Liga Nacional: Top-notch versus below par, at least based on the matches so far. Motagua - Real Sociedad. Home victory or a shock result?
- Motagua have the most scored goals (28) in Liga Nacional
- All of Real Sociedad's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
There have been limited time to rest for the host team, as they were involved in a Concacaf League fixture only three days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Marathón.
Motagua form and stats
Motagua have been very solid at home in the Liga Nacional so far, with 16 points collected from 6 matches (5-1-0). This has contributed greatly to their 2nd position in the table. There’s a good atmosphere here at Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino after three straight home wins.
A good away victory last time out for Motagua, who won 2-0 against Marathón (placed 6th).
Before that, Motagua had a Liga Nacional home game versus Marathón which ended with a victory 2-1.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Motagua as they are travelling to their away game against Vida in the Liga Nacional. That match is three days after this one.
Goals are plentiful at Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino in the league this season as Motagua has scored 15 goals here in 6 home games. Motagua are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 4 from 6 matches.
Real Sociedad form and stats
Real Sociedad have only collected 7 points from their away games in the Liga Nacional, after 2-1-4 (7 played). Sociedad seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
Sociedad are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the Liga Nacional against Victoria (placed 9th).
Prior to that match, the Sociedad manager H. Castellón Fernández faced defeat when travelling to Olimpia and losing 0-4.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting UPNFM in just two days.
Sociedad are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 8 away goals from 7 games (in the league). Real Sociedad have conceded 13 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The two duelists also played each other earlier this campaign: Real Sociedad - Motagua 3-3. Head-to-head totals (for the preceeding ten meetings): Motagua won six games, four matches ended with a tie and Real Sociedad managed zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / fourTop Goalscorers
  K. López Maldonado 7 goals |  J. Tobías Chávez 4 goals |  R. Martínez Alméndarez 4 goals |
Motagua missing players
Real Sociedad missing players
| Motagua | Real Sociedad | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 28 | 15 | 8 | Scored | S | 2 | 8 | 18 |
| 15 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 13 | 28 |
| 92% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 85% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 77% | 83% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 57% | 64% |
| 38% | 33% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 29% | 36% |
| 31% | 33% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 21% |
| 54% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 57% | 57% |
| 38% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 14% |
| 15% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 29% | 29% |
| 5.7 | 5.7 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
| 5.1 | 4.7 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 7.9 | 6.8 |
| 2.2 | 2 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 3.3 | 2.8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9.5 | 12.8 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0.5 | 4.1 | 3.7 |
| 4.3 | 5.5 | 8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| 50% | 45% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 200% | 89% | 90% |
- All of Real Sociedad's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Motagua have not yet lost a game at home.
- Motagua have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Motagua have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Motagua have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in Liga Nacional
- Motagua have the most scored goals (28) in Liga Nacional
- Motagua have the most scored goals in the first half (12) in Liga Nacional
- Real Sociedad have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Real Sociedad 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 | Vida | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 29 |
| 2 | Motagua | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 27 |
| 3 | Real España | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 26 |
| 4 | UPNFM | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 24 |
| 5 | Olimpia | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 22 |
| 6 | Marathón | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 22 |
| 7 | Real Sociedad | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -10 | 16 |
| 8 | Honduras Progreso | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -7 | 12 |
| 9 | Victoria | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 19 | -23 | 7 |
| 10 | Platense | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 18 | -20 | 5 |