Xelajú are welcoming Cotzumalguapa for another important game after their 0-5 result against 3rd-placed Iztapa.
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.
Xelajú form and stats
Only two Liga Nacional home games for Xelajú so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 1 draw and 0 defeat.
Xelajú faced defeat in their previous match, away at Iztapa (0-5). Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Antigua GFC (1-2).
As you see from the result above, Xelajú suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.
Xelajú has scored 3 goals so far and conceded 2 goals from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.
Cotzumalguapa form and stats
Cotzumalguapa, who have the fewest scored goals (4) in Liga Nacional, are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Liga Nacional, having played 2 games and collected 3 points (1 win, 0 draws and 1 loss).
Cotzumalguapa might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Malacateco proved too strong as Cotzumalguapa slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Estadio Municipal Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa. A home win before that, celebrating 2-0 vs Iztapa.
Cotzumalguapa were so close to getting something from the game against Malacateco, but ended up with egg all over their face after conceding the deciding goal three minutes into overtime.
Cotzumalguapa have the goal stats of 2-3 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Cotzumalguapa - Xelajú 0-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last four matches): Xelajú two wins, two draws and Cotzumalguapa zero victories. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  I. Silva Matos De Souza 3 goals |  M. Icuté Fuentes 2 goals | C. Albizures García 1 goals |
Xelajú missing players
Cotzumalguapa missing players
| Xelajú | Cotzumalguapa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 13 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 83% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 67% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 17% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 17% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 67% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.2 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.5 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 62 | 22 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 15 | 62 |
| 29 | 9 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 4 | 20 |
| 24% | 33% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 50% | 20% |
- All of Cotzumalguapa's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Xelajú's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Cotzumalguapa has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (1) in Liga Nacional
- Cotzumalguapa has the fewest matches over the total-line (1) in Liga Nacional
- Cotzumalguapa has the fewest scored goals (4) in Liga Nacional
- Cotzumalguapa has the fewest scored goals in the second half (1) in Liga Nacional
- Cotzumalguapa has the most matches under the total-line (5) in Liga Nacional
- Cotzumalguapa haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Xelajú has the fewest conceded goals (2) at home in Liga Nacional
- Xelajú has the fewest matches under the total-line (2) in Liga Nacional
- Xelajú has the fewest scored goals in the first half (2) in Liga Nacional
- Xelajú has the most conceded goals (13) in Liga Nacional
- Xelajú has the most conceded goals in the second half (8) in Liga Nacional
- Xelajú has the the worst goal difference (-6) in Liga Nacional
- Xelajú have not yet lost a game at home.
- Xelajú haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Comunicaciones | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Malacateco | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 13 |
| 3 | Iztapa | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 4 | Antigua GFC | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 8 |
| 5 | Xelajú | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -6 | 7 |
| 6 | Cotzumalguapa | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 6 |