Motagua travel to UPNFM and Estadio Marcelo Tinoco brimming with confidence, but the home side is not a walk in the park. More news on the fixture here!
- UPNFM have the most clean sheets (6) in Liga Nacional
- Motagua haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
It's no vacation for neither UPNFM nor Motagua as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.
UPNFM form and stats
4-1-0 (win-draw-lost) are the Liga Nacional numbers at home for UPNFM so far this season.
Nothing to worry about in defence for UPNFM, as their goalkeeper Gerson Nahaman Argueta Dubon has completely shut out the opponents for 364 minutes in the Liga Nacional.
A nice win for UPNFM last time playing, versus Real Sociedad. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-0 with A. Oviedo and E. Vásquez scoring for the victors.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Olimpia that ended 0-0.Goals decide football matches and UPNFM are scoring many of them at home; 11 on target from 5 league matches. UPNFM have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 0 goals.
Motagua form and stats
2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses. That’s the product of Motagua playing as the away team in the Liga Nacional this season.
The supporters enjoyed Motagua's previous game versus Vida (placed 2nd), a Liga Nacional 2-1 win played at home.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Real Espana wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.Motagua has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 8 goals from 5 games. 7 goals have been conceded by Motagua in these games.
Head 2 Head
The teams have met each other already this season, with the result Motagua - UPNFM 0-0 logged in the official records. Data for the prior ten meetings between these two squads are: one win for UPNFM, two draws and seven wins for Motagua. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  M. Ramírez Arauz 8 goals |   M. Vega Ordoñez 3 goals | E. Vasquez Mejía 2 goals |
UPNFM missing players
Motagua missing players
| UPNFM | Motagua | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | 11 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 8 | 16 |
| 11 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 4 | 7 | 10 |
| 78% | 80% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 89% |
| 78% | 80% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 78% |
| 56% | 60% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 60% | 67% |
| 22% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 22% |
| 22% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 22% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 40% | 44% |
| 67% | 100% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 40% | 44% |
| 22% | 20% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 20% | 22% |
| 4.2 | 5.2 | 1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 6 | 5.8 |
| 5.1 | 4.2 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 7.6 | 10.2 | 5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 5.4 | 8.4 |
| 2.6 | 4.2 | 1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.6 | 3.4 |
| 62% | 47% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 62% | 52% |
- Motagua haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- UPNFM have not yet conceded a single goal in all their home games.
- UPNFM have not yet lost a game at home.
- UPNFM have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- UPNFM have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- UPNFM have the fewest conceded goals (0) at home in Liga Nacional
- UPNFM have the fewest matches under the total-line (3) in Liga Nacional
- UPNFM have the most clean sheets (5) at home in Liga Nacional
- UPNFM have the most clean sheets (6) in Liga Nacional
- UPNFM have the most matches over the total-line (5) in Liga Nacional
- UPNFM have the most points (13) at home in Liga Nacional
- UPNFM have the most scored goals in the first half (10) in Liga Nacional
- UPNFM have the the best goal difference (+11) at home in Liga Nacional
- UPNFM have won significantly more corners at home than 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 | Motagua | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 17 |
| 2 | Vida | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 16 |
| 3 | Olimpia | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 15 |
| 4 | UPNFM | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 15 |
| 5 | Real Espana | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 |
| 6 | Marathon | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 15 |
| 7 | Real Sociedad | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 10 |
| 8 | Honduras Progreso | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -7 | 6 |
| 9 | Victoria | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | -10 | 6 |
| 10 | Platense | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 12 | -14 | 5 |