Match Report
América went into the game 3rd in the table on 16 points; Puebla sat 8th on 13 — a 3-point gap. Per game in the league, América were scoring 2.14 and conceding 0.86, Puebla 1.25 and 1.25, against a competition average of 1.41 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 34 matches in our database and 3.3 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