On Sunday Jan 22nd, América hosts Puebla in a meeting of these two Liga MX teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, which is great football weather. América sits at 12th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-2 draw against Toluca. Carlos González struck first for Toluca in the 8th minute, then in the 16th minute, Martin Mex sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Brian Rodríguez . América should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches, while puebla sits at 10th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Querétaro. Federico Mancuello scored the first goal for Puebla in the 23rd minute, then Guillermo Martinez Ayala added another in the 64th minute on a feed from Daniel Alvarez In the end, Querétaro was frustrated by Puebla’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Puebla ended the match with the shutout victory. Puebla is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
On Sat Oct 1st, Puebla hosted América in their last match together. América was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Roger Martínez struck first for América in the 13th minute on a feed from Miguel Layún, then Álvaro Fidalgo added another in the 90th minute.
Martín Barragán has been the most effective weapon for Puebla lately. The attacker has netted two goals in his last five matches. For América, their top scorers are Martin Mex and Brian Rodríguez, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches.