Guastatoya manager Ruiz looking for three points in Municipal showdown

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Competition: Guatemala Liga Nacional
Competition: Thu 19.May
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio David Cordón Hichos (3000 seats)

Greeting visitors in their own stadium feels safe and good for Guastatoya, but Municipal are fully determined and capable to win. How will it turn out?

Insights:
  • Guastatoya have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (20) in Liga Nacional
  • Municipal have the most clean sheets (25) in Liga Nacional

Guastatoya have less rest than Municipal in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Liga Nacional game only four days ago. This match was also played here at Estadio David Cordón Hichos. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Municipal have had more rest.

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Guastatoya form and stats

When playing at home in the Liga Nacional, Guastatoya have managed 4 wins, 5 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 11 games. Guastatoya are on a three game winning streak in their home games.

The Guastatoya followers enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Antigua GFC and win 2-0.

A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Antigua GFC.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Guastatoya have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 6 games) they have won 3 times, drawn 3 and lost 0.

There will be little rest for Guastatoya after this match as they are travelling to Municipal for a Liga Nacional game in only three days.

Guastatoya are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 13 goals in 11 games. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches.

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Municipal form and stats

As the visiting team in Liga Nacional matches, Municipal have produced an overall stat of 4-3-4 so far.

Municipal have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Ricardo Antonio Jerez Figueroa. It's been 281 minutes since they last conceded in Liga Nacional.

Impressive finishing from Rotondi and Altán secured the home win 2-0 against Achuapa in their previous game.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Achuapa at their stadium, the result 1-0.

We have checked recent matches where Municipal have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 6 games were 0 victories, 5 draws and 1 defeat.

A quick return to home after this game, as Municipal are hosting Guastatoya in the Liga Nacional only three days away.

Municipal are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 8 times in 11 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Guastatoya - Municipal 1-2 was the end result in these participants' previous head-to-head fixture, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - four - three (Guastatoya wins - draws - Municipal wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

GuastatoyaL. Landín Cortés
L. Landín Cortés
17 goals
MunicipalJ. Martínez
J. Martínez
17 goals

Guastatoya missing players

Municipal missing players

Guastatoya Municipal
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
46 23 7 Played P 7 25 50
16 13 2 Won W 4 11 26
15 6 3 Drew D 2 6 12
15 4 2 Lost L 1 8 12
52 37 6 Scored S 6 27 68
42 16 7 Conceded C 2 18 34
85% 96% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 86% 88% 88%
57% 74% 71% Over 1.5 O 1.5 29% 52% 58%
37% 39% 14% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 28% 34%
22% 17% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 8% 18%
4% 4% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 4% 6%
35% 35% 43% BTTS BTTS 14% 36% 34%
41% 52% 29% Clean Sheets C S 71% 44% 50%
39% 17% 29% Failed to Score F T 29% 32% 28%
 
4.2 4.3 5.4 Corners for (avg) C F 4 3.8 4.7
4.6 3.1 3 Corners against (avg) C A 3.9 4.2 4
2.7 2.7 2.9 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.6 2.4 2.3
3 0 0 Red cards R C 0 3 7
 
7.9 9.4 7.3 Shots (avg) S ( 5.4 6.6 7.9
3.1 3.8 3.1 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.1 3 3.2
39% 42% 27% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 36% 43%
 
7.9 6.7 7.7 Shots against (avg) S A 7 8.5 8.2
2.7 1.9 2.4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.4 3 2.7
Key stats in Liga Nacional this season:
  • 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 the fewest conceded goals in the second half (20) in Liga Nacional
  • Municipal have the most clean sheets (25) in Liga Nacional
  • Municipal 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 22 14 4 4 36 13 11 8 3 0 25 7 11 6 1 4 11 6 23 46
2 Comunicaciones 22 13 5 4 37 19 11 7 3 1 21 9 11 6 2 3 16 10 18 44
3 Municipal 22 11 6 5 30 15 11 7 3 1 19 7 11 4 3 4 11 8 15 39
4 Malacateco 22 10 6 6 36 23 11 8 1 2 25 9 11 2 5 4 11 14 13 36
5 Cotzumalguapa 22 8 12 2 28 25 11 4 6 1 16 13 11 4 6 1 12 12 3 36
6 Xelaju 22 8 6 8 18 23 11 6 3 2 12 4 11 2 3 6 6 19 -5 30
7 Iztapa 22 8 4 10 30 36 11 8 1 2 19 10 11 0 3 8 11 26 -6 28
8 Solola 22 6 7 9 21 32 11 3 3 5 11 17 11 3 4 4 10 15 -11 25
9 Guastatoya 22 5 8 9 18 23 11 4 5 2 13 11 11 1 3 7 5 12 -5 23
10 Coban Imperial 22 5 5 12 22 31 11 3 3 5 9 10 11 2 2 7 13 21 -9 20
11 Achuapa 22 3 7 12 12 24 11 3 2 6 5 10 11 0 5 6 7 14 -12 16
12 Nueva Concepcion 22 4 4 14 12 36 11 4 4 3 9 9 11 0 0 11 3 27 -24 16

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.