Match Report
América went into the game 1st in the table on 16 points; Puebla sat 9th on 10 — a 6-point gap. Per game in the league, América were scoring 2 and conceding 0.33, Puebla 1.5 and 1.5, against a competition average of 1.4 goals per team per game.
América came in having won three on the spin.
The head-to-head ledger counts 9 games: 7 América wins, 1 for Puebla, 1 draw, at 2.78 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 33% of the wins in this matchup.
The referee was S. Pérez Villalobos, with 30 matches in our database and 3.1 yellows per game on average. Mexico City Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 87,523. América led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
América: Ícaro (24'), Brian Rodríguez (77')
Key stats
Possession: América 53% · Puebla 47% · Total shots: 20-23 · On target: 6-6 · Corners: 3-8