We love the setup of this game, with Managua placed 3rd and Diriangén at 2nd. Here's our match guide!
- Managua have the fewest conceded goals (15) in Primera Division
- Diriangén have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Primera Division
These are hustling days for the host team, as they had a match only three days ago in the Primera Division. Thankfully the previous game, versus Juventus Managua, was also a home game here at Estadio Nacional de Fútbol. The away team is better rested.
This stadium has the surface artifical turf, unlike Diriangén's home ground. The previous 20 games by the away side on artifical turf have given 11 wins, 1 draw and 8 losses.
Managua form and stats
The story so far in the Primera Division for Managua at their home stadium (Estadio Nacional de Fútbol) is 5 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats. There’s a good atmosphere here at Estadio Nacional de Fútbol after three straight home wins.
Managua's previous game was a Primera Division match also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Juventus Managua. The home side are looking to build on that result. K. Serapio was on the receiving end of a red card in the Managua-Juventus Managua match, being sent off in the 110th minute. The game was drawn at that point, but the home side still managed to pull off a 1-0 victory. The victory against Juventus Managua came after Christiano's winning goal. The Managua manager J. Cortes Dieguez was very happy afterwards with the decision to bring on that player in the 67th minute.
Before that game, the 3-1 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 Managua have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found five matches with the results: Won one, drawn three and lost one.
Managua can score goals in their home matches. After 9 league matches they have found the net 18 times. From these home matches, Managua have conceded only 8 goals.
Diriangén form and stats
4 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Diriangén playing as the away team in the Primera Division this season.
Diriangén won their last game, 5-0 versus Jalapa played at home. As mentioned above, Diriangén was the only team on the pitch versus Jalapa in their previous game, winning 5-0. This could be a tougher task.
Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to H&H Export.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found seven similar matches played by Diriangén in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Diriangén, two draws and three defeats.
Diriangén has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 14 goals from 9 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Diriangén have conceded 12 goals in these away matches. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Diriangén - Managua 0-3 was the outcome when these teams formerly did battle, some time ago this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Managua victories, two draws and six Diriangén wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. dos Santos Oliveira 11 goals |  J. Moreno Ciorciari 8 goals | R. da Silva 7 goals |
Managua missing players
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| Managua | Diriangén | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 10 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 9 | 18 |
| 10 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 32 | 19 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 14 | 38 |
| 15 | 8 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 12 | 20 |
| 89% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 68% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 89% | 89% |
| 58% | 70% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 56% | 67% |
| 26% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 22% | 33% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 22% | 28% |
| 47% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 56% | 44% |
| 37% | 40% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 22% | 39% |
| 26% | 10% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 22% | 17% |
| 5.1 | 4.3 | 9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 6.7 | 6.2 |
| 3.5 | 2.8 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 3 | 3.6 |
| 2.2 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 8.8 | 8.8 | 5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 8.9 | 10.7 |
| 4.2 | 4.2 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 4.9 | 6.4 |
| 43% | 45% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 35% | 33% |
| 9.2 | 6.8 | 4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 18 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| 3.6 | 2.5 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 9 | 4 | 4.1 |
- Diriangén have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Primera Division
- Diriangén have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded away.
- Diriangén haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Managua have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Managua have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Managua have the fewest conceded goals (15) in Primera Division
- Managua have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (7) in Primera Division
- Managua haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Real Esteli | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 41 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 38 |
| 2 | Diriangén | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 38 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 38 |
| 3 | Managua | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 31 |
| 4 | Walter Ferreti | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 40 | 28 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 22 | 12 | 28 |
| 5 | Deportivo Ocotal | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 21 | -9 | 23 |
| 6 | Juventus Managua | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -6 | 22 |
| 7 | Real Madriz | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 20 | -8 | 21 |
| 8 | H&H Export | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | -7 | 18 |
| 9 | UNAN Managua | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 38 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | -15 | 17 |
| 10 | Jalapa | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 23 | -21 | 14 |