Match Report
Juventud Copalera went into the game 6th in the table on 28 points; Suchitepéquez sat 2nd on 30 — a 2-point gap. Recent form told a different story for Juventud Copalera: only 32nd in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 6th. Scoring rates set the scale: Juventud Copalera 1.28 scored and 1.33 conceded per game, Suchitepéquez 1.61 and 0.94, with the league averaging 1.25.
10 meetings are on record — 3 won by Juventud Copalera, 5 by Suchitepéquez, 2 drawn, at 2.8 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 80% of the meetings. The fixture has tightened lately: 1.8 goals per game over the last five meetings, down from 2.8 all-time.
It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 1-2 full-time score.