Liga MX duel: Close contest expected between Puebla and León

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Competition: Mexico Liga MX
Competition: Fri 26.November
Match begins: 01:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Cuauhtémoc (51726 seats)

Big-shot León come to Puebla after their 3-0-result against Necaxa. Get out our broad preview!

Insights:
  • Puebla have the fewest matches over the total-line (2) in Liga MX
  • León have the most points (17) away in Liga MX

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Puebla form and stats

3 victories, 3 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Puebla have to build on here at Estadio Cuauhtémoc in the Liga MX.

The home supporters saw a 2-2 draw versus Guadalajara (after extra-time, 5-5 on penalties) in the Liga MX last time out and are looking for a win here. Lucas Maia was able to secure the draw 2-2 in the game against Guadalajara (after extra-time, 5-5 on penalties) after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today? Defender Maximiliano Araújo got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.61/10. Araújo served one assist, hit one key pass and won 10 of 13 duels.

Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Toluca.

There will be little rest for Puebla after this match as they are travelling to León for a Liga MX game in only three days.

Puebla has scored 9 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. 9 goals have been conceded.

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León form and stats

As the visiting team in Liga MX matches, León have produced an overall stat of 5-2-2 so far.

362 minutes! That's how long the León goalkeeper Rodolfo Cota Robles and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

León go into this game after a win, the home game against Necaxa that ended 3-0. Victor Dávila certainly enjoyed León's last game versus Necaxa, appearing multiple times in the match report with three goals and the 3-0 victory. Victor Dávila, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 9.05. Dávila scored three goals and dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times.

Preceding that game was the away victory against Cruz Azul with the score of 1-0.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Puebla in just three days.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far León have scored 9 goals in 9 league games away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (8 so far). There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

Puebla - León 0-1 was the scoreline in these participants' last head to head fixture, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - zero - six (Puebla wins - draws - León wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

PueblaC. Tabó Hornos
C. Tabó Hornos
6 goals
LeónV. Dávila Zavala
V. Dávila Zavala
6 goals
LeónÁ. Mena Delgado
Á. Mena Delgado
4 goals

Puebla missing players

León missing players

Puebla León
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
18 10 2 Played P 3 9 17
6 3 1 Won W 3 5 8
7 4 1 Drew D 0 2 5
5 3 0 Lost L 0 2 4
18 11 2 Scored S 5 9 20
18 11 1 Conceded C 0 8 14
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 89% 88%
72% 70% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 44% 59%
17% 30% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 33% 41%
11% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 22% 12%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
44% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 11% 29%
33% 30% 50% Clean Sheets C S 100% 67% 53%
22% 20% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 29%
 
4.7 5.3 7.5 Corners for (avg) C F 3 4.3 4.7
5.3 4.3 2.5 Corners against (avg) C A 8.3 5.6 4.8
2.1 2.1 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.4 2.1
5 1 0 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
13.4 14.8 15 Shots (avg) S ( 8.7 9.9 11.2
4.1 4.8 4.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.7 2.8 3.5
24% 23% 22% Goal Efficiency G E 62% 36% 34%
 
11.9 9.4 12 Shots against (avg) S A 17.7 13.3 11.6
3.6 2.8 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.7 4.6 3.9
Key stats in Liga MX this season:
  • León have the most points (17) away in Liga MX
  • Puebla have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Puebla have the fewest matches over the total-line (2) 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 América 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 León 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

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.