Soccer match preview: Home supporters with big expectations before Iztapa - Xelajú

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Competition: Guatemala Liga Nacional
Competition: Wed 26.October
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Municipal El Morón (3000 seats)

The home crowds plan for a win in this fixture, as the home advantage might do the trick versus a struggling visitor. Iztapa are in 6th spot while the guesting Xelajú panic at 10th.

Insights:
  • Iztapa have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Liga Nacional
  • Xelajú have yet to win a game away.

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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Iztapa form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Estadio Municipal El Morón as Iztapa have scored 19 goals to get 16 points from 7 games. The overall stats in the Liga Nacional are 5-1-1 (wins-draws-losses). Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Iztapa, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.

The Iztapa fans enjoyed the previous fixture, watching their team host Achuapa and win 4-1.

A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Coban Imperial.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Iztapa, as the Liga Nacional home game vs Xinabajul is only four days away.

Iztapa are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Estadio Municipal El Morón in their league games, having scored an impressive 19 goals in 7 matches. Iztapa's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 10 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Xelajú form and stats

There's been little loot from Xelajú's travels as they have only collected 2 points from 7 away games in the Liga Nacional. Xelajú only have 0 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 2 draws. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Xelajú's last three away games as they have all been lost.

Xelajú play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-2 to Guastatoya (placed 4th).

The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Comunicaciones.

A new game in only three days for Xelajú, the Liga Nacional home match versus Mixco. Busy days.

The visitors have scored 4 goals from 7 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 10 goals have been conceded by Xelajú in these games.

Head 2 Head

Xelajú have won at least one point in the last 5 fixtures (4-1-0) facing Iztapa.

The latest H2H match ended Xelajú - Iztapa 3-0, played this season. The games between these sides have sometimes been aggressive, having seen 5 red cards from the last ten duels.

Top Goalscorers

XelajúD. Lom
D. Lom
7 goals
IztapaJ. Cano Barrios
J. Cano Barrios
6 goals
IztapaD. Chuc
D. Chuc
3 goals

Iztapa missing players

Xelajú missing players

Iztapa Xelajú
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
15 7 3 Played P 2 7 15
6 5 2 Won W 0 0 5
4 1 1 Drew D 0 2 4
5 1 0 Lost L 2 5 6
25 19 7 Scored S 0 4 19
23 10 3 Conceded C 2 10 16
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
87% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 57% 60%
53% 71% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 29% 40%
33% 57% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 14% 27%
33% 57% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 7%
60% 71% 67% BTTS BTTS 0% 43% 47%
7% 14% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 20%
33% 14% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 57% 33%
 
5.3 6.4 6.3 Corners for (avg) C F 2 2.6 4.5
4.9 4 3.7 Corners against (avg) C A 6 6.9 4.7
2.6 2.9 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 6 4 3.4
3 3 2 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
12.1 16.4 20 Shots (avg) S ( 2 3.9 9.2
4.4 5.6 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 1.4 4.3
38% 49% 47% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 40% 29%
 
11.9 13.1 14.7 Shots against (avg) S A 4.5 7 6.5
4.7 4.9 5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 3.3 3.1
Key stats in Liga Nacional this season:
  • All of Iztapa's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Iztapa have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Iztapa have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Xelajú have scored away.
  • Iztapa have the fewest clean sheets (1) at home in Liga Nacional
  • Iztapa have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Liga Nacional
  • Iztapa have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Liga Nacional
  • Iztapa have the most points from losing position (13) in Liga Nacional
  • Iztapa have the most scored goals (19) at home in Liga Nacional
  • Iztapa have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Iztapa haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Xelajú have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Xelajú have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Xelajú have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Xelajú have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Xelajú have yet to win a game away.
  • Xelajú haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 15 7 5 3 21 14 7 4 3 0 12 5 8 3 2 3 9 9 7 26
2 Antigua GFC 15 7 4 4 29 22 7 4 2 1 16 9 8 3 2 3 13 13 7 25
3 Coban Imperial 14 7 3 4 24 19 7 6 1 0 14 6 7 1 2 4 10 13 5 24
4 Guastatoya 16 5 8 3 14 11 8 4 3 1 10 3 8 1 5 2 4 8 3 23
5 Malacateco 15 6 4 5 21 18 7 5 2 0 14 5 8 1 2 5 7 13 3 22
6 Iztapa 15 6 4 5 25 23 7 5 1 1 19 10 8 1 3 4 6 13 2 22
7 Achuapa 16 5 6 5 20 28 8 5 3 0 13 7 8 0 3 5 7 21 -8 21
8 Xinabajul 16 5 5 6 19 20 8 4 4 0 13 6 8 1 1 6 6 14 -1 20
9 Municipal 14 5 4 5 21 16 8 3 3 2 10 8 6 2 1 3 11 8 5 19
10 Xelajú 15 5 4 6 19 16 8 5 2 1 15 6 7 0 2 5 4 10 3 19
11 Mixco 16 2 6 8 11 25 8 2 2 4 8 12 8 0 4 4 3 13 -14 12
12 Cotzumalguapa 15 2 5 8 15 27 8 2 3 3 7 11 7 0 2 5 8 16 -12 11

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.