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Liga MX08/01/2026, 01:00 AM

Puebla – Guadalajara1 : 1

Why the model thinks so

Puebla
1.00
Total xG
2.21
Guadalajara
1.21
Expected goals from our model, before kickoff

How the model gets there: each factor adds goals to or takes goals from one team's expected goals.

FactorPueblaGuadalajara
Defensive strength (2.2 conceded vs 1.3 league avg)+0.91
Attack weakness (0.79x league average)−0.51
3 of last 5 matches with 0-1 goals (1.2 goals/match)−0.20
Declining form (1.2 vs 1.9 season average)−0.20
Standings disadvantage (pos 18 vs 6, 12 places gap)−0.14
5 of last 5 matches with 0-1 goals (0.8 goals/match)−0.10
Declining form (0.8 vs 1.1 season average)−0.10
Standings advantage (pos 6 vs 18, 12 places gap)+0.07
Efraín Álvarez on the bench (3 goals, 8 assists)
Santiago Sandoval not in squad (6 goals, 1 assists)
Ángel Sepúlveda on the bench (4 goals, 1 assists)
Omar Nicolás Govea García on the bench (2 goals, 1 assists)
Diego Campillo on the bench (1 goals, 2 assists)
Weak away record (1.4 vs 1.9 goals/match)

Key factors

  • Tactical advantage: Guadalajara averaged 60% possession and 5.8 shots on target in recent matches compared to Puebla's 2.8
  • Form and xG trend: Puebla's attacking output is stalling with a recent xG of 0.73 compared to their season average of 1.03
  • Historical dominance: Guadalajara won three of the last four meetings, including a massive 5-0 win in the last encounter

Risks

  • Away defensive struggles: Guadalajara concede an average of 1.88 goals per away match
  • Squad depth: The visitors are missing key offensive players not in the squad, such as Efraín Álvarez, Santiago Sandoval, and Ángel Sepúlveda

All probabilities

Result
Puebla29%
Draw32%
Guadalajara39%
Double chance
Puebla or draw61%
Guadalajara or draw71%
No draw68%
Goals
Over 1.566%
Under 1.534%
Over 2.538%
Under 2.562%
Over 3.518%
Under 3.582%
Both teams score
Yes46%
No54%

Most likely scores

1:1
15%
0:0
13%
0:1
12%
1:0
9%
0:2
8%

The Lab

Patterns our system found in the data.

  1. Guadalajara with José Castillo Pérez: 1.4 goals/game. Without: 0 goals/game (5 of 8 games)
  2. Guadalajara: first goal in 4 of 6 games (67%)
  3. Puebla: 5 of 8 games without conceding in H1, but only 1 over 90 minutes
  4. Puebla: 3 consecutive games with 3+ goals (last 8 games)
  5. Puebla: 68% of xG value comes in the first half (last 7 games with xG data)

Lineups

Puebla 4-4-2 · Guadalajara 3-4-2-1

Puebla
  • 28 R. Gutiérrez Hernández
  • 12 I. Moreno
  • 5 F. Almada
  • 4 J. Vargas Campos
  • 7 F. Monarrez Ochoa
  • 24 A. Organista Orozco
  • 21 S. Sanabria Ortega
  • 26 K. Velasco Bonilla
  • 22 C. Baltazar Agraz
  • 11 E. Gómez Dutra
  • 29 E. Mustre Torres
Guadalajara
  • 1 J. Rangel Aguilar
  • 23 D. Aguirre
  • 7 L. Romo Barrón
  • 2 J. Castillo Pérez
  • 28 F. González Pineda
  • 37 R. Ledezma
  • 11 B. Gutierrez
  • 33 J. Carrillo Rodríguez
  • 5 B. González
  • 25 R. Alvarado Hernández
  • 34 A. González Alba
Substitutes
  • 10 M. Tomás Borges
  • 3 A. Herrera Rodríguez
  • 16 A. Ramírez Jiménez
  • 33 J. Rodríguez Trujillo
  • 15 O. Villa Domínguez
  • 8 O. Moreno Villegas
  • 2 ?. Leyva
  • 27 B. Garnica Cortéz
  • 9 L. Hernández Quintero
  • 34 L. Azevedo da Silva
  • 10 E. Álvarez
  • 3 D. Campillo del Campo
  • 9 Á. Sepúlveda Sánchez
  • 19 K. Castañeda Vargas
  • 16 L. Rey Mejía
  • 17 R. Marín Sánchez
  • 6 O. Govea García
  • 13 Ó. Whalley Guardado
  • 24 M. Gómez Ortiz
  • 18 J. Perez

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