Malacateco vs Comunicaciones: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Guatemala Liga Nacional
Competition: Wed 29.December
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Municipal Santa Lucía (7000 seats)

Fasten your seatbelt before the show! Today's main characters are Malacateco and Comunicaciones, victory is the prize and 1 1/2 hours the playing time.

Insights:
  • Malacateco have the most scored goals in the first half (21) in Liga Nacional
  • Comunicaciones have the most scored goals (37) in Liga Nacional

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.

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Malacateco form and stats

Malacateco have performed here at Estadio Municipal Santa Lucía this season with 8 wins from 11 Liga Nacional matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 2. 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 eleven games in a row here without a defeat.

Malacateco travelled for their previous game, a trip to Antigua GFC that ended 1-1.

Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Antigua GFC.

The manager Hernández Ayala will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Comunicaciones in only four days.

Malacateco can score goals in their home matches. After 11 league matches they have found the net 25 times. 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 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Comunicaciones form and stats

Comunicaciones are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played seven in a row without losing.

Comunicaciones are looking to quickly end their 235 minutes long goal drought in the Liga Nacional. 703 minutes! That's how long the Comunicaciones goalkeeper and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

Comunicaciones's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Municipal that finished 0-0.

Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Municipal.

After this away game Comunicaciones return home for a Liga Nacional game against Malacateco. 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. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. It's not easy to score on Comunicaciones as they have only conceded 10 goals from these away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The last head-to-head meeting ended Comunicaciones - Malacateco 2-1, played this season. Malacateco-Comunicaciones H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Malacateco one win, Comunicaciones eight wins, one draw. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

MalacatecoM. Rotondi
M. Rotondi
17 goals
MalacatecoE. Herrera Morales
E. Herrera Morales
8 goals
ComunicacionesJ. Anangonó León
J. Anangonó León
6 goals

Malacateco missing players

Comunicaciones missing players

Malacateco Comunicaciones
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
26 13 3 Played P 3 13 26
12 10 2 Won W 0 6 14
7 1 1 Drew D 2 4 8
7 2 0 Lost L 1 3 4
40 28 4 Scored S 0 16 38
25 9 1 Conceded C 1 10 19
92% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 33% 77% 81%
69% 69% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 54% 58%
35% 38% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 38% 42%
19% 23% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 23% 23%
15% 23% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 8%
46% 46% 33% BTTS BTTS 0% 38% 46%
42% 54% 67% Clean Sheets C S 67% 38% 38%
19% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 46% 35%
 
3.5 3.3 2.3 Corners for (avg) C F 5.7 6.5 5.6
5.1 5 3.7 Corners against (avg) C A 5.3 4.8 4.2
2.4 2.2 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 2.1 2
5 2 1 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8.3 11.1 12 Shots (avg) S ( 8 9 11.8
4.2 6.1 5.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.7 3.3 4.3
37% 35% 24% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 38% 34%
 
10.9 11.5 11.3 Shots against (avg) S A 5.3 7.1 7.5
4.9 5.7 5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2 3.3 3.2
Key stats in Liga Nacional this season:
  • Comunicaciones have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (7) in Liga Nacional
  • Comunicaciones have the fewest matches under the total-line (7) in Liga Nacional
  • Comunicaciones have the most matches over the total-line (11) 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 the best goal difference (+6) away in Liga Nacional
  • Comunicaciones is in the best form (3-3-0) 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 scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Malacateco have the most conceded goals in the second half (19) in Liga Nacional
  • Malacateco have the most scored goals in the first half (21) 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 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 Cotzumalguapa 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 Coban 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 Concepcion 22 4 4 14 12 36 11 4 4 3 9 9 11 0 0 11 3 27 -24 16

Read more about Liga Nacional

Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatamala (National football league of Guatemala) is the top level of Guatemalan football. It was formerly known as Liga Mayor “A”. It was founded in 1919. The league has twelve teams meeting each other twice in two stages, Apertura and Clausura.