A trophy cabinet can never have too much silverware and both Real Estelí and Marathón know what's at stake in this second leg of the Concacaf League 8th Finals clash.
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 Real Estelí and Marathón.
Real Estelí form and stats
Last season their Concacaf League adventure ended in the play-offs.The story so far in the Primera Division for Real Estelí at their home stadium (Estadio Independencia) is 4 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats. The Estelí fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Estadio Independencia and will expect new points from this game. Real Estelí has played ten games in a row here without a defeat.
Happy days for Real Estelí in their previous game, a Primera Division match away at Deportivo Ocotal that ended with a 2-1 victory.
Heartbreak before that as Estelí lost 0-2 at Marathón's place.It's goals goals goals for Estelí who have scored 13 goals from 4 league home games. Defensively Estelí have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (1 in 4 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Marathón form and stats
Last season their Concacaf League adventure ended in the play-offs.When we have look at the Concacaf League statistics, we find 3W-0D-0L. This is both home and away.
The manager M. García Curbelo was unhappy after their last game, a Liga Nacional match played at their home ground Estadio Yankel Rosenthal. Marathón suffered a 1-2 loss to Vida.
Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against Real Estelí in the Concacaf League.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Marathón manager M. García Curbelo as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against UPNFM.
Head 2 Head
The records show that this isn''t the first time these teams meet on the pitch this campaign, as the results database show this recent match: Marathón - Real Estelí 2-0.Top Goalscorers
  W. Talavera 5 goals |  B. Castillo 5 goals | R. Rodríguez Álvez 2 goals |
Real Estelí missing players
Marathón missing players
| Real Estelí | Marathón | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 11 | Won | W | 3 | 11 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 9 | 2 | Lost | L | 6 | 9 | ||
| 50 | 35 | Scored | S | 9 | 35 | ||
| 30 | 14 | Conceded | C | 19 | 34 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 84% | 93% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 80% | ||
| 64% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 52% | ||
| 40% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 28% | ||
| 20% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 12% | ||
| 40% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 45% | 60% | ||
| 32% | 47% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 20% | ||
| 28% | 13% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 20% | ||
| 5.3 | 6.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.9 | 5.4 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 4 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 2.6 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 6 | ||
| 5.1 | 4.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.1 | 8.1 | ||
| 2.3 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 3.4 | ||
| 71% | 78% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 42% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Diriangen | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 22 |
| 2 | Real Estelí | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 18 |
| 3 | Walter Ferreti | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 13 |
| 4 | Managua | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 5 | Juventus Managua | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -2 | 12 |
| 6 | Real Madriz | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -3 | 11 |
| 7 | H&H Export | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -7 | 8 |
| 8 | Deportivo Ocotal | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -8 | 8 |
| 9 | UNAN Managua | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -7 | 7 |
| 10 | Jalapa | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 5 |