Liga MX preview: Can Puebla edge out victory against Pumas UNAM?

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Competition: Mexico Liga MX
Competition: Sat 24.September
Match begins: 02:05 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Cuauhtémoc (51726 seats)

Most people believe in Puebla in this fixture vs Pumas UNAM, but the guests will fight to the finish. Here's our match guide!

Insights:
  • Puebla have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Pumas UNAM have yet to win a game away.

This promises to be an engaging game with lots of spark and bustle as both contenders are well refreshed since they last ran out on the pitch. Get ready!

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Puebla form and stats

2-5-0 (win-draw-lost) are the Liga MX numbers at home for Puebla so far this season.

The Puebla supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Tigres UANL and win 2-1. This was their first victory after twelve consecutive league games without winning! The forward Barragán was announced as "man of the match" for Puebla with the rating of 8.55/10. Barragán scored two goals, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.

Heartbreak before that as Puebla lost 0-1 at Guadalajara's place.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Puebla handle that role? We have found 7 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 3 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat.

Sports bettors, take note: A review of the 10 latest league games highlights that 8 of them had at least one goal from each side.

Puebla are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 10 goals in 7 games. Puebla's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 8 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Pumas UNAM form and stats

There's been little loot from Pumas UNAM's travels as they have only collected 4 points from 6 away games in the Liga MX. Pumas UNAM only have 0 wins to counter their 2 defeats and 4 draws. Visiting Pumas has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.

Pumas UNAM's previous game was their home loss versus Cruz Azul (1-2). That defeat was their first after three consecutive league rounds winning points. The attacker Diogo got a match rating of 7.44 in that game. Diogo scored one goal and hit the woodwork once.

A 2-2 draw at Toluca's stadium before that.

Pumas UNAM are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 3 wins, 9 draws and 8 defeats. From a total of 20 matches.

Sports betting fact: Both teams have scored goal(s) in 9 of this club's last 11 league games.

The visiting Pumas have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 8 goals from 6 games. Pumas UNAM's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 11 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

Pumas UNAM have managed a streak of 5 consecutive matches without losing (2-3-0) when facing Puebla.

Top Goalscorers

PueblaM. Barragán Negrete
M. Barragán Negrete
8 goals
Pumas UNAMJ. Dinenno De Cara
J. Dinenno De Cara
6 goals
Pumas UNAME. Salvio
E. Salvio
4 goals

Puebla missing players

Pumas UNAM missing players

Puebla Pumas UNAM
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
15 7 1 Played P 3 6 15
3 2 0 Won W 0 0 2
10 5 1 Drew D 1 4 8
2 0 0 Lost L 2 2 5
22 10 2 Scored S 6 8 19
20 8 2 Conceded C 9 11 26
93% 86% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 67% 87%
73% 71% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 67% 80%
47% 57% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 67% 53%
40% 43% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 67% 40%
13% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 67% 33% 27%
73% 71% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 67% 73%
13% 29% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 20%
20% 14% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 20%
 
5.1 6.1 5 Corners for (avg) C F 3.3 4.5 5.2
4.9 4.1 4 Corners against (avg) C A 4.7 5.3 4.5
2.9 2.9 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.8 2.3
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
12.1 14.6 19 Shots (avg) S ( 16.7 16.3 15.6
4.5 5 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.3 4.8 5.3
33% 29% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 46% 28% 24%
 
13.3 11.3 9 Shots against (avg) S A 12 13.7 12.3
4.5 3 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.7 5.2 4.9
Key stats in Liga MX this season:
  • Puebla have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Puebla have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Puebla have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Pumas UNAM have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Pumas UNAM have yet to win a game away.

  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 16 11 2 3 36 16 8 6 2 0 20 6 8 5 0 3 16 10 20 35
2 Monterrey 16 10 4 2 29 13 7 5 2 0 14 5 9 5 2 2 15 8 16 34
3 Santos Laguna 16 9 3 4 35 21 8 7 1 0 21 7 8 2 2 4 14 14 14 30
4 Pachuca 15 8 4 3 26 14 9 6 2 1 17 6 6 2 2 2 9 8 12 28
5 Tigres UANL 16 8 3 5 21 14 8 5 1 2 12 6 8 3 2 3 9 8 7 27
6 Toluca 16 6 6 4 23 22 8 3 4 1 13 12 8 3 2 3 10 10 1 24
7 Guadalajara 16 5 7 4 18 15 9 3 4 2 7 7 7 2 3 2 11 8 3 22
8 Leon 16 6 3 7 23 27 7 4 1 2 14 12 9 2 2 5 9 15 -4 21
9 Cruz Azul 16 6 3 7 24 33 8 4 1 3 13 11 8 2 2 4 11 22 -9 21
10 Puebla 15 3 10 2 22 20 7 2 5 0 10 8 8 1 5 2 12 12 2 19
11 Atletico San Luis 15 4 6 5 14 18 7 2 2 3 6 7 8 2 4 2 8 11 -4 18
12 Necaxa 14 5 2 7 16 22 7 3 0 4 9 13 7 2 2 3 7 9 -6 17
13 Juarez 16 3 7 6 14 17 8 1 5 2 8 9 8 2 2 4 6 8 -3 16
14 Mazatlan 15 3 7 5 15 19 8 2 3 3 9 12 7 1 4 2 6 7 -4 16
15 Tijuana 15 4 3 8 15 27 7 2 1 4 8 12 8 2 2 4 7 15 -12 15
16 Pumas UNAM 15 2 8 5 19 26 9 2 4 3 11 15 6 0 4 2 8 11 -7 14
17 Atlas 16 2 4 10 15 27 7 2 2 3 9 10 9 0 2 7 6 17 -12 10
18 Queretaro 16 1 6 9 17 31 8 1 4 3 10 13 8 0 2 6 7 18 -14 9

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.