An important duel in the bottom section of the Liga MX, with both Tijuana and Puebla experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic "six-pointer" with the home team placed 16th and the visitors in 15th place.
Tijuana and Puebla should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on artifical turf and that the visiting Puebla have a different surface at their stadium (grass). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on artifical turf is 1-0-2 (win-draw-loss) from three matches.
These teams have little in common geographically as Puebla have to travel 2800 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Tijuana form and stats
1-2-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Liga MX numbers at home for Tijuana so far this season.
Tijuana's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-1 versus Guadalajara (placed 11th). Before that, Tijuana played out a Copa MX draw 0-0 when visiting Morelia.
Some supporters pointed their bitten nail fingers at Brayan Angulo for missing a penalty kick versus Guadalajara in the 62nd minute. It's possible that a goal in that situation would have changed the outcome.
The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Tijuana matches with similar probabilities have ended with one win, two draws and one defeat (from four games).
The match schedule is unforgiving for Tijuana as they have a new game in only four days, a Copa MX match thankfully also at home. Toluca are visiting.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Tijuana here at Estadio Caliente in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (3 from 4 games). Tijuana have only conceded 3 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Puebla form and stats
Things could have gone better for Puebla in their Liga MX away matches, but 3 points from 3 games is all right. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Puebla are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
Puebla won their last game, 2-0 versus Toluca played at home. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Pachuca wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.
Looking at the earlier recent performances of Puebla when being an outsider away as they are today, we find five matches with the visitors losing two times, drawing three and winning zero games.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Puebla's away games in the league this season with only 1 goal from 3 matches. Puebla have conceded 3 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Puebla - Tijuana 1-3. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Tijuana won five games, four matches ended with a draw and Puebla has one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / sixTop Goalscorers
  C. Da Silva Sanvezzo 6 goals |  C. Tabó Hornos 4 goals | J. Rivero Segade 2 goals |
Tijuana missing players
Puebla missing players
| Tijuana | Puebla | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 25 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 11 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 31 | 17 | 6 | Scored | S | 6 | 10 | 25 |
| 45 | 17 | 9 | Conceded | C | 6 | 19 | 38 |
| 96% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 84% | 77% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 67% | 72% |
| 60% | 46% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 25% | 40% |
| 40% | 31% | 75% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 25% | 28% |
| 24% | 15% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 25% | 12% |
| 64% | 62% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 52% |
| 16% | 23% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 17% | 16% |
| 24% | 23% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 32% |
| 3.9 | 4 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 4 | 4.1 |
| 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 9 | 6.7 | 6.1 |
| 2.5 | 2.7 | 3.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2 |
| 9 | 7 | 5 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 288 | 174 | 61 | Total Shots | T S | 30 | 121 | 276 |
| 82 | 49 | 17 | Shots on Target | S O | 12 | 32 | 79 |
| 38% | 35% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 31% | 32% |
- Puebla has the fewest scored goals (1) away
- Puebla haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 |
| 2 | León | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 15 |
| 3 | Juárez | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
| 4 | Pumas UNAM | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 14 |
| 5 | Cruz Azul | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 13 |
| 6 | Querétaro | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 12 |
| 7 | Atlético San Luis | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 12 |
| 8 | Santos Laguna | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -1 | 11 |
| 9 | Pachuca | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -1 | 10 |
| 10 | Toluca | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 9 |
| 11 | Guadalajara | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 9 |
| 12 | Necaxa | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| 13 | Morelia | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | -2 | 8 |
| 14 | Tigres UANL | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -1 | 7 |
| 15 | Puebla | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 7 |
| 16 | Tijuana | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 6 |
| 17 | Atlas | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -6 | 6 |
| 18 | Monterrey | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -7 | 3 |