Match Report
The table read 10th (Victoria, 14 pts) against 1st (Motagua, 7 pts), 7 points apart. Victoria's recent output lagged their position: 26th on form over five rounds while 10th in the table. Against a league average of 1.46 goals per team per game, Victoria ran at 1.15 scored and 2.1 conceded, Motagua at 1.5 and 1.
GioScore's database holds 15 meetings between the two: 2 for Victoria, 9 for Motagua and 4 drawn, at 2.8 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 60% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 60%.
The venue was Estadio Municipal Ceibeño Nilmo Edwards, with room for 18,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Motagua led 2-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 2-3.
Goal scorers
Victoria: Marcelo Santos (90' og), Allan Alexander Banegas Murillo (63') · Motagua: Rodrigo de Olivera (2'), Jose Reyes (37'), Rodrigo Gómez (90')
Key stats
Possession: Victoria 44% · Motagua 56% · Total shots: 14-23 · On target: 9-12 · Corners: 1-2