Xinabajul vs Malacateco betting preview: Even match expected

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Competition: Guatemala Liga Nacional
Competition: Sun 11.September
Match begins: 23:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Los Cuchumatanes (5433 seats)

Xinabajul are ready to overlook the league table ahead of this match against Malacateco. Here's everything you should know before the game!

Insights:
  • Xinabajul have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Malacateco is in the worst form (1-1-3)

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 Xinabajul and Malacateco.

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Xinabajul form and stats

Overall Liga Nacional statistics at home this season for Xinabajul are 2-2-0 (wins-draws-losses). Two home wins in a row for Xinabajul bring valid hopes of a third.

The Xinabajul fans enjoyed the previous game, watching their team host Malacateco and win 3-1.

In the preceding match a 2-0 victory visiting Cotzumalguapa.

This is expected to be a close game, with Xinabajul perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Xinabajul as a small favourite), we find 7 games. Xinabajul has won 2 of these, drawn 4 and lost 1.

Xinabajul are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 5 goals in 4 games. Xinabajul have only conceded 3 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Malacateco form and stats

0-1-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Malacateco in their Liga Nacional matches away. It's all red in the travel logs of Malacateco, having lost five matches in a row as the visiting team.

There might be some fixture complaints from Malacateco as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, 1-3 against Xinabajul.

Prior to that match, the Malacateco manager Pat faced defeat when travelling to Antigua GFC and losing 1-2.

The visitors have scored 3 goals from 5 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. In the opposite end, Malacateco have conceded 9 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the preceeding three meetings involving these two squads are: one win for Xinabajul, one draw and one win for Malacateco. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: zero games.

Top Goalscorers

XinabajulP. Dantaz Paredes
P. Dantaz Paredes
2 goals
XinabajulM. Ceballos Flores
M. Ceballos Flores
2 goals
XinabajulG. Tinoco Carbajal
G. Tinoco Carbajal
2 goals

Xinabajul missing players

Malacateco missing players

Xinabajul Malacateco
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
10 5 3 Played P 0 6 10
4 3 2 Won W 0 0 3
2 2 1 Drew D 0 1 2
4 0 0 Lost L 0 5 5
12 8 4 Scored S 0 4 12
13 4 2 Conceded C 0 12 14
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 83% 90%
80% 80% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 67% 70%
40% 40% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 67% 60%
30% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 33% 30%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 10%
60% 80% 67% BTTS BTTS 0% 67% 60%
20% 20% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 17% 30%
20% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 20%
 
2.6 2.8 2.3 Corners for (avg) C F 0 3.3 3.7
4.6 2.2 1.3 Corners against (avg) C A 0 5.5 5.1
3.1 2.6 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2.3 2.5
3 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
7.7 9.5 8.5 Shots (avg) S ( 0 7.3 7.4
4.4 6.5 8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3.7 3.8
28% 27% 19% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 18% 32%
 
10.6 4.2 3 Shots against (avg) S A 0 12.3 10.3
4.7 2.5 2.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 4.8 4.3
Key stats in Liga Nacional this season:
  • Malacateco have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Malacateco have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Malacateco have the fewest points (1) away in Liga Nacional
  • Malacateco have the fewest points from losing position (-1) in Liga Nacional
  • Malacateco have yet to win a game away.
  • Malacateco is in the worst form (1-1-3)
  • Xinabajul have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Xinabajul have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Xinabajul 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 Xelaju 10 5 3 2 16 9 6 5 1 0 13 3 4 0 2 2 3 6 7 18
2 Coban Imperial 10 5 1 4 18 15 5 4 1 0 11 5 5 1 0 4 7 10 3 16
3 Municipal 10 4 3 3 16 11 5 2 2 1 7 6 5 2 1 2 9 5 5 15
4 Guastatoya 10 3 6 1 9 4 6 3 3 0 8 1 4 0 3 1 1 3 5 15
5 Comunicaciones 10 3 5 2 13 9 5 2 3 0 8 4 5 1 2 2 5 5 4 14
6 Antigua GFC 10 4 2 4 20 17 4 2 1 1 10 6 6 2 1 3 10 11 3 14
7 Achuapa 10 3 3 4 11 18 4 3 1 0 6 2 6 0 2 4 5 16 -7 12
8 Malacateco 9 3 2 4 11 11 4 3 1 0 8 2 5 0 1 4 3 9 0 11
9 Xinabajul 9 3 2 4 9 12 4 2 2 0 5 3 5 1 0 4 4 9 -3 11
10 Mixco 10 2 5 3 9 13 6 2 2 2 8 9 4 0 3 1 1 4 -4 11
11 Iztapa 10 2 4 4 12 17 4 2 1 1 9 7 6 0 3 3 3 10 -5 10
12 Cotzumalguapa 10 2 4 4 8 16 6 2 2 2 4 7 4 0 2 2 4 9 -8 10

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.