This could be an interesting fixture as Puebla have their expected home advantage, while América lead them by 16 points in the Liga MX standings.
- Puebla have the most dropped points from leading position (16) in Liga MX
- América is in the best form (5-1-0) in Liga MX
The hosts Puebla saw competitive action as recent as two days ago, playing in the Liga MX. Thankfully the previous game, versus Guadalajara, was also a home game here at Estadio Cuauhtémoc. The away team is better rested.
Puebla form and stats
The story so far in the Liga MX for Puebla at their home stadium (Estadio Cuauhtémoc) is 3 wins, 5 draws and 1 defeat.
The spoils were shared in Puebla's previous game, also at home. Visiting Guadalajara (after extra-time, 5-4 on penalties) travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline. The Puebla goalkeeper Silva was crucial in the match against Guadalajara last time out, making six saves.
Before that game, the home loss against América with the scoreline 1-2.Sports gamblers, take note: A review of the 12 most recent league matches shows that 11 of them had goals from both teams.
Puebla are traveling soon after this match as the Liga MX match at América awaits in three days.
Puebla are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 13 goals in 9 games. 11 goals have been conceded.
América form and stats
América have an excellent away record in the Liga MX so far with 6-0-3 from 9 games. In general it has been a productive period now for América as they haven't lost any of their last twelve games.
Two away matches in a row for América, whose coach Ortiz could celebrate last time after the win against Puebla. Martínez got a match rating of 7.63 in that game, top player of the team. Martínez scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 3 of 6 times.
A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Guadalajara.Observe that 12 of this team's 13 latest league games have ended with three goals or more.
A quick return to home after this game, as América are hosting Puebla in the Liga MX only three days away.
11 goals have been conceded by América in these games.
Head 2 Head
América have pulled off a sequence of 11 consecutive matches without defeat (9-2-0) when playing Puebla.Puebla and América have met earlier this season: Puebla - América 1-2.
Top Goalscorers
  H. Martín Mex 10 goals |   M. Barragán Negrete 9 goals |  J. Rodríguez Portillo 6 goals |
Puebla missing players
América missing players
| Puebla | América | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 17 |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 11 | 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 26 | 14 | 5 | Scored | S | 4 | 18 | 38 |
| 24 | 12 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 11 | 17 |
| 94% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 78% | 80% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 89% | 82% |
| 50% | 60% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 78% | 76% |
| 33% | 30% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 33% | 29% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 22% | 24% |
| 78% | 80% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 56% | 53% |
| 11% | 20% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 41% |
| 17% | 10% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 11% | 12% |
| 4.8 | 5.4 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.5 | 5.7 | 5.5 |
| 4.7 | 3.9 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
| 2.7 | 2.5 | 3.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.9 | 13.6 | 11.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 12.9 | 15.6 |
| 4.2 | 4.4 | 5.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7 | 4.9 | 5.6 |
| 34% | 32% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 41% | 40% |
| 13.9 | 13 | 14 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.5 | 12.7 | 12.4 |
| 4.4 | 3.3 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.5 | 4.4 | 3.8 |
- América have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- América have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- América have the most points (18) away in Liga MX
- América have the most scored goals (18) away in Liga MX
- América have the the best goal difference (+21) in Liga MX
- América haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- América is in the best form (5-1-0) in Liga MX
- Puebla have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Puebla have the most dropped points from leading position (16) in Liga MX
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | América | 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 |
