Pachuca are positioned 4th, while Puebla are lagging 10 points behind in the league standings. Can they cut the gap?
- Pachuca is in the best form (5-0-1) in Liga MX
- Puebla have the most dropped points from leading position (19) in Liga MX
Pachuca form and stats
Pachuca are steadily winning Liga MX games and points here at Estadio Hidalgo. 6 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 9 games. The team is able to perform also as the away side, as they are nurturing a very healthy winning streak of five straight victories regardless of arena.
Pachuca's previous game was also played at home, ending 3-1 versus Toluca. The home side are looking to build on that result. Guzmán (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.51/10. Guzmán scored one goal, hit seven key passes and had 20 successful passes (of 22 total).
In the game before, an away victory match versus Toluca with a 5-1 scoreline.The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Pachuca's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played 8 games, won 6 matches, drawn 2 and lost 0.
Pachuca have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio Hidalgo with 17 goals in 9 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 10 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Pachuca 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 seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
It might be tough going out on the road again for Puebla, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-5 versus America. As you can see from the result above, the defeat against America was particularly ugly (1-5). The humiliation is still top of mind. Midfield player Araújo was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.11/10. Araújo scored one goal and hit one key pass.
The game before that, was lost at home, a 1-6 defeat against America.Looking at the earlier recent performances of Puebla when being an outsider away as they are today, we find 6 matches with the visitors losing 3 times, drawing 1 and winning 2 games.
Betting related statistic: Both teams have scored in 13 of this club's last 14 league games.
A quick return to home after this game, as Puebla are hosting Queretaro in the Liga MX only four days away.
The travelling fans enjoy Puebla's attacking play in away games, having scored 12 goals in 8 league matches away. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Puebla have conceded 12 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The two teams involved encountered each other earlier on this match year: Puebla - Pachuca 2-2. Pachuca-Puebla H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Pachuca seven wins, Puebla one win, two draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5). The games between these sides have sometimes been "violent", having seen 5 red cards from the last ten duels.
Top Goalscorers
  N. Ibáñez 15 goals |   M. Barragán Negrete 9 goals |  A. Hurtado Herrera 4 goals |
Pachuca missing players
Puebla missing players
| Pachuca | Puebla | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 12 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 20 |
| 14 | 9 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 44 | 27 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 13 | 28 |
| 21 | 10 | 0 | Conceded | C | 7 | 17 | 35 |
| 87% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 74% | 83% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 78% | 80% |
| 52% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 44% | 55% |
| 30% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 44% | 40% |
| 17% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 33% | 20% |
| 52% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 78% | 80% |
| 35% | 42% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 26% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 22% | 15% |
| 5.5 | 6.3 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
| 4.1 | 3.6 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.3 | 4.5 |
| 2.4 | 2.1 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.3 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17.6 | 19.1 | 19 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 10 | 11.6 |
| 5.6 | 5.7 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
| 34% | 40% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 33% | 33% |
| 10.6 | 9.2 | 5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 18.3 | 15.3 | 14.4 |
| 3.4 | 2.9 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7 | 5.9 | 4.8 |
- Pachuca have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Pachuca have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Puebla have scored away.
- Pachuca is in the best form (5-0-1) 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 | America | 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 |
