Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Marathón - Motagua!
Motagua could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Concacaf League game only three sleeps ago. That game was also an away game, at Waterhouse. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Marathón form and stats
Marathón, who have the most scored goals (22) in Liga Nacional, have collected 11 points from their Liga Nacional home games so far after 3-2-0.
A good away victory last time out for Marathón, who won 4-0 against Platense (placed 7th). Before that, Marathón drew at home versus Real Sociedad.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Marathón handle that role? We have found seven games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The win/draw/lost stats in these games are W4-D3-L0.
Goals decide football matches and Marathón are scoring many of them at home; 10 on target from 5 league matches. Marathón have only conceded 3 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Motagua form and stats
2-1-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Motagua in their Liga Nacional matches away. Impressively, the visitors are on a six-match winning run which they hope continue versus Marathón. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Motagua are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.
Two travels in a row for Motagua, whose manager D. Vásquez could celebrate last time after the Concacaf League win against Waterhouse. That result followed a home victory 3-1 versus UPNFM in the Liga Nacional.
Motagua are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 2 draws and 1 defeat. From a total of four matches.
After this away game Motagua return home for a Concacaf League game against Waterhouse. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Motagua has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 6 goals from 4 games. 5 goals have been conceded by Motagua in these games.
Head 2 Head
Marathón and Motagua have met before this season: Motagua - Marathón 1-0. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 2 wins for Marathón, 4 draws and 4 wins for Motagua. Over 2,5 goals: 3 times; under 2,5 goals: 7 games.Top Goalscorers
  C. Costly 4 goals |   K. López 4 goals |  R. Moreira 4 goals |
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| Marathón | Motagua | ||||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistics | Stat | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | 10 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 6 | 19 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 90% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 70% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 25% | 60% |
| 40% | 40% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 60% |
| 40% | 40% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 30% |
| 20% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 10% |
| 40% | 60% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 25% | 60% |
| 50% | 40% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 30% |
| 20% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 10% |
| 6.4 | 7.4 | 8 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 0 | 5.7 | 6.5 |
| 5.2 | 5.2 | 5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 0 | 6 | 4.1 |
| 3.2 | 3.4 | 5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 4.7 | 2.8 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
- Marathón have not yet lost a game at home.
- Marathón have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Motagua haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 24-08-19 | | Marathón | 3 - 1 | Real Espana |
| 01-09-19 | | Motagua | 1 - 0 | Marathón |
| 12-09-19 | | Real Sociedad | 2 - 5 | Marathón |
| 18-09-19 | | Marathón | 0 - 0 | Real Sociedad |
| 22-09-19 | | Platense | 0 - 4 | Marathón |
| 28-09-19 | | Marathón | 22:00 | Motagua |
| 05-10-19 | | Marathón | 21:00 | UPNFM |
| 12-10-19 | | Marathón | 21:30 | Platense |
| 16-10-19 | | Real de Minas | 21:30 | Marathón |
| 20-10-19 | | Real Espana | 23:00 | Marathón |
| 13-09-19 | | Honduras Progreso | 0 - 1 | Motagua |
| 15-09-19 | | UPNFM | 0 - 1 | Motagua |
| 19-09-19 | | Motagua | 2 - 1 | Honduras Progreso |
| 22-09-19 | | Motagua | 3 - 1 | UPNFM |
| 26-09-19 | | Waterhouse | 0 - 2 | Motagua |
| 28-09-19 | | Marathón | 22:00 | Motagua |
| 03-10-19 | | Motagua | 02:00 | Waterhouse |
| 06-10-19 | | Motagua | 22:00 | Olimpia |
| 18-10-19 | | Platense | 01:15 | Motagua |
| 21-10-19 | | Vida | - | Motagua |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Motagua | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 25 |
| 2 | Marathón | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 16 | 23 |
| 3 | Olimpia | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 20 |
| 4 | Vida | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -1 | 16 |
| 5 | Real de Minas | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -2 | 16 |
| 6 | UPNFM | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | -1 | 15 |
| 7 | Platense | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -3 | 12 |
| 8 | Real España | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 11 |
| 9 | Honduras Progreso | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -13 | 7 |
| 10 | Real Sociedad | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -13 | 3 |
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