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

Puebla

#8 · 14 pts

3 – 2

Final score

Santos Laguna

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