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Competition: Guatemala Liga Nacional
Competition: Wed 02.March
Match begins: 21:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Xamba (6000 seats)

A traditional home win, the away team claims the win or a tactical 0-0 draw? It's all possible when the mid-table inhabitants Solola and Xelajú clash at Estadio Xamba.

Insights:
  • Solola is in the worst form (0-1-5)
  • Xelajú have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

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.

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Solola form and stats

The story so far in the Liga Nacional for Solola at their home stadium (Estadio Xamba) is 3 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats. The home team are struggling everywhere these days as they haven't won a league-game, regardless of being the home or the away team, in eleven attempts.

Solola are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 254 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by Marquinho).

The regulars are hoping that Solola will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the game against Malacateco.

Before that, Solola drew at home versus Comunicaciones.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Solola have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eight matches with the results: Won two, drawn two and lost four.

Solola are traveling soon after this match as the Liga Nacional match at Nueva Concepción awaits in four days.

Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 17 goals have been conceded.

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Xelajú form and stats

Xelajú have only collected 9 points from their away games in the Liga Nacional, after 2-3-6 (11 played). Visiting Xelajú has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.

The followers enjoyed Xelajú's previous game versus Guastatoya, a 1-0 win played at home.

Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Santa Lucia.

A quick return to home after this game, as Xelajú are hosting Comunicaciones in the Liga Nacional only three days away.

The visitors have scored 6 goals from 11 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. In the opposite end, Xelajú have conceded 19 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

Solola - Xelajú 1-1 was the score in these sides' latest H2H match, played this season. The ref showed his red card when these teams last played each other, and the culprit was Moreira (Xelajú). Head-2-head stats last two meetings: zero - one - one (Solola wins - draws - Xelajú wins). As for goals, zero matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less. The games between these sides have had a tendency to be from the last two encounters. Orozco likes to meet Solola and have scored 2 goals in these matches.

Top Goalscorers

SololaJ. García Escurra
J. García Escurra
7 goals
SololaA. López Ojeda
A. López Ojeda
6 goals
XelajúO. Moreira Ferreira
O. Moreira Ferreira
5 goals

Solola missing players

Xelajú missing players

Solola Xelajú
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
33 17 3 Played P 3 16 33
6 3 1 Won W 1 3 13
10 5 1 Drew D 2 5 9
17 9 1 Lost L 0 8 11
25 12 2 Scored S 3 11 28
52 25 3 Conceded C 2 27 33
85% 82% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 91%
76% 71% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 81% 58%
39% 47% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 38% 27%
21% 12% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 19% 9%
9% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
39% 41% 33% BTTS BTTS 67% 44% 30%
27% 29% 33% Clean Sheets C S 33% 19% 42%
48% 47% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 38% 36%
 
3.8 4.2 6.3 Corners for (avg) C F 1.7 2.8 4.1
5.6 4.9 4.7 Corners against (avg) C A 5.3 4.4 3.6
2.4 2.4 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.3 3.5 3
7 3 0 Red cards R C 1 8 9
 
5.7 3.6 4.7 Shots (avg) S ( 11.3 6.9 8.6
2.2 1.1 0.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.1 3.2
35% 63% 100% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 32% 27%
 
7.8 3.6 3.3 Shots against (avg) S A 11.7 11 8.9
3 1.6 1.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 1.3 4 3
Key stats in Liga Nacional this season:
  • Solola have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Solola have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Solola have the fewest dropped points from leading position (5) in Liga Nacional
  • Solola have the most conceded goals (17) at home in Liga Nacional
  • Solola have the the worst goal difference (-6) at home in Liga Nacional
  • Solola is in the worst form (0-1-5)
  • Xelajú have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Xelajú have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Xelajú have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Xelajú haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  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 Cobán 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.