UPNFM vs Motagua: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Honduras Liga Nacional
Competition: Sun 20.February
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Marcelo Tinoco (35000 seats)

Statistics, trends, recent fixtures, player info, head-2-head, team selections and a lot else: Here's all you want to know on UPNFM - Motagua!

Insights:
  • UPNFM have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Motagua have the most scored goals (37) in Liga Nacional

These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.

Motagua could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a CONCACAF Champions League game only three sleeps ago.

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UPNFM form and stats

UPNFM have played 9 Liga Nacional games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-4-1 (wins-draws-losses).

The UPNFM supporters got no joy from their last match, also played here at Estadio Marcelo Tinoco: A 1-2 defeat against Platense.

A 2-2 draw away before that, with Real Sociedad the opponent.

UPNFM have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio Marcelo Tinoco with 15 goals in 9 league matches. From these home matches, UPNFM have conceded only 5 goals. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Motagua form and stats

3 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Motagua, who have the most scored goals (37) in Liga Nacional, playing as the away team in the Liga Nacional this season.

Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Olimpia.

There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Motagua manager Vásquez as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Seattle Sounders.

The travelling fans enjoy Motagua's attacking play in away games, having scored 14 goals in 9 league matches away. 12 goals have been conceded by Motagua in these games.

Head 2 Head

Motagua - UPNFM 3-1 was the score in these sides' previous head-to-head match, played this season. Arauz (UPNFM) was given a red card by the ref when these teams last met. Head to head data (for the preceeding ten meetings): UPNFM won one game, three matches ended in a draw and Motagua got six wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / three The games between these sides have sometimes been ill-tempered, having seen 6 red cards from the last ten duels.

Top Goalscorers

UPNFMM. Ramírez Arauz
M. Ramírez Arauz
12 goals
MotaguaK. López Maldonado
K. López Maldonado
10 goals
UPNFMJ. Mejía Erazo
J. Mejía Erazo
6 goals

UPNFM missing players

Motagua missing players

UPNFM Motagua
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
24 12 1 Played P 1 14 27
9 5 0 Won W 0 5 14
7 4 1 Drew D 0 5 8
8 3 0 Lost L 1 4 5
38 20 1 Scored S 0 20 48
31 9 1 Conceded C 2 19 29
88% 83% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 89%
79% 83% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 86% 78%
67% 67% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 57% 59%
25% 8% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 21% 30%
12% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 14% 22%
54% 42% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 64% 59%
42% 58% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 21% 30%
17% 17% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 21% 22%
 
4.8 6.1 10 Corners for (avg) C F 5 5.5 6
6.3 6.9 9 Corners against (avg) C A 6 4.9 4.6
2.6 2.3 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.9 2.3
5 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
6.9 8.7 10 Shots (avg) S ( 13 7.5 9.9
2.8 3.8 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.1 4.2
56% 42% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 50% 45%
 
9.3 9.8 12 Shots against (avg) S A 11 6.8 8.4
3.5 3.7 6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6 2.6 3.2
Key stats in Liga Nacional this season:
  • Motagua have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (9) in Liga Nacional
  • Motagua have the most scored goals (37) in Liga Nacional
  • Motagua have the most scored goals in the first half (23) in Liga Nacional
  • UPNFM have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • UPNFM have won significantly more corners at home than away.

  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