Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Real España in 3rd and Marathón in 2nd place.
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 España and Marathón.
This is a local derby, usually meaning added tension and importance.
Real España form and stats
The story so far in the Liga Nacional for Real España, who have the most scored goals (9) at home in Liga Nacional, at their home stadium (Estadio Francisco Morazán) is 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat.
It's back home for España, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Honduras Progreso away with the result 3-0. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Platense in a game that was won 3-2.
The manager R. Martínez will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Vida in only four days.
Goals decide football matches and España are scoring many of them at home; 9 on target from 4 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 6 goals have been conceded.
Marathón form and stats
Playing away, Marathón, who have the most points (8) away in Liga Nacional, have won 2 games, drawn 2 and suffered 0 defeats in the Liga Nacional this season.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Liga Nacional home defeat versus Vida with 0-2 on the scoreboard. A 1-1 draw at Motagua's stadium before that.
A quick return to home after this game, as Marathón are hosting Antigua GFC in the Concacaf League only three days away.
Marathón find the net regularly in their away games. 4 goals from 4 away fixtures in the league. Marathón's manager H. Vargas Baldús has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only 2 conceded goals. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Marathón - España 3-0 played earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's one España victory, four draws and five Marathón wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.Real España missing players
Marathón missing players
| Real España | Marathón | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | 9 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 10 | 6 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 86% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 71% |
| 71% | 75% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 29% |
| 29% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 29% | 50% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 29% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 43% |
| 29% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 43% |
| 43% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1.8 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 50 | 22 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 27 | 45 |
| 19 | 10 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 7 | 16 |
| 63% | 90% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 57% | 50% |
- All of Real España's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Marathón has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2) in Liga Nacional
- Marathón has the most matches under the total-line (5) in Liga Nacional
- Marathón has the most points (8) away in Liga Nacional
- Marathón have not yet lost a game away.
- Marathón have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Marathón haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Real España has the fewest matches under the total-line (2) in Liga Nacional
- Real España has the most matches over the total-line (5) in Liga Nacional
- Real España has the most scored goals (9) at home in Liga Nacional
- Real España have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Real España have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Marathón have scored away.
- Real España 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 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 14 |
| 2 | Marathón | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 3 | Real España | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 | Platense | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
| 5 | Honduras Progreso | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | -12 | 3 |