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Club Necaxa and Puebla go head-to-head at the Estadio Victoria in round two of the new Mexican Liga MX campaign on Saturday. Jose Manuel De la Torre’s men have lost each of their eight away games in 2024 and will head into the weekend looking to end this dire run.
Club Necaxa failed to kick off the new Liga MX campaign on a high as they fell to a 1-0 loss at the hands of Tigres last Sunday.
In a cagey affair at the Estadio Universitario, André-Pierre Gignac converted his 19th-minute penalty to hand the home side a dream start to the campaign.
Necaxa will be looking to improve on their 2023 campaign as they finished rock-bottom in the Apertura standings, before losing to Pachuca in the Clausura Play-In in May.
Puebla, on the other hand, picked up a 1-0 victory over Santos Laguna in their league curtain-raiser last Friday. Lucas Cavallini grabbed the headlines at the Estadio Cuauhtémoc as he netted the only goal of the game in the 96th minute to hand the hosts a dramatic victory.
De la Torre will be impressed with his side's start to the new campaign, having lost 11 and picked up one point in the final 13 games last season - a run which saw them finish rock-bottom in the Clausura table.
Club Necaxa vs Puebla Head-To-Head and Key Numbers
- With 12 wins from the last 31 meetings between the sides, Club Necaxa hold a slight upper hand in the history of this fixture.
- Puebla have picked up two fewer wins in that time, while the spoils have been shared on nine occasions.
- Club Necaxa have lost four of their last five matches across all competitions, with a penalty-shootout victory over Querétaro on May 3 being the exception.
- Puebla have lost their eight away matches since the turn of the year, conceding 24 goals and scoring seven.
Club Necaxa vs Puebla Prediction
While Puebla have been woeful away from home this year, they are unbeaten in their last four visits to the Estadio Victoria and will look to stun Necaxa once again. However, we predict Necaxa will do just enough to force a share of the spoils.
Prediction: Club Necaxa 1-1 Puebla
Club Necaxa vs Puebla Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Draw
Tip 2: Both sides to score - Yes (Both sides have scored in four of their last five matches)
Tip 3: Over 4.5 cards - No (There have also been fewer than five bookings in five of the last seven clashes between the teams)
