CF Pachuca vs Puebla: result, lineups & analysis — Liga MX

Liga MXFinished
CF Pachuca
CF Pachuca
2–3
Puebla
Puebla

Tuesday, 18 August 2026 at 03:06 UTC

🏟 Estadio Miguel Hidalgo · Pachuca de Soto

🎯 Final analysis grade

4/10

✓ Got right: The analysis correctly backed over 2.5 goals, although it treated the market as only moderate support. It also recognised that Pachuca had greater shot volume and could expose the flanks by pushing its full-backs forward, a dynamic consistent with Puebla's 2.27 xG from transitions.

✗ Missed: The home-team favoritism was overstated, while Puebla's low average xG understated its actual threat in this match: the visitors produced 2.27 xG, virtually equal to Pachuca's 2.25, and won through greater efficiency. The analysis also did not give enough weight to the risk that Pachuca's volume would lead to wastefulness, as it recorded 22 shots but only four on target.

Post-match self-grade of our pre-match analysis (1-10). Feeds the system’s learning loop.

📊 Market expectation (1X2)

Market heat 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
CF Pachuca1.54 · 61%
X4.20 · 22%
Puebla5.40 · 17%
Over/Under 2.5 goals
Over 2.557%
Under 2.543%
Both teams to score
Yes54%
No46%

Odds movement ±8pts

De-vigged implied probability · for analysis only, not betting advice.

📐 Statistical score reference

CF Pachuca
1.5 - 1.4
Puebla
Projected total: 2.9Over 2.5: 55%
ModelMarket
40%
61%CF Pachuca
25%
22%X
35%
17%Puebla

Poisson reference based only on season goal averages. It is not the full-analysis prediction or betting advice.

🎓 Coaches / Formations

CF Pachuca· 15º · 5Pts
4-2-3-186% usage
👔 J. Lozano · Mexico
In charge since 2025 · 47
Experience: 9y · 5 clubs
Ex-clubs: Mexico, Mexico U23, Necaxa
W-D-L: 2-2-3
Puebla· 8º · 10Pts
4-2-3-167% usage
👔 P. Guede · Argentina
In charge since 2024 · 51
Experience: 13y · 11 clubs
Ex-clubs: Argentinos Juniors, Malaga, Necaxa
W-D-L: 3-1-2

🔬 Advanced data (averages)

CF Pachuca
6 / 6 games
Puebla
1.26
xG
1.16
4.7
Corners
4.7
1.14
Points/game
2
29%
Clean sheets
20%
45%
Possession
39%
14.5
Shots
13.5

Per-game averages in this competition · FootyStats / API-Football

📈 Recent form

CF PachucaWWDDLL
  • 2026-09-12 · (A) 3–0 vs Atlante FC
  • 2026-09-05 · (A) 2–0 vs FC Juarez
  • 2026-08-29 · (H) 1–1 vs Guadalajara Chivas
  • 2026-08-23 · (A) 1–1 vs Atletico San Luis
  • 2026-08-18 · (H) 2–3 vs Puebla
PueblaWLWWDL
  • 2026-09-12 · (A) 1–0 vs Necaxa
  • 2026-08-30 · (A) 0–2 vs Club America
  • 2026-08-23 · (H) 3–2 vs Santos Laguna
  • 2026-08-18 · (A) 3–2 vs CF Pachuca
  • 2026-08-01 · (H) 1–1 vs Guadalajara Chivas

🆚 Head-to-head

🧑‍⚖️ Referee

A. Barba

5
Goals/game
100%
BTTS

Referee averages in this competition · 1 games · PK Sport

✅ Confirmed lineups · CF Pachuca [4-2-3-1]

API-Football · 18 Aug 2026, 02:44 UTC

  1. 25Carlos Moreno
  2. 14Carlos Sánchez
  3. 4Eduardo Bauermann
  4. 2Sergio Barreto
  5. 6Mauricio Isais
  6. 30Sergio Rodríguez
  7. 10Elías Montiel
  8. 29Kenedy
  9. 26Alan Bautista
  10. 11Oussama Idrissi
  11. 23Salomón Rondón

✅ Confirmed lineups · Puebla [4-2-3-1]

API-Football · 18 Aug 2026, 02:44 UTC

  1. 28Daniel Gutierrez
  2. 12Iker Moreno
  3. 5Facundo Almada
  4. 4Juan Pablo Vargas
  5. 7Fernando Monarrez
  6. 24Alejandro Organista
  7. 21Sergio Sanabria
  8. 26Kevin Velasco
  9. 27Brayan Garnica
  10. 11Emiliano Gómez
  11. 29Eduardo Mustre

⚡ Key intel: favorable & unfavorable factors

CF Pachuca

Puebla

AI-curated from all collected news: only facts likely to affect the result.

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Analysis based on public data and market signals. For analysis only — not betting advice.

Data: Sportmonks / API-Football · pksport.net

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