Liga Nacional: Malacateco are ready for the visit of Municipal in what should be an engaging football fixture. Here's all the pre-match info you need!
- Malacateco have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5) in Liga Nacional
- Municipal have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (8) 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 Municipal.
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. After failing to beat Guastatoya here at Estadio Municipal Santa Lucía, Malacateco has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with five wins in a row.
Malacateco lost their last game at Comunicaciones after a 1-2 scoreline.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Xinabajul in a game that was won 2-1.If you like betting on "both teams to score": A review of the 16 most recent league matches reveals that 12 of them had at least one goal scored by each team.
There will be little rest for Malacateco after this match as they are travelling to Municipal for a Liga Nacional game in only three days.
Malacateco have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio Municipal Santa Lucía with 20 goals in 11 league matches. Malacateco have only conceded 7 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Municipal form and stats
4-3-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Municipal in their Liga Nacional matches away.
229 minutes! That's how long the Municipal goalkeeper and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Two travels in a row for Municipal, whose manager Otazú could celebrate last time after the win against Xinabajul.
That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Cotzumalguapa.Low on goals? 11 of this club's most recent 14 league fixtures have contained zero, one or two goals.
After this away game Municipal return home for a Liga Nacional game against Malacateco. That game is only three sleeps after this.
Municipal have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 11 league away games 16 goals have been scored.
Head 2 Head
Interestingly enough, the last time the hosts kept a "clean sheet" was also versus this opponent, five games ago (Malacateco - Municipal 1-0). Head-to-head data (for the prior ten meetings): Malacateco won three games, three matches ended with a draw and Municipal got four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / five.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Rotondi 3 goals |  K. Aguilar de León 1 goals | M. Portillo Castro 1 goals |
Malacateco missing players
Municipal missing players
| Malacateco | Municipal | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 22 |
| 10 | 9 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 30 | 20 | 3 | Scored | S | 5 | 16 | 31 |
| 26 | 7 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 11 | 22 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 91% | 91% |
| 73% | 64% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 55% | 59% |
| 55% | 45% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 45% | 36% |
| 18% | 18% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 36% | 32% |
| 9% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 18% | 23% |
| 64% | 55% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 45% | 45% |
| 32% | 45% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 27% | 36% |
| 9% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 36% | 27% |
| 3.7 | 3.6 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 3.9 | 4.9 |
| 5 | 3.5 | 2.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.5 | 2.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7.4 | 7.5 | 3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 9.5 | 10.3 |
| 3.7 | 4.5 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 4.3 | 4 |
| 37% | 41% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 71% | 34% | 35% |
| 9.7 | 6.5 | 2.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 12.4 | 9.3 |
| 4.5 | 3.7 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 4.5 | 3.4 |
- 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 (5) 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.
- Municipal have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Municipal have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (8) in Liga Nacional
- Municipal have the the best goal difference (+5) away in Liga Nacional
- Municipal have won significantly less corners away then 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 | 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 |
