Puebla have journeyed here for an absorbing game against the hosts América. Get ready for the fixture with this in-depth Liga MX preview!
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
América form and stats
The previous season, América's league results were 12 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses, resulting in 1st place in the Liga MX. Over these 17 matches they scored {38 goals} and conceded 17. Performing at their own stadium in the previous season América generated 6-2-0 (win-draw-lost) with {20 goals} and 6 conceded. América's first Liga MX home game here at Estadio Azteca ended in defeat. Last season their home statistics were 4 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat from 9 matches.
The América crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-2 to Juárez here at Estadio Azteca. Heartbreak for América in their last match as Juárez's Zapata scored the winning goal deep into overtime. Suárez (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.84/10. Suárez scored one goal, hit four key passes and had 41 successful passes (of 48 total).
Ahead of that match, América lost 1-3 at home to Guadalajara.Early season league goal statistics from América's 1 home game: {1 goals}, 2 conceded.
Puebla form and stats
0 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses. That’s the product of Puebla playing as the away team in the Liga MX this season.
Home advantage was not enough for Puebla in their previous game as they lost hosting Santos Laguna, 2-3. Midfield player Mancuello was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.53/10. Mancuello scored one goal, served one assist, hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 5 times and had 42 successful passes (of 52 total).
Before that, Puebla travelled to Tigres UANL and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Puebla has managed {1 goals} and let in 1 from 1 match.
Head 2 Head
América have avoided a loss in the last 14 matches (11-3-0) against Puebla.Top Goalscorers
  B. Angulo León 2 goals |   L. Suárez 1 goals |  F. Mancuello 1 goals |
América missing players
Puebla missing players
| América | Puebla | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 10 | 10 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 3 | 5.5 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 6 | 5.5 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 4 | 4.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 14 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 7 | 15.5 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 25% | 21% |
| 8 | 8 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 23 | 22.5 |
| 6 | 6 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 5 | 7.5 |
| América | Last season | Puebla | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 42 | 21 | Played | P | 19 | 38 | ||
| 25 | 11 | Won | W | 3 | 10 | ||
| 10 | 7 | Drew | D | 7 | 13 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 9 | 15 | ||
| 93 | 45 | Scored | S | 25 | 54 | ||
| 49 | 24 | Conceded | C | 36 | 68 | ||
| 95% | 90% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 97% | ||
| 86% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 79% | 82% | ||
| 76% | 76% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 55% | ||
| 43% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 42% | 42% | ||
| 19% | 19% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 32% | 21% | ||
| 67% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 63% | 68% | ||
| 29% | 29% | Clean Sheets | C S | 5% | 13% | ||
| 10% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 32% | 21% | ||
| 5.8 | 6.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 4 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.6 | 5.3 | ||
| 1.9 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.6 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 16.7 | 17.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.6 | 12.4 | ||
| 6 | 5.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 4.2 | ||
| 37% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 34% | ||
| 12.1 | 11.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.9 | 15.5 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.3 | 5.2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Guadalajara | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Toluca | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Pumas UNAM | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Juárez | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Monterrey | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Queretaro | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Atlas | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Santos Laguna | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 9 | Tigres UANL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Necaxa | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Mazatlan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Pachuca | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Tijuana | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 14 | Puebla | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 15 | Atletico San Luis | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 |
| 16 | América | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 17 | Leon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 18 | Cruz Azul | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 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 | Monterrey | 17 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 40 |
| 2 | América | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 36 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 15 | 34 |
| 3 | Guadalajara | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 34 |
| 4 | Toluca | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 32 |
| 5 | Pachuca | 17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 32 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 31 |
| 6 | Leon | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 30 |
| 7 | Tigres UANL | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 25 |
| 8 | Cruz Azul | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | -1 | 24 |
| 9 | Atlas | 17 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 27 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 21 |
| 10 | Queretaro | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -5 | 20 |
| 11 | Puebla | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 26 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -6 | 20 |
| 12 | Atletico San Luis | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 16 | -5 | 19 |
| 13 | Santos Laguna | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 37 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 17 | -14 | 19 |
| 14 | Pumas UNAM | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -8 | 18 |
| 15 | Tijuana | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 21 | -10 | 16 |
| 16 | Juárez | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -8 | 15 |
| 17 | Necaxa | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 13 | -8 | 14 |
| 18 | Mazatlan | 17 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 19 | 41 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 23 | -22 | 7 |
