Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Jalapa in 5th and Juventus Managua in 6th place.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Jalapa and Juventus Managua.
8-6-14 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for Juventus Managua when playing away games on grass, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has artifical turf). Their goal statistics from those 28 matches are 29-43 (scored/conceded).
Jalapa form and stats
When playing at home in the Primera Division, Jalapa have managed 4 wins, 1 draw and suffered 0 defeats from 5 games.
Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Walter Ferreti.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Jalapa have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found six matches with the results: Won three, drawn two and lost one.
There will be little rest for Jalapa after this match as they are travelling to Deportivo Ocotal for a Primera Division game in only three days.
Jalapa has scored 7 league goals at home this season, in 5 matches. As for guarding their own goal, Jalapa have only let in 2 goals at home.
Juventus Managua form and stats
As the visiting team in Primera Division matches, Juventus Managua have produced an overall stat of 0-2-3 so far. Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in 13 away games in a row.
The supporters enjoyed Juventus Managua's previous game versus Walter Ferreti (placed 4th), a Primera Division 4-1 win played at home. A 2-4 defeat away at Managua before that.
J. Arteaga certainly enjoyed Juventus Managua's last game versus Walter Ferreti, appearing multiple times in the match report with three goals and the 4-1 victory.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Juventus Managua playing away and similar expectations, we found seven relevant matches. Results were zero Juventus Managua wins, four draws and three defeats.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Juventus Managua manager H. Medina Diaz as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Chinandega.
The attacking power of Juventus Managua when travelling is not overwhelming with 3 goals scored from 5 league matches away. Juventus Managua's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 9 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Juventus Managua - Jalapa 3-2, played this season. Jalapa-Juventus Managua H2H statistics last three meetings regardless of arena: Jalapa zero wins, Juventus Managua three wins, zero draws. two of these three matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  J. Artega Pineda 7 goals |  L. Galeano Molina 6 goals | E. Pavón Alvarado 6 goals |
Jalapa missing players
Juventus Managua missing players
| Jalapa | Juventus Managua | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 15 | 30 |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 9 | 5 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 7 | 11 |
| 14 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 23 | 13 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 10 | 38 |
| 34 | 10 | 1 | Conceded | C | 5 | 21 | 33 |
| 86% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 73% | 83% |
| 62% | 57% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 60% | 67% |
| 31% | 21% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 33% | 40% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 20% | 27% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 13% | 17% |
| 41% | 43% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 47% | 47% |
| 31% | 43% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 27% | 33% |
| 41% | 29% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 53% | 37% |
| 3.9 | 4.5 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.6 | 4.8 |
| 4.1 | 4 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
| 2.7 | 3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.9 | 2.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 106 | 61 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 23 | 112 | 228 |
| 51 | 29 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 6 | 35 | 93 |
| 22% | 21% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 29% | 35% |
- Jalapa has the fewest matches over the total-line (8)
- Jalapa has the fewest scored goals in the second half (12)
- 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 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 28 |
| 2 | Real Estelí | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 26 |
| 3 | Diriangen | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 24 |
| 4 | Walter Ferreti | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 15 |
| 5 | Jalapa | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 15 |
| 6 | Juventus Managua | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 13 |
| 7 | Real Madriz | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -5 | 13 |
| 8 | Chinandega | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -3 | 12 |
| 9 | Deportivo Ocotal | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 13 | -10 | 9 |
| 10 | Deportivo Las Sabanas | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 19 | -18 | 6 |