More points have been won by Motagua so far, with the 2nd place in the Liga Nacional table and hosting Marathón (who are placed 6th).
- Motagua have the fewest matches under the total-line (5) in Liga Nacional
- Marathón have the most scored goals (35) in Liga Nacional
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Liga Nacional game only two days ago. That game was also an away game, at Olancho. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Motagua form and stats
4 victories, 3 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Motagua have to build on here at Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino in the Liga Nacional.
In their previous game, the manager Medina led his Motagua to a defeat away at Victoria. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino.
In the match before that, Motagua hosted Real Sociedad and drew the game 2-2.Scoring bonanza? We don't know about this one, but we do know that 9 of the 11 latest league matches with this team has had at least three goals.
Motagua are traveling soon after this match as the Liga Nacional match at Marathón awaits in three days.
Goals decide football matches and Motagua are scoring many of them at home; 19 on target from 9 league matches. Motagua's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 13 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Marathón form and stats
3-1-5 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Marathón in their Liga Nacional matches away.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Olancho in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 1-1.
That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Olancho.A new game in only three days for Marathón, the Liga Nacional home match versus Motagua. Busy days.
Marathón have scored 12 goals on their travels this season, from 9 away games in the league. As for defending, Marathón rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 15 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Motagua have put together a sequence of 7 consecutive matches without losing (6-1-0) when facing Marathón.The duelists have met before this season: Marathón - Motagua 2-2. The games between these clubs have sometimes been ill-tempered, having seen 8 red cards from the last ten encounters. One of the players to grab the headlines has been Moreira with 7 goals scored against Marathón in these 10 encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  C. Zúniga Bernárdez 11 goals | L. Campana 7 goals | J. Vieyra 6 goals |
Motagua missing players
Marathón missing players
| Motagua | Marathón | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 32 | 19 | 3 | Scored | S | 4 | 13 | 37 |
| 24 | 13 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 16 | 27 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 78% | 89% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 90% | 90% |
| 72% | 89% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 50% | 55% |
| 50% | 67% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 30% | 35% |
| 11% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 20% | 20% |
| 61% | 78% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 60% | 60% |
| 28% | 22% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 30% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 20% | 10% |
| 3.8 | 5.1 | 7.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 5.1 | 5.2 |
| 5.1 | 4 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 11 | 7.4 | 5.1 |
| 3 | 2.4 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 1.9 | 2.4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10.6 | 13.9 | 15.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.3 | 11.8 | 13.4 |
| 4.5 | 5.9 | 6.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.8 | 5 |
| 36% | 32% | 23% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 26% | 38% |
| 9.8 | 10.6 | 10.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 11 | 10.3 |
| 3.8 | 4.3 | 5.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.5 |
- Marathón have the most scored goals (35) in Liga Nacional
- Marathón have the most scored goals in the second half (23) in Liga Nacional
- Marathón haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Motagua have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Motagua have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Motagua have the fewest matches under the total-line (5) in Liga Nacional
- Motagua have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Motagua 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 | 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 |
