Cotzumalguapa vs Mixco: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Guatemala Liga Nacional
Competition: Wed 11.March
Match begins: 21:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Municipal Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa (9000 seats)

This match features two teams living in the basement of the Liga Nacional, Cotzumalguapa holding 10th place and Mixco lying 11th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.

It's no vacation for neither Cotzumalguapa nor Mixco as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

This stadium uses grass, unlike Mixco's home stadium. The visitors last 41 games on grass have ended in 6 wins, 7 draws and 28 losses.

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Cotzumalguapa form and stats

When playing at home in the Liga Nacional, Cotzumalguapa have managed 2 wins, 2 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 5 games.

The Cotzumalguapa crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-3 to Comunicaciones here at Estadio Municipal Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa in a Liga Nacional match. A 0-0 draw away before that, with Cobán Imperial the opponent.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Cotzumalguapa as they are travelling to their away game against Siquinalá in the Liga Nacional. That match is four days after this one.

Cotzumalguapa has scored 5 league goals at home this season, in 5 matches. Cotzumalguapa have conceded 5 in these home matches.

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Mixco form and stats

Mixco have been very modest guests so far, leaving with zero points in all their 5 away matches played so far in the Liga Nacional. Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in 16 away games in a row.

There might be some fixture complaints from Mixco as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, the Liga Nacional match against Deportivo Sanarate (1-2). That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Siquinalá.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Xelaju in just three days.

Goals are few and far between in Mixco's away league games. Only 2 goals from 5 travels. In the opposite end, Mixco have conceded 9 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Mixco - Cotzumalguapa 1-1. Head-to-head totals (for the last three meetings): Cotzumalguapa won two games, one match ended with a draw and Mixco has zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / two

Top Goalscorers

Cotzumalguapa
J. Velásquez
8 goals
 
D. Corea Garay
6 goals
Cotzumalguapa
C. Solares Sazo
5 goals

Cotzumalguapa missing players

Mixco missing players

Cotzumalguapa Mixco
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
33 16 3 Played P 3 16 33
7 6 2 Won W 0 0 6
12 7 0 Drew D 1 1 7
14 3 1 Lost L 2 15 20
29 21 4 Scored S 1 8 29
44 16 3 Conceded C 7 39 55
88% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
61% 69% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 81% 73%
30% 31% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 56% 48%
24% 31% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 31% 21%
9% 6% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 19% 12%
39% 50% 33% BTTS BTTS 33% 38% 45%
33% 44% 67% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 15%
39% 12% 0% Failed to Score F T 67% 62% 45%
 
4.6 6.1 5.7 Corners for (avg) C F 3.7 4.4 5.2
4 2.9 1.7 Corners against (avg) C A 4.3 5.6 4.5
3.1 3.1 4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 2.6 2.6
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 5 8
 
259 159 21 Total Shots T S 19 109 305
116 82 11 Shots on Target S O 6 43 126
23% 23% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 17% 19% 23%
Key stats in Liga Nacional this season:
  • Cotzumalguapa has the fewest matches over the total-line (10)
  • Cotzumalguapa has the the worst goal difference (-7)
  • Cotzumalguapa have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Cotzumalguapa have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Mixco have scored away.
  • Cotzumalguapa have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Cotzumalguapa have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Mixco has the fewest clean sheets (0) away
  • Mixco has the fewest clean sheets (5)
  • Mixco has the fewest points (0) away
  • Mixco has the most conceded goals in the first half (27)
  • Mixco have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Mixco have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Mixco have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Mixco have yet to win a game away.
  • Mixco haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 Comunicaciones 11 7 3 1 21 13 6 3 2 1 7 5 5 4 1 0 14 8 8 24
2 Municipal 11 5 5 1 14 9 5 2 2 1 8 6 6 3 3 0 6 3 5 20
3 Guastatoya 11 5 3 3 10 6 5 4 1 0 7 1 6 1 2 3 3 5 4 18
4 Antigua GFC 11 4 4 3 11 9 5 0 3 2 2 4 6 4 1 1 9 5 2 16
5 Iztapa 11 4 4 3 16 16 5 2 2 1 11 7 6 2 2 2 5 9 0 16
6 Deportivo Sanarate 11 4 3 4 14 12 6 3 1 2 7 6 5 1 2 2 7 6 2 15
7 Siquinalá 11 4 3 4 14 13 6 4 1 1 10 5 5 0 2 3 4 8 1 15
8 Xelaju 11 2 6 3 10 12 5 2 2 1 6 4 6 0 4 2 4 8 -2 12
9 Malacateco 11 3 3 5 6 10 6 3 1 2 5 6 5 0 2 3 1 4 -4 12
10 Cotzumalguapa 11 2 5 4 8 15 5 2 2 1 5 5 6 0 3 3 3 10 -7 11
11 Mixco 11 2 3 6 11 14 6 2 3 1 9 5 5 0 0 5 2 9 -3 9
12 Cobán Imperial 11 1 4 6 6 12 6 1 3 2 4 6 5 0 1 4 2 6 -6 7

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.