Motagua receive Marathón for another entertaining Liga Nacional match here at Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino.
- Motagua have the most scored goals (7) in Liga Nacional
- Marathón have the most scored goals (4) away in Liga Nacional
It's no vacation for neither Motagua nor Marathón 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.
Motagua form and stats
OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Motagua's two home games in the Liga Nacional so far this season, having collected 4 points here at Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino.
The home supporters saw a 2-2 draw versus Vida last time out and are looking for a victory here.
Before that, Motagua played out a draw 1-1 when visiting Real España.The manager Medina will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Cibao in only three days.
Early season league goal statistics from Motagua's 2 home games: 6 goals, 2 conceded.
Marathón form and stats
Marathón are yet to lose a point on their Liga Nacional travels this season with 2 wins from 2 away games. Marathón has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.
Marathón might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Olimpia proved too strong as Marathón slumped to a 1-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Estadio Yankel Rosenthal.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Honduras Progreso at their stadium, the result 2-0.Marathón have the goal stats of 4-0 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
The 5 latest matches featuring these teams have all ended as Motagua victories. Surely both teams are aware of this.The matches between these teams sometimes lean towards being hostile, having seen 7 red cards from the last ten duels. One of the stars has been Moreira with 7 goals scored against Marathón in these 10 encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  C. Zúniga Bernárdez 2 goals | J. Vieyra 1 goals | D. Ramírez 1 goals |
Motagua missing players
Marathón missing players
| Motagua | Marathón | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 6 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 67% | 100% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 67% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 33% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 4 | 5 | 1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 2 | 3.5 |
| 6.3 | 5.5 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | 2.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.7 | 12 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 14 | 15 |
| 4.7 | 6.5 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 50% | 46% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 67% | 30% |
| 7.7 | 10 | 13 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 12 | 11.5 |
| 2.7 | 3.5 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 6 | 5 |
- Marathón have the fewest conceded goals (0) away in Liga Nacional
- Marathón have the most clean sheets (2) away in Liga Nacional
- Marathón have the most scored goals (4) away in Liga Nacional
- Marathón have the the best goal difference (+4) away in Liga Nacional
- Motagua have the most dropped points from leading position (4) in Liga Nacional
- Motagua have the most scored goals (6) at home in Liga Nacional
- Motagua have the most scored goals (7) in Liga Nacional
- Motagua have the most scored goals in the second half (5) in Liga Nacional
| Motagua | Last season | Marathón | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 46 | 23 | Played | P | 21 | 42 | ||
| 23 | 15 | Won | W | 5 | 17 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 11 | 3 | Lost | L | 13 | 18 | ||
| 76 | 48 | Scored | S | 17 | 56 | ||
| 44 | 18 | Conceded | C | 32 | 52 | ||
| 87% | 87% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 98% | ||
| 76% | 78% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 71% | 74% | ||
| 52% | 57% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 52% | 50% | ||
| 22% | 30% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 10% | 19% | ||
| 17% | 26% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | ||
| 46% | 48% | BTTS | BTTS | 48% | 50% | ||
| 39% | 43% | Clean Sheets | C S | 14% | 24% | ||
| 28% | 22% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 29% | ||
| 5.6 | 6.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 5.4 | ||
| 4.9 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 3.9 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.1 | 2.7 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 5 | 12 | ||
| 9.9 | 12.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.1 | 10.3 | ||
| 4.3 | 5.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 4.3 | ||
| 42% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 32% | ||
| 9.1 | 10.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.6 | 9.1 | ||
| 3.6 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 3.6 | ||
| 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 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | Vida | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | Marathón | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Motagua | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | Victoria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Real España | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Honduras Progreso | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 4 |
| 8 | UPNFM | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -4 | 3 |
| 9 | Real Sociedad | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -5 | 3 |
| 10 | Olancho | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 |
