Things are looking good for América so far, with the 1st position in the Liga MX table and eagerly waiting for Puebla (who are sitting at 8th).
- América have the the best goal difference (+21) in Liga MX
- Puebla have the most dropped points from leading position (19) in Liga MX
It's no vacation for neither América nor Puebla as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
América form and stats
6-2-0 is the performance here at Estadio Azteca so far in the Liga MX, giving América a total of 20 from their 8 games here. Outstanding results! days ago.
It's back home for América, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Puebla away with the result 6-1. Viñas, Valdés, Martín (2), Zendejas and Rodríguez found the net in that victory. As mentioned above, América "killed" Puebla in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency. Martín, a forward, was the declared top performer for the side in that game, and was presented with a rating of 8.25 (out of 10). Martín scored two goals.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Puebla and winning 2-1.Lots of goals? We don't know the future, but we do know that 13 of the 14 most recent league matches with this team has seen at least three goals.
Goals decide football matches and América are scoring many of them at home; 20 on target from 8 league matches. América have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Puebla form and stats
There's been little loot from Puebla's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 8 away games in the Liga MX. Puebla only have 1 win to counter their 2 defeats and 5 draws.
Puebla might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. América proved too strong as Puebla slumped to a 1-6 defeat in front of their own fans at Estadio Cuauhtémoc. Puebla lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 1-6 beating and focus on this one. Midfielder Cortizo was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.15. Cortizo scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times.
A draw for Puebla before that, at their own venue hosting Guadalajara (after extra-time, 5-4 on penalties) (1-1).Betting related statistic: Both teams have scored in 12 of this club's last 13 league matches.
Puebla has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 12 goals from 8 games. Puebla have conceded 12 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
América have put together a streak of 12 consecutive matches without losing (10-2-0) when facing Puebla.Puebla - América 1-6 was the end result in these participants' previous head to head game, played this season.
Top Goalscorers
  H. Martín Mex 12 goals |   M. Barragán Negrete 9 goals |  J. Rodríguez Portillo 6 goals |
América missing players
Puebla missing players
| América | Puebla | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 19 |
| 13 | 6 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 44 | 20 | 11 | Scored | S | 1 | 12 | 27 |
| 18 | 6 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 12 | 30 |
| 94% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 83% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 75% | 79% |
| 78% | 75% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 38% | 53% |
| 33% | 25% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 38% | 37% |
| 28% | 25% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 16% |
| 56% | 50% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 75% | 79% |
| 39% | 50% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 11% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 25% | 16% |
| 5.3 | 5.2 | 2.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 4.1 | 4.6 |
| 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.6 | 4.5 |
| 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4.5 | 2.9 | 2.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15.9 | 18.8 | 15.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 9.9 | 11.6 |
| 5.8 | 6.4 | 6.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 4 | 4.1 |
| 42% | 39% | 55% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 38% | 35% |
| 12 | 12.1 | 14.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 19 | 15.1 | 14.3 |
| 3.7 | 3.1 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7 | 5.8 | 4.7 |
- América have not yet lost a game at home.
- América have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- América have the fewest matches under the total-line (4) in Liga MX
- América have the most scored goals in the first half (18) in Liga MX
- América have the most scored goals in the second half (26) in Liga MX
- América have the the best goal difference (+21) in Liga MX
- Puebla have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Puebla have the most dropped points from leading position (19) in Liga MX
- Puebla haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | América | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 21 | 38 |
| 2 | Monterrey | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 16 | 35 |
| 3 | Santos Laguna | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 33 |
| 4 | Pachuca | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 32 |
| 5 | Tigres UANL | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 30 |
| 6 | Toluca | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 27 |
| 7 | Cruz Azul | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 34 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 22 | -8 | 24 |
| 8 | Puebla | 17 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 25 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 22 |
| 9 | Guadalajara | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 22 |
| 10 | Leon | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -4 | 22 |
| 11 | Juarez | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | -1 | 19 |
| 12 | Necaxa | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -7 | 19 |
| 13 | Atletico San Luis | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 11 | -8 | 18 |
| 14 | Mazatlan | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -7 | 17 |
| 15 | Tijuana | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 17 | -12 | 17 |
| 16 | Pumas UNAM | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 16 | -10 | 14 |
| 17 | Atlas | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 17 | -11 | 13 |
| 18 | Queretaro | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 22 | -17 | 9 |
