It's early days in the Liga Nacional and both Real de Minas and Olimpia are still hoping for a flying start in order to set the tone for the season. Three points can make a big difference at this stage.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
Real de Minas form and stats
Real de Minas are yet to win a home game, having collected 1 point from their first two Liga Nacional games here at Estadio Marcelo Tinoco.
The Minas fans got no joy from their last match, a Liga Nacional game also here at Estadio Marcelo Tinoco: A 0-3 defeat against Motagua (placed 1st). A 2-2 draw away before that, with UPNFM the opponent.
Real de Minas are traveling soon after this match as the Liga Nacional match at Platense awaits in four days.
Early season league goal statistics from Real de Minas's 2 home games: 1 goal, 4 conceded.
Olimpia form and stats
Things could have gone better for Olimpia in their Liga Nacional away matches, but 5 points from 3 games is all right.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Olimpia goalkeeper is eager to challenge this, with his 229 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Olimpia play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-0 victory visiting Real Sociedad (placed 5th). Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Motagua that ended 0-0.
Olimpia has another fixture away, a Liga Nacional game, against UPNFM in just four days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
The visiting Olimpia have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 3 goals from 3 games. Olimpia are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 1 goal away.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Olimpia - Real de Minas 0-0 earlier this season. Numbers for the last eight meetings between these two teams are: zero wins for Minas, two draws and six wins for Olimpia. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: three games.Real de Minas missing players
Olimpia missing players
| Real de Minas | Olimpia | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 60% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 67% | 60% |
| 60% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 60% |
| 40% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 40% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 40% |
| 40% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 67% | 60% |
| 60% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 40% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3.2 | 2.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 48 | 22 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 21 | 48 | 73 |
| 16 | 4 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 7 | 14 | 23 |
| 19% | 25% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 21% | 26% |
- All of Real de Minas's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Olimpia has the fewest conceded goals (1) away in Liga Nacional
- Olimpia has the fewest conceded goals (2) in Liga Nacional
- Olimpia has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (1) in Liga Nacional
- Olimpia has the fewest matches over the total-line (1) in Liga Nacional
- Olimpia has the fewest scored goals in the first half (1) in Liga Nacional
- Olimpia has the most clean sheets (3) in Liga Nacional
- Olimpia has the most matches under the total-line (4) in Liga Nacional
- Olimpia have not yet lost a game.
- Olimpia have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Real de Minas has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (0) in Liga Nacional
- Real de Minas has the fewest scored goals (1) at home in Liga Nacional
- Real de Minas have yet to win a game.
| Real de Minas | Last season | Olimpia | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 31 | 15 | Played | P | 18 | 35 | ||
| 12 | 8 | Won | W | 10 | 23 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 15 | 5 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 41 | 23 | Scored | S | 33 | 73 | ||
| 47 | 18 | Conceded | C | 21 | 29 | ||
| 97% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 94% | 97% | ||
| 68% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 94% | 89% | ||
| 55% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 72% | 60% | ||
| 29% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 28% | 29% | ||
| 19% | 13% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 11% | 14% | ||
| 45% | 47% | BTTS | BTTS | 72% | 54% | ||
| 26% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 28% | 46% | ||
| 32% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 6% | 3% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.5 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 6 | 7 | ||
| 294 | 157 | Total Shots | T S | 170 | 355 | ||
| 120 | 65 | Shots on Target | S O | 78 | 162 | ||
| 33% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 42% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Motagua | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 2 | Olimpia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 | UPNFM | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | -1 | 7 |
| 4 | Real de Minas | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 4 |
| 5 | Real Sociedad | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 1 |