Week 6 brings us a match on Feb 11th where Puebla will host Mazatlán at Estadio Cuauhtémoc in a clash of these two closely matched Liga MX teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 15th placed Puebla, recorded a 0-2 loss against Atlético San Luis. Javier Guemez struck first for Atlético San Luis in the 54th minute, then Emanuel Gularte Mendez added another on an own goal in the 4th minute of the second half’s stoppage time In the end, Puebla couldn’t muster any offence and Atlético San Luis ran away with the shutout win. Puebla is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 18th placed Mazatlán, recorded a 2-3 loss against Juárez. Garcia Bojorquez scored the first goal for Juárez in the 14th minute, then Aké Loba tied it up for Mazatlán in the 3rd minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a feed from Édgar Bárcenas , but luckily for Juárez it didn’t end there. They were able to keep scoring to earn themselves the victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
Puebla and Mazatlán last played eachother at the None on the 2nd of July. Puebla took the match by a score of 4 to 2. Israel Reyes struck first for Puebla in the 5th minute on a feed from Gastón Silva, then Fernando Aristeguieta added another in the 14th minute.
Mazatlán hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Nicolás Benedetti and Ariel Nahuelpán, and they each have 1 goal. Puebla’s top weapon lately has been Federico Mancuello, who has 2 goals in the last 5 matches.