- Head-to-head: Pumas UNAM have won four of the last five meetings between the clubs (D1, L0). Puebla have won none of their last five matches (D3, L2) and failed to beat Pumas in their last two home matchups (D1, L1). Pumas UNAM have averaged 1.43 goals scored and 1.57 goals conceded away from home in Liga MX 2026/2027.
Pumas the pick to prevail in Puebla
Match odds & prediction
Pumas UNAM are the favorites for Saturday's Liga MX 2026-2027 matchup against Puebla at 2.42, but we think the value might be on the draw at 3.5 rather than the visitors for the 90-minute matchup. This looks like a very similar game to their 3-2 Pumas away win, but our selection of the visitors is based upon their superior recent head-to-head record against Puebla, who they have failed to lose to in their last four attempts.
Managers and tactics
Pumas boss Esteban Solari, who took the helm on 1 July 2026, has a team that plays on the ball and gets his wide runners and strikers to interchange, but Puebla manager Gerardo Espinoza, also appointed on 1 July 2026, has his team set up in a more solid 4-2-3-1 shape that will look to win the ball in the midfield and counterattack.
Hosts have been hit for three at home by Pumas in the past year
Puebla are on a run of five without a win, having drawn 0-0 away at Tijuana and then been beaten 1-4 at home by Monterrey. Their form is 0 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats from the last five and they sit 13th in Liga MX 2026/2027 with 16 points from 13 games.
Pumas are in 12th with 17 points from 14 matches, but the recent dominance of the capital club in this game indicates they will have too much for the hosts in this encounter.
La Franja have not been at their best at Estadio Cuauhtémoc, where they have won just once in 2026/2027 (W1, D3, L2). Pumas UNAM are also patchy away from home, having won three of seven in all competitions, but they should be able to nick this one.
Pumas UNAM have scored 10 goals on their travels, so we predict an open game that should suit the superior quality of the visiting team.
Juni is Pumas’ most dangerous player
Both teams to score is live at 1.62, but we like under 2.5 goals at 2.0 better if Puebla can keep it tight.
Pumas are the only team with a head-to-head edge, but their recent form isn't perfect so it could be close. Back Pumas to edge it in 90 minutes.
- Eduardo Mustre is La Franja's top scorer with three goals in six Liga MX 2026/2027 games, but Pumas have a player in Juninho, who has five goals in ten appearances in the competition and is the creator of four of their last eight.
