On Wednesday Aug 17th, in week 9, Puebla will host Necaxa in a clash of these two evenly matched Liga MX teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, a perfect day for football. Puebla sits at 6th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-3 draw against Tijuana. Lopez Rodriguez struck first for Tijuana in the 36th minute, but Gustavo Ferrareis got the equalizer for Puebla in the 38th minute . Puebla is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while necaxa sits at 5th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Monterrey. Bryan Garnica struck first for Necaxa in the 37th minute, then Rodrigo Aguirre tied it up for Monterrey in the 56th minute on a feed from Maximiliano Eduardo Meza But luckily in the 77th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Arturo Alfonso Gonzalez Gonzalez. Necaxa is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
For Necaxa, their top scorers are Facundo Batista and Bryan Garnica, each having 2 goals in their last five matches. Martín Barragán and Jordi Cortizo are the top scorers for Puebla in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.