Pumas UNAM manager del Río looking for three points in Puebla showdown

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Competition: Mexico Liga MX
Competition: Sun 05.March
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Olímpico de Universitario (72000 seats)

Pumas UNAM - Puebla in Liga MX: Stats, line-ups, matches, tendencies and reports. Check out our complete preview!

Insights:
  • Pumas UNAM have the most conceded goals in the first half (29) in Liga MX
  • Puebla have the most dropped points from leading position (22) in Liga MX

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Pumas UNAM form and stats

The overall Liga MX stats at home this season for Pumas UNAM are 2-4-3 (wins-draws-losses).

Happy days for Pumas UNAM in their previous game, a fixture away at Mazatlan that ended with a 2-1 victory. Finally, a league win after five games without. Midfield player Salvio got a match rating of 8.31 in that game, the max score being 10. Salvio scored one goal, hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 5 of 7 times and had 43 successful passes (of 53 total).

Before that game, the home loss against Guadalajara with the scoreline 1-2.

Observe: 12 of the latest 14 league games from this football club have had goals from both sides.

The Pumas fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 11 in 9 matches. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Pumas UNAM defense is not exactly impregnable. 15 goals conceded from 9 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Puebla form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Puebla so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 1-5-2 (win-draw-lose). The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Puebla have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone 13 consecutive matches without winning on the road.

Puebla are travelling again after losing away to Santos Laguna in their previous match (2-3).

A 1-3 loss hosting Cruz Azul before that.

As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Puebla playing away, we found 7 games. Results were 2 away wins, 1 draw and 4 home wins.

Observe! Both sides have scored goal(s) in 19 of this club's latest 23 league fixtures.

The travelling fans enjoy Puebla's attacking play in away games, having scored 12 goals in 8 league matches away. Puebla struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 12 goals conceded from these games. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The two teams in this fixture also met each other before this match year: Puebla - Pumas 2-1. Previous ten meetings with these teams: Pumas UNAM won three, Puebla were winners in three and we saw four draws. six games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with under 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

Pumas UNAMJ. Dinenno De Cara
J. Dinenno De Cara
13 goals
PueblaM. Barragán Negrete
M. Barragán Negrete
10 goals
Pumas UNAME. Salvio
E. Salvio
7 goals

Pumas UNAM missing players

Puebla missing players

Pumas UNAM Puebla
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
26 13 5 Played P 5 14 29
5 4 3 Won W 1 1 6
10 5 0 Drew D 3 6 12
11 4 2 Lost L 1 7 11
35 20 9 Scored S 9 18 40
48 21 6 Conceded C 9 31 55
88% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
85% 92% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 86% 86%
69% 62% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 50% 59%
42% 31% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 50% 45%
23% 23% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 40% 36% 21%
77% 85% 80% BTTS BTTS 80% 71% 76%
15% 8% 20% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 10%
19% 8% 0% Failed to Score F T 20% 29% 17%
 
5.6 5.2 5 Corners for (avg) C F 3.8 3.5 4.1
4.9 4.2 4.4 Corners against (avg) C A 5.6 6.7 5.3
2.5 2.1 1.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.9 2.5
6 2 1 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
16.5 15.6 18 Shots (avg) S ( 11.8 9.3 11.5
4.9 5.3 5.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.8 3.7 4
28% 29% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 35% 35%
 
12.5 10.5 8.8 Shots against (avg) S A 12.8 16.4 15.3
4.8 3.9 2.6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.2 6.4 5.2
Key stats in Liga MX this season:
  • Puebla have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Puebla have the fewest clean sheets (0) away in Liga MX
  • Puebla have the most conceded goals in the second half (36) in Liga MX
  • Puebla have the most dropped points from leading position (22) in Liga MX
  • Puebla haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Pumas UNAM have the most conceded goals in the first half (29) in Liga MX
  • Pumas UNAM haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  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 12 2 3 38 17 8 6 2 0 20 6 9 6 0 3 18 11 21 38
2 Monterrey 17 10 5 2 29 13 8 5 3 0 14 5 9 5 2 2 15 8 16 35
3 Santos Laguna 17 10 3 4 38 21 9 8 1 0 24 7 8 2 2 4 14 14 17 33
4 Pachuca 17 9 5 3 28 15 9 6 2 1 17 6 8 3 3 2 11 9 13 32
5 Tigres UANL 17 9 3 5 24 14 8 5 1 2 12 6 9 4 2 3 12 8 10 30
6 Toluca 17 7 6 4 27 23 9 4 4 1 17 13 8 3 2 3 10 10 4 27
7 Cruz Azul 17 7 3 7 26 34 9 5 1 3 15 12 8 2 2 4 11 22 -8 24
8 Puebla 17 4 10 3 25 23 9 3 5 1 13 11 8 1 5 2 12 12 2 22
9 Guadalajara 17 5 7 5 19 17 9 3 4 2 7 7 8 2 3 3 12 10 2 22
10 Leon 17 6 4 7 25 29 8 4 2 2 16 14 9 2 2 5 9 15 -4 22
11 Juarez 17 4 7 6 17 18 9 2 5 2 11 10 8 2 2 4 6 8 -1 19
12 Necaxa 17 5 4 8 19 26 8 3 1 4 11 15 9 2 3 4 8 11 -7 19
13 Atletico San Luis 17 4 6 7 15 23 9 2 2 5 7 12 8 2 4 2 8 11 -8 18
14 Mazatlan 17 3 8 6 17 24 8 2 3 3 9 12 9 1 5 3 8 12 -7 17
15 Tijuana 17 4 5 8 18 30 8 2 2 4 9 13 9 2 3 4 9 17 -12 17
16 Pumas UNAM 17 2 8 7 21 31 9 2 4 3 11 15 8 0 4 4 10 16 -10 14
17 Atlas 17 3 4 10 16 27 8 3 2 3 10 10 9 0 2 7 6 17 -11 13
18 Queretaro 17 1 6 10 18 35 8 1 4 3 10 13 9 0 2 7 8 22 -17 9

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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.