Liga MX · Apertura - 5 August 23, 2026 03:00 Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla

Puebla

#13 · 19 pts

3 – 2

Final score

Santos Laguna

#6 · 25 pts

E. Mustre (ast. C. Baltazar) 9'

E. Mustre (ast. J. Vargas) 54'

C. Baltazar (ast. B. Garnica) 62'

(og) 4' F. Almada

51' (ast. F. Villalba) E. Bullaude

The ForzaPitch pre-match prediction gave Puebla a 38% win probability (draw 30%, Santos Laguna 30%). The final result was Puebla 3–2 Santos Laguna. In 2 previous meetings, Puebla have won 1 times, with 0 draws and 1 wins for Santos Laguna.

Match statistics

7

Shots on target

2

1.02

Actual xG

0.32

38%

Possession

62%

6

Corners

7

Match Events

4'

(og) F. Almada⚽

⚽E. Mustre · ast. C. Baltazar

9'

46'

R. Sordo / D. Gonzalez ↕

51'

ast. F. Villalba · E. Bullaude⚽

⚽E. Mustre · ast. J. Vargas

54'

⚽C. Baltazar · ast. B. Garnica

62'

67'

K. Palacios / E. Aguirre ↕

67'

K. Picon / E. Echeverria ↕

↕ C. Baltazar / O. Villa

74'

80'

J. Mancha / A. Lopez ↕

↕ B. Garnica / Lucas Camilo

80'

↕ A. Organista / S. Sanabria

89'

↕ F. Monarrez / J. R. Pachuca Martinez

89'

↕ E. Mustre / L. Hernandez

89'

90'+1

K. Picon

Pre-match prediction

38.56%

Puebla ←

30.58%

X

30.86%

Santos

we assigned to the actual result (Puebla) 38.56% (low confidence)

Expected vs actual xG

Exp.

Actual

Δ

Puebla

1.65

1.02

-0.63

Santos

1.22

0.32

-0.9

Puebla dominated by xG (1.02 vs 0.32). The final result reflects the playing dominance. The model's xG estimates diverged from reality.

League Table

#	Team	G	Pts
1	Cruz Azul	16	32
2	Club America	16	30
3	Guadalajara Chivas	16	30
4	Toluca	16	27
5	Atlas	16	27
6	Santos Laguna	16	25
7	Leon	16	23
8	CF Pachuca	16	22
9	Club Tijuana	16	22
10	Monterrey	15	21
11	U.N.A.M. - Pumas	16	21
12	Club Queretaro	15	20
13	Puebla	16	19
14	Atletico San Luis	16	19
15	Tigres UANL	16	15
16	Atlante FC	16	14
17	Necaxa	16	13
18	FC Juarez	16	11