A key fixture in Liga Nacional as both squads are struggling for the top spots. With Malacateco in 4th place and Comunicaciones located at 3rd, this has all the looks of a thriling fight. Read on to find out more!
- Malacateco have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (7) in Liga Nacional
- Comunicaciones have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
Malacateco and Comunicaciones should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Malacateco form and stats
This stadium, Estadio Municipal Santa Lucía, has been a fortress for Malacateco in the Liga Nacional so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 9-2-0. Malacateco has won so many consecutive home games (six in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Estadio Municipal Santa Lucía. We remember; it was Guastatoya.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Ruben Dario Silva Silva not having conceded a league goal in 256 minutes.
A strong away win for Malacateco against Antigua GFC the last match, as López were on target.
Ahead of that match, Malacateco won a home game hosting Municipal (1-0).There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Malacateco as they are travelling to their away game against Guastatoya in the Liga Nacional. That match is three days after this one.
A decent goal production from Malacateco in their home games so far, with 20 goals from 11 league matches. Malacateco have only conceded 7 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Comunicaciones form and stats
The visitors are W4-D2-L5 on the road this term. That's in the Liga Nacional.
Comunicaciones are looking to quickly end their 284 minutes long goal drought in the Liga Nacional.
Comunicaciones's last game was the home draw against Xinabajul (0-0).
Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Coban Imperial's place.Few goals? 5 league fixtures in a row with this side have had two goals or less.
A quick return to home after this game, as Comunicaciones are hosting Coban Imperial in the Liga Nacional only three days away.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Comunicaciones have scored 13 goals in 11 league games away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 16 goals have been conceded by Comunicaciones in these games.
Head 2 Head
Fancy a gamble on both teams to score (or not)? Curiously enough, the previous time both teams found the net in one of the away team's league games was the last time they faced today's opponent Malacateco! Comunicaciones - Malacateco 2-1, six matches ago. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - four - four (Malacateco wins - draws - Comunicaciones wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.
Malacateco missing players
Comunicaciones missing players
| Malacateco | Comunicaciones | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 27 |
| 12 | 10 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| 32 | 21 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 13 | 35 |
| 28 | 7 | 1 | Conceded | C | 7 | 18 | 28 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 89% |
| 68% | 58% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 69% | 67% |
| 48% | 42% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 38% | 44% |
| 16% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 15% | 22% |
| 8% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 15% | 7% |
| 56% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 46% | 44% |
| 36% | 50% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 31% | 41% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 31% | 26% |
| 3.6 | 3.8 | 2.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.7 | 2.5 | 3.9 |
| 5.3 | 3.4 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.3 | 5.2 | 4.1 |
| 2.4 | 2.2 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7.2 | 8.1 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 6.6 | 8 |
| 3.6 | 4.7 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.4 | 2.9 |
| 36% | 38% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 11% | 45% | 47% |
| 9.1 | 6.1 | 12.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.3 | 8.4 | 6.7 |
| 4.1 | 3.4 | 6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.4 | 2.5 |
- Comunicaciones have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Comunicaciones have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Malacateco have not yet lost a game at home.
- Malacateco have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Malacateco have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Malacateco have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (7) in Liga Nacional
- Malacateco have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Liga Nacional
- Malacateco haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | Antigua GFC | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 47 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 41 |
| 2 | Coban Imperial | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 27 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 8 | 39 |
| 3 | Comunicaciones | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 39 |
| 4 | Malacateco | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 4 | 34 |
| 5 | Municipal | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 33 |
| 6 | Guastatoya | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 30 |
| 7 | Xelajú | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 29 |
| 8 | Achuapa | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 37 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 25 | -10 | 28 |
| 9 | Iztapa | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 35 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 21 | -4 | 27 |
| 10 | Xinabajul | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 19 | -6 | 26 |
| 11 | Mixco | 22 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 35 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 19 | -18 | 16 |
| 12 | Cotzumalguapa | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 40 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 22 | -20 | 15 |
