Puebla (home)
- Puebla and Necaxa meet on Saturday with both clubs languishing in the lower half of the Clausura 2026 table.
- Puebla have had mixed form in the Clausura, picking up sporadic wins along with several draws and narrow defeats.
- They look to be struggling for a reliable goal scorer while not entirely convincing in defense.
- Manager Pablo Guede plays an intense pressing style and has some players who can execute that, but his team haven’t managed to follow through with high-intensity games regularly enough.
Necaxa (away)
- Necaxa are in worse form coming into this fixture, but they do boast Diber Cambindo, who remains their main scoring threat.
- Manager Fernando Gago’s reputation for a more disciplined approach to structured soccer has been hampered by squad changes and inconsistent results.
Head-to-Head
Necaxa have won the last three meetings between these sides, including a 4-1 thrashing in July 2024.
Key Players
- Puebla look to be struggling for a reliable goal scorer while not entirely convincing in defense.
- Diber Cambindo remains Necaxa’s main scoring threat.
Betting Insights
- The bookmakers make this a close game with both teams under pressure, although Puebla are the slight favorites at 2.12, with Necaxa 3.19 and the draw 3.46.
- 1.9 on under 2.5 goals and 2.08 on BTTS - No look like value because this should be a mild, clear day in Puebla for a chess match under the lights.
Prediction
Recent H2Hs at Estadio Cuauhtémoc have been low-scoring, intense games and the betting odds on these two clubs are so tight that we are taking a low-scoring draw or Puebla win as our main selection.
