Approaching the top teams is the subject when these mid-table teams meet. Both will be trying to strenghten their league position, Marathón in 6th and Victoria in 5th position.
- Marathón have the most scored goals (35) in Liga Nacional
- Victoria have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
It's no vacation for neither Marathón nor Victoria as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Marathón form and stats
4 victories, 4 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Marathón have to build on here at Estadio Yankel Rosenthal in the Liga Nacional.
Marathón's previous game was also played at home, ending 2-1 versus Real Espana. The home side are looking to build on that result. Finally, a league win after three matches without.
A 0-0 draw away before that, with Olimpia the opponent.Marathón are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Estadio Yankel Rosenthal in their league games, having scored an impressive 23 goals in 9 matches. Marathón's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 11 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Victoria form and stats
Playing away, Victoria have won 2 games, drawn 4 and suffered 3 defeats in the Liga Nacional this season. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Victoria's last three away games as they have all been lost.
Victoria are travelling again after losing away to UPNFM in their previous match (0-1).
Preceding that match was the 2-2 draw at home vs Motagua.The travelling fans enjoy Victoria's attacking play in away games, having scored 14 goals in 9 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Victoria have conceded 14 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The most recent past meeting involving both these participants is the Victoria - Marathón 2-1 played not long ago this season. The referee pulled out his red card when these clubs last faced each other, and the culprit was Guevara (Marathón). Last ten meetings involving these participants: Marathón won four, Victoria triumphed in three and we saw three draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  C. Zúniga Bernárdez 13 goals |  A. Vega 8 goals | L. Hurtado Cuesta 6 goals |
Marathón missing players
Victoria missing players
| Marathón | Victoria | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 26 |
| 10 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 45 | 27 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 17 | 35 |
| 36 | 17 | 1 | Conceded | C | 7 | 22 | 36 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 88% | 92% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 85% | 77% |
| 58% | 62% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 62% | 58% |
| 38% | 38% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 31% | 27% |
| 15% | 15% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| 62% | 62% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 69% | 62% |
| 27% | 31% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | 23% |
| 15% | 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 23% | 19% |
| 5.4 | 6.2 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
| 4.7 | 2.9 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| 2.4 | 2.6 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.2 | 2.4 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12.4 | 14.2 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 10.2 | 10.3 |
| 4.6 | 4.9 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 4.7 | 4.5 |
| 37% | 42% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 27% | 27% |
| 10.1 | 9.6 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.5 | 12.2 | 13.3 |
| 3.7 | 3.1 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.5 | 4.7 | 5.1 |
- Marathón have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Marathón have the most scored goals (23) at home in Liga Nacional
- Marathón have the most scored goals (35) in Liga Nacional
- Marathón have the most scored goals in the second half (26) in Liga Nacional
- Marathón have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Marathón haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Victoria have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Victoria haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 38 |
| 2 | Motagua | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 32 |
| 3 | Olancho | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 34 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 29 |
| 4 | Real Espana | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 29 |
| 5 | Victoria | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 28 |
| 6 | Marathón | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 26 |
| 7 | Vida | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 23 |
| 8 | UPNFM | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -8 | 18 |
| 9 | Honduras Progreso | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 19 | -12 | 13 |
| 10 | Real Sociedad | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 42 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 24 | -27 | 10 |
