This promises to be an action-packed encounter for Puebla at SeatGeek Stadium when the Leagues Cup tournament arrives in town and Chicago Fire with it. Read all about the Group Stage match here!
It's quite the trip for Chicago Fire when visiting Puebla as the cities are 3200 kilometers apart.
The visiting Chicago Fire played their last game only four days ago, a Leagues Cup match. That game was also an away game, at Minnesota United. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Puebla form and stats
0 victories, 0 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Puebla have to build on here at SeatGeek Stadium in the Liga MX.
Puebla's previous match was also a home event, the loss 0-4 versus Minnesota United (in Leagues Cup).
Heartbreak before that as Puebla lost 0-3 at América's place.It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Puebla at home in the league. 2 on target and 3 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.
Chicago Fire form and stats
Two travels in a row for Chicago Fire, whose manager Klopas could celebrate last time after the Leagues Cup win against Minnesota United.
Before that, Chicago Fire secured a home win against Toronto with the score 1-0.Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  K. Kamara 5 goals |  F. Herbers 4 goals |  K. Przybyłko 4 goals |
Puebla missing players
Chicago Fire missing players
| Puebla | Chicago Fire | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Won | W | 5 | 12 | ||
| 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 15 | 7 | Lost | L | 5 | 7 | ||
| 32 | 17 | Scored | S | 17 | 38 | ||
| 56 | 27 | Conceded | C | 19 | 33 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 88% | 91% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 72% | ||
| 60% | 82% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 64% | ||
| 48% | 64% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 28% | ||
| 28% | 27% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 20% | ||
| 60% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 56% | ||
| 12% | 18% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 36% | ||
| 28% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 16% | ||
| 3.6 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.6 | 4 | ||
| 5.8 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 5.6 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.2 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 13.1 | 15.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.4 | 10.3 | ||
| 4.5 | 5.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.8 | ||
| 29% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 40% | ||
| 17.5 | 15.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.2 | 13.6 | ||
| 6.1 | 5.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 4.6 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Minnesota United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Chicago Fire | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Puebla | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Guadalajara | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | Monterrey | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | Juarez | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | Pumas UNAM | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Tigres UANL | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Atletico San Luis | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Atlas | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Tijuana | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Toluca | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Santos Laguna | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| 11 | Leon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | América | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | Queretaro | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| 14 | Necaxa | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| 15 | Mazatlan | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| 16 | Pachuca | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 2 |
| 17 | Puebla | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 1 |
| 18 | Cruz Azul | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 0 |
