Comunicaciones are stalking the top spots while Iztapa are more worried about escaping relegation. May the best team win!
- Comunicaciones have the most clean sheets (15) in Liga Nacional
- Iztapa have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Liga Nacional
The visiting Iztapa played their last game only four days ago, a Liga Nacional match.
Comunicaciones form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Estadio Municipal Carlos Salazar Hijo as Comunicaciones have scored 20 goals to get 25 points from 11 games. The overall stats in the Liga Nacional are 7-4-0 (wins-draws-losses).
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper not having conceded a league goal in 292 minutes.
Comunicaciones shared the glory with Cotzumalguapa in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0.
Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Guastatoya.It should be considered that a glance at the 11 most recent league matches reveals that 9 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the sides scored a goal).
Comunicaciones are traveling soon after this match as the Liga Nacional match at Mixco awaits in three days.
A decent goal production from Comunicaciones in their home games so far, with 20 goals from 11 league matches. Comunicaciones are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio Municipal Carlos Salazar Hijo in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 9 from 11 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Iztapa form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Iztapa so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 1-4-6 (win-draw-lose). The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on Gutiérrez, the Iztapa manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
Iztapa had fun at their own home (Estadio Municipal Carlos Salazar Hijo) last time out, beating Antigua GFC 2-1. That victory felt sweet as this team had gone five league rounds without winning.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Coban Imperial wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.A quick return to home after this game, as Iztapa are hosting Guastatoya in the Liga Nacional only three days away.
The attacking power of Iztapa when travelling is not overwhelming with 9 goals scored from 11 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Iztapa struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 21 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
The participants have faced each other already this season, with the final score Comunicaciones - Iztapa 2-0 written in the official records. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - four - two (Comunicaciones wins - draws - Iztapa wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Cano Barrios 10 goals | M. Ferreira Bordón 7 goals | C. Guerra Hernández 2 goals |
Comunicaciones missing players
Iztapa missing players
| Comunicaciones | Iztapa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 33 | 17 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 29 |
| 16 | 10 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 10 | 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| 42 | 25 | 6 | Scored | S | 2 | 9 | 40 |
| 30 | 10 | 2 | Conceded | C | 8 | 27 | 47 |
| 85% | 82% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 64% | 59% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 79% | 83% |
| 42% | 41% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 43% | 55% |
| 18% | 24% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 21% | 34% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 14% | 21% |
| 42% | 35% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 43% | 59% |
| 45% | 59% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| 27% | 24% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 57% | 38% |
| 3.9 | 5 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 3.6 | 5 |
| 4.4 | 3.5 | 2.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 6.1 | 5.5 |
| 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 8.4 | 10 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 6.6 | 11.5 |
| 3.2 | 3.6 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 2.4 | 3.8 |
| 42% | 40% | 75% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 27% | 36% |
| 7.2 | 5.6 | 4.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 10.9 | 11.6 |
| 2.6 | 1.9 | 1.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.2 | 4.8 | 4.5 |
- 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 Iztapa have scored away.
- Comunicaciones have the most clean sheets (15) in Liga Nacional
- Comunicaciones have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- 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 | 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 |
