José Carlos Martínez’s First-Half Strike Lifts Municipal Over Malacateco in Liga Nacional Opener
GUATEMALA CITY (March 28, 2026) (Interstat) — José Carlos Martínez scored in the 19th minute to give Municipal a 1-0 victory over Malacateco in a Liga Nacional match Saturday at Estadio El Trébol. The early goal proved decisive as the home side secured three points to open its domestic campaign. Municipal began its season with a win across all competitions, while Malacateco started with a loss. The result defied a pre-match projection from Interstat’s game simulator, which had forecast a 1-1 draw. Their ELO system, however, had heavily favored Municipal with a 79.80 percent probability to win. Read more...
Top Statlines
- José Carlos Martínez GUA-MUNI 79min 1g
- Braulio Linares GUA-MUNI 90min
- Cesar Archila GUA-MUNI 90min
Forecasting
ELO Probability
GUA-MUNI 84.1%
Projected Score
GUA-MUNI 1 GUA-MALA 1
Team Schedules
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- 2025-10-04 9:00 PM ET vs CSD Mictlan 1-0 W
- 2025-10-12 4:00 PM ET @ Deportivo Mixco 1-4 L
- 2025-10-19 9:30 PM ET vs Guastatoya 0-1 L
- 2025-10-25 7:00 PM ET @ Municipal 1-4 L
- 2025-11-01 10:00 PM ET vs Marquense 2-1 W
- 2025-11-05 3:00 PM ET @ CD Achuapa 1-0 W
- 2025-11-08 8:00 PM ET vs Aurora F.C. 1-0 W
- 2025-11-15 4:00 PM ET @ Coban Imperial 1-0 W
- 2025-11-23 4:00 PM ET vs Comunicaciones 2-0 W
- 2025-11-30 4:00 PM ET @ Antigua GFC 0-2 L
- 2025-12-06 8:00 PM ET vs Aurora F.C. 1-0 W
- 2026-01-21 8:00 PM ET vs Marquense 2-1 W
- 2026-01-29 8:00 PM ET vs CSD Mictlan 2-0 W
- 2026-02-14 9:00 PM ET @ Guastatoya 1-1 D
- 2026-02-18 7:00 PM ET vs Xelaju 1-0 W
- 2026-02-28 9:00 PM ET vs Antigua GFC 2-2 D
- 2026-03-07 8:00 PM ET @ Marquense 0-1 L
- 2026-03-14 8:00 PM ET vs Deportivo Mixco 1-2 L
- 2026-03-18 7:00 PM ET @ CSD Mictlan 0-1 L
- 2026-03-21 12:00 PM ET @ Xelaju 0-1 L
- 2026-03-28 7:00 PM ET @ Municipal 0-1 L
- 2026-04-02 9:00 PM ET vs Guastatoya 1-0 W
- 2026-04-12 6:00 PM ET @ CD Achuapa 0-1 L
- 2026-04-26 6:00 PM ET @ Municipal 3-1 W
- 2026-05-02 12:00 PM ET vs Guastatoya 3-3 D
- 2025-10-12 12:00 PM ET vs Coban Imperial 3-1 W
- 2025-10-19 7:00 PM ET @ Comunicaciones 0-0 D
- 2025-10-25 7:00 PM ET vs Malacateco 4-1 W
- 2025-11-02 10:00 PM ET @ Xelaju 3-0 W
- 2025-11-06 8:00 PM ET vs CSD Mictlan 1-0 W
- 2025-11-09 4:00 PM ET @ Deportivo Mixco 0-1 L
- 2025-11-22 7:00 PM ET vs Antigua GFC 2-1 W
- 2025-11-26 8:30 PM ET vs Guastatoya 3-0 W
- 2025-11-30 4:00 PM ET @ Marquense 2-0 W
- 2025-12-06 4:00 PM ET @ CSD Mictlan 1-0 W
- 2026-01-22 9:00 PM ET vs CSD Mictlan 0-0 L
- 2026-01-25 12:00 PM ET @ Aurora F.C. 2-2 D
- 2026-01-31 6:00 PM ET vs Guastatoya 2-1 W
- 2026-02-14 7:00 PM ET vs CD Achuapa 1-1 D
- 2026-02-21 7:00 PM ET vs Antigua GFC 4-2 W
- 2026-02-25 8:00 PM ET @ Comunicaciones 0-1 L
- 2026-02-28 7:00 PM ET vs Marquense 1-0 W
- 2026-03-04 4:00 PM ET @ Deportivo Mixco 0-1 L
- 2026-03-08 4:00 PM ET @ CSD Mictlan 1-2 L
- 2026-03-15 6:00 PM ET vs Aurora F.C. 4-1 W
- 2026-03-19 9:00 PM ET @ Xelaju 1-3 L
- 2026-03-28 7:00 PM ET vs Malacateco 1-0 W
- 2026-04-02 5:00 PM ET @ CD Achuapa 2-1 W
- 2026-04-05 8:00 PM ET vs Coban Imperial 0-0 D
- 2026-04-26 6:00 PM ET vs Malacateco 1-3 L
- 2026-05-02 12:00 PM ET @ Coban Imperial 0-3 L
- 2026-05-06 5:00 PM ET @ Deportivo Mixco 2-0 W