Comunicaciones get ready to welcome Alianza for something different than the ordinary league football: The Concacaf League 8th Finals leg 1 of 2.
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 Comunicaciones and Alianza.
Comunicaciones form and stats
Comunicaciones was eliminated in the preliminary round last season in the Concacaf League.When playing at home in the Liga Nacional, Comunicaciones have managed 3 wins, 1 draw and suffered 0 defeats from 4 games. In general it's been a long time since Comunicaciones tasted defeat here at Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores, as they have taken at least one point from their last 15 home games in the league.
Stress levels are on the rise for Comunicaciones's attacking players as they have now played 219 minutes without scoring in a league game. A. Lezcano was their last goal scorer.
In their previous game, the manager W. Coito Olivera led his Comunicaciones to a defeat in the Liga Nacional match away at Iztapa. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores.
Heartbreak before that as Comunicaciones lost 0-2 at Cotzumalguapa's place.Goals decide football matches and Comunicaciones are scoring many of them at home; 9 on target from 4 league matches. Comunicaciones's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 4 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Alianza form and stats
Alianza's mission in Concacaf League last season failed in the 8th finals.Playing away, Alianza have won 2 games, drawn 1 and suffered 1 defeat in the Primera Division this season. Impressively, the visitors are on a six-match winning run which they hope continue versus Comunicaciones.
Alianza go into this game after a win, the home game against Aguila that ended 2-1.
Preceding that game was the away Primera Division victory against Santa Tecla with the score of 4-0.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Primera Division trip to Jocoro.
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Alianza are regular goalscorers on their travels. Alianza have conceded 5 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  D. Riascos Barahona 6 goals |  L. García 4 goals |  J. Anangonó León 3 goals |
Comunicaciones missing players
Alianza missing players
| Comunicaciones | Alianza | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 8 | Won | W | 6 | 15 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 41 | 24 | Scored | S | 21 | 47 | ||
| 26 | 10 | Conceded | C | 15 | 27 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 72% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 76% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 82% | 68% | ||
| 32% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 36% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 12% | ||
| 44% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 73% | 68% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 24% | ||
| 24% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 9% | 8% | ||
| 5.2 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 5.9 | ||
| 4.4 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 3.6 | ||
| 2.3 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.3 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 5 | ||
| 11.5 | 15.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 11.6 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 4.4 | ||
| 40% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 43% | ||
| 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 | Iztapa | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| 7 | Malacateco | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 11 |
| 8 | Nueva Concepcion | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | -7 | 10 |
| 9 | Solola | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -7 | 9 |
| 10 | Achuapa | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -5 | 7 |
| 11 | Guastatoya | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 10 | -6 | 5 |
| 12 | Coban Imperial | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -7 | 5 |
| 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 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 23 |
| 2 | FAS | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 19 |
| 3 | Aguila | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 16 |
| 4 | Once Municipal | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 15 |
| 5 | CD Platense | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 15 |
| 6 | Firpo | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 14 |
| 7 | Jocoro | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 14 |
| 8 | Atletico Marte | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -8 | 10 |
| 9 | Chalatenango | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -4 | 9 |
| 10 | Santa Tecla | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -6 | 8 |
| 11 | Isidro Metapan | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -6 | 6 |
| 12 | Municipal Limeno | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -12 | 6 |