3rd position in the Liga Nacional table for Olimpia at present, a strong campaign. The match-going ticketholders hope for more excitement as 4th-placed Motagua visit Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino.
- Olimpia have the fewest conceded goals (14) in Liga Nacional
- Motagua have the most scored goals (37) in Liga Nacional
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Olimpia and Motagua.
Olimpia form and stats
21 points is a decent return from 9 Liga Nacional games here at Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino for Olimpia. The data says 6 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses.
The Olimpia manager Lavallén and his gang return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Motagua.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Victoria (2-3).Defensively Olimpia have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (4 in 9 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Motagua form and stats
As the visiting team in Liga Nacional matches, Motagua have produced an overall stat of 3-4-2 so far.
Motagua played 1-1 against Olimpia in their previous match.
Preceding that match was the 0-0 draw at home vs Vida.Motagua are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 14 times in 9 away games so far. Motagua have conceded 12 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Motagua - Olimpia 1-1 was the result in these squads' last h2h fixture, played this season. Castellanos (Motagua) was given a red card by the ref when these teams last met. Head to head statistics (for the previous ten meetings): Olimpia won three games, five matches ended with a tie and Motagua got two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six The games between these teams have sometimes been brutal, having seen 9 red cards from the last ten encounters.Top Goalscorers
  J. Bengtson Bodden 18 goals |  J. Arboleda Buenaños 14 goals |  R. Moreira Aldana 11 goals |
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| Olimpia | Motagua | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 43 | 21 | 5 | Played | P | 6 | 21 | 43 |
| 24 | 13 | 4 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | 21 |
| 8 | 5 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 7 | 12 |
| 11 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 76 | 39 | 9 | Scored | S | 7 | 27 | 72 |
| 33 | 12 | 2 | Conceded | C | 8 | 24 | 42 |
| 93% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 86% |
| 74% | 76% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 76% | 77% |
| 53% | 48% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 52% | 53% |
| 21% | 19% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 23% |
| 9% | 5% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 19% |
| 40% | 33% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 48% | 49% |
| 49% | 57% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 33% | 37% |
| 19% | 19% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 33% | 28% |
| 4.9 | 5.5 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.8 |
| 3 | 3.1 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 5.1 | 4.7 |
| 2.6 | 2.2 | 3.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | 13.4 | 14.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.5 | 7.2 | 10.1 |
| 4.7 | 5.5 | 6.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3.2 | 4.4 |
| 38% | 34% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 47% | 48% | 42% |
| 6.3 | 6.1 | 5.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.3 | 6.8 | 8.6 |
| 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.6 | 3.4 |
- Motagua have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (13) in Liga Nacional
- Motagua have the fewest points from losing position (5) in Liga Nacional
- Motagua have the most scored goals (37) in Liga Nacional
- Motagua is in the best form (3-3-0) in Liga Nacional
- Olimpia have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Olimpia have the fewest conceded goals (14) in Liga Nacional
- Olimpia have the fewest conceded goals (4) at home in Liga Nacional
- Olimpia have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (15) in Liga Nacional
- Olimpia have the most clean sheets (12) at home in Liga Nacional
- Olimpia have the most clean sheets (21) in Liga Nacional
- Olimpia have the most scored goals in the second half (43) in Liga Nacional
- Olimpia have the the best goal difference (+21) 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 Espana | 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 | Marathon | 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 |
