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 4th and Platense in 6th place.
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!
Real España form and stats
When playing at home, Real España, who have the fewest conceded goals (4) at home in Liga Nacional, have managed 4 wins, 3 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 8 games.The home team returns to Estadio Francisco Morazán after sharing the points with UPNFM on their last time out; the Liga Nacional game ended 0-0. Before that game, the home loss against Olimpia with the scoreline 0-1.
The Real España fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium, the tally being 10 in 8 matches. Defensively Real España have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game (4 in 8 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Platense form and stats
There's been little loot from Platense's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 8 away games. Platense only has 2 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 2 draws. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on C. Martínez, the Platense manager, as the last three away games were defeats.Platense delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Vida in their previous match; a Liga Nacional game. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Juticalpa wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.
Platense are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 8 away goals from 8 games. As opposed to that, Platense have seen the ball go into their own net 10 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Platense - Real España 4-0 played earlier this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 4 wins for Real España, 2 draws and 4 wins for Platense.Top Goalscorers
 
Á. Tejeda
9 goals
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D. Vuelto
9 goals
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J. Benavidez
8 goals
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Real España missing players
Platense missing players
| Real España | Platense | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 39 | 19 | Played | 19 | 39 |
| 56 | 29 | Scored | 19 | 48 |
| 44 | 17 | Conceded | 24 | 43 |
| 90% | 95% | Over 0.5 | 95% | 90% |
| 74% | 79% | Over 1.5 | 74% | 69% |
| 49% | 42% | Over 2.5 | 42% | 44% |
| 28% | 21% | Over 3.5 | 11% | 21% |
| 8% | 5% | Over 4.5 | 5% | 10% |
| 59% | 58% | Both teams to score | 53% | 54% |
| 28% | 37% | Clean Sheet | 21% | 28% |
| 23% | 11% | Failed To Score | 32% | 28% |
| 4 | 5.1 | Corners For (avg) | 2.3 | 2.8 |
| 3.9 | 4.1 | Corners Against (avg) | 4.7 | 3.9 |
| 2.2 | 2.4 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| 7 | 2 | Red Cards (total) | 2 | 3 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Olimpia | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 21 | 37 |
| 2 | Marathón | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 31 |
| 3 | Motagua | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 30 |
| 4 | Real España | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 28 |
| 5 | UPNFM | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 24 |
| 6 | Platense | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 22 |
| 7 | Real de Minas | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 20 |
| 8 | Juticalpa | 17 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | -13 | 15 |
| 9 | Vida | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -15 | 12 |
| 10 | Honduras Progreso | 17 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 36 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 26 | -26 | 8 |
