Liga MX Clausura - 14

Puebla 0 - 1 FT Leon

Estadio Cuauhtemoc

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Futmetrix Verdict
37
FT
Sat, Apr 11
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Puebla
0-1
Leon
⚡ Intensity 37
⚖️ Balance 20
🏆 Stakes 0
🎲 Upset 20
Late strike rescues away side.

Leon Strike Late to Steal the Points in Frustrating Clash

Skip It Futmetrix Score: 37/100. A gritty tactical battle decided by a solitary moment of composure amidst a chaotic sea of wasted chances and late ill-discipline.

A War of Attrition in the Final Third

The turf at Estadio Cuauhtemoc witnessed a grueling encounter where sheer physical Intensity completely overshadowed attacking finesse. From the early exchanges, Puebla sought to pin their opponents back, throwing bodies forward in a bid to dominate the pitch. A staggering 30 shots were attempted across the ninety minutes, turning the penalty areas into a constant firing squad. However, the final product was severely lacking, with only four efforts actually troubling the goalkeepers. The set-piece pressure was relentless, resulting in a total of 15 corners, yet neither side could convert this heavy territorial pressure into a tangible advantage. The opening phase became a masterclass in frustration for the home supporters, as resilient defensive blocks and consistently wayward finishing kept the deadlock firmly intact despite the frenetic pace of the game.

A Lone Spark in the Dark

As the second half progressed, the delicate Balance of the match began to shift toward the visitors. Managing to edge possession with 54 percent of the ball, the away side utilised their passing networks to drain the remaining energy from the home crowd. The pivotal breakthrough finally arrived in the 72nd minute. Amidst the scrappy midfield battles, I. Diaz found a sliver of space and delivered the lethal blow, breaking the stalemate with a clinical finish. This solitary strike completely changed the complexion of the fixture. Carrying a notable Upset Factor given the pre-match probabilities, the goal silenced the stadium and forced the hosts into a desperate, unstructured chase for an equaliser that left massive gaps in their rear guard.

Discipline Evaporates Late On

Facing a deficit and watching the clock tick down, the home side allowed desperation to creep into their tackles. The Stakes were incredibly high for a squad languishing in fifteenth place, but rather than finding a heroic equaliser, they found only punishment. In the 84th minute, J. R. Pachuca Martinez was shown a straight red card for a reckless challenge, completely extinguishing any lingering hopes of a comeback. Reduced to ten men, the hosts effectively surrendered the midfield battles. This hard-fought defensive effort allows Leon to climb up to eleventh in the table, repairing their previously poor league form, while leaving their opponents staring down a worrying stretch of results near the bottom.

Key Questions

How did the red card for J. R. Pachuca Martinez impact the match?

The 84th-minute dismissal completely killed the home side's momentum, leaving them a man down and cementing the visitors' narrow one-goal victory.

What is the Futmetrix Score?

The Futmetrix Score is our 0-100 verdict on how entertaining a match is. We look at intensity, balance, stakes, and star quality to tell you if it's worth your time.

Match Statistics

Possession
46%
54%
Puebla 46%
Leon 54%
Shots
16
14
Puebla 16
Leon 14
Shots on Target
1
3
Puebla 1
Leon 3
Expected Goals (xG)
0.60
1.31
Puebla 0.60
Leon 1.31
Passes
373
438
Puebla 373
Leon 438
Pass Accuracy
83%
86%
Puebla 83%
Leon 86%
Corners
7
8
Puebla 7
Leon 8
Fouls
16
15
Puebla 16
Leon 15
Yellow Cards
3
1
Puebla 3
Leon 1
Red Cards
1
0
Puebla 1
Leon 0

