Cobán Imperial are enjoying their stay in the top league positions while Iztapa are more concerned with escaping relegation. Who wins the prize?
- Cobán Imperial have the most scored goals in the first half (22) in Liga Nacional
- Iztapa have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Liga Nacional
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.
Matta was the last player to score a league goal for Cobán Imperial and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Imperial haven't scored in 308 minutes.
Cobán Imperial faced defeat in their previous match, away at Santa Lucia (0-2).
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Guastatoya that ended 0-0.It should be taken into account that a peek at the 11 latest league fixtures reveals that 10 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the sides scored).
Imperial are traveling soon after this match as the Liga Nacional match at Mixco awaits in three days.
Cobán Imperial have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio Verapaz Jose Angel Rossi with 18 goals in 11 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. 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.
Iztapa form and stats
Iztapa have only collected 7 points from their away games in the Liga Nacional, after 1-4-6 (11 played). The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Iztapa have lost on their last two travels.
Iztapa's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Malacateco that finished 2-2.
A 0-1 defeat away at Xinabajul before that.A new game in only four days for Iztapa, the Liga Nacional home match versus Antigua GFC. Busy days.
The visitors have scored 9 goals from 11 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As for defending, Iztapa rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 21 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Cobán Imperial - Iztapa 1-0 was the product when these teams previously met, some time ago this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Imperial four wins, two draws and Iztapa four victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  N. Martínez Vargas 12 goals | J. Pereira Rodrigues 9 goals |  J. Cano Barrios 9 goals |
Cobán Imperial missing players
Iztapa missing players
| Cobán Imperial | Iztapa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 33 | 16 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 27 |
| 15 | 12 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 10 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 8 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 8 | 11 |
| 41 | 23 | 5 | Scored | S | 2 | 9 | 38 |
| 32 | 9 | 2 | Conceded | C | 7 | 25 | 44 |
| 82% | 81% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 55% | 50% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 77% | 81% |
| 42% | 44% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 46% | 56% |
| 27% | 19% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 23% | 37% |
| 9% | 6% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 15% | 22% |
| 42% | 44% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 46% | 59% |
| 39% | 56% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 36% | 19% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 54% | 37% |
| 4.9 | 5.5 | 6.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.3 | 3.6 | 4.9 |
| 4.4 | 3.7 | 2.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 6.5 | 5.6 |
| 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 9.1 | 11 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 7.1 | 12 |
| 3.9 | 5.1 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 2.5 | 4 |
| 32% | 28% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 27% | 35% |
| 8.5 | 7.8 | 6.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 10.8 | 11.2 |
| 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 4.5 | 4.3 |
- Cobán Imperial have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Cobán Imperial have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Cobán Imperial have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Iztapa have scored away.
- Cobán Imperial have the most scored goals in the first half (22) in Liga Nacional
- Iztapa have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Iztapa have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Iztapa have the fewest clean sheets (0) away in Liga Nacional
- Iztapa have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Liga Nacional
- Iztapa have the most points from losing position (22) in Liga Nacional
- Iztapa have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Iztapa haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | Xelajú | 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 | Santa Lucia | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 40 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 22 | -20 | 15 |
