Liga MX match preview: Puebla versus León

Competition: Mexico Liga MX
Date: Sat 13.April
Match begins: 02:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Cuauhtémoc (51726 seats)

Puebla will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 12 points behind León.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

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Puebla form and stats

2 victories, 4 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Puebla have to build on here at Estadio Cuauhtémoc.

The points were shared in Puebla's previous game, also at home. Visiting Morelia travelled back with a point after a 1-1 scoreline. Before that match, a win away at Lobos BUAP.

Puebla has scored 7 goals at home this season, in 7 matches. 8 goals have been conceded.

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León form and stats

The away performances of León, who have the most points (16) away in Liga MX, have been very solid so far with 5 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats. The question is whether this happy travelling can continue. Things are running smoothly for León who hasn't tasted defeat in their last 13 matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Tijuana. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Santos Laguna game have they lost an away game, meaning León has taken points from 15 away matches in a row.

León are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the Liga MX against Necaxa. Preceding that game was the away victory against Morelia with the score of 3-2.

León create on average more than 2,5 goals per away game on their own, having scored 16 goals in 6 travels. León are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 5 times in 6 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the León - Puebla 0-4 played earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Puebla 3 wins, 3 draws and León 4 victories.

Top Goalscorers

L. Cavallini
11 goals / 2 assists
Á. Mena
11 goals / 8 assists
L. Montes
6 goals / 4 assists

Puebla missing players

León missing players

Puebla León
Total Home Statistic Away Total
30 15 Played 15 30
37 20 Scored 26 48
42 19 Conceded 16 32
93% 93% Over 0.5 93% 97%
77% 80% Over 1.5 87% 83%
47% 47% Over 2.5 60% 57%
30% 27% Over 3.5 33% 27%
10% 13% Over 4.5 7% 3%
50% 73% Both teams to score 40% 33%
30% 27% Clean Sheet 40% 40%
27% 7% Failed To Score 27% 30%
Key stats this season:
  • León is involved in more matches over 2.5 away, than home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 León 13 10 2 1 30 9 7 5 1 1 14 4 6 5 1 0 16 5 21 32
2 Tigres UANL 13 9 2 2 24 11 6 5 0 1 14 5 7 4 2 1 10 6 13 29
3 Monterrey 13 6 5 2 26 17 7 3 4 0 17 7 6 3 1 2 9 10 9 23
4 América 13 7 1 5 23 16 7 5 0 2 13 6 6 2 1 3 10 10 7 22
5 Cruz Azul 13 6 4 3 19 12 6 4 0 2 11 5 7 2 4 1 8 7 7 22
6 Tijuana 13 7 1 5 16 16 6 5 0 1 12 6 7 2 1 4 4 10 0 22
7 Necaxa 13 6 3 4 25 19 6 2 3 1 9 7 7 4 0 3 16 12 6 21
8 Pachuca 13 6 3 4 19 20 6 6 0 0 16 3 7 0 3 4 3 17 -1 21
9 Puebla 13 5 5 3 14 12 7 2 4 1 7 8 6 3 1 2 7 4 2 20
10 Toluca 13 5 2 6 19 19 6 4 1 1 13 4 7 1 1 5 6 15 0 17
11 Lobos BUAP 13 5 2 6 14 22 7 3 1 3 10 11 6 2 1 3 4 11 -8 17
12 Santos Laguna 13 4 4 5 14 15 6 3 2 1 8 3 7 1 2 4 6 12 -1 16
13 Atlas 13 5 1 7 14 20 6 2 0 4 6 8 7 3 1 3 8 12 -6 16
14 Guadalajara 13 4 3 6 12 14 7 3 1 3 6 5 6 1 2 3 6 9 -2 15
15 Pumas UNAM 13 3 4 6 13 17 7 2 4 1 9 9 6 1 0 5 4 8 -4 13
16 Morelia 13 1 5 7 14 23 7 1 2 4 11 14 6 0 3 3 3 9 -9 8
17 Querétaro 13 2 1 10 8 26 7 2 1 4 6 10 6 0 0 6 2 16 -18 7
18 Veracruz 13 0 4 9 4 20 6 0 2 4 3 8 7 0 2 5 1 12 -16 4