A traditional home win, the away team steals the points or a tactical 0-0 draw? Anything could happen when the mid-table sides Puebla and Cruz Azul clash at Estadio Cuauhtémoc.
- Puebla have the most dropped points from leading position (22) in Liga MX
- Cruz Azul have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
The hosts Puebla saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the Liga MX. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at León.
Puebla form and stats
Puebla have collected 14 points from their Liga MX home games so far after 3-5-1.
Puebla faced defeat in their previous match, away at León (0-2). Puebla's goalkeeper Silva was extremely busy against León, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning ten saves.
Before that, Puebla had a home game versus Mazatlan which ended with a victory 3-1.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Puebla have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 15 matches with the results: Won 7, drawn 7 and lost 1.
Sports bettors, take note: A review of the 21 latest league games reveals that 17 of them had at least one goal from each team.
Puebla has scored 13 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. 11 goals have been conceded.
Cruz Azul form and stats
There's been little loot from Cruz Azul's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 8 away games in the Liga MX. Cruz Azul only have 2 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 2 draws. It's looking increasingly bleak for Cruz Azul who now has to deal with a four game losing streak. Tijuana was the last time a defeat was avoided.
Cruz Azul play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-3 to Toluca. Carneiro, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.35. Carneiro dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Necaxa wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Cruz playing away and similar expectations, we found 9 relevant matches. Results were 2 Cruz Azul wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats.
The visiting Cruz Azul have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 11 goals from 8 games. The opposition has been scoring high and low on Cruz Azul's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 22 goals in 8 travels.
Head 2 Head
Puebla have pulled off a streak of 7 consecutive matches without losing (2-5-0) when facing Cruz Azul.These opponents have fought earlier this season: Cruz Azul - Puebla 2-2.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Barragán Negrete 10 goals |   C. Antuna Romero 3 goals |  C. Rotondi 3 goals |
Puebla missing players
Cruz Azul missing players
| Puebla | Cruz Azul | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 12 | 25 |
| 6 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 12 | 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 12 |
| 37 | 21 | 6 | Scored | S | 2 | 13 | 31 |
| 49 | 21 | 6 | Conceded | C | 3 | 30 | 46 |
| 96% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 92% |
| 85% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 83% | 76% |
| 56% | 64% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 75% | 68% |
| 41% | 36% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 58% | 40% |
| 19% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 33% | 24% |
| 74% | 79% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 58% | 60% |
| 11% | 21% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | 20% |
| 19% | 7% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 42% | 28% |
| 4.3 | 4.9 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.2 | 5.3 |
| 5.3 | 3.9 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 4.8 | 4.6 |
| 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 5 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 11.3 | 13.2 | 13.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15 | 12.1 | 13 |
| 4 | 4.1 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.8 | 4.2 |
| 35% | 36% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 29% | 30% |
| 15.5 | 14.6 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 14.8 | 13.4 |
| 5.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 6.2 | 4.8 |
- Cruz Azul have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Cruz Azul have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Cruz Azul have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Puebla have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Puebla have the most conceded goals in the second half (33) in Liga MX
- Puebla have the most dropped points from leading position (22) 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 | 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 | León | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -4 | 22 |
| 11 | Juárez | 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 | Atlético 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 |
