- Head-to-head: Cruz Azul have won four of the last five head-to-head meetings in Liga MX 2025/2026 (Drawn 1).
- Form: Cruz Azul have been flying in all competitions, undefeated in ten with five wins and five draws.
- Home stats: Cruz Azul have scored nine goals in their last five home games.
Cruz Azul are superior to Puebla
Market view
The champions are clear favorites at 1.34, with Puebla as big long shots at 8.3 and the draw at 4.8 so the market makes little sense to us for Wednesday's Liga MX clash at Mexico City Stadium. But we believe the value for this matchup is on the home side, who should win at a solid pace and with both teams on the scoreboard if Puebla can nick a breakaway opportunity.
Form
Cruz Azul come into this game in much better form than Puebla, winning four and drawing one of their last five, including a pair of back-to-back 1-2 away wins over Chivas and Pumas. They are a tough team to beat and always have been in this fixture, winning four of the previous five head-to-heads and drawing the other.
Tactics
Joel Huiqui's side play a controlled, possession-based style of football with their wing-backs stretching the field and a compact press when the trigger is pulled. They are hard to break down.
Puebla are in a poor state
Recent results
Puebla, on the other hand, are on a poor streak, having lost four of their last five games in all competitions and four in a row overall. They lost 2-1 at Monterrey, prior to a 1-2 home defeat to Querétaro last weekend.
Style and outlook
The visitors have only won two of their last ten and six of those games have ended in defeat, so it is not hard to predict a Cruz Azul win here. But Puebla have been trying to increase the tempo of their games by pressing higher and running with the ball in straight lines, so it will be interesting to see how the contrast in styles works out.
Backing the champions to win with both teams scoring looks the sharp alternative to take here, particularly as Christian Ebere has been the main spark for the hosts, netting three of their nine goals in the last five.
- Cruz Azul are unbeaten in five home games with two wins and three draws, scoring nine goals in total.
- Puebla have only won once away from home in all competitions, averaging 0.8 goals per game on the road, conceding 2.20 per-game and losing three of their away fixtures.
