CD Motagua host CD Marathon in the Honduras Liga Nacional. Both sides currently sit in the top half of the table, with Marathon just ahead on points.
These two have met a lot over the past few seasons, and draws have cropped up more often than not between them. That history makes it hard to assume either side will simply take control here.
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Recent form across competitions
Marathon come into this off the back of 20 games in all competitions, winning nine, drawing seven and losing four, with 27 goals scored and 16 conceded. Motagua have an almost identical record over the same sample: nine wins, seven draws and four losses, scoring 29 and conceding 15.
CD Motagua: 20 completed matches; CD Marathon: 20 completed matches.
CD Motagua
- Win
- 55% 11 / 20
- Draw
- 30% 6 / 20
- Loss
- 15% 3 / 20
- Scored
- 31
- Conceded
- 13
- Difference
- +18
CD Marathon
- Win
- 45% 9 / 20
- Draw
- 40% 8 / 20
- Loss
- 15% 3 / 20
- Scored
- 28
- Conceded
- 15
- Difference
- +13
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liga Nacional | Platense FC | CD Motagua | 18.10.2026 | 0-2 |
| Liga Nacional | CD Motagua | Atlético Choloma | 11.10.2026 | 2-1 |
| Liga Nacional | Real Espana | CD Motagua | 20.09.2026 | 1-0 |
| CONCACAF Central American Cup | Alianza | CD Motagua | 17.09.2026 | 0-0 |
| Liga Nacional | CD Motagua | Génesis | 13.09.2026 | 1-0 |
| CONCACAF Central American Cup | CD Motagua | Alianza | 10.09.2026 | 3-0 |
| Liga Nacional | Atletico Independiente | CD Motagua | 06.09.2026 | 0-0 |
| Liga Nacional | CD Motagua | Olancho | 30.08.2026 | 2-1 |
| CONCACAF Central American Cup | Municipal | CD Motagua | 26.08.2026 | 1-1 |
| Liga Nacional | CD Motagua | Lobos Upnfm | 22.08.2026 | 4-1 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liga Nacional | CD Marathon | Olancho | 16.10.2026 | 2-1 |
| Liga Nacional | Lobos Upnfm | CD Marathon | 11.10.2026 | 0-0 |
| Liga Nacional | Juticalpa | CD Marathon | 21.09.2026 | 3-2 |
| CONCACAF Central American Cup | LD Alajuelense | CD Marathon | 18.09.2026 | 3-1 |
| Liga Nacional | CD Marathon | CD Olimpia | 14.09.2026 | 1-0 |
| CONCACAF Central American Cup | CD Marathon | LD Alajuelense | 11.09.2026 | 2-2 |
| Liga Nacional | CD Marathon | Estrella Roja | 06.09.2026 | 5-0 |
| Liga Nacional | Génesis | CD Marathon | 30.08.2026 | 1-2 |
| CONCACAF Central American Cup | CD Marathon | Real Estelí | 27.08.2026 | 3-0 |
| Liga Nacional | CD Marathon | Real Espana | 24.08.2026 | 1-1 |
Neither side has shown a clear upward or downward trend lately. The sample mixes Liga Nacional fixtures with Central American Cup games, so it's a broad snapshot of how both teams are doing rather than a league-only run.
On the numbers, there's barely anything to separate them in recent output.
Comparative Team Statistics: CD Motagua vs CD Marathon

A head-to-head full of draws
Looking back over the last twenty meetings between these two, Marathon have won six, Motagua three, and the remaining eleven have finished level. That's a striking number of draws for a fixture that keeps coming around.
