Home advantage could prove decisive in Motagua - Vida battle

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Competition: Honduras Liga Nacional
Competition: Sun 23.January
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Marcelo Tinoco (35000 seats)

Estadio Marcelo Tinoco: Prepare for a football jamboree when Motagua take on Vida. Get the latest news on the fixture here at Tipsway!

Insights:
  • Motagua have the most scored goals (37) in Liga Nacional
  • Vida have the most points from losing position (11) in Liga Nacional

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Motagua form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Estadio Marcelo Tinoco as Motagua, who have the most scored goals (37) in Liga Nacional, have scored 23 goals to get 22 points from 9 games. The overall stats in the Liga Nacional are 7-1-1 (wins-draws-losses). It's trouble wherever Motagua are playing these days as they have suffered four straight defeats now, regardless of arena. They really need to get back to winning ways.

Happy days for Motagua in their previous game, a fixture away at Honduras Progreso that ended with a 1-2 victory. Motagua travelled for their previous game, a trip to Honduras Progreso that ended 1-2. Motagua faced defeat in their previous match, away at Honduras Progreso (1-2).

The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Motagua's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played two games, won one match, drawn zero and lost one.

Goals are plentiful at Estadio Marcelo Tinoco in the league this season as Motagua has scored 23 goals here in 9 home games. From these home matches, Motagua have conceded only 8 goals. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Vida form and stats

The visitors are W3-D4-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Liga Nacional.

Two trips in a row for Vida, whose coach Mira could celebrate last time after the win against UPNFM. Vida are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at UPNFM. It might be tough going out on the road again for Vida, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-1 versus UPNFM.

That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Olimpia. Ahead of that game was the 2-1 draw at home against Olimpia. A loss against Olimpia was the result prior to that, in a home game.

Looking at the earlier recent performances of Vida when being an outsider away as they are today, we find four matches with the visitors losing zero times, drawing one and winning three games.

Vida has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 15 goals from 9 games. Vida have conceded 12 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting ended Vida - Motagua 1-1, played this season. Motagua-Vida H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Motagua five wins, Vida two wins, three draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

VidaÁ. Tejeda Escobar
Á. Tejeda Escobar
12 goals
VidaL. Palma Oseguera
L. Palma Oseguera
5 goals
MotaguaR. Moreira Aldana
R. Moreira Aldana
4 goals

Motagua missing players

Vida missing players

Motagua Vida
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
23 11 3 Played P 3 11 21
12 8 1 Won W 1 3 11
6 2 1 Drew D 2 5 7
5 1 1 Lost L 0 3 3
44 27 4 Scored S 3 16 33
27 10 4 Conceded C 2 15 21
91% 91% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 91% 95%
83% 82% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 91% 86%
65% 73% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 55% 48%
35% 45% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 18% 14%
26% 36% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 18% 10%
61% 64% 67% BTTS BTTS 67% 82% 71%
26% 27% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 9% 24%
22% 18% 33% Failed to Score F T 33% 18% 10%
 
6.5 6.6 7.7 Corners for (avg) C F 6.7 5.5 4.9
4.5 4.3 6 Corners against (avg) C A 5 4.2 4
2.2 1.6 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 2 1.8
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 3 3
 
10.4 13.1 13 Shots (avg) S ( 14.3 10.7 6.9
4.5 5.6 5.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.7 4 2.8
45% 44% 24% Goal Efficiency G E 21% 36% 57%
 
8.2 9.9 12.3 Shots against (avg) S A 8.7 7 4.5
3.2 3.7 5.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 2.9 1.9
Key stats in Liga Nacional this season:
  • Motagua have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Motagua have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Motagua have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (8) in Liga Nacional
  • Motagua have the most scored goals (23) at home in Liga Nacional
  • Motagua have the most scored goals (37) in Liga Nacional
  • Motagua have the most scored goals in the first half (20) in Liga Nacional
  • Motagua have the the best goal difference (+15) at home in Liga Nacional
  • Vida have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Vida have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (7) in Liga Nacional
  • Vida have the most points from losing position (11) in Liga Nacional

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Real España 18 11 5 2 32 15 9 5 3 1 18 11 9 6 2 1 14 4 17 38
2 Vida 18 10 6 2 30 17 9 7 2 0 15 5 9 3 4 2 15 12 13 36
3 Olimpia 18 10 5 3 35 14 9 6 3 0 18 4 9 4 2 3 17 10 21 35
4 Motagua 18 10 5 3 37 20 9 7 1 1 23 8 9 3 4 2 14 12 17 35
5 UPNFM 18 7 6 5 28 21 9 4 4 1 15 5 9 3 2 4 13 16 7 27
6 Marathón 18 8 3 7 25 19 9 5 2 2 16 8 9 3 1 5 9 11 6 27
7 Real Sociedad 18 4 4 10 20 41 9 2 3 4 10 21 9 2 1 6 10 20 -21 16
8 Honduras Progreso 18 4 3 11 19 31 9 3 2 4 11 13 9 1 1 7 8 18 -12 15
9 Victoria 18 4 2 12 10 32 9 3 0 6 6 12 9 1 2 6 4 20 -22 14
10 Platense 18 1 3 14 19 45 9 1 1 7 13 23 9 0 2 7 6 22 -26 6