Match preview: 24 points divide the participants up until now, Comunicaciones the sharpest side. Can Santa Lucia pull off a surprise?
- Santa Lucia have the most conceded goals (40) in Liga Nacional
- Comunicaciones have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
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 Santa Lucia and Comunicaciones.
Santa Lucia form and stats
The story so far in the Liga Nacional for Santa Lucia at their home stadium (Estadio Municipal Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa) is 3 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats.
The Santa coach Gómez and his gang return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Antigua GFC.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Cobán Imperial in a game that was won 2-0.Santa Lucia are traveling soon after this match as the Liga Nacional match at Guastatoya awaits in four days.
Santa have scored {10 league goals} here from 11 matches, not a lot. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Santa Lucia defense is not exactly impregnable. 18 goals conceded from 11 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Comunicaciones form and stats
4 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Comunicaciones playing as the away team in the Liga Nacional this season. It could be a hat trick of victories away for Comunicaciones, as they have won on their previous two travels.
202 minutes! That's how long the Comunicaciones goalkeeper and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
The club members enjoyed Comunicaciones's previous fixture versus Guastatoya, a 2-0 win played at home.
Preceding that match was the 0-0 draw at home vs Achuapa.Low on goals? 8 of this club's last 10 league rounds have contained two goals or less.
Comunicaciones have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 11 league away games 13 goals have been scored. As opposed to that, Comunicaciones have seen the ball go into their own net 16 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Comunicaciones have put together a streak of 7 consecutive matches without losing (5-2-0) when playing Santa Lucia.The participants have played each other previously this season, with the match result Comunicaciones - Santa Lucia 2-1 written in the official records. The games between these teams have had a tendency to be a bit rough, having seen 6 red cards from the last ten duels.
Top Goalscorers
  E. Herrera 3 goals | K. Lemus Méndez 2 goals | Y. Pérez Pérez 2 goals |
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| Santa Lucia | Comunicaciones | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 15 | 32 |
| 5 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | 16 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 16 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 24 | 13 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 17 | 42 |
| 47 | 19 | 7 | Conceded | C | 2 | 20 | 30 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 88% |
| 79% | 64% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 73% | 66% |
| 43% | 29% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 47% | 44% |
| 21% | 21% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 13% | 19% |
| 14% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 13% | 6% |
| 57% | 43% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 53% | 44% |
| 21% | 36% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 27% | 44% |
| 25% | 21% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 27% | 25% |
| 5 | 6.1 | 7.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.3 | 2.5 | 3.8 |
| 5.4 | 4.4 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.3 | 5.4 | 4.4 |
| 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 3.5 | 3.1 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9.5 | 13 | 16.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 6.8 | 8.5 |
| 3 | 4 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 2.7 | 3.2 |
| 29% | 23% | 21% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 45% | 42% |
| 8.8 | 8 | 9.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7 | 8.7 | 7 |
| 3.7 | 3.1 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.4 | 2.6 |
- Comunicaciones have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Comunicaciones have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Comunicaciones have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Santa Lucia have the fewest scored goals (10) at home in Liga Nacional
- Santa Lucia have the most conceded goals (18) at home in Liga Nacional
- Santa Lucia have the most conceded goals (40) in Liga Nacional
- Santa Lucia have the most conceded goals in the second half (31) in Liga Nacional
- Santa Lucia have the the worst goal difference (-20) in Liga Nacional
- Santa Lucia have the the worst goal difference (-8) at home in Liga Nacional
- Santa Lucia have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Santa Lucia 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 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 47 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 41 |
| 2 | Cobán 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 | Santa Lucia | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 40 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 22 | -20 | 15 |
