Only a few games have been played in the Liga MX so far, with Pachuca placed 14th and Puebla sitting in the 17th position.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Pachuca form and stats
OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Pachuca's two home games in the Liga MX so far this season, having collected 4 points here at Estadio Hidalgo.
No payout for Pachuca in their previous match, an away game at Cruz Azul that ended in defeat 1-3. Before that, Pachuca had a home game versus Tigres UANL which ended with a victory 2-0.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Pachuca at home in the league. 2 on target and 0 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.
Puebla form and stats
Puebla are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Liga MX, having played 2 games and collected 3 points (1 win, 0 draws and 1 loss).
Puebla's last game was the home draw against Santos Laguna (2-2). A loss against America was the result prior to that, in a home game.
The draw against Santos Laguna came from a losing position. The Puebla manager J. Reynoso Guzmán brought on Cristian Menéndez as a substitution and the player scored to make the scores level.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Puebla has managed 1 goal and let in 2 from 2 matches.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Puebla - Pachuca 0-4. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's six Pachuca victories, three draws and one Puebla win. five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  F. Jara 8 goals |  R. Ibarra Mina 4 goals |   C. Tabó Hornos 3 goals |
Pachuca missing players
Puebla missing players
| Pachuca | Puebla | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 23 |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 36 | 17 | 7 | Scored | S | 6 | 10 | 23 |
| 34 | 13 | 5 | Conceded | C | 7 | 18 | 37 |
| 91% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 87% | 82% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 73% | 74% |
| 61% | 45% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 27% | 43% |
| 39% | 36% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 27% | 30% |
| 17% | 18% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 27% | 13% |
| 57% | 45% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 55% | 57% |
| 26% | 36% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 18% | 13% |
| 26% | 27% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 27% | 30% |
| 5.8 | 7.5 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.8 | 4.2 |
| 4.7 | 3.5 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 9.5 | 6.7 | 6.1 |
| 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 344 | 186 | 58 | Total Shots | T S | 36 | 113 | 258 |
| 108 | 55 | 20 | Shots on Target | S O | 12 | 31 | 76 |
| 33% | 31% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 32% | 30% |
- Pachuca have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Pachuca have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- 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 | Leon | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | Queretaro | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | Necaxa | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | Pumas UNAM | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| 5 | Juarez | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | America | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 7 | Guadalajara | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | Atletico San Luis | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | Toluca | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | Atlas | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 6 |
| 11 | Santos Laguna | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 5 |
| 12 | Tijuana | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 5 |
| 13 | Cruz Azul | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 14 | Pachuca | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 4 |
| 15 | Tigres UANL | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 4 |
| 16 | Morelia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -3 | 4 |
| 17 | Puebla | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 4 |
| 18 | Monterrey | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 2 |