On Sat Sep 17th, in week 15, Puebla will host Tigres UANL in a meeting of these two mismatched Liga MX teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 11th placed Puebla is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Chivas. Ernesto Alexis Vega Rojas struck first for Chivas in the 81st minute on a feed from Sergio Flores Reyes, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Puebla was frustrated by Chivas’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Chivas ended the match with the shutout victory. Puebla looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches, while tigres UANL is fresh off their 0-1 loss against León. Samir scored the first goal for León on an own goal in the 25th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Tigres UANL couldn’t muster any offence and León ran away with the shutout win. Tigres UANL is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Puebla won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Tigres UANL’s most prolific scorer has been Andre-Pierre Gignac. He has netted three goals over the last five matches. Puebla’s most prolific scorer has been Martín Barragán. The attacker has netted 3 goals over the last five matches.