Liga Nacional match prediction and preview for Municipal vs Antigua GFC clash

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Competition: Guatemala Liga Nacional
Date: Sun 29.December
Match begins: 21:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Cementos Progreso (16000 seats)

The managers S. Bini and R. Montoya are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Liga Nacional league table.

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.

This pitch has grass, which is not Antigua GFC's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on grass Antigua GFC have performed like this: Played 37 matches resulting in 11 wins, 13 draws and 13 defeats with the goal stats 39-48 (scored/conceded).

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Municipal form and stats

Municipal, who have the most points (29) at home in Liga Nacional, have been very solid at home in the Liga Nacional so far, with 29 points collected from 11 matches (9-2-0). This has contributed greatly to their 2nd position in the table.

Happy days for Municipal in their previous game, a Liga Nacional match away at Antigua GFC that ended with a 1-0 victory. Preceding that match was a defeat to Comunicaciones (0-1).

A decent goal production from Municipal in their home games so far, with 21 goals from 11 league matches. From these home matches, Municipal have conceded only 9 goals.

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Antigua GFC form and stats

The visitors, who have the most clean sheets (13) in Liga Nacional, are W3-D4-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Liga Nacional. Visiting Antigua GFC has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.

Antigua GFC failed to get anything from their last game, a Liga Nacional home match vs Municipal that ended with defeat 0-1. Before that, Antigua GFC travelled to Coban Imperial and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.

Antigua GFC are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 12 away goals from 11 games (in the league). As opposed to that, Antigua GFC have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Antigua GFC - Municipal 0-1 entered in the official records. Municipal-Antigua GFC H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Municipal 3 wins, Antigua GFC 5 wins, 2 draws. 4 of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Antigua GFCR. Lezcano
R. Lezcano
10 goals
MunicipalE. Guerra
E. Guerra
8 goals
MunicipalO. Arce
O. Arce
6 goals

Municipal missing players

Antigua GFC missing players

Municipal Antigua GFC
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
25 12 3 Played P 3 13 27
14 9 2 Won W 0 3 12
4 2 0 Drew D 2 6 7
7 1 1 Lost L 1 4 8
34 21 4 Scored S 2 13 32
24 10 3 Conceded C 4 14 25
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 77% 85%
48% 58% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 69% 63%
40% 42% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 38% 37%
28% 33% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 15% 19%
20% 25% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 7%
40% 42% 33% BTTS BTTS 67% 46% 37%
44% 50% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 38% 48%
20% 8% 33% Failed to Score F T 33% 38% 30%
 
5.5 6.8 5.7 Corners For (avg) C F 3 3.5 5.5
4.2 3.9 6 Corners Against (avg) C A 6 5.7 4.4
3 3.1 3.3 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 1.7 3.1 2.9
5 3 1 Red Cards R C 0 2 3
 
283 157 25 Total Shots T S 20 128 324
118 70 9 Shots on Target S O 8 58 134
29% 30% 44% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 22% 24%
Key stats in Liga Nacional this season:
  • Antigua GFC has the most clean sheets (13)
  • Antigua GFC has the most matches under the total-line (17)
  • Antigua GFC have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Antigua GFC have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Municipal has the most points (29) at home
  • Municipal have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Municipal have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Municipal have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Municipal haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Municipal is in the best form (4-0-2)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Coban 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 Xelaju 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 Siquinala 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.