It's advantage Managua so far with their 2nd position in the Primera Division table, welcoming Diriangén who are placed 4th.
Managua and Diriangén should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
This pitch has artificial turf, which is not Diriangén's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on artificial turf Diriangén have performed like this: Played seven matches resulting in 1 win, 1 draw and 5 defeats with the goal stats 7-14 (scored/conceded).
Managua form and stats
Managua, who have the most scored goals (38) in Primera Division, are steadily winning games and points here at Estadio Nacional de Fútbol. 5 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 7 games.Managua are returning here after visiting Juventus Managua in a Primera Division game and winning with a 3-2 scoreline. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Real Madriz in a game that was won 5-1.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Deportivo Ocotal are coming to town in three days.
Managua are showing their attacking force in their home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (21 goals in 7 games). Managua have conceded 7 in these home matches.
Diriangén form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Diriangén so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 2-1-4 (win-draw-lose).There were no winners in Diriangén's previous match, a Primera Division home game that ended 1-1 vs Walter Ferreti. A 1-2 defeat away at Juventus Managua before that.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Real Estelí in just three days.
Diriangén find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 9 goals from 7 away fixtures. As opposed to that, Diriangén have seen the ball go into their own net 10 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Diriangén - Managua 3-1 entered in the official records. Managua-Diriangén H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Managua 4 wins, Diriangén 4 wins, 2 draws.Top Goalscorers
 
Lucas Oliveira
28 goals
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E. Morillo
19 goals
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L. Coronel
16 goals
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Managua missing players
Diriangén missing players
| Managua | Diriangén | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 37 | 18 | Played | 18 | 36 |
| 83 | 45 | Scored | 24 | 56 |
| 37 | 15 | Conceded | 24 | 41 |
| 95% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 94% | 89% |
| 81% | 78% | Over 1.5 | 78% | 75% |
| 70% | 61% | Over 2.5 | 67% | 58% |
| 38% | 39% | Over 3.5 | 17% | 28% |
| 22% | 28% | Over 4.5 | 6% | 8% |
| 65% | 56% | Both teams to score | 61% | 61% |
| 30% | 39% | Clean Sheet | 17% | 25% |
| 11% | 6% | Failed To Score | 28% | 25% |
| 2.9 | 3.5 | Corners For (avg) | 3 | 3.2 |
| 3.1 | 3.2 | Corners Against (avg) | 2.2 | 2.5 |
| 1.7 | 1.7 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 1.4 | 1.5 |
| 4 | 0 | Red Cards (total) | 4 | 7 |
- Managua hasn't played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Diriangén is involved in more matches over 2.5 away, than home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Real Estelí | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 36 |
| 2 | Managua | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 38 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 19 | 31 |
| 3 | Walter Ferreti | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 30 |
| 4 | Diriangén | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 25 |
| 5 | Deportivo Ocotal | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 20 |
| 6 | Juventus Managua | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 31 | 35 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 22 | -4 | 20 |
| 7 | Real Madriz | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 17 | -8 | 15 |
| 8 | Jalapa | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 41 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 29 | -19 | 14 |
| 9 | UNAN Managua | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 34 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -13 | 11 |
| 10 | Chinandega | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 18 | -20 | 5 |
