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 Pumas UNAM.
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.
Puebla form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Liga MX this season. Puebla have only managed 2 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses from their games here at Estadio Cuauhtémoc.
Puebla are returning here after visiting Atlético San Luis in a Liga MX game and winning with a 4-1 scoreline. Christian Tabó, Daniel Álvarez, Guillermo Martinez and Santiago Ormeño scored the goal(s). In the game before, an away victory match versus Pachuca with a 3-1 scoreline.
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Puebla have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found five games) they have won two times, drawn one and lost two.
A decent goal production from Puebla in their home games so far, with 12 goals from 8 league matches. Puebla have conceded 13 from these games.
Pumas UNAM form and stats
As the visiting team in Liga MX matches, Pumas UNAM have produced an overall stat of 3-4-1 so far. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Pumas are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.
196 minutes! That's how long the Pumas UNAM goalkeeper Alfredo Talavera Diaz and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Pumas's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Tigres UANL that finished 0-0. Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Necaxa.
We have checked recent matches where Pumas have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 16 games were two victories, four draws and ten defeats.
The visiting Pumas UNAM have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 10 goals from 8 games. As opposed to that, Pumas UNAM have seen the ball go into their own net 9 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Pumas UNAM - Puebla 4-1 played earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Puebla victories, two draws and three Pumas UNAM wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Ormeño Zayas 16 goals |   J. Dinenno De Cara 16 goals |  D. Álvarez López 6 goals |
Puebla missing players
Pumas UNAM missing players
| Puebla | Pumas UNAM | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 35 | 17 | 6 | Played | P | 6 | 19 | 38 |
| 14 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 6 | 14 |
| 8 | 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | 15 |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 51 | 24 | 7 | Scored | S | 6 | 15 | 45 |
| 44 | 19 | 8 | Conceded | C | 5 | 22 | 35 |
| 97% | 94% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 87% |
| 63% | 65% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 63% | 63% |
| 46% | 41% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 32% | 37% |
| 34% | 29% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 11% | 18% |
| 20% | 18% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 54% | 53% | 83% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 42% | 42% |
| 23% | 24% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 26% | 37% |
| 26% | 29% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 42% | 34% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 10.9 | 11.5 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.3 | 8.7 | 10.8 |
| 3.7 | 4 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 2.2 | 3 |
| 40% | 35% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 46% | 37% | 40% |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Leon | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 40 |
| 2 | Pumas UNAM | 17 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 29 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 32 |
| 3 | America | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 32 |
| 4 | Cruz Azul | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 29 |
| 5 | Monterrey | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 29 |
| 6 | Tigres UANL | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 28 |
| 7 | Guadalajara | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 26 |
| 8 | Santos Laguna | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 25 |
| 9 | Pachuca | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 25 |
| 10 | Necaxa | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -4 | 24 |
| 11 | Toluca | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 19 | -5 | 21 |
| 12 | Puebla | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 12 | -3 | 20 |
| 13 | Juarez | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 19 |
| 14 | Mazatlan | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 18 | -7 | 16 |
| 15 | Tijuana | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 18 | -15 | 15 |
| 16 | Atlas | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -7 | 14 |
| 17 | Queretaro | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 17 | -5 | 13 |
| 18 | Atlético San Luis | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 | -19 | 11 |