Only a few games have been played in the Liga Nacional so far, with Marathón placed 6th and Real de Minas sitting in the 4th position.
Marathón and Real de Minas should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Marathón form and stats
The story so far in the Liga Nacional for Marathón at their home stadium (Estadio Yankel Rosenthal) is 0 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats. The last three games played by Marathón, regardless of arena, have all ended draws. Marathón have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.
An away draw last time out for Marathón, facing Motagua in a game that ended 1-1. Before that, Marathón played out a draw 0-0 when visiting Vida.
Marathón are traveling soon after this match as the Liga Nacional match at Honduras Progreso awaits in three days.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Marathón at home in the league. 2 on target and 2 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.
Real de Minas form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Liga Nacional travels is 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat.
The supporters enjoyed Real de Minas's previous game versus Platense (placed 10th), a Liga Nacional 4-0 win played at home. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Olimpia wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.
As mentioned above, Real de Minas was the only team on the pitch versus Platense in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Real de Minas has managed 1 goal and let in 2 from 1 match.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Real de Minas - Marathón 0-1 played earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last six meetings): Marathón won 5 games, 0 matches ended with a draw and Real de Minas has 1 win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 3 / 3Top Goalscorers
 J. Mejía Erazo 16 goals |   M. Martínez Hernández 6 goals |  C. Discua Castellanos 4 goals |
Marathón missing players
Real de Minas missing players
| Marathón | Real de Minas | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 10 | 20 |
| 12 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 9 | 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 47 | 24 | 6 | Scored | S | 0 | 10 | 30 |
| 30 | 16 | 6 | Conceded | C | 1 | 18 | 31 |
| 88% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 72% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 70% | 70% |
| 56% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 40% | 55% |
| 48% | 50% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 30% | 35% |
| 20% | 25% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 20% |
| 56% | 75% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 40% | 50% |
| 32% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 25% |
| 24% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 40% | 25% |
| 5.7 | 6.5 | 4.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3 | 4.1 | 4.3 |
| 4.8 | 4 | 2.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4 | 7 | 5.9 |
| 3.2 | 3.1 | 5.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 251 | 149 | 32 | Total Shots | T S | 13 | 84 | 190 |
| 110 | 67 | 15 | Shots on Target | S O | 4 | 36 | 83 |
| 35% | 34% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 28% | 35% |
- Marathón have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Marathón have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Real de Minas have scored away.
- Real de Minas haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 2 | Vida | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | Olimpia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Real de Minas | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | UPNFM | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Marathón | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Real Sociedad | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 8 | Real Espana | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 3 |
| 9 | Honduras Progreso | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Platense | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -7 | 0 |