Xinabajul vs Iztapa betting preview: Even match expected

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Competition: Guatemala Liga Nacional
Competition: Sun 21.August
Match begins: 23:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Los Cuchumatanes (5433 seats)

Iztapa have journeyed here for an action-packed battle against the hosting Xinabajul. Prepare for the match with this full Liga Nacional preview!

Insights:
  • Xinabajul is in the worst form (1-1-3)
  • Iztapa have yet to win a game away.

This promises to be an absorbing fixture with lots of fun and bustle as both teams are well refreshed since they last ran out on the pitch. Game on!

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Xinabajul form and stats

Only two Liga Nacional home games for Xinabajul so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 1 draw and 0 defeat.

Xinabajul are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-2 away versus Mixco.

In the match before that, Xinabajul hosted Achuapa and drew the game 1-1.

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 Xinabajul have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 6 matches with the results: Won 2, drawn 3 and lost 1.

It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Xinabajul at home in the league. 2 on target and 1 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.

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Iztapa form and stats

Still no away game victory in the Liga Nacional for Iztapa with 1 draw and 2 losses from their first 3 attempts.

Iztapa are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Achuapa (placed 11th).

That result followed a home victory 4-3 versus Coban Imperial.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Iztapa playing away and similar expectations, we found 8 relevant matches. Results were 2 Iztapa wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats.

There's been a serious shortage of goals from Iztapa's away games in the league this season with only 1 goal from 3 matches. Iztapa struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 5 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

Head to head totals (for the previous four meetings): Xinabajul won one game, one match ended in a draw and Iztapa have two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / two

Top Goalscorers

IztapaA. de Jesus Porras Conejo
A. de Jesus Porras Conejo
2 goals
XinabajulK. Agustín
K. Agustín
1 goals
XinabajulP. Dantaz Paredes
P. Dantaz Paredes
1 goals

Xinabajul missing players

Iztapa missing players

Xinabajul Iztapa
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
5 2 1 Played P 1 3 5
1 1 0 Won W 0 0 1
1 1 1 Drew D 1 1 2
3 0 0 Lost L 0 2 2
3 2 1 Scored S 1 1 6
7 1 1 Conceded C 1 5 9
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
60% 50% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 67% 80%
20% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 33% 40%
20% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 20%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 20%
40% 50% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 33% 60%
20% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
40% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 67% 40%
 
2.2 1 2 Corners for (avg) C F 3 3.3 5.4
3.8 0.5 1 Corners against (avg) C A 10 8.3 5.8
3 1 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 3 2.8
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
7 9 9 Shots (avg) S ( 11 8.7 12
3.8 8 8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 4.3 4.6
13% 12% 12% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 8% 26%
 
8 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 9 11.3 12.4
2.5 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 4 4.8
Key stats in Liga Nacional this season:
  • Iztapa have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Iztapa have created more than twice as many corners as Xinabajul.
  • Iztapa have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their 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.
  • Xinabajul have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Xinabajul have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Xinabajul have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Xinabajul haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Xinabajul is in the worst form (1-1-3)
Xinabajul Last season Iztapa
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
47 23   Played P   23 46
23 17   Won W   1 15
13 5   Drew D   6 12
11 1   Lost L   16 19
56 37   Scored S   22 60
33 7   Conceded C   50 68
85% 87%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   91% 89%
53% 57%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   70% 63%
34% 30%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   57% 48%
15% 17%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   39% 33%
2% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   26% 22%
30% 22%   BTTS BTTS   52% 46%
55% 74%   Clean Sheets C S   9% 28%
30% 17%   Failed to Score F T   48% 37%
 
4.2 4.8   Corners for (avg) C F   4.4 5.7
4.2 2.6   Corners against (avg) C A   4.4 3.7
2.7 2.3   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2 2.1
7 2   Red cards R C   1 3
 
9.1 11.4   Shots (avg) S (   7.7 10
4 5.8   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.7 3.4
32% 34%   Goal Efficiency G E   36% 38%
 
7.3 3.5   Shots against (avg) S A   10.8 9.8
2.9 1.7   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.2 3.4

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Coban Imperial 6 4 0 2 16 10 3 3 0 0 9 4 3 1 0 2 7 6 6 12
2 Antigua GFC 6 3 1 2 14 8 3 1 1 1 8 5 3 2 0 1 6 3 6 10
3 Municipal 6 3 1 2 11 8 3 2 0 1 6 5 3 1 1 1 5 3 3 10
4 Malacateco 6 3 1 2 8 6 3 3 0 0 7 1 3 0 1 2 1 5 2 10
5 Xelaju 6 2 2 2 7 6 3 2 1 0 5 1 3 0 1 2 2 5 1 8
6 Mixco 6 2 2 2 5 6 4 2 1 1 5 3 2 0 1 1 0 3 -1 8
7 Guastatoya 5 1 4 0 2 1 3 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 7
8 Comunicaciones 6 1 4 1 5 5 3 1 2 0 3 2 3 0 2 1 2 3 0 7
9 Iztapa 5 1 2 2 6 9 2 1 1 0 5 4 3 0 1 2 1 5 -3 5
10 Santa Lucia 5 1 2 2 4 8 3 1 1 1 2 4 2 0 1 1 2 4 -4 5
11 Achuapa 6 1 2 3 5 12 2 1 1 0 2 1 4 0 1 3 3 11 -7 5
12 Xinabajul 5 1 1 3 3 7 2 1 1 0 2 1 3 0 0 3 1 6 -4 4

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.