The league table is allowed to rest as Diriangén and Junior Managua battle for Copa Nicaragua honors in this first Quarter-finals leg of two fixtures.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Copa Nicaragua.
Diriangén form and stats
Diriangén was eliminated in the round of 16 last season in the Copa Nicaragua. Juventus Managua was too strong.Diriangén's previous fixture was a Copa Nicaragua game also played at home, finishing 2-1 against Real Madriz. The home side hope to to continue in that form.
In the match before, 1-1 away to Real Madriz (Copa Nicaragua).
Junior Managua form and stats
Managua was sent out of Copa Nicaragua in the round of 32 last season.Junior Managua have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Primera Division, after 1-2-6 (9 played).
The regulars enjoyed Junior Managua's previous game versus Chontales, a Copa Nicaragua win (5-1) played at home.
Before that, 0-0 away against Chontales in the Copa Nicaragua.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Junior Managua as they have only managed to score 8 times from 9 away games in the league. Managua have conceded 17 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Diriangén have pulled off a sequence of 4 consecutive games without defeat (3-1-0) when playing Junior Managua.The matches between these sides have had a tendency to be a bit wild, having seen 2 sending-offs from the last four encounters.
Diriangén missing players
Junior Managua missing players
| Diriangén | Junior Managua | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 8 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Lost | L | 7 | 11 | ||
| 51 | 27 | Scored | S | 9 | 28 | ||
| 24 | 16 | Conceded | C | 19 | 38 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 84% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 80% | ||
| 68% | 85% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 48% | ||
| 32% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 52% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 60% | ||
| 36% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 16% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 42% | 32% | ||
| 3 | 2.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.1 | 2.5 | ||
| 2 | 1.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 3.4 | ||
| 1.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.9 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 8.4 | 10.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.5 | 5.3 | ||
| 3.7 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 1.8 | ||
| 48% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 64% | ||
| 6.5 | 6.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5.8 | 7.1 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 2.9 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Diriangén | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 36 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 40 |
| 2 | Real Estelí | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 6 | 23 | 38 |
| 3 | Walter Ferreti | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 33 |
| 4 | Managua | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 41 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 33 |
| 5 | Deportivo Ocotal | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 26 |
| 6 | Real Madriz | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -10 | 21 |
| 7 | Jalapa | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 32 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 21 | -11 | 17 |
| 8 | Junior Managua | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -17 | 16 |
| 9 | Juventus Managua | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 18 | -16 | 15 |
| 10 | Chinandega | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 37 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 21 | -20 | 14 |
