Liga MX match preview: Puebla against Cruz Azul

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Competition: Mexico Liga MX
Competition: Sat 25.September
Match begins: 00:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Cuauhtémoc (51726 seats)

Here's the whole lot you need to learn, and even more, about the Puebla - Cruz Azul match!

Insights:
  • Puebla have the fewest scored goals in the first half (1) in Liga MX
  • Cruz Azul have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Both participants have had plentiful rest since their previous competitive action. Let's aim for an in-your-face fixture!

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Puebla form and stats

Puebla have collected 5 points from their Liga MX home games so far after 1-2-1.

Puebla drew their last game, 1-1 away at Santos Laguna (placed 10th). Defender Diego de Buen got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.45/10. Buen hit one key pass and won 10 of 12 duels.

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 2-2 versus Atletico San Luis.

The manager N. Larcamón will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Atlas in only four days.

Puebla are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 4 goals in 4 games. On the other hand, Puebla have conceded 5 goals.

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Cruz Azul form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Liga MX travels is 1 win, 2 draws and 1 defeat.

Impressive finishing from Brayan Angulo and Joaquín Martínez secured the home win 2-0 against Queretaro in their previous game. José Rivero was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.81. The defender Rivero hit the woodwork once, hit one key pass and won 8 of 11 duels.

Preceding that, the 1-4 home loss versus Monterrey.

The visiting Cruz Azul have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 4 goals from 4 games. 4 goals have been conceded by Cruz in these games.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the former ten meetings between these two sides are: three wins for Puebla, five draws and two wins for Cruz Azul. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.

Top Goalscorers

Cruz AzulS. Giménez
S. Giménez
4 goals
Cruz AzulB. Angulo Tenorio
B. Angulo Tenorio
3 goals
PueblaG. Corral Ang
G. Corral Ang
1 goals

Puebla missing players

Cruz Azul missing players

Puebla Cruz Azul
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
9 4 2 Played P 1 4 9
1 1 0 Won W 0 1 3
5 2 1 Drew D 0 2 4
3 1 1 Lost L 1 1 2
7 4 1 Scored S 1 4 12
12 5 3 Conceded C 2 4 8
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 75% 89%
89% 75% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 75% 89%
11% 25% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 50% 33%
11% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 11%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
56% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 75% 56%
11% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 33%
33% 25% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 22%
 
4.7 6.2 6.5 Corners for (avg) C F 3 2.8 2.8
7.1 5.8 5.5 Corners against (avg) C A 2 3.8 4.4
1.7 0.8 0.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 3.5 2.3
3 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
11.6 11.5 11 Shots (avg) S ( 14 8 9.9
3.7 5 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 2.2 3.6
21% 20% 10% Goal Efficiency G E 100% 44% 38%
Key stats in Liga MX this season:
  • Cruz Azul have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Puebla have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Puebla have the fewest matches over the total-line (1) in Liga MX
  • Puebla have the fewest scored goals in the first half (1) in Liga MX
  • Puebla 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 América 9 6 2 1 13 6 4 4 0 0 8 1 5 2 2 1 5 5 7 20
2 Toluca 9 6 2 1 17 11 4 3 1 0 10 5 5 3 1 1 7 6 6 20
3 Atlas 9 4 4 1 10 4 4 2 1 1 4 2 5 2 3 0 6 2 6 16
4 Leon 9 4 3 2 13 10 5 2 2 1 7 4 4 2 1 1 6 6 3 15
5 Monterrey 9 3 5 1 13 8 5 3 2 0 8 2 4 0 3 1 5 6 5 14
6 Atletico San Luis 8 3 4 1 14 10 4 1 2 1 5 4 4 2 2 0 9 6 4 13
7 Cruz Azul 9 3 4 2 12 8 5 2 2 1 8 4 4 1 2 1 4 4 4 13
8 Tigres UANL 9 3 4 2 14 11 4 1 3 0 7 4 5 2 1 2 7 7 3 13
9 Guadalajara 9 3 4 2 8 8 5 2 1 2 6 8 4 1 3 0 2 0 0 13
10 Santos Laguna 9 2 6 1 11 7 5 1 4 0 5 3 4 1 2 1 6 4 4 12
11 Mazatlán 9 2 4 3 11 16 5 1 3 1 7 9 4 1 1 2 4 7 -5 10
12 Necaxa 9 3 0 6 9 15 5 2 0 3 5 8 4 1 0 3 4 7 -6 9
13 Puebla 9 1 5 3 7 12 4 1 2 1 4 5 5 0 3 2 3 7 -5 8
14 Juarez 9 2 2 5 8 14 4 1 1 2 5 7 5 1 1 3 3 7 -6 8
15 Pachuca 8 2 1 5 10 10 3 1 0 2 5 3 5 1 1 3 5 7 0 7
16 Pumas UNAM 9 1 4 4 6 12 5 1 3 1 3 3 4 0 1 3 3 9 -6 7
17 Queretaro 9 1 3 5 4 10 4 1 1 2 3 3 5 0 2 3 1 7 -6 6
18 Tijuana 9 1 3 5 9 17 5 1 2 2 6 8 4 0 1 3 3 9 -8 6

Read more about Liga MX

Liga MX is the top division in the Mexican football league system. Each season the league has two tournaments, Apertura (opening) and Clausura (closing). This means that the Liga MX has two champions per season. The Liga MX is the fourth most attended football league in the world.