Malacateco vs Comunicaciones Prediction: Can Comunicaciones Put an End to its Scoreless Run?

In the upcoming fixture of the Liga Nacional de Guatemala, Matchday 2, Malacateco will be up against Comunicaciones at the Estadio Municipal Santa Lucía in Malacatan. Malacateco started its sesaon with a win and three points, whereas Comunicaciones had to settle for a draw and stands 9th with just a single point. The last time these two sides played against each other, Comunicaciones won 2-1. From the 59 matches played between the two since 2007, Comunicaciones leads the win count by (32-12), and 15 matches have ended in a draw. 

In December 2020, Malacateco were defeated in the the quarterfinals agaisnt Municipal on an aggregate score of (2-1). Moving forward, Malacateco secured a decent win against Antigua GFC (0-1), in which Kevin Ramirez scored the only goal of the match. Malacateco has a superb record at home in Liga Nacional, as it has stayed unbeaten in 37 consecutive home matches. Moreover, their half time results have been quite amazing as they have’t lost at half time in the last 35 consecutive matches. Malacateco might be able to score a goal or two, and build on with an overall goal scoring average of 1.12 goals per game. However, its overall goal scoring aveage is 1.75 goals per game.

Comunicaciones mananged to reach the semifinals of the previous year’s Liga Nacional, but lost to Coban Imperial at an aggregate score of (3-0). Comunicaciones started of the proceedings of this year with a draw against Xinabajul (0-0). The scoreless run of Comunicaciones continues as it has been unable to score in its last 3 matches. The game total has also stayed under 2.5 goals in the last 5 games. 

Going in the contest, Malacateco stands favorite to win and score a goal or two. The game total is expected to remain under 2.5 goals, and only Malacateco to score. The goal conceding average in away games for Comunicaciones is 1.38, which is why they will be unlikely to resist against Malacateco.

• Malacateco to Win for 1.85
• Both Teams to Score - No for 1.555
• Correct Score 1-0 for 4.5