Puebla vs Santos Laguna

Puebla made home advantage count at the Cuauhtemoc, edging Santos Laguna 3-2 in a game that swung one way then the other. Santos actually had the better of the ball, holding it for long spells and matching Puebla with seven corners to six, but it was the home side who did the damage where it mattered. Puebla peppered the goal with 16 shots to Santos' six, and seven of those found the target compared to just two for the visitors. The scores were level at the break, 1-1, before Puebla found another gear after half-time to see the game out. Eduardo Mustre was the difference-maker, picking up the man of the match award with a rating of 8.7 and looking a constant threat all afternoon. Santos will feel they had enough of the game to take something from it given how much they dominated territorially, but they couldn't turn that control into clear-cut chances often enough. For Puebla, it's the kind of scrappy, high-volume win that won't be pretty on the highlight reel but counts for three points all the same.

Puebla 3-2 Santos Laguna was the final score at Estadio Cuauhtémoc, in a game where Puebla did enough across the ninety minutes to deserve the three points. Puebla also had the better share of the ball, holding 38% possession, which usually goes hand in hand with the extra control a winning side tends to show. The shot count told a similar story, with 16 attempts from Puebla against 6 from Santos Laguna over the course of the game. It was not always comfortable for Puebla, and Santos Laguna pushed for a way back into the game, but the result stood. Games like this can carry real weight later in the season, so this is a scoreline worth remembering. Below is a closer look at how the match broke down, statistically.