Match Events

S. Barreiro 🟨 21'
27' 🟨 A. Ramirez
HT
S. Barreiro P. Bellon 🔄 46'
F. Beltran Cruz D. Arcila 🔄 60'
J. P. Dominguez Chonteco E. Rodriguez 🔄 60'
63' 🔄 E. Gomez E. Lozano
68' 🔄 A. Ramirez L. Rey
70' 🔄 K. Velasco O. Gonzalez
I. Diaz 72'
I. Moreno B. Colula 🔄 77'
78' 🔄 I. Moreno B. Garnica
78' 🔄 A. Organista A. Araos
D. Cambindo R. Funes Mori 🔄 90'+1
FT

Player Cards

Our take on every player in this match

Puebla

Goalkeepers
Ricardo Gutierrez
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
99
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Defenders
Jose Pachuca
FRIENDLY FIRE
FRIENDLY FIRE
Red Card
Mistake
Red Card
Mistake
0
Fouls
6.5
Rating
Juan Pablo Vargas
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
1
Shots
1
Shots
0
Goals
0
On Target
Eduardo Navarro
WALL
WALL
0
Dribbled Past
0
Dribbled Past
4
Tackles
82%
Duel Win %
Midfielders
Iker Moreno
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
12
Late Mins
12
Late Mins
78
Total Mins
78
Entry
Alonso Ramirez
ENFORCER
ENFORCER
4
Tackles
4
Tackles
6
Duels Won
75%
Win %
Alejandro Organista
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
12
Late Mins
12
Late Mins
79
Total Mins
78
Entry
Fernando Monarrez
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
7
Key Passes
7
Key Passes
0
Assists
33%
Pass Acc
Forwards
Kevin Velasco
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
70
Total Mins
70
Entry
Emiliano Gómez
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
64
Total Mins
63
Entry
Alexis Canelo
PROVOCATEUR
PROVOCATEUR
4
Fouls Won
4
Fouls Won
7
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
BENCH
Jesús Rodríguez
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Luis Gabriel Rey
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
2
Key Passes
2
Key Passes
0
Assists
11%
Pass Acc
Alvaro Burgos
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Owen González
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
29
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Bryan Garnica
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
21
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Ángelo Araos
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
20
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Miguel Ramírez
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Ariel Gamarra
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Esteban Lozano
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
35
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Eduardo Mustre
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry

Leon

Goalkeepers
Oscar García
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
99
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Defenders
Iván Moreno
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
3
Key Passes
3
Key Passes
0
Assists
38%
Pass Acc
Valentin Gauthier
PROVOCATEUR
PROVOCATEUR
2
Fouls Won
2
Fouls Won
5
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Stiven Barreiro
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
45
Total Mins
46
Entry
Salvador Reyes
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
99
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Midfielders
Rodrigo Echeverría
MAGNET
MAGNET
66
Activity
66
Activity
55
Passes
11
Duels
José Rodríguez
SWEEPER
SWEEPER
4
Cleanups
4
Cleanups
2
Interceptions
2
Blocks
Juan Dominguez
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
60
Total Mins
60
Entry
Fernando Beltrán
PROVOCATEUR
PROVOCATEUR
3
Fouls Won
3
Fouls Won
4
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Ismael Díaz
FINISHER
FINISHER
1
Goals
1
Goals
3
Shots
6.6
Rating
Forwards
Diber Cambindo
PROVOCATEUR
PROVOCATEUR
3
Fouls Won
3
Fouls Won
3
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
BENCH
Jordan García
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Paul Bellón
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
54
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Bryan Colula
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
22
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Daniel Arcila
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
39
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Emilio Rodriguez
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
39
Total Mins
Started
Entry
David Ramírez
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Jordi Cortizo
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Nicolás Vallejo
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Rogelio Funes Mori
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
8
Total Mins
Started
Entry
José Alvarado
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry

