Early sportsbook action signal Cobán Imperial edge when facing Santa Lucia

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Competition: Guatemala Liga Nacional
Competition: Sat 17.September
Match begins: 21:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Verapaz Jose Angel Rossi (15000 seats)

Cobán Imperial are enjoying their stay in the top table spots while Santa Lucia are more involved in staying out of trouble and relegation. Expected home win or surprise away points?

Insights:
  • Cobán Imperial have the most scored goals in the first half (15) in Liga Nacional
  • Santa Lucia have the the worst goal difference (-9) in Liga Nacional

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 Cobán Imperial and Santa Lucia.

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Cobán Imperial form and stats

Cobán Imperial have been outstanding at home so far in the Liga Nacional with 5 wins, 1 draw and only 0 losses.

Imperial's last game was hosting Santa Lucia (placed 12th) and winning 2-1. Sweet to taste a league victory after three games without.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Xelaju (0-1).

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 8 games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 5 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat. Looking at the victories, 4 matches were won by at least two goals.

Cobán Imperial can score goals in their home matches. After 6 league matches they have found the net 13 times.

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Santa Lucia form and stats

0-2-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Santa Lucia in their Liga Nacional matches away. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Santa Lucia have lost on their last two travels.

Santa lost away at Cobán Imperial (1-2) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick.

A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Municipal.

You'll want to know how Santa Lucia managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found 5 similar matches resulting in 1 away win, 0 draws and 4 home wins.

Santa Lucia have conceded 11 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have fought before this season: Imperial - Santa Lucia 2-1. Statistics for the preceeding ten meetings between these two squads are: three wins for Cobán Imperial, four draws and three wins for Santa Lucia. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.

Top Goalscorers

Cobán ImperialN. Martínez Vargas
N. Martínez Vargas
7 goals
Cobán ImperialJ. Pereira Rodrigues
J. Pereira Rodrigues
5 goals
Santa LuciaE. Herrera
E. Herrera
3 goals

Cobán Imperial missing players

Santa Lucia missing players

Cobán Imperial Santa Lucia
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
11 6 1 Played P 2 5 11
6 5 0 Won W 0 0 2
1 1 1 Drew D 1 2 4
4 0 0 Lost L 1 3 5
20 13 0 Scored S 2 5 9
16 6 0 Conceded C 5 11 18
91% 83% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
73% 83% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 82%
73% 83% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 60% 36%
45% 50% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 40% 18%
27% 17% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 20% 9%
64% 83% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 100% 64%
9% 17% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 18%
36% 17% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 18%
 
4.6 5.3 6 Corners for (avg) C F 2.5 3.2 4.9
4.4 4 2 Corners against (avg) C A 5.5 6.2 4.5
3.2 3.8 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 5.4 4.2
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 3
 
9.9 10.7 14 Shots (avg) S ( 4 6.4 10.2
5 5.5 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 2.4 2.9
36% 39% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 42% 28%
 
9.1 8.2 6 Shots against (avg) S A 9 9.8 8.1
3.8 3.8 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.5 3.6 3.2
Key stats in Liga Nacional this season:
  • All of Santa Lucia's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Cobán Imperial have not yet lost a game at home.
  • 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 more than double the goals of Santa Lucia.
  • Cobán Imperial have the most points from losing position (9) in Liga Nacional
  • Cobán Imperial have the most scored goals in the first half (15) in Liga Nacional
  • Santa Lucia have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Santa Lucia have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Santa Lucia have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Santa Lucia have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Santa Lucia have the most conceded goals in the first half (10) in Liga Nacional
  • Santa Lucia have the the worst goal difference (-9) in Liga Nacional
  • Santa Lucia have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Santa Lucia have yet to win a game away.
  • Santa Lucia 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 Cobán Imperial 11 6 1 4 20 16 6 5 1 0 13 6 5 1 0 4 7 10 4 19
2 Municipal 11 5 3 3 18 11 6 3 2 1 9 6 5 2 1 2 9 5 7 18
3 Xelaju 10 5 3 2 16 9 6 5 1 0 13 3 4 0 2 2 3 6 7 18
4 Guastatoya 10 3 6 1 9 4 6 3 3 0 8 1 4 0 3 1 1 3 5 15
5 Comunicaciones 10 3 5 2 13 9 5 2 3 0 8 4 5 1 2 2 5 5 4 14
6 Antigua GFC 10 4 2 4 20 17 4 2 1 1 10 6 6 2 1 3 10 11 3 14
7 Xinabajul 11 4 2 5 12 15 5 3 2 0 8 4 6 1 0 5 4 11 -3 14
8 Achuapa 10 3 3 4 11 18 4 3 1 0 6 2 6 0 2 4 5 16 -7 12
9 Malacateco 10 3 2 5 12 14 4 3 1 0 8 2 6 0 1 5 4 12 -2 11
10 Mixco 10 2 5 3 9 13 6 2 2 2 8 9 4 0 3 1 1 4 -4 11
11 Iztapa 10 2 4 4 12 17 4 2 1 1 9 7 6 0 3 3 3 10 -5 10
12 Santa Lucia 11 2 4 5 9 18 6 2 2 2 4 7 5 0 2 3 5 11 -9 10

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.