The season is still fairly new and the Liga Nacional table has to be read with caution. So far Marathón find themselves in 1st position and Real España are placed 3rd.
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.
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
Marathón form and stats
Seven points from three games is a great start for Marathón, who are hoping to build on that form here at Estadio Yankel Rosenthal.Marathón are returning here after visiting UPNFM in a Liga Nacional game and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Before that, Marathón had a home game versus Honduras Progreso which ended with a victory 4-1.
With an average of more than two goals per home game (7 in 3 games), Marathón's attacking play is working. From these home matches, Marathón have conceded only 2 goals.
Real España form and stats
Things could have gone better for Real España in their away games, but 2 points from 2 games is all right. Real España has drawn their two previous away games.Real España won their last game, 5-1 versus Real de Minas played at home. A 2-2 draw was the result before that, hosting Platense.
1 goal so far away for Real España, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 1. All from 2 matches.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: Marathón won 3, Real España won 1 and 6 draws. 4 games with over 2,5 goals, 6 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Costly 3 goals |  C. Discua 2 goals |   J. Benavidez 2 goals |
Marathón missing players
Real España missing players
| Marathón | Real España | |||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistic | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Played | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Drew | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 7 | 1 | Scored | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Conceded | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 0% | 50% | 80% |
| 80% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 60% |
| 20% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 40% |
| 20% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 40% |
| 20% | 33% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 40% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 60% |
| 60% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | 0% | 50% | 40% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed To Score | 0% | 50% | 20% |
| 6.6 | 8.7 | 8 | Corners For (avg) | 0 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
| 5 | 4.3 | 5 | Corners Against (avg) | 0 | 5 | 5.4 |
| 3 | 2.7 | 5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 0 | 3 | 3.8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- All of Marathón's home matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Marathón have not yet lost a game.
- Marathón have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Marathón have scored in all their matches so far.
- Marathón have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Marathón haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Real España have not yet lost a game.
- Real España have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Real España have yet to win a game away.
| Marathón | Last season | Real España | ||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistic | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 40 | 20 | 5 | Played | 5 | 21 | 42 |
| 18 | 12 | 3 | Won | 2 | 5 | 15 |
| 12 | 7 | 2 | Drew | 2 | 8 | 14 |
| 10 | 1 | 0 | Lost | 1 | 8 | 13 |
| 65 | 44 | 12 | Scored | 14 | 28 | 58 |
| 54 | 25 | 8 | Conceded | 10 | 30 | 50 |
| 95% | 95% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 90% |
| 80% | 85% | 100% | Over 1.5 | 100% | 71% | 74% |
| 55% | 70% | 100% | Over 2.5 | 100% | 57% | 50% |
| 35% | 50% | 80% | Over 3.5 | 80% | 38% | 29% |
| 18% | 20% | 20% | Over 4.5 | 40% | 10% | 7% |
| 65% | 80% | 100% | BTTS | 100% | 62% | 60% |
| 22% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | 0% | 19% | 26% |
| 18% | 5% | 0% | Failed To Score | 0% | 33% | 24% |
| 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.2 | Corners For (avg) | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.5 |
| 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.8 | Corners Against (avg) | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| 3.8 | 3.2 | 2.4 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 3 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
| 16 | 5 | 2 | Red Cards | 3 | 5 | 7 |
- Marathón have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Real España have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Real España have won significantly less corners away then at home.
Marathón
| 05-08-19 | | Vida | 0 - 2 | Marathón |
| 09-08-19 | | Marathón | 1 - 1 | Comunicaciones |
| 11-08-19 | | Marathón | 1 - 1 | Olimpia |
| 14-08-19 | | Marathón | 4 - 1 | Honduras Progreso |
| 18-08-19 | | UPNFM | 0 - 1 | Marathón |
| 24-08-19 | | Marathón | 21:00 | Real España |
| 01-09-19 | | Motagua | 22:00 | Marathón |
| 11-09-19 | | Real Sociedad | 21:30 | Marathón |
| 18-09-19 | | Marathón | 21:00 | Real Sociedad |
| 22-09-19 | | Platense | 22:00 | Marathón |
Real España
| 28-07-19 | | Real Sociedad | 0 - 0 | Real España |
| 04-08-19 | | Real España | 1 - 0 | Motagua |
| 10-08-19 | | Honduras Progreso | 1 - 1 | Real España |
| 15-08-19 | | Real España | 2 - 2 | Platense |
| 18-08-19 | | Real España | 5 - 1 | Real de Minas |
| 24-08-19 | | Marathón | 21:00 | Real España |
| 01-09-19 | | Real España | 01:00 | Vida |
| 13-09-19 | | Real España | 01:00 | UPNFM |
| 14-09-19 | | Olimpia | 21:00 | Real España |
| 19-09-19 | | UPNFM | 01:00 | Real España |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Marathón | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 13 |
| 2 | Olimpia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 3 | Real España | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 4 | UPNFM | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 5 | Motagua | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 | Platense | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Vida | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -5 | 4 |
| 8 | Real de Minas | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -6 | 4 |
| 9 | Honduras Progreso | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -7 | 4 |
| 10 | Real Sociedad | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -6 | 1 |