Match Report
9 points for Nicaragua (2nd), 12 for Honduras (1st): a 3-point gap. Nicaragua's recent output lagged their position: 30th on form over five rounds while 2nd in the table. Against a league average of 1.56 goals per team per game, Nicaragua ran at 2.25 scored and 1 conceded, Honduras at 3 and 0.5.
Nicaragua had lost three in a row. Over the last five, Nicaragua had taken 1 of 15 points to Honduras's 8.
Across 6 recorded meetings, Nicaragua have 0 wins to Honduras's 5, with 1 draw, at 2.33 goals per meeting. This has been a host's fixture — the home side won 67% of the meetings. These meetings skew tight — only 33% saw more than two goals.
Nicaragua National Football Stadium in Managua, capacity 20,000, hosted the game. Nicaragua led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Nicaragua: Bancy Hernández (12'), Jaime Moreno (82')