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Motagua vs Marathón Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

FT · HT 2–02 – 0

Denis Meléndez 28′, 39′4th

3rd

DM

Player of the matchDenis MeléndezMOT · 2 goals · 77′ · 4 shots (3 on target) · 2 key passes · 3 duels won

8.8
Possession
40%60%
Shots · on target in brackets
14 (7)12 (2)
Corners
613
Table · 25 v 22 pts
4th → 3rd3rd → 4th

Liga NacionalMatchday 12Estadio Tiburcio Carías AndinoRef A. Castro Oviedo

Match strip & events

MOT 2–0 MAR · 0–1 yellow

1′HT90′Marathón on top 62 of 90 min · peaks MOT 39′, MAR 61′
  1. Full time 2–0
  2. Christopher Meléndezfor Jefryn Macías
  3. Jordan Garcíafor Denis Meléndez
  4. N. Vargasfor Nicolás Messiniti
  5. Jonathan Yair Bueso Reyesfor Damin Ramírez
  6. Alberth Elisfor Yeison Mejía
  7. Rodrigo de Oliverafor Darell Yasiel Oliva Garcia
  8. Jeffry Eyeri Miranda Miguelfor Jonathan Moya
  9. Yeison MejíaYellow card
  10. Half-time 2–0
  11. Denis Meléndez2–0Goal · assist Jonathan Moya
  12. Denis Meléndez1–0Goal
  13. Giancarlos Sacazafor Luis Vega

Team stats

32 figures
Motaguafull timeMarathón
  1. 40%Possession60%
  2. 14Shots12
  3. 7Shots on target2
  4. 6Corners13
  5. 288Passes442
  6. 23Fouls14
  7. 0Yellow cards1
All 32 stats
  1. Attack
  2. 2Accurate crosses10
  3. 63Attacks94
  4. 10Crosses26
  5. 36Dangerous attacks65
  6. 8Dribble attempts14
  7. 0Offsides1
  8. 50%Shot accuracy17%
  9. 4Shots inside box13
  10. 7Shots off target10
  11. 11Shots outside box4
  12. 3Successful dribbles8
  13. Passing
  14. 6Accurate long passes33
  15. 233Accurate passes383
  16. 26%Long pass accuracy66%
  17. 23Long passes50
  18. 81%Pass accuracy87%
  19. Defence
  20. 84Ball safe97
  21. 17Goal kicks10
  22. 11Interceptions8
  23. 4Saves6
  24. 2Tackles0
  25. Discipline
  26. 1Free kicks6
  27. Other
  28. 1Injuries0
  29. 5Substitutions3
  30. 12Throw-ins16

Lineups

Starting XIs · ratings at full time
Motagua4-3-37.01 avg rating 6.604-1-4-1Marathón
  1. 227.4Luis Ortiz
  1. 266.5Luis Santamaría Crisanto Peña
  2. 37.0Pablo Cacho
  3. 46.6Luis Vega↓23′
  4. 176.6Jhen Clever Portillo
  1. 88.8Denis Meléndez2G ↓74′
  2. 56.7Oscar Discua
  3. 236.9Jose Reyes
  1. 276.9Jefryn Macías↓74′
  2. 96.9Jonathan MoyaA ↓56′
  3. 806.7Darell Yasiel Oliva Garcia↓56′
  1. 17.1Jonathan Rougier
  1. 196.5José Aguilera
  2. 26.6Henry Adalberto Figueroa Alonzo
  3. 46.9Javier Enrique Rivera Castillo
  4. 166.0Santos Natanael Martinez Agurcia
  1. 86.6Tomás Alejandro Sorto Caballero
  1. 727.1Yairo Moreno
  2. 106.2Damin Ramírez↓71′
  3. 97.5Brian Farioli
  4. 126.2Yeison MejíaYC ↓62′
  1. 115.8Nicolás Messiniti↓71′
  1. 19Rodrigo de OliveraFW · ↑56′6.5
  2. 24Jordan GarcíaMF · ↑74′6.5
  3. 30Jeffry Eyeri Miranda MiguelFW · ↑56′7.0
  4. 34Giancarlos SacazaDF · ↑23′6.3
  5. 35Cristopher FloresDF6.2
  6. 14Aarón BarriosFW
  7. 15Andy HernándezMF
  8. 21Jesus Bernardez BatizMF
  9. 25Marlon LiconaGK
  10. 28Adner AvilaDF
  11. 33Emilio Arturo Izaguirre ValeraFW
  12. 36Valerio MarinacciDF

SubstitutesCoaches: Javier López López · Silvio RudmanG goal · A assist · YC yellow · RC red · ↑ on · ↓ off

  1. 20Jonathan Yair Bueso ReyesMF · ↑71′6.9
  2. 34N. VargasFW · ↑71′6.7
  3. 77Alberth ElisMF · ↑62′6.7
  4. 3Kenny BoddenDF
  5. 7Isaac CastilloMF
  6. 13Jaylor FernándezMF
  7. 21Odín Jafeth Ramos PeñaMF
  8. 31Humberto JuarezGK
  9. 47Jefferson GuitiDF
  10. 56Cesar GaidoMF

Minute by minute

26 updates
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  9. Yeison Mejia receives a yellow card.
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  1. Corner awarded.
  2. GoalGoal! Denis Melendez scores, making it 2-0.
  3. Corner awarded.
  4. Corner awarded.
  5. GoalGoal! Denis Melendez scores, making it 1-0.
  6. Corner awarded.
  7. Corner awarded.
  8. Corner awarded.
  9. Corner awarded.
  10. Corner awarded.
  11. Goal! The score is now 1-0.
  12. Kick-off has occurred!
  13. Match ends with a score of 2-0.
  14. First half ends with a score of 2-0.

