Aurora vs Malacateco: result 1-0 and analysis
Liga NacionalRegular Season - 6Kick-off on August 30, 2026 at 11:00 PM (UTC)Estadio del Ejército, Ciudad de Guatemala
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What was the result of Aurora vs Malacateco?
Aurora won 1-0 on August 30, 2026.
Goalscorers
- 43′D. RuizAurora
What had the model predicted before the match?
Before kick-off, the Footlab AI model gave a Aurora win at 47%: prediction correct. Most likely score announced: 1-1. Actual score: 1-0.
Computed by the Footlab AI model from our own data only, with no AI analysis.
Official lineup for Aurora vs Malacateco
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Aurora
- AA. Diaz
- DD. Ruiz
- VV. Urias
- JJ. Vivas
- DD. Bajan
- JJ. Grajeda
- LL. Contreras
- MMarcos Antonio Acosta Rojas
- CC. Flores
- JJ. Lemus
- LL. Sanchez
Malacateco
- 10J. Ochoa
- 11N. Andrade
- 29E. Quiñónes
- 77J. Longo
- 56G. Vásquez
- FF. Morales
- II. de Leon
- 5J. Esqueda
- 16A. Morales
- MM. Chun
- 25M. Jiménez
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Aurora have 3 wins, 3 draws and 9 defeats; Malacateco have 4, 3 and 8.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 2026 | Suchitepéquez(home) | 3-2 | Liga Nacional |
| Aug 16, 2026 | Deportivo San Pedro(away) | 1-2 | Liga Nacional |
| Aug 8, 2026 | Comunicaciones(home) | 3-1 | Liga Nacional |
| Aug 4, 2026 | Xelajú(away) | 1-3 | Liga Nacional |
| Jul 25, 2026 | Guastatoya(home) | 0-1 | Liga Nacional |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 2026 | Deportivo San Pedro(home) | 2-0 | Liga Nacional |
| Aug 16, 2026 | Comunicaciones(away) | 2-4 | Liga Nacional |
| Aug 8, 2026 | Xelajú(home) | 2-2 | Liga Nacional |
| Aug 2, 2026 | Guastatoya(away) | 0-4 | Liga Nacional |
| Jul 26, 2026 | Cobán Imperial(home) | 1-1 | Liga Nacional |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 3 Aurora wins, 1 draw, 2 Malacateco wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 2026 | Malacateco 1-1 Aurora | Liga Nacional |
| Feb 1, 2026 | Aurora 1-0 Malacateco | Liga Nacional |
| Dec 10, 2025 | Aurora 2-1 Malacateco | Liga Nacional |
| Dec 7, 2025 | Malacateco 1-0 Aurora | Liga Nacional |
| Nov 9, 2025 | Malacateco 1-0 Aurora | Liga Nacional |
| Sep 7, 2025 | Aurora 1-0 Malacateco | Liga Nacional |
How many goals should we expect?
Aurora score 0.8 and concede 1.6 goals per match over their last 15; Malacateco score 0.9 and concede 1.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora | 0.8 | 1.6 | 2 | 7/15 | 6/15 |
| Malacateco | 0.9 | 1.3 | 4 | 6/15 | 5/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Aurora sit 11th in Liga Nacional (20 points from 22 matches) and Malacateco sit 10th (22 points from 22 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Malacateco | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 25 | 22 |
| 11 | Aurora | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 30 | 20 |
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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy