Hércules seeks first victory against visiting Olimpia | OneFootball

MIAMI – The 2025 Concacaf Central American Cup continues with CD Hércules hosting CD Olimpia in Group D on Wednesday at Estadio Las Delicias in Santa Tecla, El Salvador.

CD Hércules will seek to have a better outing at home after falling 2-nil to Xelajú MC in its opening match. Kelvin Hernández had one of the best looks for the hosts in the first half, missing just wide of the left post after Melvin Urbina created a chance on a breakaway.

CD Olimpia will seek to extend its lead as the first-place side in the group following a 3-nil win against Real Estelí FC. Julián Martínez, Jorge Benguché and Edwin Solano opened their tallies in the 2025 edition and will seek to continue their scoring form.

Jorge Benguché scored his fifth goal in the tournament to become Olimpia’s all-time top scorer in the CCAC.

José Mario Pinto, Jorge Álvarez, and Edrick Menjívar each reached nine matches played in the Central American Cup, the most appearances by Olimpia players in the competition.

Edrick Menjívar recorded his third clean sheet in the tournament’s history, becoming the Honduran goalkeeper with the most shutouts in CCAC history.

All-Time series

CD Olimpia will face a club from El Salvador in the Central American Cup for the third time, having recorded 1 win and 1 loss in their previous encounters.

Olimpia's first match against a Salvadoran club in the Central American Cup was a 4-2 victory over FAS on August 22, 2023, at Estadio Las Delicias in Santa Tecla (SLV), on Matchday 4 of Group B. Olimpia’s goals came from a brace by Jorge Benguché, Carlos Pineda, and Kevin López, while Dustin Corea and Joao Plata scored for the hosts. The second match ended in a 2-0 win for CD Águila on August 22, 2024, at Estadio Cuscatlán in San Salvador (SLV), on Matchday 4 of Group C, with goals from Melvin Cartagena and Dixon Rivas.

For CD Hércules, this will be their first-ever encounter against a Honduran club in any competition, while for Olimpia, Hércules will be the seventh Salvadoran opponent faced in official Concacaf tournaments.

CD Olimpia has faced clubs from El Salvador 28 times in official tournaments, with a record of (W-17 D-5 L-6). These matches include 2 in the Central American Cup (W-1 L-1), 16 in the Concacaf Champions Cup (W-10 D-3 L-3), 2 in the Scotiabank Concacaf League (W-1 L-1), 4 in the Copa Fraternidad Centroamericana (W-3 D-1), 4 in the Torneo Grandes de Centroamérica (W-2 L-1 D-1), and 3 in the Copa Interclubes (W-2 L-1).