Puebla vs U.N.A.M. - Pumas Prediction

Goals at both ends, wins hard to find

Puebla's last 20 matches across all competitions read six wins, two draws and twelve defeats, with 40 goals conceded in that stretch. That sample mixes Liga MX with Leagues Cup and friendly games, so it's broader than a pure league form guide, but the pattern of leaking goals is consistent.

Puebla: 20 completed matches; U.N.A.M. - Pumas: 20 completed matches.

Puebla

20 matches

Win

30% 6 / 20

Draw

15% 3 / 20

Loss

55% 11 / 20

Scored

26

Conceded

40

Difference

-14

U.N.A.M. - Pumas

20 matches

Win

25% 5 / 20

Draw

30% 6 / 20

Loss

45% 9 / 20

Scored

23

Conceded

29

Difference

-6

Pumas' equivalent run is five wins, six draws and nine losses, with 29 conceded. They've drawn more and lost fewer, which points to a side that's avoided defeat more often even without winning much outright.

Neither team's recent sample screams control, so goals look more likely than a tight, cagey affair.

Comparative Team Statistics: Puebla vs U.N.A.M. - Pumas

A long history without a clear pattern

These two have met regularly going back to 2016, and the results are scattered across wins for both sides, several draws, and the odd high-scoring game. There's no run of dominance either way in the matches on record.

The most recent meeting, back in February 2026, went 2-3 to Pumas on Puebla's own ground. Before that it swings back and forth, so the head-to-head record doesn't give much of a steer for this one.

History here is interesting background, not a guide to who wins this time.

Where they sit right now

In the current Liga MX table, Puebla are eighth with 14 points from nine games, while Pumas sit twelfth with 12 points from the same number of matches. Puebla have four wins, two draws and three losses; Pumas have three wins, three draws and three losses.

The gap is two points and a handful of places, which isn't nothing, but it's not a gulf either. Both sides have won, drawn and lost in fairly similar proportions this season.

Names worth knowing

Pumas' Juninho has been their main source of goals, with four in nine matches this season, and R. Morales has chipped in three assists, so their attacking threat looks fairly concentrated in those two.

Puebla:

Penalty cards:

I. Moreno x 1

U.N.A.M. - Pumas:

Best scorers:

Juninho - 4

Best assist providers:

R. Morales - 3

Penalty cards:

A. Carrasquilla x 1 x 1

P. Vite x 3

On the disciplinary side, Pumas' A. Carrasquilla has already picked up a red card in seven appearances, and Puebla's I. Moreno has done the same in nine. That's not proof either misses this game, but it's a reminder that both squads have had their disciplinary moments this season.