ZAPOPAN. Guadalajara conquers Puebla 1-0 after A. Vega scored just 1 goal (81′).

The match was played at the Estadio AKRON stadium in Zapopan on Saturday and it started at 9:05 pm local time. The referee was Daniel Quintero Huittrón who was helped by Michel Ricardo Espinoza Avalos and Jonathan Maximiliano Gómez Olmos. The 4th official was Maximiliano Quintero Hernández. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 19.4 degrees Celsius or 66.94 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 100%.​

Match Statistics​

Guadalajara

1 - 0

Puebla

  • 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
  • 15 Total 7
  • 4 On Target 2
  • 11 Off Target 5
  • 2 Shots blocked 0
  • 108 Attack 79
  • 42 Dangerous attack 37
  • 47 Ball safe 49
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 6
Fouls
  • 11 Total 11
  • 0 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 6 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Guadalajara was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Puebla that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Guadalajara was more aggressive with 42 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Guadalajara won the match​.

Guadalajara shot 15 times, 4 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Puebla shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Guadalajara didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Puebla received 4 yellow cards (L. Maia, F. Mancuello, G. Silva and ).

Match Timeline

8'
20'
45'
Roberto Alvarado- sub ->F. Gonzalez
46'
Carlos Cisneros- sub ->J. Sanchez
46'
60'
60'
Daniel Aguilar- sub ->L. Maia
60'
Ivo Vázquez- sub ->F. Mancuello
67'
Gastón Silva- Yellow
74'
Santiago Ormeño- sub ->A. Zaldivar
Pavel Pérez- sub ->C. Calderon
74'
80'
Alberto Herrera- sub ->J. Cortizo
81'
83'
90'
Alberto Herrera- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Monterrey
40
17
América
34
17
Guadalajara
34
17
Toluca
32
17
Pachuca
31
17
León
30
17
Tigres UANL
25
17
Cruz Azul
24
17
Atlas
21
17
Querétaro
20
17
Puebla
20
17
Atlético San Luis
19
17
Santos Laguna
19
17
Pumas UNAM
18
17
Tijuana
16
17
Juárez
15
17
Necaxa
14
17
Mazatlán
7
17

After this match, Guadalajara will have 22 points to hold in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Puebla will stay with 16 points to go up in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga MX, Guadalajara will play away with Cruz Azul on the 2nd of October with a 11-9 head to head stats in favor of Cruz Azul (16 draws).

Puebla will host América on the 1st of October with a 15-4 head to head statistic in favor of América (13 draws).

Guadalajara – Formation

Guadalajara
G
Miguel Jiménez 23.Mexico
7.1
D
Jesús Sánchez 17.Mexico
7.0
46'
D
Luis Olivas 15.Mexico
7.1
D
G. Sepúlveda 3.Mexico
6.7
D
Jesús Orozco Chiquete 13.Mexico
7.0
M
Cristian Calderón 26.Mexico
6.9
74'
M
Isaac Brizuela 11.Mexico
6.7
83'
M
Fernando González 28.Mexico
6.6
46'
M
Sergio Flores 30.Mexico
6.9
F
Ángel Zaldívar 9.Mexico
6.9
74'
F
Alexis Vega 10.Mexico
7.9
81'
Substitutes
G
J. Rangel 27.Mexico
D
Hiram Mier 21.Mexico
D
Alan Mozo 2.Mexico
D
M. Ponce 16.Mexico
M
Jesús Angulo 19.Mexico
6.2
83'
M
Alan Torres 29.Mexico
M
Carlos Cisneros 24.Mexico
7.6
46'
M
Pavel Pérez 6.Mexico
6.2
74'
F
Roberto Alvarado 25.Mexico
6.5
46'
F
Santiago Ormeño 14.Peru
6.6
74'

Guadalajara started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Ricardo Cadena Martínez decided to play with the following team: Miguel Jimenez (7.1), Jesús Sánchez (7.0), Gilberto Sepúlveda (6.7), Luis Olivas (7.1), Jesús Orozco (7.0), Isaac Brizuela (6.7), Fernando González (6.6), Sergio Flores (6.9), Cristian Calderón (6.9), Angel Zaldívar (6.9) and Alexis Vega (7.9).

The home team had on the bench: Jesús Ricardo Angulo (6.2), Hiram Mier, Roberto Alvarado (6.5), Alan Torres, José Rangel, Santiago Ormeño (6.6), Carlos Cisneros (7.6), Alan Mozo, Pavel Pérez (6.2) and Miguel Ponce.

Substitutions

Guadalajara made 5 changes: F. Gonzalez for R. Alvarado (46′), J. Sanchez for C. Cisneros (46′), A. Zaldivar for S. Ormeno (74′), C. Calderon for P. Perez (74′) and I. Brizuela for J. Angulo (83′).

Best player: Alexis Vega​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Guadalajara was Alexis Vega.

His rating is (7.9) with 1 goal, 25 passes (88% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 5 crosses.

Puebla – Formation

Puebla
G
A. Silva 1.Paraguay
6.7
D
Gastón Silva 21.Uruguay
6.6
67'
D
Lucas Maia 27.Brazil
7.0
60' 20'
D
Emilio Martínez 204.Mexico
6.2
D
Diego de Buen 5.Mexico
8.1
D
Gustavo Ferrareis 2.Brazil
6.4
8'
M
Israel Reyes 12.Mexico
7.4
M
Federico Mancuello 10.Argentina
7.1
60' 45'
M
Jordi Cortizo 22.Mexico
7.3
80'
M
Maximiliano Araújo 20.Uruguay
6.1
60'
F
Martín Barragán 28.Mexico
6.8
Substitutes
G
Jesús Rodríguez 30.Mexico
D
Ivo Vázquez 26.Mexico
6.2
60'
M
Daniel Aguilar 23.Mexico
6.6
60'
M
Omar Fernández 25.Colombia
6.4
60'
M
Alberto Herrera 16.Mexico
6.6
80' 90'
M
Iván Moreno 8.Mexico
6.7
8'
M
Pablo González 6.Mexico
F
Guillermo Martínez 15.Mexico
F
Jozy Altidore 19.USA

Puebla started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).

Nicolás Ricardo Larcamón played with: Antony Silva (6.7), Gustavo Ferrareis (6.4), Emilio Martínez (6.2), Diego de Buen (8.1), Lucas Maia (7.0), Gastón Silva (6.6), Jordi Cortizo (7.3), Israel Reyes (7.4), Federico Mancuello (7.1), Maximiliano Araújo (6.1) and Martín Barragán (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Daniel Aguilar (6.6), Omar Fernández (6.4), Guillermo Martínez, Ivo Vázquez (6.2), Alberto Herrera (6.6), Iván Moreno (6.7), Jesús Rodríguez, Pablo González, Jozy Altidore and Pedro Budib.

Puebla could not rely on the presence of I. Moreno (injured).

Substitutions

Puebla made 5 changes: G. Ferrareis for I. Moreno (8′), M. Araujo for O. Fernandez (60′), L. Maia for D. Aguilar (60′), F. Mancuello for I. Vazquez (60′) and J. Cortizo for A. Herrera (80′).

Best player: Diego de Buen​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Puebla was Diego de Buen.

His rating is (8.1) with 58 passes (79% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Liga MX.​