The manager S. Bini looks to inspire Municipal win against Cotzumalguapa

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Competition: Guatemala Liga Nacional
Competition: Sat 08.February
Match begins: 21:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio El Trébol (30000 seats)

The Municipal manager S. Bini attacks this game with the team placed 4th so far. In the visitors dressing room Cotzumalguapa and their manager D. Zamora are in 11th place before this match.

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 Municipal and Cotzumalguapa.

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Municipal form and stats

OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Municipal's two home games in the Liga Nacional so far this season, having collected 3 points here at Estadio El Trébol.

An away draw last time out for Municipal, facing Deportivo Sanarate in a game that ended 0-0. Ahead of that match, Municipal won a home game hosting Siquinala (3-1).

Municipal are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found seven matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Wfive-Done-Lone.

Municipal are traveling soon after this match as the Liga Nacional match at Xelaju awaits in four days.

Early season league goal statistics from Municipal's 2 home games: 5 goals, 5 conceded.

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Cotzumalguapa form and stats

The Liga Nacional season is young and Cotzumalguapa have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 3 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 2 defeats so far. Cotzumalguapa has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

Cotzumalguapa delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Xelaju (placed 9th) in their previous match; a Liga Nacional game. Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Antigua GFC's place.

You'll want to know how Cotzumalguapa managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found two similar matches resulting in zero away wins, zero draws and two home wins.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Guastatoya in just four days.

There's been a serious shortage of goals from Cotzumalguapa's away games in the league this season with only 1 goal from 3 matches. As opposed to that, Cotzumalguapa have seen the ball go into their own net 3 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Municipal - Cotzumalguapa 3-2. As for the last two games between these two teams, there's one Municipal victory, zero draws and one Cotzumalguapa win. one of these game ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

MunicipalE. Guerra Pérez
E. Guerra Pérez
8 goals
MunicipalA. Díaz
A. Díaz
7 goals
Cotzumalguapa
J. Velásquez
6 goals

Municipal missing players

Cotzumalguapa missing players

Municipal Cotzumalguapa
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
31 15 3 Played P 4 14 27
16 10 3 Won W 0 1 5
7 3 0 Drew D 1 3 10
8 2 0 Lost L 3 10 12
43 28 6 Scored S 1 6 24
32 17 2 Conceded C 7 21 34
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 93%
52% 67% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 50% 63%
42% 53% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 29% 30%
32% 47% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 14% 22%
19% 27% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 7%
45% 53% 33% BTTS BTTS 25% 29% 41%
42% 40% 67% Clean Sheets C S 0% 14% 26%
19% 7% 0% Failed to Score F T 75% 64% 41%
 
5.1 6.3 6.7 Corners for (avg) C F 2.8 2.9 4.2
4.5 4.3 4.3 Corners against (avg) C A 5.8 4.4 3.7
3 3.1 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 3 3.1
6 3 1 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
332 181 46 Total Shots T S 22 85 217
140 82 23 Shots on Target S O 5 31 104
31% 34% 26% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 19% 21%
Key stats in Liga Nacional this season:
  • Cotzumalguapa has the fewest matches over the total-line (8)
  • Cotzumalguapa have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Cotzumalguapa have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Municipal has the most conceded goals (5) at home
  • Municipal have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Municipal have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Cotzumalguapa have scored away.
  • Municipal have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Municipal 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 5 4 0 1 7 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 3 3 0 0 5 1 4 12
2 Comunicaciones 5 3 2 0 9 5 3 2 1 0 3 1 2 1 1 0 6 4 4 11
3 Siquinala 5 3 1 1 9 6 3 3 0 0 7 2 2 0 1 1 2 4 3 10
4 Municipal 5 2 2 1 7 6 2 1 0 1 5 5 3 1 2 0 2 1 1 8
5 Iztapa 5 2 2 1 6 8 2 1 1 0 3 2 3 1 1 1 3 6 -2 8
6 Guastatoya 5 2 1 2 5 4 2 2 0 0 3 0 3 0 1 2 2 4 1 7
7 Malacateco 5 2 0 3 2 3 3 2 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 2 -1 6
8 Deportivo Sanarate 5 1 2 2 3 4 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 5
9 Xelaju 5 1 2 2 6 8 2 1 1 0 4 2 3 0 1 2 2 6 -2 5
10 Mixco 5 1 1 3 7 8 3 1 1 1 6 3 2 0 0 2 1 5 -1 4
11 Cotzumalguapa 5 0 3 2 3 5 2 0 2 0 2 2 3 0 1 2 1 3 -2 3
12 Coban Imperial 5 0 2 3 1 5 3 0 2 1 1 3 2 0 0 2 0 2 -4 2

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.