The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Marathón are in the 4th position while the guesting Real Sociedad worry at 7th.
There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a Liga Nacional match only three days ago. This match was also played here at Estadio Yankel Rosenthal. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Real Sociedad have had more rest.
Marathón form and stats
3-1-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Liga Nacional numbers at home for Marathón so far this season.
Marathón's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-2 versus Olimpia (placed 1st). Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Olimpia (0-5).
Marathón are traveling soon after this match as the Liga Nacional match at Platense awaits in four days.
Marathón are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Estadio Yankel Rosenthal in their league games, having scored an impressive 14 goals in 5 matches. On the other hand, Marathón have conceded 6 goals.
Real Sociedad form and stats
As the visiting team in Liga Nacional matches, Real Sociedad have produced an overall stat of 0-2-2 so far.
Real Sociedad delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Vida (placed 5th) in their previous match; a Liga Nacional game. A 2-2 draw at Honduras Progreso's stadium before that.
A new game in only four days for Real Sociedad, the Liga Nacional home match versus Honduras Progreso. Busy days.
The visitors have scored 3 goals from 4 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Real Sociedad have conceded 6 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Real Sociedad - Marathón 1-2. Head-to-head totals (for the last three meetings): Marathón won two games, one match ended with a draw and Real Sociedad has zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / oneTop Goalscorers
  M. Martínez Hernández 9 goals | C. Discua Castellanos 6 goals |  E. Solani 6 goals |
Marathón missing players
Real Sociedad missing players
| Marathón | Real Sociedad | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 32 | 16 | 5 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 27 |
| 17 | 8 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 8 | 15 |
| 63 | 36 | 18 | Scored | S | 2 | 8 | 21 |
| 41 | 20 | 11 | Conceded | C | 5 | 20 | 41 |
| 91% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 89% |
| 78% | 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 77% | 70% |
| 66% | 75% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 38% | 41% |
| 44% | 44% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 8% | 19% |
| 22% | 25% | 80% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 56% | 69% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 46% | 48% |
| 31% | 31% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 15% | 22% |
| 22% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 46% | 41% |
| 6 | 6.6 | 5.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 5 | 4.9 |
| 4.6 | 3.9 | 2.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 6.2 | 5.2 |
| 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.4 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 331 | 202 | 64 | Total Shots | T S | 24 | 113 | 241 |
| 145 | 94 | 37 | Shots on Target | S O | 7 | 38 | 82 |
| 37% | 37% | 49% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 21% | 18% |
- Marathón has the most points from losing position (14)
- Marathón has the most scored goals in the first half (35)
- Marathón have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Marathón have scored more than double the goals of Real Sociedad.
- Real Sociedad has the fewest matches over the total-line (10)
- Real Sociedad has the fewest points from losing position (2)
- Real Sociedad has the fewest scored goals in the first half (9)
- Real Sociedad have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored 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 | Olimpia | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 20 |
| 2 | Motagua | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 20 |
| 3 | Real España | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
| 4 | Marathón | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 18 |
| 5 | Vida | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| 6 | Real de Minas | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -1 | 14 |
| 7 | Real Sociedad | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 10 |
| 8 | Platense | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -7 | 8 |
| 9 | Honduras Progreso | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 | -18 | 6 |
| 10 | UPNFM | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -11 | 5 |