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Mixco vs Malacateco: prediction and statistics

Guatemala · Liga Nacional · 21 November 2026 · kick-off

Before kick-off

Mixco host Malacateco in Liga Nacional on 21 November 2026. In the table there is clear daylight between them: Mixco are 3rd of 12, Malacateco 11th — a gap of 8 places. Mixco are in the top three. Malacateco are fighting at the wrong end of the table.

Mixco arrive in excellent form: 3 wins and 2 draws in the last 5 matches. The last 5 games brought Malacateco no victory — 1 draw and 4 defeats. Counted in points, Mixco took 11 from that stretch and Malacateco only 1.

Home advantage matters here: Mixco have 34 wins, 15 draws and 6 defeats in 55 home matches (2024–2026), scoring 1.5 and conceding 0.7 per game. Malacateco find it hard on the road: 6 wins, 10 draws and 37 defeats in 53 away matches, 0.7 goals scored and 1.7 conceded per game.

The 18 previous meetings are fairly balanced — Mixco 9, Malacateco 7, draws 2. Last time out (21 September 2026) it ended Malacateco 1:0 Mixco. On average these meetings produce 2.4 goals.

Form

Mixco: last five matches — W-W-D-D-W.

Malacateco: last five matches — L-L-D-L-L.

Table: Mixco — 3, Malacateco — 11 (of 12).

Home and away record

Mixco at home and Malacateco away, 2024–2026.

MixcoMalacateco
Matches5553
Wins · draws · losses34-15-66-10-37
Goals scored per match1.50.7
Goals conceded per match0.71.7

Head to head

18 meetings in our database: Mixco won 9, 2 draws, Malacateco won 7. Per match: 2.4 goals.

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Key facts

  • Three-season trend: over 2.5 goals in 40% of Mixco home games and 43% of Malacateco away games.
  • Our model makes Mixco the favourite at 67%; a draw is 21%.

Yellow cards

53%

Yellow cards over 4.5

Our model expects 4.8 yellow cards: Mixco 2.4, Malacateco 2.4; typical match of the competition — 5.3. Probability of over 4.5 cards: 53% (typical match — 62%).

This match is in the top of the day: Yellow cards over 3.5 — 71%, typical match 78%.

Result

Our model: Mixco win 67%, draw 21%, Malacateco win 12%. Over 2.5 goals — 47%, both teams to score — 42%.

Team statistics for three seasons

MixcoMalacateco
Win rate62%11%
Over 2.5 goals40%43%
Both teams score46%45%
Total corners per match——
Over 9.5 corners——
Total yellow cards per match5.74.1
Over 4.5 yellow cards70%45%

Head to head

Yellow cards in their meetings: 4.4 per match on average.

How we calculate

Corners and cards: our own model on the last 30 matches of each team, pulled toward the competition average; tested on 126,835 matches from 2014–2026, each forecast using only games played before it. Result and goals: our own model — who is stronger comes from an attack and defence rating adjusted for the strength of the opponents (wins over weak sides count for less, so a promoted team gets no extra credit), how many goals from the last 30 matches of each team, Poisson distribution; tested the same way on 445,384 matches since July 2023. Form, head to head and referee: our database of more than half a million matches.

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