Top ratings

XI avg 7.01 v 6.60
  1. Brian FarioliMAR7.5
  2. LOLuis OrtizMOT7.4
  3. Jonathan RougierMAR7.1
  4. Yairo MorenoMAR7.1
  5. PCPablo CachoMOT7.0

What stands out

  • 3rdfrom 4th

    Motagua moved from 4th to 3rd in the Liga Nacional table with this result.22 → 25 points after 12 matches; order by points, goal difference, goals scored.

  • 4thfrom 3rd

    Marathón moved from 3rd to 4th in the Liga Nacional table with this result.22 → 22 points after 12 matches; order by points, goal difference, goals scored.

  • 1stwin in 11 meetings

    Motagua's first win over Marathón in 11 meetings on record.Previous win: 2024-02-11 (2-0); since then 7D 4L; all competitions.

  • 69%on top

    Marathón had the upper hand in 62 of 90 minutes of the momentum series.

Expected vs happened

model -5 on Motagua

38%Model · draw 28%34%

43%Market · draw 30% odds 2.07 · 3.02 · 3.3427%

Projected goals
1.25 – 1.17total 2.42 · from goals per game before kick-off
Most likely scores
1–1 13%1–0 11.1%0–1 10.4%
OutcomeModelMarketHappened
Motagua win38%43%Yes
Draw28%30%No
Marathón win34%27%No
Over 1.5 goals69%–Yes
Over 2.5 goals43%45%No
Over 3.5 goals22%–No
Both teams to score49%51%No
Motagua clean sheet31%–Yes
Marathón clean sheet29%–No

Model: Poisson rates from goals scored and conceded per game (not expected goals). Market: pre-match prices of 1 Nov, margin removed. How we calculate this

Match info

Competition
Liga Nacional
Season
2026/2027 · Matchday 12 of 16
Stage
Apertura - 1st Phase
Kick-off
Venue
Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa
Capacity
30,000 · grass
Weather
25 °C · scattered clouds · humidity 65%
Referee
A. Castro Oviedo
MAR coach
Silvio Rudman

Player leaders

this match

Head-to-head

19 meetings on record since 2021

6-8-5Motagua W-D-L · goals 27:20

6 MOT8 draws5 MAR
With Motagua at home
5-4-1 (17:9)
Goals per meeting
2.47
Over 2.5 goals
47%
Both teams scored
58%
Won by the host
47%
Last 5 (Motagua)
0W 3D 2L · 1.2 goals/game
  1. Motagua0–0MarathónLiga Nacional
  2. Marathón1–1MotaguaLiga Nacional
  3. Marathón1–0MotaguaLiga Nacional
  4. Motagua1–1MarathónLiga Nacional
  5. Marathón1–0MotaguaLiga Nacional
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  1. Motagua3–3MarathónLiga Nacional
  2. Marathón1–1MotaguaLiga Nacional
  3. Motagua2–2MarathónLiga Nacional
  4. Marathón2–1MotaguaLiga Nacional
  5. Motagua0–1MarathónLiga Nacional
  6. Marathón1–1MotaguaLiga Nacional
  7. Motagua2–0MarathónLiga Nacional
  8. Marathón2–2MotaguaLiga Nacional
  9. Motagua2–1MarathónLiga Nacional
  10. Marathón2–1MotaguaLiga Nacional
  11. Motagua3–0MarathónLiga Nacional
  12. Marathón0–3MotaguaLiga Nacional
  13. Motagua2–1MarathónLiga Nacional
  14. Motagua2–0MarathónLiga Nacional

Matchday 12

Liga Nacional · the other 5 games
  1. Estrella Roja3–1Atlético Independiente
  2. UPNFM4–3Génesis
  3. Real España3–1Juticalpa
  4. Atletico Choloma0–3Olimpia
  5. Olancho4–1Platense
Liga Nacional fixtures and results →

