A victory to the home team is anticipated from this match if the league table is to be believed. The Motagua regulars are positive that the contrast between 2nd and Real Sociedad's 10th position in the table will be revealed on the pitch.
- Motagua have the most dropped points from leading position (25) in Liga Nacional
- Real Sociedad have the fewest scored goals (15) in Liga Nacional
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Motagua and Real Sociedad.
Motagua form and stats
4-3-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Liga Nacional numbers at home for Motagua so far this season.
Motagua drew their last game, also a home match. Real Sociedad was the opponent, 2-2 the score. Opportunity lost for Motagua in the Real Sociedad match as a lead 2-0 was lost and what looked like a victory ended in a draw.
Before that, a loss in the away fixture against Tigres UANL in the CONCACAF Champions League. The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Motagua home games with this odds we find 7 games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 5 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats. Looking at the victories, 4 matches were won by at least two goals.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (19 in 9 games), Motagua's attacking play is working. 13 goals have been conceded.
Real Sociedad form and stats
There's been little loot from Real Sociedad's travels as they have only collected 4 points from 9 away games in the Liga Nacional. Real Sociedad only have 1 win to counter their 7 defeats and 1 draw. Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in eleven away games in a row.
Real Sociedad has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Motagua for a 2-2 draw.
Prior to that match, the Real Sociedad manager Cuellar faced defeat when travelling to Real España and losing 0-1.We have done a similar check as we did with the hometeam, looking up recent matches where Sociedad played away with similar odds. This revealed 5 games. The visitors overcame the odds to win 1 time, 0 were draws and the home team won as expected 4 times.
The visitors have scored 5 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. The opposition has been scoring high and low on Real Sociedad's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 24 goals in 9 travels. Real Sociedad has visited these top teams four times, and 3 of 4 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
Motagua have pulled off a streak of 5 consecutive matches without defeat (2-3-0) when facing Real Sociedad.This was the score when the teams played each other previously this season; Motagua - Real Sociedad 2-2.
Top Goalscorers
  E. Delgado Zerón 8 goals |  R. Martínez Alméndarez 5 goals |  D. Reyes Sandoval 5 goals |
Motagua missing players
Real Sociedad missing players
| Motagua | Real Sociedad | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 38 | 19 | 6 | Played | P | 4 | 17 | 34 |
| 16 | 9 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 11 | 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 11 | 5 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 11 | 18 |
| 57 | 35 | 15 | Scored | S | 2 | 14 | 34 |
| 49 | 27 | 9 | Conceded | C | 16 | 41 | 68 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 71% | 79% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 85% |
| 61% | 74% | 83% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 65% | 59% |
| 39% | 53% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 75% | 47% | 38% |
| 8% | 11% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 12% | 12% |
| 58% | 74% | 83% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 47% | 53% |
| 26% | 16% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 21% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 53% | 41% |
| 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.1 |
| 5.1 | 4.9 | 6.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 6.8 | 5.9 |
| 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 10.2 | 12.6 | 16.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.5 | 7.6 | 7.5 |
| 3.9 | 4.8 | 6.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.8 | 2.9 | 2.8 |
| 36% | 35% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 29% | 35% |
| 9.5 | 10.5 | 12.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14 | 13.5 | 10.7 |
| 3.6 | 4 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 8.2 | 6.2 | 4.7 |
- Motagua have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Motagua have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Real Sociedad have scored away.
- Motagua have the most dropped points from leading position (25) in Liga Nacional
- Motagua have the most matches over the total-line (22) in Liga Nacional
- Motagua haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Real Sociedad have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Real Sociedad have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Real Sociedad have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Real Sociedad have the fewest clean sheets (0) away in Liga Nacional
- Real Sociedad have the fewest points (4) away in Liga Nacional
- Real Sociedad have the fewest scored goals (15) in Liga Nacional
- Real Sociedad have the fewest scored goals (5) away in Liga Nacional
- Real Sociedad have the most conceded goals (24) away in Liga Nacional
- Real Sociedad have the most conceded goals (42) in Liga Nacional
- Real Sociedad have the most conceded goals in the second half (38) in Liga Nacional
- Real Sociedad have the the worst goal difference (-19) away in Liga Nacional
- Real Sociedad have the the worst goal difference (-27) in Liga Nacional
- Real Sociedad 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 España | 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 | Marathon | 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 |
