Match guide for Liga Nacional: Nueva Concepción - Malacateco at Estadio José Luis Ibarra

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Competition: Guatemala Liga Nacional
Competition: Sun 23.January
Match begins: 21:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio José Luis Ibarra (3000 seats)

Nueva Concepción have fought quite a few losing battles for points this league season. Could they get some points when Malacateco visit Estadio José Luis Ibarra?

Insights:
  • Nueva Concepción have the the worst goal difference (-24) in Liga Nacional
  • Malacateco is in the best form (4-2-0) in Liga Nacional

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Nueva Concepción form and stats

When playing at home in the Liga Nacional, Nueva Concepción have managed 4 wins, 4 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 11 games. Regardless of arena the trend is looking very unhealthy for Concepción with their four defeats in a row. Not since the Iztapa game, 70 days ago, have they avoided a loss.

Happy days for Nueva Concepción in their previous game, a fixture away at Comunicaciones that ended with a 0-7 victory. Nueva Concepción drew their last game, 0-7 away at Comunicaciones. The regulars are hoping that Nueva Concepción will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-7 away loss in the game against Comunicaciones.

In the game before, an away victory match versus Malacateco with a 1-5 scoreline. A 1-5 draw away before that, with Malacateco the opponent. A defeat was the result before that one, 1-5 away at Malacateco.

Nueva Concepción aren't scoring a lot here at Estadio José Luis Ibarra in the league, with only 9 goals from 11 games. Concepción have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Malacateco form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Malacateco so far with only 11 points returning home. The records show 2-5-4 (win-draw-lose). Malacateco has drawn their two previous away games.

Malacateco have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Ruben Dario Silva Silva. It's been 322 minutes since they last conceded in Liga Nacional.

Malacateco played 2-0 against Xelajú in their previous match. Home advantage was not enough for Malacateco in their previous game as they lost hosting Xelajú, 2-0. The supporters enjoyed Malacateco's previous game versus Xelajú, a 2-0 win played at home.

Before that one, a nice away victory 0-0 at Comunicaciones. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Comunicaciones that ended 0-0. Prior to that match, the Malacateco manager Ayala faced defeat when travelling to Comunicaciones and losing 0-0.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Malacateco have scored 11 goals in 11 league games away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 14 goals have been conceded by Malacateco in these games.

Head 2 Head

Malacateco - Nueva Concepción 5-1 was the end result in these squads' previous head-to-head game, earlier this season. As for the last six games between these two teams, there's two Concepción victories, one draw and three Malacateco wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

MalacatecoM. Rotondi
M. Rotondi
18 goals
MalacatecoE. Herrera Morales
E. Herrera Morales
9 goals
Nueva ConcepciónI. Dos Santos
I. Dos Santos
6 goals

Nueva Concepción missing players

Malacateco missing players

Nueva Concepción Malacateco
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
23 11 3 Played P 3 14 29
4 4 1 Won W 0 2 14
4 4 0 Drew D 3 7 8
15 3 2 Lost L 0 5 7
12 9 2 Scored S 2 12 44
43 9 4 Conceded C 2 16 25
91% 82% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 79% 90%
78% 64% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 64% 69%
35% 18% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 29% 31%
13% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 14% 17%
9% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 14%
30% 36% 33% BTTS BTTS 67% 43% 41%
22% 45% 33% Clean Sheets C S 33% 36% 48%
57% 36% 33% Failed to Score F T 33% 43% 21%
 
3 3.1 2.7 Corners for (avg) C F 4 3.5 3.4
6 5.8 6.3 Corners against (avg) C A 4 5.7 5.2
2.3 2.4 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.3 2.6 2.4
4 1 0 Red cards R C 2 3 6
 
7 8.7 6.3 Shots (avg) S ( 2.7 5.2 8.3
2.8 3.8 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0.7 2.2 4.2
18% 21% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 100% 39% 36%
 
12 8.7 8 Shots against (avg) S A 5.7 10.6 11
4.8 4.4 3.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.3 4.1 4.8
Key stats in Liga Nacional this season:
  • Malacateco have scored more than double the goals of Nueva Concepción.
  • Malacateco have the most conceded goals in the second half (19) in Liga Nacional
  • Malacateco have the most scored goals in the first half (23) in Liga Nacional
  • Malacateco is in the best form (4-2-0) in Liga Nacional
  • Nueva Concepción have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Nueva Concepción have the fewest scored goals in the first half (5) in Liga Nacional
  • Nueva Concepción have the most conceded goals in the first half (26) in Liga Nacional
  • Nueva Concepción have the the worst goal difference (-24) 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 14 4 4 36 13 11 8 3 0 25 7 11 6 1 4 11 6 23 46
2 Comunicaciones 22 13 5 4 37 19 11 7 3 1 21 9 11 6 2 3 16 10 18 44
3 Municipal 22 11 6 5 30 15 11 7 3 1 19 7 11 4 3 4 11 8 15 39
4 Malacateco 22 10 6 6 36 23 11 8 1 2 25 9 11 2 5 4 11 14 13 36
5 Santa Lucia 22 8 12 2 28 25 11 4 6 1 16 13 11 4 6 1 12 12 3 36
6 Xelajú 22 8 6 8 18 23 11 6 3 2 12 4 11 2 3 6 6 19 -5 30
7 Iztapa 22 8 4 10 30 36 11 8 1 2 19 10 11 0 3 8 11 26 -6 28
8 Solola 22 6 7 9 21 32 11 3 3 5 11 17 11 3 4 4 10 15 -11 25
9 Guastatoya 22 5 8 9 18 23 11 4 5 2 13 11 11 1 3 7 5 12 -5 23
10 Coban Imperial 22 5 5 12 22 31 11 3 3 5 9 10 11 2 2 7 13 21 -9 20
11 Achuapa 22 3 7 12 12 24 11 3 2 6 5 10 11 0 5 6 7 14 -12 16
12 Nueva Concepción 22 4 4 14 12 36 11 4 4 3 9 9 11 0 0 11 3 27 -24 16

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.