The season is still fairly new and the Liga Nacional table has to be read with caution. So far Cotzumalguapa find themselves in 10th position and Xelajú are placed 9th.
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.
Cotzumalguapa form and stats
Cotzumalguapa have played 1 Liga Nacional games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 0-1-0 (wins-draws-losses).
Cotzumalguapa haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 233 minutes ago. E. F. de Jesus dos Santos scored that one.
In their previous game, the manager D. Zamora led his Cotzumalguapa to a defeat in the Liga Nacional match away at Antigua GFC. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estadio Municipal Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa. A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Deportivo Sanarate.
There will be little rest for Cotzumalguapa after this match as they are travelling to Municipal for a Liga Nacional game in only three days.
Early season league goal statistics from Cotzumalguapa's 1 home game: 1 goal, 1 conceded.
Xelajú form and stats
It's not happening yet for Xelajú on their Liga Nacional travels, with zero points from their first 2 away games. Maybe today will be different? Bitter travels for Xelajú as they have lost four games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Cotzumalguapa match.
Xelajú's last game was the home draw against Deportivo Sanarate (1-1). Prior to that match, the Xelajú manager S. Egea Rueda faced defeat when travelling to Siquinala and losing 1-4.
Xelajú has another fixture away, a Liga Nacional game, against Antigua GFC in just four days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
Xelajú have the goal stats of 1-5 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Cotzumalguapa - Xelajú 2-2. Head-to-head totals (for the last two meetings): Cotzumalguapa won zero games, one match ended with a draw and Xelajú has one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / oneTop Goalscorers
 J. Velásquez 6 goals | C. Solares Sazo 5 goals |   C. Albizures García 5 goals |
Cotzumalguapa missing players
Xelajú missing players
| Cotzumalguapa | Xelajú | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 12 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 13 | 26 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 9 | 6 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 12 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| 23 | 17 | 6 | Scored | S | 2 | 11 | 31 |
| 33 | 12 | 3 | Conceded | C | 1 | 20 | 34 |
| 92% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 85% | 85% |
| 62% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 62% | 69% |
| 31% | 33% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 46% | 54% |
| 23% | 33% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 38% | 35% |
| 8% | 8% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| 38% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 46% | 50% |
| 27% | 42% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 15% | 27% |
| 42% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 54% | 38% |
| 4 | 5.4 | 7 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 6 | 4.8 | 5.1 |
| 3.8 | 2.9 | 0.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 6.1 | 4.8 |
| 3 | 3.1 | 2.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 5 | 3.8 | 3.3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 191 | 106 | 14 | Total Shots | T S | 13 | 121 | 325 |
| 91 | 60 | 11 | Shots on Target | S O | 5 | 51 | 133 |
| 23% | 25% | 55% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 22% | 23% |
- Cotzumalguapa has the fewest matches over the total-line (8)
- Cotzumalguapa have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Cotzumalguapa 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 | 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 | Siquinala | 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 | Coban 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 |