It's still early in the Liga Nacional season, but we are learning more and more about the teams. Here is the Comunicaciones - Malacateco preview!
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.
Comunicaciones form and stats
Only two Liga Nacional home games for Comunicaciones so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 1 draw and 0 defeat.
An away draw last time out for Comunicaciones, facing Iztapa in a game that ended 2-2. The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Guastatoya.
The manager M. Tapia will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Cobán Imperial in only three days.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Comunicaciones at home in the league. 2 on target and 1 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.
Malacateco form and stats
The visitors are W0-D0-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Liga Nacional.
Malacateco had fun at their own home (Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores) last time out, beating Cobán Imperial 1-0. Preceding that, the 0-1 home loss versus Antigua GFC.
After this away game Malacateco return home for a Liga Nacional game against Mixco. That game is only four sleeps after this.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Malacateco has managed 0 goals and let in 1 from 1 match.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Malacateco - Comunicaciones 1-3 played earlier this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Comunicaciones won six, Malacateco won four and zero draws. seven games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Herrera Osuna 15 goals |   W. Pérez Medrano 14 goals |  S. Robles Ruiz 4 goals |
Comunicaciones missing players
Malacateco missing players
| Comunicaciones | Malacateco | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 6 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 26 |
| 15 | 9 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 9 | 11 |
| 46 | 24 | 9 | Scored | S | 2 | 3 | 31 |
| 31 | 14 | 8 | Conceded | C | 5 | 17 | 26 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 88% |
| 63% | 53% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 42% | 54% |
| 47% | 40% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 33% | 42% |
| 30% | 27% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 8% | 19% |
| 13% | 20% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 53% | 47% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 17% | 27% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 38% |
| 20% | 20% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 83% | 46% |
| 5.2 | 6.7 | 6 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 2 | 3.2 | 4.2 |
| 4.6 | 3.3 | 3.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6.2 | 5.3 | 4 |
| 2.8 | 2.5 | 3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
| 6 | 3 | 3 | Red Cards | R C | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 248 | 154 | 55 | Total Shots | T S | 38 | 100 | 307 |
| 102 | 65 | 21 | Shots on Target | S O | 18 | 44 | 151 |
| 44% | 37% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 11% | 7% | 21% |
- Comunicaciones has the most points from losing position (16)
- Comunicaciones has the most scored goals (8)
- Comunicaciones has the most scored goals in the second half (25)
- Comunicaciones has the the best goal difference (+3)
- Comunicaciones have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Malacateco have scored away.
- Comunicaciones have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Comunicaciones have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Comunicaciones haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Malacateco has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (10)
- Malacateco has the fewest dropped points from leading position (0)
- Malacateco have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Malacateco have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| 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 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | Comunicaciones | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | Iztapa | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | Siquinalá | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | Guastatoya | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | Municipal | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | Malacateco | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 8 | Deportivo Sanarate | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| 9 | Xelajú | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 4 |
| 10 | Cotzumalguapa | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 2 |
| 11 | Cobán Imperial | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| 12 | Mixco | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -5 | 1 |