Puebla have journeyed here for an exciting battle versus the home team Tijuana. Prepare for the fixture with this in-depth Liga MX preview!
It's no vacation for neither Tijuana nor Puebla as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
This stadium has the surface artifical turf, unlike Puebla's home arena. The last five games by the guests on artifical turf have given 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses.
Puebla have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 2800 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Tijuana form and stats
Two Liga MX home games so far for Tijuana, who are yet to win here at Estadio Caliente. Only 0 points so far. The Tijuana manager R. Siboldi Badiola might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
Tijuana drew their last game, 1-1 away at Juarez (placed 15th). Brayan Angulo was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.65 out of 10. The defender Angulo hit one key pass and won 12 of 15 duels.
Preceding that match was a defeat to Toluca (0-2).The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Tijuana have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found five matches with the results: Won one, drawn zero and lost four.
At Estadio Caliente, Tijuana has the goal stats of 1-4 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.
Puebla form and stats
The Liga MX season is young and Puebla have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 2 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 1 defeat so far.
Puebla's last game was the home draw against Tigres UANL (1-1). Midfielder Diego de Buen was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.4. Buen hit one key pass and dribled passed the opponent 2 of 2 times.
A 0-2 defeat away at América before that.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Puebla playing away and similar expectations, we found four relevant matches. Results were one Puebla win, two draws and one defeat.
1 goal so far away for Puebla, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 3. All from 2 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Tijuana-Puebla H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Tijuana six wins, Puebla one win, three draws. two of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  B. Angulo León 1 goals |  F. Martínez Tenorio 1 goals |  L. Rodríguez 1 goals |
Tijuana missing players
Puebla missing players
| Tijuana | Puebla | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 75% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 4.5 | 5 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4.5 | 5.5 |
| 2.8 | 2 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 6 | 5.8 |
| 1.8 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | 1.2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10.8 | 13 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 10 | 10.5 |
| 3.8 | 3.5 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 20% | 14% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 17% | 12% |
| Tijuana | Last season | Puebla | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 34 | 17 | Played | P | 21 | 41 | ||
| 9 | 8 | Won | W | 8 | 16 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 10 | ||
| 17 | 6 | Lost | L | 9 | 15 | ||
| 31 | 20 | Scored | S | 27 | 53 | ||
| 48 | 18 | Conceded | C | 29 | 48 | ||
| 88% | 82% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 95% | 93% | ||
| 71% | 65% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 57% | 56% | ||
| 41% | 41% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 48% | 41% | ||
| 24% | 24% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 29% | ||
| 9% | 12% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 19% | 17% | ||
| 41% | 41% | BTTS | BTTS | 48% | 46% | ||
| 24% | 35% | Clean Sheets | C S | 24% | 29% | ||
| 47% | 41% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 32% | ||
| 3.7 | 3.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.9 | ||
| 5.4 | 5.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.6 | 5.3 | ||
| 2.4 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 6 | 8 | ||
| 10.4 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.4 | 11.3 | ||
| 3.3 | 3.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 3.6 | ||
| 28% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 36% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Toluca | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | Mazatlan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | América | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | Atlas | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | Atletico San Luis | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 | Leon | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 6 |
| 7 | Santos Laguna | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | Monterrey | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | Tigres UANL | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 5 |
| 10 | Guadalajara | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | Cruz Azul | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| 12 | Pachuca | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | Necaxa | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| 14 | Queretaro | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| 15 | Juarez | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 2 |
| 16 | Puebla | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 2 |
| 17 | Tijuana | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 1 |
| 18 | Pumas UNAM | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 1 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cruz Azul | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 41 |
| 2 | América | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 38 |
| 3 | Puebla | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 28 |
| 4 | Monterrey | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 28 |
| 5 | Santos Laguna | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 26 |
| 6 | Leon | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 26 |
| 7 | Atlas | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 25 |
| 8 | Pachuca | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 23 |
| 9 | Guadalajara | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 23 |
| 10 | Tigres UANL | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | -1 | 23 |
| 11 | Toluca | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 22 |
| 12 | Queretaro | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 19 | -6 | 21 |
| 13 | Mazatlan | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -7 | 21 |
| 14 | Tijuana | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -2 | 20 |
| 15 | Pumas UNAM | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | -2 | 18 |
| 16 | Juarez | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 17 | -16 | 15 |
| 17 | Atletico San Luis | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 18 | -13 | 12 |
| 18 | Necaxa | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 18 | -15 | 11 |