Liga MX: Tigres UANL anticipated to win home match versus Puebla

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Competition: Mexico Liga MX
Competition: Fri 21.April
Match begins: 02:05 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Universitario de Nuevo León (41886 seats)

It's advantage Tigres UANL so far, with the 5th position in the Liga MX table and anticipating the visit of Puebla (who are placed 8th).

Insights:
  • Tigres UANL have the most clean sheets (17) in Liga MX
  • Puebla have the most conceded goals in the second half (40) in Liga MX

It's quite the trip for Puebla when visiting Tigres UANL as the cities are 1000 kilometers apart.

These are busy days for the hosts, as they were in action only four days ago in the Liga MX. That game was an away game at Queretaro, so at least Tigres are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

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Tigres UANL form and stats

Tigres UANL have performed here at Estadio Universitario de Nuevo León this season with 5 wins from 8 Liga MX matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 2. The home stadium (Estadio Universitario de Nuevo León) is supposed to be a fortress, but for Tigres UANL it's been a house of straw as the last four games here have all been lost. Can they turn things around?

Tigres UANL travelled for their previous game, a trip to Queretaro that ended 0-0. Angulo, defender, was given a rating of 7.5/10 in that game, top of the team. Angulo won 10 of 14 duels.

A win at home before that, as anticipated. The team were huge favourites against Motagua and won 5-0.

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Leon are coming to town in four days.

The Tigres fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 12 goals in 8 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Tigres UANL have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Puebla form and stats

Puebla have only collected 8 points from their away games in the Liga MX, after 1-5-2 (8 played).

Puebla has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Necaxa for a 1-1 draw. As mentioned above, Puebla drew the match against Necaxa. Manager Peña brought on Martínez to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked. Garcia got a match rating of 7.62 in that game, top player of the team. Garcia served one assist, hit four key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.

A loss against Toluca was the result prior to that, in a home game.

Sports betting fact: Both teams have scored at least one goal in 22 of this club's latest 29 league games.

Puebla has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 12 goals from 8 games. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As for defending, Puebla rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 12 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Puebla have pulled off a streak of 4 consecutive games without losing (2-2-0) when playing Tigres UANL.

The former head to head encounter ended Puebla - Tigres UANL 2-1, played this season.

Top Goalscorers

TigresA. Gignac
A. Gignac
17 goals
PueblaM. Barragán Negrete
M. Barragán Negrete
11 goals
Tigres UANLF. Córdova Reyes
F. Córdova Reyes
5 goals

Tigres UANL missing players

Puebla missing players

Tigres UANL Puebla
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
35 18 6 Played P 6 17 35
17 9 1 Won W 0 3 9
7 3 2 Drew D 2 7 13
11 6 3 Lost L 4 7 13
47 25 5 Scored S 7 25 49
30 16 6 Conceded C 17 34 64
86% 83% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
60% 61% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 88% 86%
40% 39% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 47% 57%
17% 22% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 47% 43%
14% 17% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 35% 20%
40% 39% 33% BTTS BTTS 83% 71% 71%
49% 44% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 6% 14%
26% 33% 50% Failed to Score F T 17% 24% 17%
 
5.6 6.1 6.2 Corners for (avg) C F 3 3.4 3.9
3.7 3.2 3.3 Corners against (avg) C A 7.8 6.8 5.3
2.7 2 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.5 2.9 2.6
12 4 1 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
15.4 18.4 16.2 Shots (avg) S ( 8.5 10.4 12.1
5.1 5.6 2.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 3.8 4.1
26% 25% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 38% 34%
 
11.2 10.3 9.7 Shots against (avg) S A 15.8 16.2 15.2
3.5 3.5 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.5 6.1 5
Key stats in Liga MX this season:
  • Puebla have the most conceded goals in the second half (40) in Liga MX
  • Puebla haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Tigres UANL have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (11) in Liga MX
  • Tigres UANL have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Liga MX
  • Tigres UANL have the most clean sheets (17) in Liga MX
  • Tigres UANL have the most matches under the total-line (21) in Liga MX

  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.