Estadio Municipal Carlos Salazar Hijo: Comunicaciones vs Achuapa Liga Nacional news and facts

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Competition: Guatemala Liga Nacional
Competition: Fri 10.February
Match begins: 21:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Municipal Carlos Salazar Hijo (12000 seats)

The league standings shows that 11 points divide the two duelists in this Liga Nacional fixture. Comunicaciones own both the points- and home ground advantage.

Insights:
  • Comunicaciones have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Achuapa is in the worst form (0-2-4)

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.

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Comunicaciones form and stats

Comunicaciones have performed here at Estadio Municipal Carlos Salazar Hijo this season with 7 wins from 11 Liga Nacional matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 4 games and lost 0.

A good away victory last time out for Comunicaciones, who won 2-1 against Antigua GFC.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Coban Imperial in a game that was won 1-0.

Comunicaciones have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio Municipal Carlos Salazar Hijo with 20 goals in 11 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Comunicaciones have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Achuapa form and stats

There's been little loot from Achuapa's travels as they have only collected 4 points from 11 away games in the Liga Nacional. Achuapa only have 0 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 4 draws. Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in 14 away games in a row.

Achuapa might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Xelaju proved too strong as Achuapa slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Estadio Municipal Manuel Ariza.

A 1-6 defeat away at Antigua GFC before that.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Achuapa as they have only managed to score 8 times from 11 away games in the league. For Achuapa, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

The fixture lists shows this result when the squads faced each other previously this campaign; Achuapa - Comunicaciones 2-1. Statistics for the prior eight meetings involving these two sides are: five wins for Comunicaciones, one draw and two wins for Achuapa. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: three games.

Top Goalscorers

AchuapaK. Bordon Milian
K. Bordon Milian
7 goals
AchuapaD. Ruiz Golón
D. Ruiz Golón
3 goals
AchuapaC. Flores Leiva
C. Flores Leiva
1 goals

Comunicaciones missing players

Achuapa missing players

Comunicaciones Achuapa
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
30 15 4 Played P 5 14 28
15 9 2 Won W 0 0 7
8 5 2 Drew D 0 4 9
7 1 0 Lost L 5 10 12
40 23 5 Scored S 3 9 29
30 10 2 Conceded C 18 36 50
90% 87% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
67% 60% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 86% 79%
47% 47% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 50% 50%
20% 27% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 60% 36% 29%
7% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 60% 29% 18%
47% 40% 25% BTTS BTTS 40% 50% 54%
40% 53% 75% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 14%
23% 20% 25% Failed to Score F T 60% 50% 36%
 
3.8 5.1 4.8 Corners for (avg) C F 4.4 3.3 4.5
4.3 3.1 4 Corners against (avg) C A 6.6 5.1 5.1
3.2 2.9 2.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.9 2
2 1 0 Red cards R C 2 4 8
 
8 9.2 9.5 Shots (avg) S ( 5.4 6.1 7.9
3 3.2 2.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 2.4 3.5
47% 48% 45% Goal Efficiency G E 30% 27% 30%
 
7 5.3 5.8 Shots against (avg) S A 10 11.5 10.9
2.4 1.5 1.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.2 4.8 4.1
Key stats in Liga Nacional this season:
  • Achuapa have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Achuapa have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Achuapa have the most conceded goals (25) away in Liga Nacional
  • Achuapa have the most conceded goals in the first half (24) in Liga Nacional
  • Achuapa have the the worst goal difference (-17) away in Liga Nacional
  • Achuapa have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Achuapa have yet to win a game away.
  • Achuapa haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Achuapa is in the worst form (0-2-4)
  • Comunicaciones have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Comunicaciones have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Achuapa have scored away.
  • Comunicaciones have won significantly more corners at home than 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 Coban 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

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.