CD Motagua vs Juticalpa Prediction

Form guide: contrasting fortunes

Motagua have won 9 of their last 20 matches, drawing 7 and losing just 4, with 29 goals scored against 15 conceded. Some of that sample includes continental fixtures in the CONCACAF Central American Cup alongside league games, so it's a mixed bag of competitions rather than a pure league run.

CD Motagua: 20 completed matches; Juticalpa: 20 completed matches.

CD Motagua

20 matches

Win

55% 11 / 20

Draw

30% 6 / 20

Loss

15% 3 / 20

Scored

31

Conceded

13

Difference

+18

Juticalpa

20 matches

Win

20% 4 / 20

Draw

15% 3 / 20

Loss

65% 13 / 20

Scored

18

Conceded

44

Difference

-26

Juticalpa's record over a similar stretch makes for much tougher reading: 5 wins, 3 draws and 12 losses, shipping 43 goals while scoring just 19. That's a side that's been conceding regularly and rarely keeping matches close.

The gap in recent output between these two sides is wide.

Comparative Team Statistics: CD Motagua vs Juticalpa

Head-to-head: a series that's leaned one way

These two have met plenty of times down the years, and the most recent meetings have mostly gone Motagua's way. Last time out in August, Motagua won 3-0 away at Juticalpa, part of a run that's also included a 5-1 and a 1-7 scoreline in Motagua's favour.

There's the odd Juticalpa win and a draw mixed in further back, so it hasn't always been one-sided, but the recent trend is clear enough.

League standings

Motagua currently sit 4th with 13 points from 8 games, while Juticalpa are down in 11th with just 6 points from the same number of matches. Motagua have also conceded far fewer goals across those fixtures, eight against Juticalpa's nineteen.

Motagua's position reflects a side both winning and defending well early on.

What to expect

Motagua go into this with a much stronger recent record, at home, and with history on their side too. Juticalpa's away form has been shaky, and they've shipped goals in bunches on the road this year.

That said, some of Motagua's continental form has been patchy, including a 0-5 defeat away to Verdes, so there's a caveat about consistency depending on the competition, even if their league form looks solid.