Liga MX match preview and statistics: León fight Pumas UNAM

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Competition: Mexico Liga MX
Competition: Mon 14.December
Match begins: 02:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio León (31297 seats)

The León & Pumas UNAM managers M. Ambriz Espinoza and A. Lillini are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Liga MX league table.

Insights:
  • León has the most clean sheets (9) in Liga MX

It's no vacation for neither León nor Pumas UNAM 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.

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León form and stats

This stadium, Estadio León, has been a fortress for León in the Liga MX so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 7-1-0. León has won so many consecutive home games (six in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Estadio León. We remember; it was Tigres UANL.

León shared the glory with Pumas UNAM in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Guadalajara.

Emanuel Gigliotti was able to secure the draw 1-1 in the game against Pumas UNAM after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today?

The León fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 15 goals in 8 league matches. From these home matches, León have conceded only 7 goals.

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Pumas UNAM form and stats

Playing away, Pumas UNAM have won 3 games, drawn 4 and suffered 1 defeat in the Liga MX this season.

Pumas UNAM's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus León that finished 1-1. A home win before that, celebrating 4-0 vs Cruz Azul.

The visiting Pumas have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 10 goals from 8 games. 9 goals have been conceded by Pumas UNAM in these games. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Pumas UNAM - León 1-1 entered in the official records. Last ten meetings between the teams: León won five, Pumas UNAM won three and two draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Pumas UNAMJ. Dinenno De Cara
J. Dinenno De Cara
12 goals
LeónÁ. Mena Delgado
Á. Mena Delgado
9 goals
Pumas UNAMC. González Espínola
C. González Espínola
7 goals

León missing players

Pumas UNAM missing players

León Pumas UNAM
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
22 10 3 Played P 4 10 22
14 9 2 Won W 1 4 10
6 1 1 Drew D 2 4 10
2 0 0 Lost L 1 2 2
33 18 5 Scored S 5 11 35
18 7 3 Conceded C 8 13 22
91% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 90% 91%
77% 80% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 80% 82%
41% 50% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 50% 50%
14% 10% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 20% 27%
9% 10% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 9%
55% 60% 67% BTTS BTTS 75% 60% 59%
41% 40% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 20% 32%
14% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 30% 18%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.8 1.5 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2.9 2.6
4 0 0 Red cards R C 1 2 5
 
12.9 13.3 12 Shots (avg) S ( 11.5 9.5 12
4.1 4.5 2.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.3 3.2
36% 40% 62% Goal Efficiency G E 42% 48% 49%
Key stats in Liga MX this season:
  • León has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (9) in Liga MX
  • León has the most clean sheets (9) in Liga MX
  • León has the most points (22) at home in Liga MX
  • León has the most points from losing position (20) in Liga MX
  • León has the the best goal difference (+13) in Liga MX
  • León have not yet lost a game at home.
  • León have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • León have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • León have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • León haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 León 17 12 4 1 27 14 8 7 1 0 15 7 9 5 3 1 12 7 13 40
2 Pumas UNAM 17 8 8 1 29 17 9 5 4 0 19 8 8 3 4 1 10 9 12 32
3 America 17 9 5 3 31 22 9 6 2 1 19 9 8 3 3 2 12 13 9 32
4 Cruz Azul 17 9 2 6 23 16 8 5 1 2 12 6 9 4 1 4 11 10 7 29
5 Monterrey 17 8 5 4 26 21 8 4 3 1 13 9 9 4 2 3 13 12 5 29
6 Tigres UANL 17 7 7 3 27 16 9 4 4 1 15 8 8 3 3 2 12 8 11 28
7 Guadalajara 17 7 5 5 20 17 9 4 3 2 11 9 8 3 2 3 9 8 3 26
8 Santos Laguna 17 7 4 6 24 20 8 5 2 1 14 5 9 2 2 5 10 15 4 25
9 Pachuca 17 6 7 4 18 14 9 3 3 3 11 10 8 3 4 1 7 4 4 25
10 Necaxa 17 7 3 7 16 20 9 4 1 4 10 12 8 3 2 3 6 8 -4 24
11 Toluca 17 6 3 8 23 28 8 5 1 2 14 9 9 1 2 6 9 19 -5 21
12 Puebla 17 6 2 9 22 25 8 2 2 4 12 13 9 4 0 5 10 12 -3 20
13 Juarez 17 4 7 6 16 19 9 3 4 2 6 6 8 1 3 4 10 13 -3 19
14 Mazatlan 17 4 4 9 24 31 8 3 2 3 11 13 9 1 2 6 13 18 -7 16
15 Tijuana 17 4 3 10 12 27 9 4 2 3 9 9 8 0 1 7 3 18 -15 15
16 Atlas 17 3 5 9 13 20 8 2 1 5 5 8 9 1 4 4 8 12 -7 14
17 Queretaro 17 3 4 10 23 28 8 3 2 3 15 11 9 0 2 7 8 17 -5 13
18 Atletico San Luis 17 3 2 12 16 35 9 2 2 5 9 18 8 1 0 7 7 17 -19 11

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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.