Matchday 20 of the Clausura 2026 tournament will continue this week on a midweek date, in which the teams fight both for the leadership of the competition and to avoid relegation, in a red-hot fight. The main attraction will be the National Classic between Municipal and Comunicaciones, the most anticipated duel in Guatemalan soccer between the two most winning institutions in the country.
This meeting will mark the classic number 337 in history between reds and creams, and will be played this Wednesday, April 15 at the Manuel Felipe Carrera stadium, “El Trébol”.
Communications reaches this commitment as leader of the contest with 32 points, after beating Aurora FC by the minimum on the last day. However, although the cream team is going through a good moment, that victory also helped them move slightly away from the relegation zone, since their permanence is not yet assured and they continue to be at risk of losing the category.
For its part, Municipal will face this classic after losing 1-0 against Antigua GFC as a visitor. That defeat caused the scarlet team to drop to sixth position in the tournament table; However, in the accumulated, the reds remain leaders with 77 points.
It will be the second time that both teams meet in Clausura 2026. The first duel was played in the matchday 9, at the Cementos Progreso stadium, where those led by Marco Antonio Figueroa won with a solitary goal from defender Wilson Pineda.
The clash promises intensity and parity, features typical of national classics. Both teams seek to stay at the top of the table.
Municipal, as a local, will try to impose conditions and add three points that will allow it to get closer to the leadership again, while Comunicaciones will arrive with the mission of defending the top and passing a demanding test against the crimson team.
History of the National Classic
This confrontation will be the 337th duel between reds and creams. According to the historical statistics of the National Classic:
Municipal dominates the series with 133 victories
Communications registers 115 wins
102 ties are recorded
Where to see and at what time will the National Classic be played?
The match corresponding to matchday 20 of Clausura 2026 will be played this Wednesday, April 15, at 8 p.m., at the El Trébol stadium.
The broadcast of the match will be available on Tigo Sports. In addition, you can follow the minute by minute in real time on DataFactory’s live stream on Prelibre.com.