Malacateco fights Antigua GFC in Liga Nacional battle

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Competition: Guatemala Liga Nacional
Date: Wed 24.April
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Municipal Santa Lucía

This could be an interesting match as Malacateco have their presumed home advantage while Antigua GFC are ahead 4 points in the Liga Nacional table.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

This stadium uses grass, unlike Antigua GFC's home stadium. The visitors last 37 games on grass have ended in 10 wins, 12 draws and 15 losses.

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Malacateco form and stats

Malacateco have performed well at Estadio Municipal Santa Lucía so far this season with 6 wins from 9 matches. Points have also been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 0.

The fans are hoping that Malacateco will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the Liga Nacional game against Coban Imperial. Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Siquinala.

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

Malacateco has scored 12 goals at home this season, in 9 matches. Defensively Malacateco have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game (3 in 9 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Antigua GFC form and stats

Playing away, Antigua GFC have won 4 games, drawn 2 and suffered 3 defeats so far this season.

The supporters enjoyed Antigua GFC's previous game versus Deportivo Sanarate, a Liga Nacional 4-0 win played at home. Prior to that match, the Antigua GFC manager J. Torres Servin faced defeat when travelling to Deportivo Chiantla and losing 0-1.

A new game in only four days for Antigua GFC, the Liga Nacional home match versus Comunicaciones. Busy days.

Antigua GFC are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 11 away goals from 9 games. As opposed to that, Antigua GFC have seen the ball go into their own net 9 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Antigua GFC - Malacateco 1-2. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 3 Malacateco victories, 1 draw and 6 Antigua GFC wins.

Top Goalscorers

A. Herrera
20 goals
J. Valenzuela
10 goals
F. López
8 goals

Malacateco missing players

Antigua GFC missing players

Malacateco Antigua GFC
Total Home Statistic Away Total
42 21 Played 21 42
60 40 Scored 22 52
52 17 Conceded 22 41
93% 86% Over 0.5 81% 86%
71% 67% Over 1.5 67% 67%
52% 52% Over 2.5 43% 50%
21% 24% Over 3.5 10% 14%
12% 19% Over 4.5 10% 5%
45% 43% Both teams to score 43% 43%
36% 57% Clean Sheet 33% 38%
26% 14% Failed To Score 43% 33%
 
4.4 5.6 Corners For (avg) 3.9 5.3
4 2.4 Corners Against (avg) 4.5 3.8
3 2.6 Yellow Cards (avg) 3 3
7 1 Red Cards (total) 4 9

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Cobán Imperial 18 10 4 4 31 18 9 8 0 1 22 6 9 2 4 3 9 12 13 34
2 Antigua GFC 18 10 3 5 28 16 9 6 1 2 17 7 9 4 2 3 11 9 12 33
3 Municipal 18 8 6 4 27 16 9 4 4 1 16 7 9 4 2 3 11 9 11 30
4 Comunicaciones 18 8 5 5 21 12 9 5 2 2 14 6 9 3 3 3 7 6 9 29
5 Malacateco 18 8 5 5 18 15 9 6 3 0 12 3 9 2 2 5 6 12 3 29
6 Guastatoya 18 6 8 4 20 15 9 4 4 1 14 5 9 2 4 3 6 10 5 26
7 Xelajú 18 7 3 8 23 20 9 6 2 1 18 7 9 1 1 7 5 13 3 24
8 Siquinalá 18 6 5 7 19 19 9 5 2 2 14 9 9 1 3 5 5 10 0 23
9 Deportivo Chiantla 17 6 5 6 16 16 9 4 3 2 10 4 8 2 2 4 6 12 0 23
10 Iztapa 18 6 4 8 17 22 9 5 3 1 11 3 9 1 1 7 6 19 -5 22
11 Deportivo Sanarate 18 5 1 12 14 31 9 4 0 5 9 11 9 1 1 7 5 20 -17 16
12 Deportivo Petapa 17 2 1 14 9 43 8 2 1 5 6 12 9 0 0 9 3 31 -34 7