América welcome Puebla for another interesting Liga MX fixture here.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
América form and stats
The hosts won their first Liga MX game here, lifting spirits. Home statistics for América last season were 7 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses from 8 games.
América's previous game was a Liga MX match also played at home, ending 2-1 versus Necaxa (placed 18th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Goalkeeper Óscar Jiménez got the top rating on the team in that game; 8.35 out of ten. Jiménez stopped the opponent with eight saves. Óscar Jiménez loved the game against Necaxa. With a stunning eight saves the goalkeeper played a huge part in the 2-1 victory.
0-0 away at Queretaro before that.The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier América matches with similar probabilities have ended with two wins, two draws and two defeats (from six games).
Early season league goal statistics from América's 1 home game: 2 goals, 1 conceded.
Puebla form and stats
One match played away so far in the Liga MX for Puebla and it was a tie. Last season the statistics for their away games were 4 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss from 8 games.
Puebla failed to get anything from their last game, a Liga MX home match vs Guadalajara (placed 8th) that ended with defeat 0-2. Diego de Buen got a match rating of 8.03 in that game, top player of the team. Buen hit three key passes, dribled passed the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 40 successful passes (of 49 total).
Before that, Puebla travelled to Monterrey and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Puebla playing away, we found six games. Results were two away wins, two draws and two home wins.
It's early days yet, but Puebla has scored 1 and conceded 1 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).
Head 2 Head
América-Puebla H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: América six wins, Puebla one win, three draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  Á. Fidalgo Fernández 1 goals | S. Reyes Chávez 1 goals |  C. Tabó Hornos 1 goals |
América missing players
Puebla missing players
| América | Puebla | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 50% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 5.5 | 3 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 2 | 4 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 9 | 9 | 8.5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 15.5 | 15 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 8 | 6.5 |
| 4 | 5 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3 | 2.5 |
| 25% | 40% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 33% | 20% |
| América | Last season | Puebla | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 37 | 19 | Played | P | 21 | 41 | ||
| 22 | 14 | Won | W | 8 | 16 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 10 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Lost | L | 9 | 15 | ||
| 63 | 38 | Scored | S | 27 | 53 | ||
| 41 | 18 | Conceded | C | 29 | 48 | ||
| 97% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 95% | 93% | ||
| 78% | 84% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 57% | 56% | ||
| 57% | 63% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 48% | 41% | ||
| 35% | 37% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 29% | ||
| 11% | 5% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 19% | 17% | ||
| 65% | 68% | BTTS | BTTS | 48% | 46% | ||
| 30% | 32% | Clean Sheets | C S | 24% | 29% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 32% | ||
| 5 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.9 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.6 | 5.3 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 6 | 8 | ||
| 13.3 | 14.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.4 | 11.3 | ||
| 4.6 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 3.6 | ||
| 37% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 36% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Mazatlan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Monterrey | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Atlas | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | América | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Pachuca | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Santos Laguna | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | Toluca | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Guadalajara | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Atletico San Luis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Tigres UANL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Leon | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 3 |
| 12 | Queretaro | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Puebla | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 |
| 14 | Pumas UNAM | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 15 | Tijuana | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 16 | Cruz Azul | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 17 | Juarez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 |
| 18 | Necaxa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cruz Azul | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 41 |
| 2 | América | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 38 |
| 3 | Puebla | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 28 |
| 4 | Monterrey | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 28 |
| 5 | Santos Laguna | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 26 |
| 6 | Leon | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 26 |
| 7 | Atlas | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 25 |
| 8 | Pachuca | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 23 |
| 9 | Guadalajara | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 23 |
| 10 | Tigres UANL | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | -1 | 23 |
| 11 | Toluca | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 22 |
| 12 | Queretaro | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 19 | -6 | 21 |
| 13 | Mazatlan | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -7 | 21 |
| 14 | Tijuana | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -2 | 20 |
| 15 | Pumas UNAM | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | -2 | 18 |
| 16 | Juarez | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 17 | -16 | 15 |
| 17 | Atletico San Luis | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 18 | -13 | 12 |
| 18 | Necaxa | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 18 | -15 | 11 |