Match Report
8 points for Pachuca (11th), 10 for Puebla (9th): a 2-point gap. Scoring rates set the scale: Pachuca 1.43 scored and 1.14 conceded per game, Puebla 1.5 and 1.5, with the league averaging 1.4.
The sides have met 12 times in the GioScore results database: 9 wins for Pachuca, 3 draws and 0 for Puebla, at 3.92 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 42% of the wins in this fixture. Goals tend to flow: 75% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 83%.
Estadio Hidalgo, capacity 30,000, hosted the game. A. Ballesteros Barba officiated: 26 games logged, averaging 2.5 yellow cards each. On the scoreboard, Puebla led 2-1 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-3.
Goal scorers
Pachuca: Salomón Rondón (42'), Salomón Rondón (63') · Puebla: Emiliano Gómez (16'), Kevin Velasco (33'), Facundo Almada (90')
Key stats
Possession: Pachuca 56% · Puebla 44% · Total shots: 23-12 · On target: 4-5 · Corners: 5-3