This could be an interesting match as Malacateco have their presumed home advantage while Cobán Imperial are ahead 11 points in the Liga Nacional table.
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.
Malacateco form and stats
Malacateco, who have the most clean sheets (6) at home in Liga Nacional, are steadily winning Liga Nacional games and points here at Estadio Santa Lucia. 6 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 9 games.
Malacateco lost their last game at Deportivo Sanarate (placed 5th) after a 0-1 scoreline. Before that game, the 5-0 home victory against Mixco.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Malacateco as they are travelling to their away game against Cotzumalguapa in the Liga Nacional. That match is four days after this one.
The Malacateco manager R. Gómez has got the team scoring with 18 from 9 home games in the league. From these home matches, Malacateco have conceded only 6 goals.
Cobán Imperial form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team, who have the most scored goals (31) in Liga Nacional, on their Liga Nacional travels is 4 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats.
Cobán Imperial are travelling after their nice 3-2 home win in the Liga Nacional against Municipal (placed 4th). Prior to that result Cobán Imperial won their away game at Xelaju. The scoreline was 2-1.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Iztapa in just three days.
Cobán Imperial find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 13 goals from 9 away fixtures in the league. Cobán Imperial have conceded 11 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Cobán Imperial - Malacateco 3-0. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 2 Malacateco victories, 3 draws and 5 Cobán Imperial wins. 7 of these games ended with three goals or more, 3 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
 
J. Mitchell
9 goals
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Wilber Pérez
7 goals
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E. Herrera
5 goals
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Malacateco missing players
Cobán Imperial missing players
| Malacateco | Cobán Imperial | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs
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Statistics | Stat | vs
|
Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 7 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 21 | 18 | 4 | Scored | S | 2 | 13 | 31 |
| 21 | 6 | 5 | Conceded | C | 4 | 11 | 18 |
| 89% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 89% | 89% |
| 67% | 78% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 78% | 83% |
| 50% | 56% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 56% | 56% |
| 22% | 33% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 22% | 22% |
| 6% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 22% | 22% |
| 28% | 33% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 67% | 61% |
| 39% | 67% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 33% | 39% |
| 44% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 11% | 11% |
| 3.9 | 4 | 4.7 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4 | 2.8 | 4.5 |
| 4.3 | 3.1 | 4 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 5.9 | 4.6 |
| 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.7 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 3.3 | 2.7 | 2.9 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 228 | 140 | 52 | Total Shots | T S | 33 | 75 | 150 |
| 117 | 76 | 29 | Shots on Target | S O | 14 | 44 | 75 |
| 18% | 24% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 30% | 41% |
- Cobán Imperial has the most points from losing position (13)
- Cobán Imperial has the most scored goals (31)
- Cobán Imperial has the the best goal difference (+13)
- Cobán Imperial have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Cobán Imperial have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Cobán Imperial is in the best form (5-1-0)
- Malacateco has the fewest dropped points from leading position (0)
- Malacateco has the most clean sheets (6) at home
- Malacateco has the the best goal difference (+12) at home
- 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 | Cobán Imperial | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 35 |
| 2 | Comunicaciones | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 34 |
| 3 | Guastatoya | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 31 |
| 4 | Municipal | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 31 |
| 5 | Deportivo Sanarate | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 31 |
| 6 | Antigua GFC | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 30 |
| 7 | Malacateco | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 24 |
| 8 | Iztapa | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 18 | -2 | 22 |
| 9 | Xelaju | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 22 |
| 10 | Cotzumalguapa | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 14 | -11 | 16 |
| 11 | Mixco | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 35 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 24 | -20 | 12 |
| 12 | Siquinala | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -15 | 10 |