Head to Head

Date Home Score Away Competition Venue
11/09/2025 Leon 1 - 2 Puebla Liga MX Estadio León
04/12/2025 Leon 1 - 0 Puebla Liga MX Estadio León
07/17/2024 Puebla 2 - 2 Leon Liga MX Estadio Cuauhtémoc
03/17/2024 Leon 2 - 1 Puebla Liga MX Estadio León
11/04/2023 Puebla 5 - 4 Leon Liga MX Estadio Cuauhtémoc
02/15/2023 Leon 2 - 0 Puebla Liga MX Estadio León
11/09/2025
1 - 2
Liga MX Estadio León
04/12/2025
1 - 0
Liga MX Estadio León
07/17/2024
2 - 2
Liga MX Estadio Cuauhtémoc
03/17/2024
2 - 1
Liga MX Estadio León
11/04/2023
5 - 4
Liga MX Estadio Cuauhtémoc
02/15/2023
2 - 0
Liga MX Estadio León
Puebla Win
Leon Win
Draw

League Standings

Pos Team P Pts GF GA GD Form
1 Guadalajara Chivas 13 31 27 13 +14 DGuadalajara Chivas 2 - 2 U.N.A.M. - Pumas (06-04-2026)WMonterrey 2 - 3 Guadalajara Chivas (22-03-2026)WGuadalajara Chivas 5 - 0 Leon (19-03-2026)WGuadalajara Chivas 3 - 0 Santos Laguna (14-03-2026)WAtlas 1 - 2 Guadalajara Chivas (08-03-2026)
2 Cruz Azul 13 27 24 14 +10 LCruz Azul 1 - 2 Pachuca (05-04-2026)DMazatlán 1 - 1 Cruz Azul (21-03-2026)DU.N.A.M. - Pumas 2 - 2 Cruz Azul (15-03-2026)WCruz Azul 3 - 0 Atletico San Luis (07-03-2026)WSantos Laguna 1 - 2 Cruz Azul (04-03-2026)
3 Toluca 13 26 19 8 +11 LClub Queretaro 1 - 0 Toluca (04-04-2026)DPachuca 1 - 1 Toluca (22-03-2026)DToluca 1 - 1 Atlas (15-03-2026)WToluca 3 - 1 FC Juarez (08-03-2026)WU.N.A.M. - Pumas 2 - 3 Toluca (04-03-2026)
4 Pachuca 13 25 17 11 +6 WCruz Azul 1 - 2 Pachuca (05-04-2026)DPachuca 1 - 1 Toluca (22-03-2026)DAtletico San Luis 1 - 1 Pachuca (14-03-2026)WPachuca 2 - 1 Puebla (08-03-2026)WPachuca 2 - 1 Necaxa (04-03-2026)
5 U.N.A.M. - Pumas 13 24 23 14 +9 DGuadalajara Chivas 2 - 2 U.N.A.M. - Pumas (06-04-2026)WU.N.A.M. - Pumas 1 - 0 Club America (22-03-2026)DU.N.A.M. - Pumas 2 - 2 Cruz Azul (15-03-2026)WNecaxa 0 - 1 U.N.A.M. - Pumas (07-03-2026)LU.N.A.M. - Pumas 2 - 3 Toluca (04-03-2026)
6 Leon 14 19 16 24 -8 WPuebla 0 - 1 Leon (11-04-2026)WLeon 2 - 0 Atlas (05-04-2026)WAtletico San Luis 1 - 2 Leon (22-03-2026)LGuadalajara Chivas 5 - 0 Leon (19-03-2026)LLeon 0 - 3 Club Tijuana (15-03-2026)
7 Club America 13 18 14 12 +2 DSantos Laguna 1 - 1 Club America (05-04-2026)LU.N.A.M. - Pumas 1 - 0 Club America (22-03-2026)WClub America 2 - 0 Mazatlán (16-03-2026)WClub Queretaro 1 - 2 Club America (07-03-2026)LClub America 1 - 2 FC Juarez (05-03-2026)
