Match Report
Real Estelí, 1st with 38 points, sat 16 points above Juventus Managua (6th, 22). Recent form told a different story for Juventus Managua: only 18th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 6th. Against a league average of 1.41 goals per team per game, Juventus Managua ran at 1.78 scored and 1.56 conceded, Real Estelí at 1.94 and 0.61.
Level finishes had become the habit for Real Estelí: three in a row.
The head-to-head ledger counts 10 games: 0 Juventus Managua wins, 10 for Real Estelí, 0 draws, at 3.8 goals per meeting. This has been a host's fixture — the home side won 70% of the meetings. The fixture leans high-scoring: 70% of meetings brought at least three goals. The fixture has tightened lately: 2.6 goals per game over the last five meetings, down from 3.8 all-time.
Estadio Olímpico del IND in Managua, capacity 8,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Real Estelí led 3-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 0-7.