The league table in Liga Nacional tells a story about these teams so far, with Guastatoya leading Malacateco by 6 points. Match preview to follow:
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Guastatoya and Malacateco.
Guastatoya form and stats
Guastatoya, who have the the best goal difference (+6) at home in Liga Nacional, have played 5 Liga Nacional games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-1-0 (wins-draws-losses).
Nothing to worry about in defence for Guastatoya, as their goalkeeper has completely shut out the opponents for 439 minutes in the Liga Nacional.
The Guastatoya supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Iztapa in Liga Nacional and win 2-0. Before that match, a win away at Antigua GFC.
The manager F. Benítez Piriz will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Cobán Imperial in only four days.
Guastatoya are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 7 goals in 5 games. Defensively Guastatoya have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (1 in 5 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Malacateco form and stats
Playing away, Malacateco have won 0 games, drawn 2 and suffered 3 defeats in the Liga Nacional this season. Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in ten away games in a row.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Municipal (placed 2nd) in their previous outing. The Liga Nacional match ended in a draw 1-1. Ahead of that game was the 2-2 draw at home against Xelaju.
After this away game Malacateco return home for a Liga Nacional game against Iztapa. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Malacateco are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 1 goal from 5 away games. It's not easy to score on Malacateco as they have only conceded 4 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Malacateco - Guastatoya 1-0 played earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Guastatoya victories, five draws and three Malacateco wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
 W. Pérez Medrano 15 goals |  L. Landín Cortés 12 goals | J. Corena Barboza 9 goals |
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| Guastatoya | Malacateco | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 35 | 17 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 16 | 33 |
| 16 | 11 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 11 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 11 | 14 |
| 43 | 27 | 7 | Scored | S | 1 | 4 | 35 |
| 32 | 10 | 1 | Conceded | C | 8 | 20 | 34 |
| 89% | 82% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 81% | 88% |
| 63% | 71% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 38% | 52% |
| 40% | 41% | 20% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 25% | 39% |
| 14% | 18% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 6% | 18% |
| 6% | 6% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 43% | 41% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 20% | 19% | 27% |
| 37% | 53% | 80% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 19% | 36% |
| 31% | 24% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 80% | 81% | 48% |
| 5.3 | 7 | 5.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.4 | 3.1 | 4 |
| 4.4 | 2.5 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.8 | 5.5 | 4.2 |
| 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.6 | 4 | 3.8 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 341 | 200 | 47 | Total Shots | T S | 37 | 115 | 381 |
| 127 | 65 | 18 | Shots on Target | S O | 12 | 49 | 187 |
| 34% | 42% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 8% | 8% | 19% |
- Guastatoya has the fewest conceded goals (1) at home
- Guastatoya has the fewest conceded goals (6)
- Guastatoya has the the best goal difference (+6) at home
- Guastatoya have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Guastatoya have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Guastatoya have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Malacateco have scored away.
- Guastatoya have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Guastatoya have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Malacateco has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (15)
- Malacateco has the fewest dropped points from leading position (4)
- Malacateco has the fewest scored goals (1) away
- 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 | 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 |