3rd position in the Primera Division table for Diriangén so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 6th-placed Juventus Managua visits Estadio Cacique Diriangén.
It's no vacation for neither Diriangén nor Juventus Managua 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.
One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on grass and that the visiting Juventus Managua have a different surface at their stadium (artifical turf). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on grass is 8-8-15 (win-draw-loss) from 31 matches.
Diriangén form and stats
Diriangén, who have the most clean sheets (21) in Primera Division, are steadily winning Primera Division games and points here at Estadio Cacique Diriangén. 7 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat is the summary from 9 games. After failing to beat Jalapa here at Estadio Cacique Diriangén, Diriangén has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with five wins in a row.
Diriangén's previous game was a Primera Division match also played at home, ending 3-1 versus Real Madriz. The home side are looking to build on that result. Before that, Diriangén played out a draw 0-0 when visiting Real Esteli.
A decent goal production from Diriangén in their home games so far, with 16 goals from 9 league matches. Diriangén have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 4 goals.
Juventus Managua form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Juventus Managua so far with only 4 points returning home. The records show 0-4-5 (win-draw-lose). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in 17 away games in a row.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Deportivo Las Sabanas in their previous outing. The Primera Division match ended in a draw 1-1. A loss against Deportivo Ocotal was the result prior to that, in a home game.
Juventus are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 4 goals from 9 away games. As for defending, Juventus rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 16 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Juventus Managua - Diriangén 3-0 played earlier this season. Diriangén-Juventus Managua H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Diriangén five wins, Juventus Managua four wins, one draw. seven of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  D. Zúñiga Araúz 8 goals |  J. Artega Pineda 7 goals | L. Coronel Martínez 6 goals |
Diriangén missing players
Juventus Managua missing players
| Diriangén | Juventus Managua | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 38 | 19 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 19 | 37 |
| 19 | 12 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 12 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 9 | 13 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 9 | 13 |
| 48 | 31 | 4 | Scored | S | 4 | 11 | 45 |
| 27 | 9 | 1 | Conceded | C | 8 | 28 | 41 |
| 79% | 84% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 60% | 74% | 84% |
| 66% | 74% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 63% | 68% |
| 37% | 37% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 32% | 41% |
| 16% | 16% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 21% | 24% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 11% | 14% |
| 37% | 32% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 42% | 41% |
| 55% | 63% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 26% | 35% |
| 29% | 21% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 60% | 58% | 41% |
| 5.5 | 4.9 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.2 | 4.3 | 4.5 |
| 4 | 3.6 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 4.2 | 4 |
| 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 234 | 135 | 25 | Total Shots | T S | 44 | 126 | 261 |
| 101 | 62 | 12 | Shots on Target | S O | 14 | 37 | 103 |
| 44% | 45% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 30% | 39% |
- Diriangén has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (12)
- Diriangén has the most clean sheets (21)
- Diriangén has the most points from losing position (13)
- Diriangén have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Diriangén have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Juventus Managua have scored away.
- Juventus Managua have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored 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 | Managua | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 42 |
| 2 | Real Esteli | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 35 |
| 3 | Diriangén | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 35 |
| 4 | Walter Ferreti | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 31 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 30 |
| 5 | Jalapa | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -4 | 23 |
| 6 | Juventus Managua | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 21 |
| 7 | Chinandega | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 21 | -13 | 18 |
| 8 | Real Madriz | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 22 | -13 | 17 |
| 9 | Deportivo Ocotal | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -11 | 16 |
| 10 | Deportivo Las Sabanas | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 22 | -20 | 12 |