Olimpia and Real España are both thriving in the Liga Nacional with their 3rd and 1st spots respectively. Expect a fun game!
- Olimpia have the fewest conceded goals (14) in Liga Nacional
- Real España is in the worst form (1-0-5)
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Olimpia form and stats
21 points is a decent return from 9 Liga Nacional games here at Estadio Municipal Ceibeño Nilmo Edwards for Olimpia. The data says 6 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses. In general it's been a long time since Olimpia tasted defeat here at Estadio Municipal Ceibeño Nilmo Edwards, as they have taken at least one point from their last 15 home games in the league.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Olimpia, who played 1-1 against Motagua. That match was also played at this venue (Estadio Municipal Ceibeño Nilmo Edwards).
In the preceding match a 3-0 victory visiting Vida.Olimpia have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 4 goals. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Real España form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 6 wins, 2 draws and only 1 loss in the Liga Nacional. Bitter travels for Real España as they have lost four games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Motagua match.
España had fun at their own home (Estadio Municipal Ceibeño Nilmo Edwards) last time out, beating Real Sociedad 4-1. Carrasco and Rocca (3) scored.
Prior to that match, the Real España manager Soto faced defeat when travelling to Marathon and losing 0-2.Real España are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 14 times in 9 away games so far. The Real España defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (4 goals in 9 games). It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have battled before this season: Real España - Olimpia 0-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Olimpia six wins, four draws and Real España zero victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight games had two or less. The matches between these clubs have had a tendency to be hostile, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.Top Goalscorers
  J. Bengtson Bodden 17 goals |   R. Rocca 16 goals |  E. Hernández Padilla 8 goals |
Olimpia missing players
Real España missing players
| Olimpia | Real España | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 15 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 14 | 27 |
| 17 | 11 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 55 | 33 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 17 | 42 |
| 21 | 7 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 15 | 30 |
| 93% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 79% | 87% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 79% | 81% |
| 55% | 53% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 29% | 41% |
| 21% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 19% |
| 10% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 15% |
| 41% | 40% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 43% | 59% |
| 52% | 60% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 36% | 22% |
| 14% | 7% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 21% | 19% |
| 5.3 | 5.7 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8 | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| 2.8 | 2.8 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.9 | 4.8 |
| 2.9 | 2.4 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.6 | 2.3 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 11 | 13.2 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 6.4 | 8 |
| 4.9 | 5.8 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
| 40% | 40% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 37% | 45% |
| 5.9 | 5.5 | 10.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 1 | 9.8 | 9.4 |
| 2 | 1.5 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1 | 4.3 | 3.7 |
- Olimpia have not yet lost a game at home.
- 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 most clean sheets (15) in Liga Nacional
- Olimpia have the most clean sheets (9) at home in Liga Nacional
- Olimpia have the most scored goals in the second half (33) in Liga Nacional
- Olimpia have the the best goal difference (+21) in Liga Nacional
- Olimpia have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Real España have the fewest conceded goals (4) away in Liga Nacional
- Real España have the fewest matches over the total-line (5) in Liga Nacional
- Real España have the most matches under the total-line (14) in Liga Nacional
- Real España have the most points (20) away in Liga Nacional
- Real España have the the best goal difference (+10) away in Liga Nacional
- Real España haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Real España is in the worst form (1-0-5)
| 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 | 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 |
