Platense FC host Juticalpa in Honduras' Liga Nacional. Neither side has had much to shout about lately, with both teams sitting in the bottom half of the table after eight games apiece.
The pair have already met four times since mid-2025, and three of those finished level. That closeness is worth keeping in mind here, even with both teams' form still looking shaky heading into this one.
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Two sides who can't find consistency
Over their last 20 league matches each, Platense and Juticalpa have posted the exact same record: five wins, three draws and twelve defeats. That's a rough run for both clubs, though Juticalpa's goal difference is the heavier of the two, having shipped 43 while scoring only 19.
Platense FC: 20 completed matches; Juticalpa: 20 completed matches.
Platense FC
- Win
- 25% 5 / 20
- Draw
- 15% 3 / 20
- Loss
- 60% 12 / 20
- Scored
- 20
- Conceded
- 36
- Difference
- -16
Juticalpa
- Win
- 25% 5 / 20
- Draw
- 15% 3 / 20
- Loss
- 60% 12 / 20
- Scored
- 19
- Conceded
- 43
- Difference
- -24
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liga Nacional | Platense FC | Lobos Upnfm | 19.09.2026 | 0-2 |
| Liga Nacional | Estrella Roja | Platense FC | 12.09.2026 | 2-2 |
| Liga Nacional | CD Olimpia | Platense FC | 04.09.2026 | 4-1 |
| Liga Nacional | Platense FC | Atletico Independiente | 30.08.2026 | 2-1 |
| Liga Nacional | Atlético Choloma | Platense FC | 23.08.2026 | 2-0 |
| Liga Nacional | Génesis | Platense FC | 16.08.2026 | 3-0 |
| Liga Nacional | Platense FC | CD Marathon | 09.08.2026 | 1-1 |
| Liga Nacional | Platense FC | Real Espana | 01.08.2026 | 0-3 |
| Liga Nacional | CD Olimpia | Platense FC | 01.05.2026 | 4-0 |
| Liga Nacional | Platense FC | Olancho | 27.04.2026 | 1-0 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liga Nacional | Juticalpa | CD Marathon | 21.09.2026 | 3-2 |
| Liga Nacional | Atletico Independiente | Juticalpa | 14.09.2026 | 2-1 |
| Liga Nacional | Juticalpa | Génesis | 07.09.2026 | 0-3 |
| Liga Nacional | Juticalpa | Lobos Upnfm | 29.08.2026 | 1-0 |
| Liga Nacional | Estrella Roja | Juticalpa | 23.08.2026 | 5-2 |
| Liga Nacional | Olancho | Juticalpa | 17.08.2026 | 1-0 |
| Liga Nacional | Juticalpa | CD Olimpia | 10.08.2026 | 1-3 |
| Liga Nacional | Juticalpa | CD Motagua | 03.08.2026 | 0-3 |
| Liga Nacional | Juticalpa | Lobos Upnfm | 27.04.2026 | 1-0 |
| Liga Nacional | Victoria | Juticalpa | 23.04.2026 | 2-1 |
Zooming in on the last five games, Juticalpa have actually fared slightly better, picking up two wins against three losses. Platense have managed just one win in that span, with a draw and three defeats, including a home loss to Lobos Upnfm.
Juticalpa's recent five-game form looks marginally sturdier than Platense's, even if the bigger sample shows both sides struggling equally.
Comparative Team Statistics: Platense FC vs Juticalpa
A fixture that's stayed tight recently
The last four meetings between these two have produced two draws, a comfortable 4-0 Platense win in February, and a narrow 1-0 Juticalpa win back in July 2025. There's no clear pattern of one side dominating lately, aside from that one lopsided scoreline.
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liga Nacional | Juticalpa | Platense FC | 16.04.2026 | 1-1 |
| Liga Nacional | Platense FC | Juticalpa | 22.02.2026 | 4-0 |
| Liga Nacional | Platense FC | Juticalpa | 29.09.2025 | 1-1 |
| Liga Nacional | Juticalpa | Platense FC | 31.07.2025 | 1-0 |
| Liga Nacional | Juticalpa | Platense FC | 15.04.2019 | 2-0 |
| Liga Nacional | Platense FC | Juticalpa | 18.02.2019 | 1-1 |
| Liga Nacional | Platense FC | Juticalpa | 11.11.2018 | 0-0 |
| Liga Nacional | Juticalpa | Platense FC | 13.09.2018 | 1-1 |
| Liga Nacional | Juticalpa | Platense FC | 12.03.2018 | 3-1 |
| Liga Nacional | Platense FC | Juticalpa | 28.01.2018 | 0-0 |
This fixture goes back years, with plenty of history between the clubs, but the matches from 2015 onward carry far less weight than what's happened since last season.
Both clubs anchored near the bottom of this group
Juticalpa sit 11th with six points from eight games, while Platense are just below them in 12th on five points. Juticalpa have scored eight and conceded 19, Platense have scored six and conceded 18, so neither has found much of a defensive foothold this season.
| № | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Atlético Choloma | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6/8 | 7 |
| 11 | Juticalpa | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8/19 | 6 |
| 12 | Platense FC | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6/18 | 5 |
Goals look likely at both ends
Both sides have conceded more than they've scored across their recent matches and this season's table. Platense have let in 18 in eight league games, Juticalpa 19, and neither defence has looked settled.
With both attacks also underpowered, this has the makings of a scrappy, open contest rather than a tightly controlled one.
Squad lists and player details
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. Palacios | Honduras | 26 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| J. Turcios | Honduras | 29 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| A. Murillo | Honduras | n/a | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| Ronal Gustavo Montoya Sierra | Honduras | 36 | Attacker | 186 cm | 80 kg |
| ÉderAntonio Méndez Álvarez | Colombia | 29 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| J. Mejía | Honduras | 38 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| Luis Roberto Lobo Dubón | Honduras | 38 | Attacker | 174 cm | n/a |
| C. Guillén | Honduras | 29 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| Rodrigo De Olivera Donado | Uruguay | 31 | Attacker | 180 cm | 76 kg |
| Hermes Gabriel Castillo Castro | Honduras | 30 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| K. Bernárdez | Honduras | 32 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| Raúl Alejandro Benítez | Argentina | 33 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| J. Arzú | Honduras | 32 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| Carlos Alvarado | Honduras | 30 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| A. Varela | Honduras | 27 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| Nissi Jesús Sauceda Espinoza | Honduras | 35 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| Ó. Salas | Honduras | 32 | Midfielder | 172 cm | 73 kg |
| J. Moncada | Honduras | 36 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| D. Mendoza | Honduras | 34 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| L. Meléndez | Honduras | 26 | Midfielder | 175 cm | n/a |
Both Platense and Juticalpa arrive out of form and short on defensive solidity. Recent meetings have mostly been close, which fits with what we're seeing from each side domestically right now.
With no pricing to weigh against that picture, we'd rather sit this one out than force a view where the evidence doesn't clearly point anywhere.
Who will win?
