The league table in Liga Nacional tells a story about these teams so far, with Motagua leading Real de Minas by 8 points. Match preview to follow:
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
Motagua form and stats
19 points is a decent return from 8 Liga Nacional games here for Motagua. The data says 6 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss.
Motagua manager D. Vásquez and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Real Sociedad (placed 9th) in the Liga Nacional. A Concacaf League defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Deportivo Saprissa.
The Motagua fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 15 goals in 8 league matches. Motagua have conceded 8 in these home matches.
Real de Minas form and stats
Real de Minas have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Liga Nacional, after 2-0-6 (8 played).
The supporters enjoyed Real de Minas's previous game versus UPNFM (placed 5th), a Liga Nacional 3-2 win played at home. A 0-1 defeat away at Honduras Progreso before that.
Real de Minas find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 8 goals from 8 away fixtures in the league. Real de Minas have conceded 15 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Real de Minas - Motagua 4-4 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Motagua-Real de Minas H2H statistics last five meetings regardless of arena: Motagua 2 wins, Real de Minas 1 win, 2 draws. 2 of these five matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
 J. Mejía 13 goals |   R. Moreira 5 goals |  K. López 4 goals |
Motagua missing players
Real de Minas missing players
| Motagua | Real de Minas | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 9 | 6 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 25 | 15 | 6 | Scored | S | 1 | 8 | 24 |
| 20 | 8 | 3 | Conceded | C | 7 | 15 | 28 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 65% | 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 62% | 65% |
| 53% | 75% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 38% | 53% |
| 24% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 38% | 35% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 25% | 24% |
| 59% | 88% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 25% | 47% |
| 24% | 12% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 24% |
| 24% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 29% |
| 6.2 | 6.9 | 9 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
| 4.5 | 3.9 | 4.3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 9 | 6.9 | 5.8 |
| 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.7 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
- Motagua have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Motagua have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Motagua haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Real de Minas 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 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 24 | 41 |
| 2 | Marathón | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 20 | 37 |
| 3 | Motagua | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 30 |
| 4 | Vida | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 25 |
| 5 | UPNFM | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | -1 | 23 |
| 6 | Real España | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 22 |
| 7 | Real de Minas | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 24 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -4 | 22 |
| 8 | Platense | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 34 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 19 | -10 | 18 |
| 9 | Real Sociedad | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -16 | 10 |
| 10 | Honduras Progreso | 17 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 20 | -22 | 10 |