 3 Scored S 0 4 11
7 5 2 Conceded C 0 3 9
78% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 50% 67%
56% 80% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 50% 56%
44% 60% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 56%
11% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 33%
11% 20% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 11%
44% 60% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 56%
56% 40% 50% Clean Sheets C S 100% 50% 44%
22% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 50% 33%
 
5.8 7.8 10.5 Corners For (avg) C F 5 6.2 6.4
4.6 3 3.5 Corners Against (avg) C A 10 6.5 3.9
4.2 4 4.5 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 7 6 4.6
1 1 0 Red Cards R C 1 2 3
Key stats This season:
  • Antigua GFC have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Antigua GFC have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Xelajú have scored away.
  • Antigua GFC have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • 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 at home.
  • Xelajú have not yet lost a game away.

Antigua GFC
25-08-19 LN Antigua GFC 2 - 1 Coban Imperial
01-09-19 LN Cotzumalguapa 0 - 0 Antigua GFC
14-09-19 LN Antigua GFC 1 - 0 Siquinala
18-09-19 LN Guastatoya 2 - 1 Antigua GFC
22-09-19 LN Antigua GFC 1 - 2 Comunicaciones
29-09-19 LN Antigua GFC 17:30 Xelajú
02-10-19 LN Municipal 18:30 Antigua GFC
06-10-19 LN Malacateco 18:00 Antigua GFC
20-10-19 LN Antigua GFC 17:30 Iztapa
23-10-19 LN Mixco 21:00 Antigua GFC
Xelajú
25-08-19 LN Xelajú 2 - 2 Deportivo Sanarate
01-09-19 LN Coban Imperial 0 - 0 Xelajú
15-09-19 LN Xelajú 1 - 0 Cotzumalguapa
18-09-19 LN Siquinala 2 - 2 Xelajú
22-09-19 LN Xelajú 1 - 2 Guastatoya
29-09-19 LN Antigua GFC 17:30 Xelajú
03-10-19 LN Xelajú 02:00 Comunicaciones
05-10-19 LN Municipal 21:00 Xelajú
20-10-19 LN Xelajú 02:00 Malacateco
23-10-19 LN Iztapa 19:00 Xelajú

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Municipal 9 6 1 2 12 8 5 5 0 0 9 4 4 1 1 2 3 4 4 19
2 Cobán Imperial 10 5 3 2 15 7 5 3 2 0 9 2 5 2 1 2 6 5 8 18
3 Antigua GFC 9 5 2 2 11 7 5 4 0 1 9 5 4 1 2 1 2 2 4 17
4 Guastatoya 9 5 2 2 14 11 5 3 1 1 9 5 4 2 1 1 5 6 3 17
5 Comunicaciones 9 5 1 3 14 9 4 3 0 1 8 3 5 2 1 2 6 6 5 16
6 Xelajú 9 3 5 1 11 9 5 2 2 1 7 6 4 1 3 0 4 3 2 14
7 Deportivo Sanarate 9 3 4 2 10 10 4 1 2 1 2 2 5 2 2 1 8 8 0 13
8 Malacateco 10 4 1 5 10 13 4 3 1 0 7 0 6 1 0 5 3 13 -3 13
9 Cotzumalguapa 9 2 4 3 6 7 5 2 3 0 5 2 4 0 1 3 1 5 -1 10
10 Iztapa 9 2 1 6 8 15 4 2 1 1 5 4 5 0 0 5 3 11 -7 7
11 Mixco 10 1 2 7 12 19 4 1 1 2 6 6 6 0 1 5 6 13 -7 5
12 Siquinalá 10 1 2 7 8 16 6 1 1 4 6 10 4 0 1 3 2 6 -8 5

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