A lot of action is expected at Estadio Municipal Santa Lucía when Malacateco meet Comunicaciones in what could be a brilliant match. Here's all you need to know!
- Malacateco have the most clean sheets (15) at home in Liga Nacional
- Comunicaciones have the most scored goals (37) in Liga Nacional
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 Comunicaciones.
Malacateco form and stats
25 points is a decent return from 11 Liga Nacional games here at Estadio Municipal Santa Lucía for Malacateco. The data says 8 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses. The Malacateco fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Estadio Municipal Santa Lucía and will expect new points from this game. Malacateco has played 22 games in a row here without a defeat.
Malacateco faced defeat in their previous match, away at Solola (3-4). A goal frenzy last time out for Malacateco, with a total of 7 goals in the match against Solola. Fun stuff to watch!
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Guastatoya.This is expected to be a close game, with Malacateco perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Malacateco as a small favourite), we find ten games. Malacateco has won nine of these, drawn zero and lost one.
The manager Ayala will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Antigua GFC in only four days.
Goals decide football matches and Malacateco are scoring many of them at home; 25 on target from 11 league matches. Malacateco have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Comunicaciones form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team, who have the most scored goals (37) in Liga Nacional, on their Liga Nacional travels is 6 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats. Comunicaciones love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.
Two away matches in a row for Comunicaciones, whose manager Olivera could celebrate last time after the win against Antigua GFC.
Ahead of that game was the 2-2 draw at home against Solola.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 20 similar matches played by Comunicaciones in our archives, and the results are: ten wins for Comunicaciones, three draws and seven defeats.
After this away game Comunicaciones return home for a Liga Nacional game against Xelaju. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Comunicaciones have scored 16 goals on their travels this season, from 11 away games in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (10 so far).
Head 2 Head
These teams faced each other before this campaign: Comunicaciones - Malacateco 2-0. Head to head data (for the prior ten meetings): Malacateco won two games, two matches ended in a draw and Comunicaciones have six wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / sevenTop Goalscorers
  E. Herrera Morales 13 goals |  L. García 12 goals |
Malacateco missing players
Comunicaciones missing players
| Malacateco | Comunicaciones | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 48 | 24 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 24 | 48 |
| 22 | 18 | 4 | Won | W | 1 | 11 | 25 |
| 14 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 12 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 69 | 45 | 8 | Scored | S | 3 | 27 | 74 |
| 45 | 12 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 21 | 44 |
| 88% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 60% | 83% | 85% |
| 69% | 67% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 40% | 58% | 65% |
| 35% | 38% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 29% | 42% |
| 17% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 21% | 29% |
| 12% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 15% |
| 44% | 38% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 20% | 29% | 42% |
| 44% | 62% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 38% | 40% |
| 25% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 80% | 50% | 33% |
| 3.6 | 4.1 | 2.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.8 | 5.2 |
| 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.4 | 3.9 |
| 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.4 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8.4 | 10.6 | 11.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 8 | 10.1 |
| 4.2 | 5.9 | 5.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3 | 3.8 |
| 34% | 32% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 38% | 41% |
| 10.2 | 9.5 | 13.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 4.8 | 6.9 | 7 |
| 4.7 | 4.8 | 7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.8 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
- Comunicaciones have the fewest dropped points from leading position (8) in Liga Nacional
- Comunicaciones have the most points (20) away in Liga Nacional
- Comunicaciones have the most scored goals (16) away in Liga Nacional
- Comunicaciones have the most scored goals (37) in Liga Nacional
- Comunicaciones have the most scored goals in the first half (36) in Liga Nacional
- Comunicaciones have the the best goal difference (+6) away in Liga Nacional
- 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.
- Malacateco have the most clean sheets (15) at home in Liga Nacional
| 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 | Santa Lucia | 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 | Cobán 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 Concepción | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 27 | -24 | 16 |
