Comunicaciones welcomes Malacateco as clear favourites: Big betting preview

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Competition: Guatemala Liga Nacional
Date: Sun 18.August
Match begins: 00:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Cementos Progreso (17000 seats)

After four games we know a little more about the qualities of Comunicaciones and Malacateco in this fresh Liga Nacional season. Read our match 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.

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Comunicaciones form and stats

Only two home games for Comunicaciones so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 0 draws and 1 defeat. Two home wins in a row for Comunicaciones bring valid hopes of a third.

Comunicaciones's previous game was a Liga Nacional match also played at home, ending 3-0 versus Malacateco. The home side are looking to build on that result. Before that, Comunicaciones played out a draw 1-1 when visiting Cotzumalguapa.

Comunicaciones has scored 3 goals so far and conceded 1 goal from 2 home games.

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Malacateco form and stats

It's not happening yet for Malacateco on their travels, with zero points from their first 3 away games. Maybe today will be different? The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on R. Gómez, the Malacateco manager, as the last three away games were defeats.

Malacateco play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-3 to Comunicaciones. Prior to that match, the Malacateco manager R. Gómez faced defeat when travelling to Municipal and losing 0-1.

Malacateco are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels and have only managed 0 goals from 3 away games. For Malacateco, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Comunicaciones - Malacateco 3-0 played earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Comunicaciones 5 wins, 1 draw and Malacateco 4 victories. As for goals, 6 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 4 games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

S. Robles
1 goals
A. Herrera
1 goals
N. García
1 goals

Comunicaciones missing players

Malacateco missing players

Comunicaciones Malacateco
Total Home Home vs low Statistic Away vs mid Away Total
4 2 0 Played 0 3 4
1 1 0 Won 0 0 0
1 0 0 Drew 0 0 1
2 1 0 Lost 0 3 3
4 3 0 Scored 0 0 0
3 1 0 Conceded 0 6 6
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 0% 100% 75%
50% 50% 0% Over 1.5 0% 67% 50%
25% 50% 0% Over 2.5 0% 33% 25%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 0%
25% 0% 0% BTTS 0% 0% 0%
25% 50% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 0% 25%
50% 50% 0% Failed To Score 0% 100% 100%
 
5 6 0 Corners For (avg) 0 3.3 4.5
2 2 0 Corners Against (avg) 0 9 8.2
2 1.5 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 2.7 3.2
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
Comunicaciones Last season Malacateco
Total Home Home vs mid Statistic Away vs top Away Total
52 26 11 Played 6 26 52
24 14 4 Won 0 8 22
14 7 5 Drew 1 5 15
14 5 2 Lost 5 13 15
68 43 15 Scored 2 27 72
38 18 8 Conceded 13 43 64
88% 85% 64% Over 0.5 100% 100% 92%
69% 69% 64% Over 1.5 67% 73% 69%
27% 42% 45% Over 2.5 50% 54% 50%
15% 31% 36% Over 3.5 33% 23% 23%
4% 8% 0% Over 4.5 0% 8% 12%
33% 42% 36% BTTS 33% 50% 46%
48% 50% 55% Clean Sheets 0% 15% 35%
31% 23% 45% Failed To Score 67% 35% 27%
 
4.9 5.9 5.8 Corners For (avg) 2.8 3 4.3
3.8 2.8 3.1 Corners Against (avg) 4.2 5.7 4.1
3.1 2.9 2.8 Yellow Cards (avg) 3.5 3.4 3.1
9 2 1 Red Cards 1 9 10
Key stats last season:
  • Comunicaciones have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Comunicaciones have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Comunicaciones have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Malacateco have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Malacateco have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Malacateco haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

Comunicaciones
All Liga Nacional Concacaf League Club Friendlies
All Home Away
02-08-19 CL Comunicaciones 2 - 1 Marathón
04-08-19 LN Municipal 1 - 0 Comunicaciones
09-08-19 CL Marathón 1 - 1 Comunicaciones
14-08-19 LN Cotzumalguapa 1 - 1 Comunicaciones
18-08-19 LN Comunicaciones 3 - 0 Malacateco
22-08-19 CL Comunicaciones 00:00 Guastatoya
24-08-19 LN Siquinalá 17:00 Comunicaciones
29-08-19 CL Guastatoya - Comunicaciones
01-09-19 LN Comunicaciones 17:00 Iztapa
15-09-19 LN Guastatoya 20:30 Comunicaciones
Malacateco
All Liga Nacional Club Friendlies
All Home Away
13-07-19 CF Malacateco 1 - 1 ADR Jicaral
28-07-19 LN Antigua GFC 2 - 0 Malacateco
04-08-19 LN Malacateco 0 - 0 Xelajú
09-08-19 LN Municipal 1 - 0 Malacateco
18-08-19 LN Comunicaciones 3 - 0 Malacateco
25-08-19 LN Malacateco 18:00 Iztapa
01-09-19 LN Mixco 21:00 Malacateco
15-09-19 LN Malacateco 18:00 Deportivo Sanarate
19-09-19 LN Cobán Imperial - Malacateco
22-09-19 LN Malacateco 18:00 Cotzumalguapa

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Cobán Imperial 4 4 0 0 8 1 2 2 0 0 5 1 2 2 0 0 3 0 7 12
2 Antigua GFC 4 3 1 0 6 2 2 2 0 0 5 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 4 10
3 Municipal 4 2 1 1 4 3 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 7
4 Deportivo Sanarate 4 1 3 0 4 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 6
5 Cotzumalguapa 4 1 2 1 5 4 3 1 2 0 4 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 5
6 Xelajú 3 1 2 0 3 2 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 5
7 Comunicaciones 4 1 1 2 4 3 2 1 0 1 3 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 4
8 Guastatoya 4 1 1 2 5 7 2 1 0 1 4 3 2 0 1 1 1 4 -2 4
9 Siquinalá 4 1 1 2 2 4 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 0 2 -2 4
10 Iztapa 4 1 0 3 5 8 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 0 0 2 2 5 -3 3
11 Mixco 3 0 1 2 3 6 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 2 5 -3 1
12 Malacateco 4 0 1 3 0 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 6 -6 1
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Antigua GFC 22 12 5 5 36 20 11 7 2 2 22 9 11 5 3 3 14 11 16 41
2 Cobán Imperial 22 12 4 6 35 25 11 10 0 1 24 6 11 2 4 5 11 19 10 40
3 Comunicaciones 22 11 6 5 32 14 11 7 2 2 22 7 11 4 4 3 10 7 18 39
4 Municipal 22 10 6 6 37 22 11 5 4 2 20 10 11 5 2 4 17 12 15 36
5 Malacateco 22 10 6 6 24 20 11 7 4 0 15 4 11 3 2 6 9 16 4 36
6 Guastatoya 22 9 8 5 27 16 11 6 4 1 18 5 11 3 4 4 9 11 11 35
7 Deportivo Chiantla 22 8 6 8 21 25 11 4 4 3 12 11 11 4 2 5 9 14 -4 30
8 Xelajú 22 8 5 9 27 25 11 7 3 1 21 8 11 1 2 8 6 17 2 29
9 Siquinalá 22 7 5 10 23 25 11 5 2 4 15 14 11 2 3 6 8 11 -2 26
10 Iztapa 22 7 4 11 21 28 11 6 3 2 14 5 11 1 1 9 7 23 -7 25
11 Deportivo Sanarate 22 7 2 13 22 38 11 6 0 5 15 13 11 1 2 8 7 25 -16 23
12 Deportivo Petapa 22 2 1 19 12 59 11 2 1 8 8 19 11 0 0 11 4 40 -47 7

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