A trophy cabinet can never have too much silverware and both Alianza and Comunicaciones know what's at stake in this second leg of the Concacaf League 8th Finals clash.
The hosts Alianza saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Primera Division. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Jocoro.
Alianza form and stats
Last season their Concacaf League adventure ended in the 8th finals.Alianza have been outstanding at home so far in the Primera Division with 5 wins, 1 draw and only 0 losses. Ever since the Firpo game Alianza has been unbeatable here at Estadio Cuscatlán producing four straight wins.
Alianza manager M. Meléndez and his team return home after a 3-3 draw away versus Jocoro in the Primera Division. Late drama in the game against Jocoro as Alianza were trailing by a goal near the finishing line until D. Riascos popped out and made it level in the 83rd minute. As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today? The 3-3 game vs Jocoro was a bittersweet experience for D. Riascos. Despite scoring three goals the match ended a draw.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Comunicaciones (1-2).There will be little rest for Alianza after this match as they are travelling to Municipal Limeno for a Primera Division game in only four days.
The Alianza manager M. Meléndez has got the team scoring with 13 from 6 home games in the league. Alianza have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Comunicaciones form and stats
Last season their Concacaf League adventure ended in the preliminary round.The story so far for the visiting team on their Liga Nacional travels is 3 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Concacaf League stats, they have 2 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses both home and away. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Comunicaciones's last three away games as they have all been lost.
Comunicaciones have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 219 minutes ago. A. Lezcano was the goal scorer.
Impressive finishing secured the home win 2-1 against Alianza in their previous game.
Prior to that match, the Comunicaciones manager W. Coito Olivera faced defeat when travelling to Iztapa and losing 0-1.After this away game Comunicaciones return home for a Liga Nacional game against Solola. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Comunicaciones has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 10 goals from 6 games. Comunicaciones have conceded 7 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The two sides faced each other earlier on this match year: Comunicaciones - Alianza 2-1.Top Goalscorers
  D. Riascos Barahona 9 goals |  L. García 4 goals | J. Portillo Leal 3 goals |
Alianza missing players
Comunicaciones missing players
| Alianza | Comunicaciones | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 9 | Won | W | 6 | 14 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 6 | 6 | ||
| 49 | 26 | Scored | S | 17 | 42 | ||
| 28 | 12 | Conceded | C | 16 | 27 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 80% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 76% | ||
| 72% | 57% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 52% | ||
| 36% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 32% | ||
| 12% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 72% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 23% | 48% | ||
| 24% | 29% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 28% | ||
| 4% | 7% | Failed to Score | F T | 46% | 24% | ||
| 5.8 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 5.3 | ||
| 3.4 | 2.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.7 | ||
| 2.1 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.3 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 12 | 12.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 11.5 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 4.2 | ||
| 44% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 41% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Alianza | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 24 |
| 2 | FAS | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 22 |
| 3 | Once Municipal | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 19 |
| 4 | Aguila | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 17 |
| 5 | Firpo | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 16 |
| 6 | Jocoro | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 16 |
| 7 | CD Platense | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 16 |
| 8 | Chalatenango | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | -1 | 12 |
| 9 | Atletico Marte | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -8 | 11 |
| 10 | Santa Tecla | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -7 | 9 |
| 11 | Municipal Limeno | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -12 | 6 |
| 12 | Isidro Metapan | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | -12 | 6 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cotzumalguapa | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 24 |
| 2 | Antigua GFC | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 22 |
| 3 | Comunicaciones | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 19 |
| 4 | Xelaju | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 18 |
| 5 | Municipal | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 |
| 6 | Solola | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -2 | 15 |
| 7 | Iztapa | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -1 | 13 |
| 8 | Malacateco | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 11 |
| 9 | Nueva Concepcion | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 13 | -10 | 10 |
| 10 | Coban Imperial | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 8 |
| 11 | Achuapa | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -7 | 7 |
| 12 | Guastatoya | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 10 | -6 | 5 |