Liga Nacional match preview: Municipal versus Iztapa

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Competition: Guatemala Liga Nacional
Date: Sat 26.October
Match begins: 23:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Mateo Flores (30000 seats)

A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The home fans are optimistic that the difference between 1st and 9th place in the table will show on the pitch.

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 Iztapa.

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Municipal form and stats

Municipal, who have the most points (19) at home in Liga Nacional, have been very solid at home in the Liga Nacional so far, with 19 points collected from 7 matches (6-1-0). This has contributed greatly to their 1st position in the table.

Municipal manager S. Bini and his team return home after a 2-2 draw away versus Malacateco (placed 7th) in the Liga Nacional. A strong away win before that one, visiting Comunicaciones and winning 1-0.

The Municipal fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 13 goals in 7 league matches. Municipal have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Iztapa form and stats

There's been little loot from Iztapa's travels as they have only collected 1 point from 7 away games in the Liga Nacional. Iztapa only have 0 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 1 draw.

The supporters enjoyed Iztapa's previous game versus Xelaju (placed 8th), a Liga Nacional 3-1 win played at home. A 0-2 defeat away at Antigua GFC before that.

The visitors have scored 5 goals from 7 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. The Iztapa manager R. Cepeda has some worries about the defense as 15 goals have been conceded in these travels.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Iztapa - Municipal 3-2. As for the last nine games between these two teams, there's 3 Municipal victories, 2 draws and 4 Iztapa wins. 5 of these games ended with three goals or more, 4 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

IztapaR. Rocca
R. Rocca
12 goals
MunicipalE. Guerra
E. Guerra
5 goals
IztapaS. Blancas
S. Blancas
5 goals

Municipal missing players

Iztapa missing players

Municipal Iztapa
Total Home Home vs low Statistics Stat Away vs top Away Total
14 7 2 Played P 2 7 14
8 6 2 Won W 0 0 5
3 1 0 Drew D 0 1 2
3 0 0 Lost L 2 6 7
20 13 4 Scored S 1 5 19
14 6 2 Conceded C 4 15 21
93% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 93%
50% 57% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 86% 79%
43% 43% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 57% 64%
36% 43% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 29% 36%
21% 29% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 14% 14%
43% 43% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 43% 50%
50% 57% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 14%
14% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 57% 43%
 
5.6 6.7 6 Corners For (avg) C F 2 1.9 3.4
4.2 4 6 Corners Against (avg) C A 7.5 6.7 5.3
3.4 3 3 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 4.5 4.9 4.1
3 1 0 Red Cards R C 2 4 4
Key stats this season:
  • Iztapa have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Iztapa have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Iztapa have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Iztapa have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Iztapa have yet to win a game away.
  • Iztapa haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Municipal have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Municipal have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Municipal have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Iztapa have scored away.
  • Municipal have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Municipal have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Municipal haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

Municipal
All Liga Nacional Club Friendlies
All Home Away Home vs low
29-09-19 LN Guastatoya 2 - 1 Municipal
02-10-19 LN Municipal 2 - 2 Antigua GFC
05-10-19 LN Municipal 2 - 0 Xelaju
20-10-19 LN Comunicaciones 0 - 1 Municipal
23-10-19 LN Malacateco 2 - 2 Municipal
26-10-19 LN Municipal 23:00 Iztapa
03-11-19 LN Mixco 22:00 Municipal
09-11-19 LN Municipal 22:00 Deportivo Sanarate
24-11-19 LN Coban Imperial 02:00 Municipal
27-11-19 LN Municipal 19:30 Cotzumalguapa
Iztapa
All Liga Nacional Primera Division
All Home Away Away vs top
29-09-19 LN Cotzumalguapa 2 - 2 Iztapa
02-10-19 LN Iztapa 4 - 0 Siquinalá
05-10-19 LN Iztapa 2 - 1 Guastatoya
20-10-19 LN Antigua GFC 2 - 0 Iztapa
23-10-19 LN Iztapa 3 - 1 Xelaju
26-10-19 LN Municipal 23:00 Iztapa
02-11-19 LN Iztapa 20:00 Malacateco
10-11-19 LN Iztapa 20:30 Comunicaciones
24-11-19 LN Mixco 22:00 Iztapa
27-11-19 LN Iztapa 20:00 Deportivo Sanarate

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Municipal 13 8 2 3 18 12 7 6 1 0 13 6 6 2 1 3 5 6 6 26
2 Guastatoya 13 7 2 4 20 15 7 5 1 1 14 6 6 2 1 3 6 9 5 23
3 Coban Imperial 13 6 4 3 20 12 6 3 3 0 10 3 7 3 1 3 10 9 8 22
4 Deportivo Sanarate 13 6 4 3 18 14 6 3 2 1 7 3 7 3 2 2 11 11 4 22
5 Antigua GFC 13 6 3 4 17 14 7 5 0 2 12 8 6 1 3 2 5 6 3 21
6 Comunicaciones 12 6 2 4 17 12 6 4 0 2 10 5 6 2 2 2 7 7 5 20
7 Malacateco 13 6 2 5 13 14 6 5 1 0 10 1 7 1 1 5 3 13 -1 20
8 Xelaju 12 4 6 2 14 12 6 2 3 1 7 6 6 2 3 1 7 6 2 18
9 Iztapa 13 4 2 7 16 20 6 4 1 1 11 5 7 0 1 6 5 15 -4 14
10 Cotzumalguapa 13 3 5 5 11 15 7 2 4 1 9 7 6 1 1 4 2 8 -4 14
11 Mixco 13 1 3 9 12 23 6 1 2 3 6 7 7 0 1 6 6 16 -11 6
12 Siquinalá 13 1 3 9 9 22 7 1 1 5 7 12 6 0 2 4 2 10 -13 6

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