Welcome to Estadio Verapaz Jose Angel Rossi and the game between Cobán Imperial and Santa Lucia in the Liga Nacional. Here's everything you must know!
- Cobán Imperial have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Santa Lucia have the most conceded goals (40) 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 outstanding at home so far in the Liga Nacional with 9 wins, 2 draws and only 0 losses.
The home team returns to Estadio Verapaz Jose Angel Rossi after drawing with Guastatoya on their last time out; the game ended 0-0.
Preceding that match was the home game against Achuapa that was lost 1-2.The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Cobán Imperial home games with this odds we find 7 games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 4 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat. Looking at the victories, 3 matches were won by at least two goals.
It should be taken into account that a look at the 19 most recent league games shows that 16 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the sides scored).
The manager López will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Iztapa in only four 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. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Santa Lucia form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Santa Lucia so far with only 3 points returning home. The records show 0-3-8 (win-draw-lose). The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Santa Lucia have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone 18 consecutive matches without winning on the road.
Santa Lucia go into this game after a win, the home game against Malacateco that ended 2-1. Those three points felt nice as this club had gone four league fixtures without winning.
A 2-5 defeat away at Xinabajul before that.After this away game Santa return home for a Liga Nacional game against Antigua GFC. That game is only three sleeps after this.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Santa Lucia as they have only managed to score 10 times from 11 away games in the league. Santa Lucia has visited these top teams five times, and 4 of 5 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
The two combatants have played previously this season: Santa Lucia - Imperial 2-0. The referee brandished his red card when these teams last played each other, and the recipient was Almanza (Cobán Imperial). Stats for the prior ten meetings involving these two contenders are: three wins for Cobán Imperial, three draws and four wins for Santa Lucia. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.
Top Goalscorers
  N. Martínez Vargas 12 goals | J. Pereira Rodrigues 9 goals |  K. Lemus Méndez 5 goals |
Cobán Imperial missing players
Santa Lucia missing players
| Cobán Imperial | Santa Lucia | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 41 | 20 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 18 | 36 |
| 17 | 13 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 12 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 12 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 14 | 21 |
| 46 | 27 | 7 | Scored | S | 5 | 13 | 30 |
| 38 | 13 | 2 | Conceded | C | 12 | 36 | 58 |
| 83% | 85% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 94% | 94% |
| 51% | 55% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 78% | 69% |
| 37% | 40% | 20% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 50% | 42% |
| 22% | 15% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 22% | 19% |
| 7% | 5% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| 39% | 45% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 61% | 53% |
| 39% | 50% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 6% | 22% |
| 39% | 20% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 39% | 31% |
| 4.7 | 5.4 | 5.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 3.8 | 4.8 |
| 4.2 | 3.4 | 2.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.4 | 6.4 | 5.3 |
| 3.4 | 3.8 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.4 |
| 10 | 5 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 9 | 11.1 | 10.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.4 | 5.8 | 9.6 |
| 3.9 | 5.2 | 4.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.2 | 3.2 |
| 29% | 26% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 33% | 26% |
| 8.1 | 7.3 | 5.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.4 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| 3 | 2.7 | 1.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.8 |
- 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 Santa Lucia have scored away.
- Santa Lucia have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Santa Lucia have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Santa Lucia have the fewest points (3) away in Liga Nacional
- Santa Lucia have the most conceded goals (40) in Liga Nacional
- Santa Lucia have the the worst goal difference (-20) in Liga Nacional
- Santa Lucia have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Santa Lucia have yet to win a 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 | 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 |