8 Club Tijuana 14 18 15 15 0 WFC Juarez 1 - 2 Club Tijuana (11-04-2026)WClub Tijuana 1 - 0 Tigres UANL (04-04-2026)LNecaxa 3 - 0 Club Tijuana (21-03-2026)WLeon 0 - 3 Club Tijuana (15-03-2026)LClub Tijuana 1 - 2 Santos Laguna (09-03-2026)
9 Atlas 13 18 14 18 -4 LLeon 2 - 0 Atlas (05-04-2026)DAtlas 0 - 0 Club Queretaro (21-03-2026)DToluca 1 - 1 Atlas (15-03-2026)LAtlas 1 - 2 Guadalajara Chivas (08-03-2026)WAtlas 2 - 1 Club Tijuana (05-03-2026)
10 Tigres UANL 13 17 18 15 +3 LClub Tijuana 1 - 0 Tigres UANL (04-04-2026)LFC Juarez 2 - 1 Tigres UANL (23-03-2026)DTigres UANL 0 - 0 Club Queretaro (15-03-2026)WTigres UANL 1 - 0 Monterrey (08-03-2026)LPuebla 3 - 1 Tigres UANL (05-03-2026)
11 Necaxa 13 16 16 17 -1 WNecaxa 2 - 1 Mazatlán (04-04-2026)WNecaxa 3 - 0 Club Tijuana (21-03-2026)DPuebla 0 - 0 Necaxa (14-03-2026)LNecaxa 0 - 1 U.N.A.M. - Pumas (07-03-2026)LPachuca 2 - 1 Necaxa (04-03-2026)
12 FC Juarez 14 16 21 24 -3 LFC Juarez 1 - 2 Club Tijuana (11-04-2026)DClub Queretaro 1 - 1 FC Juarez (08-04-2026)DPuebla 1 - 1 FC Juarez (04-04-2026)WFC Juarez 2 - 1 Tigres UANL (23-03-2026)DFC Juarez 2 - 2 Monterrey (14-03-2026)
13 Monterrey 13 14 19 17 +2 LMonterrey 1 - 2 Atletico San Luis (04-04-2026)LMonterrey 2 - 3 Guadalajara Chivas (22-03-2026)DFC Juarez 2 - 2 Monterrey (14-03-2026)LTigres UANL 1 - 0 Monterrey (08-03-2026)WMonterrey 4 - 0 Club Queretaro (05-03-2026)
14 Atletico San Luis 13 14 20 22 -2 WMonterrey 1 - 2 Atletico San Luis (04-04-2026)LAtletico San Luis 1 - 2 Leon (22-03-2026)DAtletico San Luis 1 - 1 Pachuca (14-03-2026)LCruz Azul 3 - 0 Atletico San Luis (07-03-2026)WAtletico San Luis 4 - 1 Mazatlán (04-03-2026)
15 Puebla 14 13 11 17 -6 LPuebla 0 - 1 Leon (11-04-2026)DPuebla 1 - 1 FC Juarez (04-04-2026)LSantos Laguna 2 - 1 Puebla (22-03-2026)DPuebla 0 - 0 Necaxa (14-03-2026)LPachuca 2 - 1 Puebla (08-03-2026)
16 Club Queretaro 13 12 10 17 -7 DClub Queretaro 1 - 1 FC Juarez (08-04-2026)WClub Queretaro 1 - 0 Toluca (04-04-2026)DAtlas 0 - 0 Club Queretaro (21-03-2026)DTigres UANL 0 - 0 Club Queretaro (15-03-2026)LClub Queretaro 1 - 2 Club America (07-03-2026)
17 Mazatlán 13 11 15 25 -10 LNecaxa 2 - 1 Mazatlán (04-04-2026)DMazatlán 1 - 1 Cruz Azul (21-03-2026)LClub America 2 - 0 Mazatlán (16-03-2026)WMazatlán 4 - 2 Leon (07-03-2026)LAtletico San Luis 4 - 1 Mazatlán (04-03-2026)
18 Santos Laguna 13 9 15 31 -16 DSantos Laguna 1 - 1 Club America (05-04-2026)WSantos Laguna 2 - 1 Puebla (22-03-2026)LGuadalajara Chivas 3 - 0 Santos Laguna (14-03-2026)WClub Tijuana 1 - 2 Santos Laguna (09-03-2026)LSantos Laguna 1 - 2 Cruz Azul (04-03-2026)