Season comparison

as the teams came into the match
Motaguaall competitionsMarathón
  1. Goal markets & scoring rates · 15 games each
  2. 2.27Goals per game (both sides)2.13
  3. 73%Over 1.560%
  4. 47%Over 2.533%
  5. 13%Over 3.520%
  6. 47%Both teams scored53%
  7. 40%Clean sheets47%
  8. 27%Failed to score13%
  9. Motagua at home v Marathón away
  10. 8Played8
  11. 6Won2
  12. 1Drawn5
  13. 1Lost1
  14. 13-6Goals (for-against)9-8
  15. 2.38Points per game1.38
  16. 50%Over 2.538%
  17. 38%Clean sheets38%
  18. 1st half vs 2nd half scoring · 15 games each
  19. 7-61st-half goals (for-against)14-5
  20. 14-72nd-half goals (for-against)7-6
  21. 67%Goals after half-time33%
  22. 40%Goal before half-time67%
  23. 2-11-2Half-time W-D-L7-7-1
  24. Corners & cards (last 15 matches)
  25. 7.1Corners won / game5.1
  26. 4.7Corners conceded / game5.9
  27. 80%Over 9.5 corners53%
  28. 67%Won the corner count53%
  29. 1.8Yellow cards / game2
  30. 4.2Cards in the match / game4.53
  31. 53%Over 3.5 cards53%
  32. 1Red cards (total)5

How we calculate this

Table after full time

Liga Nacional 2026/2027
#TeamPW-D-LGoalsGDPtsBefore
1Olimpia129-2-126:8+18291st
2Real España128-3-122:10+12272nd
3Motagua128-1-319:9+10254th ▲1
4Marathón126-4-218:11+7223rd ▼1
5Estrella Roja124-4-421:22-1165th
6UPNFM124-3-515:16-1156th
7Olancho112-7-211:110137th
8Atletico Choloma124-1-712:15-3138th
9Génesis123-2-715:16-1119th
10Atlético Independiente122-5-511:21-101110th
11Platense112-2-711:25-14811th
12Juticalpa122-0-1011:28-17612th
Motagua
4th → 3rd22 → 25 pts
Marathón
3rd → 4th22 → 22 pts

Order: points, goal difference, goals scored. “Before” is the position at kick-off. Full table

TV channels

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Form

last 10 matches of each side, all competitions, before kick-off
Motaguaold → newMarathón
  1. 1-3L16 Aug
  2. 4-1W22 Aug
  3. 2-1W30 Aug
  4. 0-0D5 Sep
  5. 1-0W13 Sep
  6. 0-1L20 Sep
  7. 2-1W10 Oct
  8. 2-0W17 Oct
  9. 2-0W25 Oct
  10. 1-2L30 Oct

6-1-3goals 15:91.90pts/game

Bar: goals scored.
Score: own goals first.Pts/game: green ≥ 2.0 · blue ≥ 1.5 · amber ≥ 1.0 · red below

  1. 1-1D8 Aug
  2. 1-0W16 Aug
  3. 1-1D23 Aug
  4. 2-1W29 Aug
  5. 5-0W6 Sep
  6. 1-0W13 Sep
  7. 2-3L21 Sep
  8. 0-0D11 Oct
  9. 2-1W15 Oct
  10. 2-2D25 Oct

5-4-1goals 17:91.90pts/game

  1. AAlajuelense1–2
  2. HJuticalpa2–0
  3. APlatense2–0
  4. HAtletico Choloma2–1
  5. AReal España0–1

latest 5

  1. AAtlético Independiente2–2
  2. HOlancho2–1
  3. AUPNFM0–0
  4. AJuticalpa2–3
  5. HOlimpia1–0
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  1. HGénesis1–0
  2. AAtlético Independiente0–0
  3. HOlancho2–1
  4. HUPNFM4–1
  5. AOlimpia1–3

older

  1. HEstrella Roja5–0
  2. AGénesis2–1
  3. HReal España1–1
  4. AAtletico Choloma1–0
  5. APlatense1–1

Referee

A. Castro Oviedo
Yellows / match
5.35this match 1
Reds / match
0.37
Penalty given
34%of matches
Fouls / match
29.3this match 37

45%Results in his 69 matches · draw 20%35%

home winsaway wins
With Motagua
9-1-5 in 15 · 2.8 yellows/game
With Marathón
6-4-3 in 13 · 2 yellows/game

68 of his 69 matches on record carry card data.

Match summary

Motagua beat Marathón 2-0 in the Liga Nacional, Apertura - 1st Phase.

Before kickoff, Motagua (4th) and Marathón (3rd) were level on 22 points in the table. Across 19 previous meetings on record, Motagua won 6 and Marathón won 5, with 8 draws (2.47 goals per game).

Motagua won with 40% of the possession. Denis Meléndez (28', 39') scored the goals for Motagua.

Motagua — live results and scheduleMarathón — live results and scheduleHow we calculate this

Goal timing

goals per 15-minute window · last 20 v 20 matches
Motaguascored · concededMarathón
  1. 541-15
  2. 1116-30
  3. 5131-45+
  4. 3546-60
  5. 7161-75
  6. 5676-90+

26:18 goals 23:18Bar and top figure: scored. Red figure: conceded. A goal from minute 76 on in 45% v 30% of their matches.

  1. 641-15
  2. 4116-30
  3. 6331-45+
  4. 3346-60
  5. 0461-75
  6. 4376-90+

Data from Sportmonks · updated