This pair of participants are delivering a nice season so far and games like this one could be decisive. Get ready for Cobán Imperial - Comunicaciones!
- Cobán Imperial is in the best form (4-2-0) in Liga Nacional
- Comunicaciones have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Cobán Imperial form and stats
Cobán Imperial have been very solid at home in the Liga Nacional so far, with 29 points collected from 11 matches (9-2-0). This has contributed greatly to their 2nd position in the table. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Cobán Imperial, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.
The Cobán Imperial goalkeeper is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 347 minutes without conceding a goal in the Liga Nacional.
Happy days for Imperial in their previous game, a fixture away at Comunicaciones that ended with a 1-0 victory.
Before that, Cobán Imperial had a home game versus Xelaju which ended with a victory 1-0.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Cobán Imperial have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 13 games) they have won 5 times, drawn 3 and lost 5.
The Imperial fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 18 goals in 11 league matches. Cobán Imperial are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio Verapaz Jose Angel Rossi in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 11 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Comunicaciones form and stats
4 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Comunicaciones playing as the away team in the Liga Nacional this season.
Comunicaciones have much to to correct after their unpredictable loss (0-1) to Cobán Imperial in their previous match, played at home. That loss was their first after three consecutive league fixtures winning points.
Before that, Comunicaciones secured a home win against Guastatoya with the score 2-0.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, 2 draws and 2 defeats. From a total of 6 matches.
Comunicaciones have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 11 league away games 13 goals have been scored. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 16 goals have been conceded by Comunicaciones in these games.
Head 2 Head
Cobán Imperial have avoided a loss in the last 5 fixtures (4-1-0) against Comunicaciones.It's not the first time these two teams face each other this campaign, as the results database show this recent fixture: Comunicaciones - Imperial 0-1. Almanza (Cobán Imperial) was given a red card by the ref when these teams previously met this season.
Top Goalscorers
  N. Martínez Vargas 12 goals | J. Pereira Rodrigues 8 goals | T. Moreira Possas 4 goals |
Cobán Imperial missing players
Comunicaciones missing players
| Cobán Imperial | Comunicaciones | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 12 | 25 |
| 13 | 10 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 37 | 19 | 5 | Scored | S | 2 | 13 | 35 |
| 27 | 7 | 2 | Conceded | C | 7 | 16 | 26 |
| 88% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 92% |
| 60% | 50% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 68% |
| 52% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 42% | 48% |
| 36% | 25% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 17% | 24% |
| 12% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 17% | 8% |
| 52% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 48% |
| 32% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 40% |
| 28% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 25% | 20% |
| 5.3 | 6 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0.5 | 2.6 | 4 |
| 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 5.4 | 4.2 |
| 3.2 | 3.9 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 6 | 3.2 | 2.9 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9.4 | 11.5 | 17 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 6.5 | 7.9 |
| 4.2 | 5.3 | 9.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.5 | 3 |
| 35% | 30% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 48% | 48% |
| 8.4 | 7.8 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 8.6 | 6.7 |
| 3.3 | 3 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 3.3 | 2.4 |
- Cobán Imperial have not yet lost a game at home.
- Cobán Imperial have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Cobán Imperial have the most scored goals in the first half (21) in Liga Nacional
- Cobán Imperial is in the best form (4-2-0) in Liga Nacional
- Comunicaciones have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Comunicaciones 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 | Cobán 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 |