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liga Nacional | CD Motagua | CD Marathon | 25.05.2026 | 0-0 |
| Liga Nacional | CD Marathon | CD Motagua | 22.05.2026 | 1-1 |
| Liga Nacional | CD Marathon | CD Motagua | 10.04.2026 | 1-0 |
| Liga Nacional | CD Motagua | CD Marathon | 16.02.2026 | 1-1 |
| Liga Nacional | CD Marathon | CD Motagua | 26.10.2025 | 1-0 |
| Liga Nacional | CD Motagua | CD Marathon | 18.08.2025 | 3-3 |
| Liga Nacional | CD Marathon | CD Motagua | 30.03.2025 | 1-1 |
| Liga Nacional | CD Motagua | CD Marathon | 31.01.2025 | 2-2 |
| Liga Nacional | CD Marathon | CD Motagua | 06.11.2024 | 2-1 |
| Liga Nacional | CD Motagua | CD Marathon | 02.09.2024 | 0-1 |
The two most recent clashes, both in May 2026, finished 0-0 and 1-1, continuing that pattern. Marathon do carry a slight historical edge in terms of wins, but this has rarely been a one-sided fixture.
History suggests this is unlikely to be a stroll for either side.
Where they sit in the table
Marathon are third with 17 points from eight games, having won five, drawn two and lost just one. Motagua sit fourth with 13 points from the same number of matches, winning four, drawing once and losing three.
| № | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CD Olimpia | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 22/8 | 23 |
| 2 | CD Marathon | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16/7 | 21 |
| 3 | Real Espana | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 15/6 | 21 |
| 4 | CD Motagua | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15/9 | 19 |
| 5 | Olancho | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8/8 | 12 |
It's still early in this particular sample, eight games each, so there's time for things to shift. Right now, though, Marathon have the better points return.
Marathon's superior record gives them a slight statistical edge heading into this one.
Team news
The clearest individual detail available is Marathon's N. Messiniti, credited with three goals and an assist in a recent outing. That's a strong one-match showing rather than a confirmed season-long trend, but it's worth noting.
Beyond that, there isn't enough here to build a fuller team news picture for either side.

What this one might look like
Both teams have scored freely in their recent matches and conceded a reasonable amount too, so goals wouldn't be a surprise. At the same time, the head-to-head record leans heavily towards tight, drawn contests.
Put the league positions, the similar underlying form and the draw-heavy history together, and this looks like a fixture that could go either way, or finish level again.
Squad lists and player details
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emilio Arturo Izaguirre Girón | Honduras | 40 | Defender | 177 cm | 77 kg |
| R. Gómez | Argentina | 33 | Midfielder | 168 cm | 65 kg |
| Oscar Rodrigo Padilla Discua | Honduras | 33 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| H. Castellanos | Honduras | 33 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| W. Martínez | Honduras | 35 | Midfielder | 180 cm | n/a |
| D. Meléndez | Honduras | 31 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| S. Cardozo | Uruguay | 31 | Defender | 189 cm | 85 kg |
| R. Zapata | Honduras | 28 | Midfielder | 181 cm | n/a |
| C. Argueta | Honduras | 27 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| E. Maldonado | Honduras | 32 | Midfielder | 174 cm | n/a |
| Y. Mejía | Honduras | 28 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| E. Munguía | Honduras | 20 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| J. Macías | Honduras | 22 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| G. Sacaza | Honduras | 22 | Defender | 190 cm | n/a |
| J. Navas | Honduras | 20 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| J. GarcÃa | Honduras | 20 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| J. Portillo | Honduras | 23 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| C. Flores | Honduras | 21 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| M. Vazquez | Honduras | 19 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| J. Argueta | Honduras | 18 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Messiniti | Argentina | 30 | Attacker | 184 | 80 |
| I. Anderson | Panama | 28 | Defender | 179 | 75 |
| C. Samudio | Panama | 32 | Goalkeeper | 188 | 88 |
| B. Farioli | Argentina | 28 | Midfielder | 180 | 70 |
| C. Sacaza | Honduras | 28 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
With so little separating these two sides across both recent form and head-to-head history, we're not seeing a clear enough edge to back one outcome over another.
This looks like the kind of fixture that could easily repeat the pattern of recent meetings and finish close, so we're sitting this one out.
