Here's every little thing you must learn, and even more, ahead of the Pachuca - Puebla fixture!
- Puebla have the fewest matches over the total-line (4) in Liga MX
It's no vacation for neither Pachuca 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.
Pachuca form and stats
Pachuca have collected 11 points from their Liga MX home games so far after 2-5-2. The Pachuca fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Estadio Hidalgo and will expect new points from this game. Pachuca has played twelve games in a row here without a defeat.
Pachuca are returning here after visiting Juarez and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. González and Ibáñez scored the goal(s). Defender Isais got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.62/10. Isais served one assist, hit one key pass and won 11 of 19 duels.
Before that, Pachuca drew at home versus Tijuana.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Pachuca have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 17 games) they have won eight times, drawn four and lost five.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Liga MX game versus Monterrey in only four days. This game is also played here at Estadio Hidalgo.
Pachuca has scored 10 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. Pachuca are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio Hidalgo in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 9 matches.
Puebla form and stats
3-3-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Puebla in their Liga MX matches away.
Two away games in a row for Puebla, whose manager Larcamón could celebrate last time after the win against Leon. Mancuello, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.11. Mancuello hit four key passes and had 50 successful passes (of 56 total).
Ahead of that game was the 2-2 draw at home against Pumas UNAM.We have checked recent matches where Puebla have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 16 games were seven victories, three draws and six defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as Puebla are hosting Necaxa in the Liga MX only three days away.
The visitors have scored 7 goals from 8 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 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. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
These opponents have played previously this season: Puebla - Pachuca 1-2. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: seven - two - one (Pachuca wins - draws - Puebla wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  N. Ibáñez 11 goals | V. Guzmán Guzmán 8 goals |   F. Aristeguieta de Luca 7 goals |
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| Pachuca | Puebla | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 16 | 34 |
| 14 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | 14 |
| 8 | 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| 9 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 45 | 20 | 4 | Scored | S | 6 | 20 | 44 |
| 34 | 12 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 16 | 36 |
| 94% | 87% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 77% | 67% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 81% | 79% |
| 55% | 40% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 32% |
| 26% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 21% |
| 3% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 6% | 3% |
| 61% | 60% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 44% | 56% |
| 29% | 33% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 75% | 38% | 29% |
| 16% | 20% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 19% | 15% |
| 5.5 | 5.6 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.2 | 4.6 |
| 4.2 | 3.9 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 5.8 | 5.2 |
| 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| 15.4 | 16.1 | 19.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 14 | 14.3 |
| 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.1 | 4.5 |
| 30% | 26% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 31% | 29% |
| 12.4 | 11.3 | 11.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15 | 14.8 | 12.4 |
| 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 5 | 3.8 |
- Puebla have the fewest matches over the total-line (4) 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 | Leon | 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 |
