The Malacateco manager R. Gómez Gómez attacks this game with the team placed 8th so far. In the visitors dressing room Cobán Imperial and their manager J. Rodríguez Álvarez are in 11th place before this match.
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 Malacateco and Cobán Imperial.
Malacateco form and stats
Only two Liga Nacional home games for Malacateco so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 0 draws and 1 defeat.
Stress levels are on the rise for Malacateco's attacking players as they have now played 180 minutes without scoring in a league game. Wilber Pérez was their last goal scorer.
The Malacateco crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to Antigua GFC here at Estadio Municipal Santa Lucía in a Liga Nacional match. Heartbreak before that as Malacateco lost 0-1 at Iztapa's place.
Malacateco are traveling soon after this match as the Liga Nacional match at Comunicaciones awaits in three days.
At Estadio Municipal Santa Lucía, Malacateco has the goal stats of 1-1 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.
Cobán Imperial form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Liga Nacional travels is 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat. It's all red in the travel logs of Cobán Imperial, having lost four matches in a row as the visiting team.
The attacking players of Cobán Imperial have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 180 minutes.
Cobán Imperial's last game was the home draw against Iztapa (0-0). Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Guastatoya's place.
A quick return to home after this game, as Cobán Imperial are hosting Antigua GFC in the Liga Nacional only three days away.
Cobán Imperial have the goal stats of 0-1 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Malacateco - Cobán Imperial 2-1, played this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Malacateco won three, Cobán Imperial won four and three draws. seven games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  W. Pérez Medrano 13 goals |   J. Mitchell Omier 10 goals |  J. Pereira Rodrigues 7 goals |
Malacateco missing players
Cobán Imperial missing players
| Malacateco | Cobán Imperial | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 27 |
| 10 | 9 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 11 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | 7 |
| 30 | 27 | 7 | Scored | S | 4 | 14 | 36 |
| 26 | 9 | 0 | Conceded | C | 7 | 18 | 27 |
| 88% | 92% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 89% |
| 56% | 69% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 69% | 70% |
| 44% | 54% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 54% | 44% |
| 20% | 31% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 15% | 15% |
| 8% | 15% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 15% | 15% |
| 28% | 38% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 54% | 52% |
| 36% | 54% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 23% | 37% |
| 48% | 15% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 31% | 22% |
| 4 | 4.6 | 4 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 3.2 | 4.6 |
| 4.1 | 2.9 | 3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.6 |
| 3.9 | 4 | 3.7 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 290 | 190 | 42 | Total Shots | T S | 26 | 99 | 232 |
| 144 | 100 | 26 | Shots on Target | S O | 14 | 52 | 108 |
| 21% | 27% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 27% | 33% |
- Cobán Imperial have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Cobán Imperial have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Malacateco has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (10)
- Malacateco has the fewest dropped points from leading position (0)
- Malacateco have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Malacateco have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded 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 | Siquinalá | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 2 | Comunicaciones | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Iztapa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | Antigua GFC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Guastatoya | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Municipal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| 7 | Deportivo Sanarate | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 8 | Malacateco | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 9 | Xelajú | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
| 10 | Cotzumalguapa | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| 11 | Cobán Imperial | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| 12 | Mixco | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 1 |