Atlas vs Puebla Prediction & Betting Tips

Recent form: both teams treading water

Atlas's last 20 matches across all competitions show just 5 wins against 4 draws and 11 losses, with 22 scored and 33 conceded. That's a leaky record over a decent sample size, even if it mixes league games with Leagues Cup and friendly fixtures.

Atlas: 20 completed matches; Puebla: 20 completed matches.

Atlas

20 matches

Win

30% 6 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

50% 10 / 20

Scored

23

Conceded

32

Difference

-9

Puebla

20 matches

Win

30% 6 / 20

Draw

15% 3 / 20

Loss

55% 11 / 20

Scored

26

Conceded

40

Difference

-14

Puebla's equivalent run looks much the same shape. Six wins, three draws and 11 losses from 20, with 26 scored but 40 conceded. Neither side looks settled defensively right now.

Both teams have been leaking goals more often than not in their recent matches.

Comparative Team Statistics: Atlas vs Puebla

Head-to-head: honours shared

Across the last 20 recorded meetings, Puebla have won nine, Atlas eight, with three draws. It's about as even a split as you'll find between two rivals.

The most recent competitive league clash, back in January, went 1-0 to Atlas at home, but results between these two have swung both ways fairly regularly.

History doesn't hand a clear edge to either side here.

League table: barely anything between them

In the current Liga MX season, Puebla sit eighth with 14 points from nine games, one place and one point ahead of Atlas in ninth on the same points total.

Both clubs have identical records of four wins, two draws and three losses. Puebla's goal difference is level at 11-11, while Atlas have conceded a bit more, sitting at 13-15.

The table backs up the idea that this is a genuinely close contest on paper.

Team news: goals spread thin

Atlas's Luís Esteves leads their scoring with three goals in nine appearances, and Duk has chipped in two assists in eight games as their main creative outlet.

Atlas:

Best scorers:

Luís Esteves - 4

Best assist providers:

Duk - 2

Penalty cards:

M. Capasso x 1 x 4

M. Valenzuela x 1 x 1

J. Purata x 1 x 1

Puebla:

Penalty cards:

I. Moreno x 1

Puebla's E. Mustre has matched that tally with three goals in just six matches, a solid return, though neither side has a standout goal threat pulling away from the pack. Discipline is worth a mention too, with M. Capasso, M. Valenzuela and I. Moreno all having picked up a red card this season.