Match preview Liga Nacional: Malacateco - Guastatoya

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Competition: Guatemala Liga Nacional
Date: Sun 19.January
Match begins: 06:00 (UTC)

Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Malacateco in 7th and Guastatoya in 6th place.

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Malacateco form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here as Malacateco, who have the most scored goals (26) at home in Liga Nacional, have scored 26 goals to get 26 points from 11 games. The overall stats in the Liga Nacional are 8-2-1 (wins-draws-losses). Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Malacateco, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.

Malacateco manager R. Gómez and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Guastatoya in the Liga Nacional. Before that, Malacateco had a home game versus Siquinalá which ended with a victory 6-1.

Malacateco can score goals in their home matches. After 11 league matches they have found the net 26 times. Malacateco have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Guastatoya form and stats

4-2-5 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Guastatoya in their Liga Nacional matches away. Three consecutive losses in away matches means Guastatoya are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.

It might be tough going out on the road again for Guastatoya, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-3 versus Comunicaciones. Prior to that match, a home win 3-1 against Comunicaciones.

Guastatoya are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 12 away goals from 11 games (in the league). 14 goals have been conceded by Guastatoya in these games.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Guastatoya - Malacateco 0-0, played this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Malacateco won 2, Guastatoya won 3 and 5 draws. 5 games with over 2,5 goals, 5 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

MalacatecoW. Pérez
W. Pérez
12 goals
GuastatoyaL. Landín
L. Landín
10 goals
MalacatecoE. Herrera
E. Herrera
5 goals

Malacateco missing players

Guastatoya missing players

Malacateco Guastatoya
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
22 11 2 Played P 2 12 24
9 8 2 Won W 1 4 11
4 2 0 Drew D 0 2 5
9 1 0 Lost L 1 6 8
29 26 5 Scored S 2 13 33
24 8 0 Conceded C 2 17 26
86% 91% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 92%
64% 82% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 67% 71%
50% 64% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 50% 50%
23% 36% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 17% 21%
9% 18% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 8%
32% 45% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 50% 50%
36% 55% 100% Clean Sheets C S 50% 17% 29%
45% 9% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 29%
 
3.9 4.3 3.5 Corners For (avg) C F 1 2.8 4.5
4.2 3 2 Corners Against (avg) C A 4.5 5.6 3.8
4 4.1 3.5 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 4.5 3.4 3
2 1 0 Red Cards R C 0 3 4
 
263 170 35 Total Shots T S 21 96 237
133 92 15 Shots on Target S O 12 43 91
22% 28% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 17% 30% 36%
Key stats in Liga Nacional this season:
  • Guastatoya has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (9)
  • Guastatoya have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Guastatoya have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Guastatoya haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Malacateco has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (10)
  • Malacateco has the fewest dropped points from leading position (0)
  • Malacateco has the most scored goals (26) at home
  • Malacateco has the the best goal difference (+18) 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 22 12 5 5 34 23 11 8 3 0 20 7 11 4 2 5 14 16 11 41
2 Municipal 22 12 4 6 32 23 11 9 2 0 21 9 11 3 2 6 11 14 9 40
3 Comunicaciones 22 11 6 5 33 21 11 7 2 2 19 11 11 4 4 3 14 10 12 39
4 Antigua GFC 22 11 4 7 30 23 11 8 0 3 18 10 11 3 4 4 12 13 7 37
5 Deportivo Sanarate 22 11 4 7 27 24 11 7 2 2 13 5 11 4 2 5 14 19 3 37
6 Guastatoya 22 10 5 7 29 22 11 6 3 2 17 8 11 4 2 5 12 14 7 35
7 Malacateco 22 9 4 9 29 24 11 8 2 1 26 8 11 1 2 8 3 16 5 31
8 Iztapa 22 9 4 9 28 26 11 8 2 1 20 7 11 1 2 8 8 19 2 31
9 Xelajú 22 7 7 8 26 27 11 5 3 3 16 12 11 2 4 5 10 15 -1 28
10 Cotzumalguapa 22 5 7 10 21 29 11 4 5 2 16 11 11 1 2 8 5 18 -8 22
11 Mixco 22 4 4 14 18 41 11 4 3 4 12 11 11 0 1 10 6 30 -23 16
12 Siquinalá 22 2 4 16 20 44 11 1 2 8 11 19 11 1 2 8 9 25 -24 10

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.