Match Report
Marathón, 1st with 35 points, sat 15 points above Vida (8th, 20). Recent form told a different story for Vida: only 20th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 8th. Scoring rates set the scale: Vida 1.44 scored and 1.94 conceded per game, Marathón 1.83 and 1, with the league averaging 1.31.
9 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Vida 1, draws 2, Marathón 6, at 3 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 33% of meetings won.
Estadio Municipal Ceibeño Nilmo Edwards in La Ceiba staged the fixture, a ground that holds 18,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Marathón led 2-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 2-3.