Puebla vs Mazatlán: Soccer match preview

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Competition: Mexico Liga MX
Competition: Sun 08.May
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Cuauhtémoc (51726 seats)

Puebla have taken 12 of their 24 in total here in familiar surroundings. Will they claim the win versus Mazatlán?

Insights:
  • Puebla have the fewest matches over the total-line (4) in Liga MX
  • Mazatlán have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.

This has all the signs of an exciting match with lots of fun and energy as both squads are well revitalized since they last ran out on the pitch. Get this show on the road!

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Puebla form and stats

All-inclusive Liga MX statistics at home this season for Puebla are 3-3-3 (wins-draws-losses). With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Puebla to get some points in this home game.

No payout for Puebla in their previous match, an away game at Mazatlán that ended in defeat 1-2. Silva had a busy but productive day in the Mazatlán match. Despite making six saves the loss could not be prevented.

Preceding that match was the home game against Necaxa that was lost 0-1.

Puebla has scored 9 goals so far and conceded 9 goals from 9 home games. These are numbers from the league only.

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Mazatlán form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Mazatlán so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-5 (win-draw-lose). The visitors have performed well in their home games as well, building a total win streak of four games home and away. Mazatlán hope to make it five in this match.

Impressive finishing from Fabián and Alanís secured the home win 2-1 against Puebla in their previous game. Fabián got a match rating of 8.45 in that game, top player of the team. Fabián scored one goal, served one assist, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.

Prior to that result Mazatlán won their away game at Juarez. The scoreline was 2-0.

The visitors have scored 5 goals from 8 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Mazatlán struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 12 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

The records show that this isn''t the first time these sides meet this campaign, as the records show this recent fixture: Mazatlán - Puebla 2-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last four matches): Puebla three wins, zero draws and Mazatlán one victory. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

PueblaF. Aristeguieta de Luca
F. Aristeguieta de Luca
7 goals
PueblaG. Martínez Ayala
G. Martínez Ayala
5 goals
PueblaP. Parra Rubilar
P. Parra Rubilar
5 goals

Puebla missing players

Mazatlán missing players

Puebla Mazatlán
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
37 19 5 Played P 5 17 34
14 6 2 Won W 1 3 11
12 9 1 Drew D 1 3 8
11 4 2 Lost L 3 11 15
45 24 6 Scored S 4 15 38
40 21 5 Conceded C 7 29 48
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 94%
76% 74% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 82% 79%
32% 37% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 47% 53%
19% 26% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 18% 18%
3% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 3%
54% 63% 60% BTTS BTTS 40% 41% 53%
27% 21% 20% Clean Sheets C S 20% 18% 21%
19% 16% 20% Failed to Score F T 40% 47% 32%
 
4.6 5.1 5.2 Corners for (avg) C F 3 2.5 2.8
5.2 4.5 2.8 Corners against (avg) C A 4.2 5.5 5
2.8 2.5 2.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 2.8 2.6
8 2 0 Red cards R C 1 2 6
 
14.2 14.6 14.6 Shots (avg) S ( 9 8.2 9.3
4.2 4.5 3.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.6 2.4 2.7
29% 28% 32% Goal Efficiency G E 31% 37% 41%
 
12.6 10.2 8.2 Shots against (avg) S A 15 15.1 14.5
3.9 2.7 2.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.6 5.4 4.6
Key stats in Liga MX this season:
  • Mazatlán have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Puebla have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Puebla have the fewest matches over the total-line (4) 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 America 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 Leon 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 Atlético San Luis 17 4 8 5 19 23 8 1 3 4 8 15 9 3 5 1 11 8 -4 20
13 Mazatlán 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.