Liga MX preview and news: León - Puebla at Estadio León

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Competition: Mexico Liga MX
Competition: Mon 29.November
Match begins: 02:05 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio León (31297 seats)

Things are looking good for León at this point, with their 3rd position in the Liga MX table and welcoming Puebla (who are sitting at 7th).

Insights:
  • León have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Puebla have the fewest matches over the total-line (2) in Liga MX

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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León form and stats

León have collected 12 points from their Liga MX home games so far after 3-3-2.

León lost their last game at Puebla after a 1-2 scoreline. Defender Jaine Barreiro got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.85/10. Barreiro scored one goal and won 4 of 6 duels.

Ahead of that match, León won a home game hosting Necaxa (3-0).

León are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 11 goals in 8 games. From these home matches, León have conceded only 6 goals.

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Puebla form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Liga MX travels is 3 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats. It’s been three wins in a row for Puebla on their travels, an amazing performance which inspire hopes of making this one the fourth consecutive victory.

Puebla had fun at their own home (Estadio León) last time out, beating León 2-1. Maximiliano Araújo and Pablo Parra scored. The attacker Pablo Parra got a match rating of 7.63 in that game. Parra scored one goal and hit one key pass.

A 2-2 draw was the result before that, hosting Guadalajara (after extra-time, 5-5 on penalties).

The attacking power of Puebla when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 8 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Puebla are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 7 times in 8 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The two sides faced each other earlier this match year: Puebla - León 2-1. Statistics for the preceeding ten meetings between these two contenders are: five wins for León, zero draws and five wins for Puebla. Over 2,5 goals: eight times; under 2,5 goals: two games.

Top Goalscorers

LeónV. Dávila Zavala
V. Dávila Zavala
6 goals
PueblaC. Tabó Hornos
C. Tabó Hornos
6 goals
LeónÁ. Mena Delgado
Á. Mena Delgado
4 goals

León missing players

Puebla missing players

León Puebla
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
18 8 2 Played P 3 8 19
8 3 0 Won W 1 3 7
5 3 1 Drew D 1 3 7
5 2 1 Lost L 1 2 5
21 11 1 Scored S 2 7 20
16 6 2 Conceded C 3 7 19
89% 88% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
61% 75% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 75% 74%
44% 50% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 21%
11% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 11%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
33% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 33% 38% 47%
50% 38% 50% Clean Sheets C S 33% 38% 32%
28% 25% 50% Failed to Score F T 33% 25% 21%
 
4.7 5.1 5.5 Corners for (avg) C F 3.3 3.9 4.3
4.6 4 2 Corners against (avg) C A 6.7 6.5 5.3
2.1 1.8 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 2 2.1
2 1 1 Red cards R C 2 4 5
 
11.2 12.8 14 Shots (avg) S ( 12.7 11.6 13.1
3.3 4.2 4.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.7 3.2 4.3
35% 32% 11% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 27% 25%
 
11.7 9.8 7.5 Shots against (avg) S A 13.7 15.1 12
4.1 3.2 2.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.3 4.5 3.3
Key stats in Liga MX this season:
  • León have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Puebla have the fewest matches over the total-line (2) in Liga MX
  • Puebla haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 America 17 10 5 2 21 10 9 7 2 0 13 2 8 3 3 2 8 8 11 35
2 Atlas 17 8 5 4 21 10 9 4 2 3 8 5 8 4 3 1 13 5 11 29
3 León 17 8 5 4 20 14 8 3 3 2 11 6 9 5 2 2 9 8 6 29
4 Tigres UANL 17 7 7 3 26 14 9 4 5 0 15 5 8 3 2 3 11 9 12 28
5 Santos Laguna 17 5 9 3 23 16 9 2 6 1 9 7 8 3 3 2 14 9 7 24
6 Toluca 17 6 6 5 22 22 8 3 4 1 13 9 9 3 2 4 9 13 0 24
7 Puebla 17 6 6 5 16 16 9 3 3 3 9 9 8 3 3 2 7 7 0 24
8 Cruz Azul 17 5 8 4 21 17 8 3 3 2 11 7 9 2 5 2 10 10 4 23
9 Monterrey 17 5 7 5 19 16 8 4 2 2 10 4 9 1 5 3 9 12 3 22
10 Guadalajara 17 5 7 5 13 13 8 3 2 3 9 10 9 2 5 2 4 3 0 22
11 Pumas UNAM 17 5 6 6 17 23 9 4 3 2 11 10 8 1 3 4 6 13 -6 21
12 Atletico San Luis 17 4 8 5 19 23 8 1 3 4 8 15 9 3 5 1 11 8 -4 20
13 Mazatlan 17 5 5 7 18 24 9 4 3 2 13 12 8 1 2 5 5 12 -6 20
14 Necaxa 17 6 2 9 16 22 8 4 0 4 10 10 9 2 2 5 6 12 -6 20
15 Pachuca 17 4 6 7 19 21 9 2 5 2 10 7 8 2 1 5 9 14 -2 18
16 Juarez 17 4 4 9 14 25 8 3 2 3 9 10 9 1 2 6 5 15 -11 16
17 Queretaro 17 3 6 8 11 19 8 3 2 3 8 7 9 0 4 5 3 12 -8 15
18 Tijuana 17 3 6 8 16 27 9 2 4 3 9 11 8 1 2 5 7 16 -11 15

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Liga MX is the top division in the Mexican football league system. Each season the league has two tournaments, Apertura (opening) and Clausura (closing). This means that the Liga MX has two champions per season. The Liga MX is the fourth most attended football league in the world.