It's game two of the Liga Nacional season and everything to play for. Read our full preview of Vida-Marathón!
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Vida form and stats
An away draw last time out for Vida, facing Honduras Progreso in a game that ended 1-1. 2-2 away at Marathón before that.
Last season, Vida's league statistics were 2 wins, 7 draws and 9 losses, resulting in a 9th position in the Liga Nacional. Over these 18 matches they scored 14 goals and conceded 29. Playing at home last season Vida managed 2-3-4 (win-draw-lost) with 7 goals and 11 conceded.
Marathón form and stats
Marathón delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against UPNFM (placed 5th) in their previous match; a Liga Nacional game. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Olimpia wasn't a success with a 0-4 loss.
Let's have a look at how Marathón performed last season in the Liga Nacional: They landed a 2nd position in the league table after playing out 10 victories, 4 draws and 4 defeats. In total they scored 32 and conceded 24 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 3 - drew 3 and lost 3 with 10/14 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Marathón - Vida 2-2. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 1 win for Vida, 5 draws and 4 wins for Marathón. Over 2,5 goals: 5 times; under 2,5 goals: 5 games.Top Goalscorers
 C. Meléndez 6 goals |   M. Martínez 6 goals |  C. Discua 4 goals |
Vida missing players
Marathón missing players
| Vida | Marathón | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 23 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 7 | 12 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 32 | 16 | 5 | Scored | S | 9 | 22 | 46 |
| 36 | 15 | 4 | Conceded | C | 2 | 13 | 29 |
| 91% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 91% |
| 74% | 73% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 64% | 74% |
| 57% | 55% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 55% | 61% |
| 39% | 27% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 55% | 52% |
| 17% | 18% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 18% | 22% |
| 57% | 55% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 36% | 57% |
| 26% | 36% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 36% | 30% |
| 26% | 18% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 27% | 22% |
| 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.7 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 4.4 | 5.6 |
| 5.3 | 4.6 | 6.3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 5.1 | 4.5 |
| 2.4 | 2 | 1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.4 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 211 | 118 | 31 | Total Shots | T S | 41 | 85 | 234 |
| 89 | 45 | 12 | Shots on Target | S O | 21 | 37 | 104 |
| 34% | 31% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 41% | 37% |
- Marathón have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Marathón haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Olimpia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Real Sociedad | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Marathón | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | UPNFM | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Honduras Progreso | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Vida | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Real de Minas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 9 | Real España | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 10 | Platense | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |