The hosting team, Malacateco, should be the favourites in this fixture, but Municipal have proven both smartness and courage. Read more about the fixture!
- Malacateco have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (10) in Liga Nacional
- Municipal have the the best goal difference (+5) away 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.
Malacateco form and stats
Home games in the Liga Nacional have been a walk in the park for Malacateco so far, with 29 points won from 11 matches; 9 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses.
No payout for Malacateco in their previous match, an away game at Xelaju that ended in defeat 1-2. The first setback in the shape of a loss after collecting points through three league games.
In the match before that, Malacateco hosted Mixco and drew the game 1-1.The manager Roblero will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Xinabajul in only four days.
A decent goal production from Malacateco in their home games so far, with 20 goals from 11 league matches. Malacateco are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio Municipal Santa Lucía in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 11 matches.
Municipal form and stats
The visitors are W4-D3-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Liga Nacional.
191 minutes! That's how long the Municipal goalkeeper and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Municipal had fun at their own home (Estadio Municipal Santa Lucía) last time out, beating Xinabajul 3-0.
Prior to that result Municipal won their away game at Achuapa. The scoreline was 1-0.Low on goals? 12 of this club's most recent 16 league fixtures have seen two or less goals.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Coban Imperial in just three days.
Municipal are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 16 away goals from 11 games (in the league).
Head 2 Head
Malacateco - Municipal 1-0 was the story when this pair of teams previously did battle, also in this season. Data for the preceeding ten meetings featuring these two teams are: four wins for Malacateco, one draw and five wins for Municipal. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games. The matches between these sides have sometimes been hot-tempered, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten duels.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Rotondi 3 goals | M. Portillo Castro 1 goals | J. Méndez 1 goals |
Malacateco missing players
Municipal missing players
| Malacateco | Municipal | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 15 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 17 | 33 |
| 13 | 11 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 13 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 12 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 8 | 12 |
| 40 | 26 | 3 | Scored | S | 5 | 20 | 44 |
| 39 | 10 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 18 | 32 |
| 97% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 94% | 94% |
| 74% | 67% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 47% | 58% |
| 55% | 47% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 41% | 36% |
| 19% | 13% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 29% | 27% |
| 6% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 15% |
| 58% | 53% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 41% | 39% |
| 32% | 47% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 24% | 36% |
| 13% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 41% | 30% |
| 3.5 | 3.9 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.8 | 4.5 | 5 |
| 5 | 3.3 | 2.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
| 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 2.6 | 2.9 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7.6 | 8.6 | 3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.5 | 8.6 | 9.1 |
| 4 | 5.2 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
| 33% | 33% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 62% | 36% | 39% |
| 9.9 | 6.5 | 2.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.5 | 12 | 9.1 |
| 4.5 | 3.5 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 4.4 | 3.2 |
- 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 (10) in Liga Nacional
- Malacateco have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Liga Nacional
- Malacateco haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Municipal have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Municipal have the the best goal difference (+5) away 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 | 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 | Xelaju | 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 |
