Santa Lucia Cotzumalguapa FC vs CSD Xelaju MC Prediction: Both Sides Starting Fresh in Pursuit of a Win

The upcoming fixture of Liga Nacional de Guatemala will feature FC Santa Lucia Cotzumalguapa taking on CSD Xelaju MC at the Estadio Municipal Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa in Santa Lucia. The home side had a pretty derailed season the previous year. However, Cub Xelaju managed to reach the quarter final stages, in which they lost to Coban Imperial. From the 13 matches played between the two, Santa Lucia has only swept in a win single game, whereas Xelaju has emerged victorious in 5, and 7 ended in a draw. 

The game form of Santa Lucia Cotzumalguapa was quite a concern in the previous season, however, now with teams starting fresh, we can expect some thrilling performances from the home side. There are a few grave concerns for Santa Lucia as their goal-scoring average is just 0.91 goals per game, in contrast to their goal-conceding rate of 1.82 goals. The goal-scoring and conceding rates explain Santa Lucia's poor attack and defense.
Taking positives from the previous season, Nicolas Martinez, Carlos Flores, and Donaldson Mendoza were among the top players for Santa Lucia. For the upcoming contest, it seems as if Santa Lucia will struggle as it's unable to register a draw or a win in the last six games played.

In the previous year’s last five games, Club Xelaju has tied three and has been defeated in two games. With an overall winning percentage of 29% from the last season, CSD Xelaju will look to make an impact and improve subsequently. CSD Xelaju’s goal-scoring average is about 1.21 goals per game, which is better than Santa Lucia's at the moment. Moreover, the goal-conceding average is also under 1; about 0.96 goals per game. If CSD Xelaju plays with a balanced attack, they will find themselves comfortable against Santa Lucia.
For Club Xelaju in the previous season, Maynor Lopez and Kevin Ruiz were the only goal-scorers in the last five games. The upcoming matchup will be an interesting one, as we are yet to find out the modified starting lineup.

For the upcoming contest, we can certainly expect a draw, as Cotzumalguapa is playing at home, and three matches previously have also ended with the same score line. Both sides are likely to score as the goal scoring rate of the two sides are touching about 1 goal per game. The final scoreline is predicted to be 1-1 at the end of the final time. 

• Final Result - Draw for 2.88
• Both Teams to Score - Yes for 1.95
• Total Under 2.5 for 1.57