A trophy cabinet can never have too much silverware and both Motagua and Forge know what's at stake in this second leg of the Concacaf League Semi-finals clash.
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.
This arena uses the playing surface grass, unlike Forge's home arena. The last 34 games by the guests on grass have ended with 15 wins, 8 draws and 11 losses.
Motagua form and stats
Last season their Concacaf League adventure ended in the play-offs.This match is a Concacaf League match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses in this competition. Motagua has recorded two wins in a row here at Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Motagua manager D. Vásquez and his team return home after a 2-2 draw away versus Forge in the Concacaf League. Opportunity lost for Motagua in the Forge match as a lead 2-0 was lost and what looked like a victory ended in a draw.
Before that game, the 3-1 home victory against UPNFM.Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Real Espana are coming to town in four days.
Forge form and stats
Forge's mission in Concacaf League last season failed in the play-offs.As the visiting team in Premier League matches, Forge have produced an overall stat of 8-1-5 so far. Total Concacaf League statistics for Forge: 3 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss.
Forge's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Motagua that finished 2-2. Forge's last match (vs Motagua) ended in drama as all points looked lost at the score 0-2. They did not give up, fought back and in the end a courageous finish rescued a draw after 90 minutes thanks to a 90th minute equalizer by K. Awuah.
Prior to that match, a home win 3-1 against York9 in the Premier League.A new game in only four days for Forge, the Premier League home match versus Pacific. Busy days.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Forge have scored 16 goals in 14 league games away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (12 so far).
Head 2 Head
The two combatants have fought before this season: Forge - Motagua 2-2.Top Goalscorers
  K. López Maldonado 10 goals |  M. Babouli 7 goals | W. Pacius 7 goals |
Motagua missing players
Forge missing players
| Motagua | Forge | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 10 | Won | W | 6 | 14 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 51 | 29 | Scored | S | 14 | 40 | ||
| 26 | 9 | Conceded | C | 11 | 22 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 88% | ||
| 80% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 72% | ||
| 64% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 52% | ||
| 40% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 56% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 44% | ||
| 36% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 45% | 40% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 28% | ||
| 6 | 6.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 5.7 | ||
| 4.7 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 3.8 | ||
| 2 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.2 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 10.9 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.6 | 10.5 | ||
| 4.8 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 4.9 | ||
| 44% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 33% | ||
| 8.4 | 9.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.5 | 7.3 | ||
| 3 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Forge | 28 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 39 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 50 |
| 2 | Cavalry | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 50 |
| 3 | Pacific | 28 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 47 | 34 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 45 |
| 4 | York9 | 28 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 35 | 39 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 24 | -4 | 36 |
| 5 | Valour | 28 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 38 | 36 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 24 | 2 | 35 |
| 6 | HFX Wanderers | 28 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 28 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -6 | 35 |
| 7 | Edmonton | 28 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 34 | 41 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 23 | -7 | 28 |
| 8 | Atletico Ottawa | 28 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 30 | 47 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 26 | -17 | 26 |