Liga MX · Apertura - 16 
Our pick Away win Missed
Can Pumas Upset Liga MX Leaders Club America?
Club America sit nine points above U.N.A.M. - Pumas at the top of the table, but their recent winless run gives Pumas an opening. The hosts will need to contain a formidable attack that has scored 36 league goals.
📍 Estadio Olímpico Universitario
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All Apertura, matchday 16 matches Full head-to-head
Match report
Final result: U.N.A.M. - Pumas 2-2 Club America.
Match statistics (home team first). Shots: 16–12; Shots on target: 3–2; Corners: 4–2; Expected goals: 1.61–1.85.
Goals
- 3' Álex Zendejas · Oscar Andres Perea Abonce · Club America
- 4' Cesar Huerta · Carlos Antuna · U.N.A.M. - Pumas
- 72' Henry Martin (pen.) · Club America
- 77' Robert Morales (pen.) · U.N.A.M. - Pumas
Cards
- 23' Cesar Huerta · U.N.A.M. - Pumas
- 23' Kevin Alvarez · Club America
- 24' Robert Morales · U.N.A.M. - Pumas
- 24' Erick Sánchez · Club America
- 42' Alan Cervantes · Club America
- 42' Adalberto Carrasquilla · U.N.A.M. - Pumas
- 61' Pedro Vite · U.N.A.M. - Pumas
- 69' Keylor Navas · U.N.A.M. - Pumas
- 90+2' Pablo Bennevendo · U.N.A.M. - Pumas
Match stats
⭐ Top-rated player: C. Huerta (U.N.A.M. - Pumas) 7.5
Ratings and statistics: API-Football.
Confirmed lineups
U.N.A.M. - Pumas · 4-4-2
- 1K. NavasG
- 7R. LópezD
- 6Nathan SilvaD
- 5Rubén DuarteD
- 2P. BennevendoD
- 21U. AntunaM
- 8A. CarrasquillaM
- 45P. ViteM
- 10C. HuertaM
- 31R. MoralesF
- 23JuninhoF
Coach: E. Solari
Club America · 4-2-3-1
- 1L. MalagónG
- 5K. ÁlvarezD
- 3I. ReyesD
- 15S. RamosD
- 26C. BorjaD
- 28É. SánchezM
- 13A. CervantesM
- 10A. ZendejasM
- 8Carlos ÁlvarezM
- 22Ó. PereaM
- 9H. MartínF
Coach: G. Almada
Match facts
Recent form
Last 5 league games, latest on the right
Goals per game
| · | Scored | Conceded |
|---|---|---|
| U.N.A.M. - Pumas | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| Club America | 2.4 | 1.4 |
League position
| Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Club America | 15 | +15 | 29 |
| 11 | U.N.A.M. - Pumas | 15 | -2 | 20 |
Last meetings
- 2026 U.N.A.M. - Pumas 3-3 Club America
- 2026 Club America 3-3 U.N.A.M. - Pumas
- 2026 U.N.A.M. - Pumas 1-0 Club America
- 2025 Club America 4-1 U.N.A.M. - Pumas
- 2025 U.N.A.M. - Pumas 0-2 Club America
PreviaXI model
Model confidence: Open game
- Expected goals (model)
- 1.32 – 1.51
- Double chance
- 12 · 74%1X 59% · X2 67%
- Over 2.5 goals
- 54%Over 1.5: 78% · Over 3.5: 31%
- Both teams score
- 58%
- Clean sheet
- 22% – 27%U.N.A.M. - Pumas–Club America
- Half-time result
- X · 41%1 27% · 2 32%
- Half-time / full-time
- 2/2 · 25%1/1 19% · X/X 15%
- Expected corners
- 9.94.2 – 5.7 · Over 9.5: 52%
- Expected cards
- 4.12.5 – 1.6 · Over 3.5: 57%
Statistical model based on expected goals (xG), results and match statistics from the last two seasons. For information only. How our model works →
A nine-point gap at the Olímpico
Club America arrive at Estadio Olímpico Universitario top of Liga MX’s Apertura, with 29 points after 15 matches. U.N.A.M. - Pumas are 11th on 20 points, nine points and ten places behind, so the table makes the visitors clear favourites. But Pumas have a chance to disrupt the leaders’ run-in, especially with the fixture on home ground.
Pumas steady, America searching
Pumas have two wins, two draws and a defeat in their last five league matches, scoring eight and conceding eight. Their most recent league match was a win, though their home record offers less reassurance: one victory, four draws and two defeats in seven games.
Club America have scored 14 goals in their last five, but conceded 10 across the same stretch. They have gone two matches without a win and are currently on a three-game winless run, with their most recent league match ending in a draw. Their overall record remains stronger: eight wins in 15, including five victories in seven away matches.
Recent meetings offer a warning
The last five meetings have produced two Club America wins, one Pumas win and two draws. The latest was a 3-3 Liga MX draw in May, while Pumas also claimed a 1-0 home win in March. Those results suggest the hosts can trouble their rivals, even if America have had the edge overall.
Attacking threats on both sides
Club America’s 36 goals in 15 league matches underline the challenge facing Pumas, who have scored 22 and conceded 24. America have also scored 21 times in seven away games. Pumas’ eight goals across their last five matches show they can contribute at the other end, but their single clean sheet in 15 league games points to a need for greater defensive resistance.
Our prediction
Pumas’ home advantage and recent win provide grounds for hope, but Club America’s much stronger league campaign and greater scoring output make them the likelier side to find a way through. PreviaXI’s model also favours the visitors, with a narrow result that reflects Pumas’ capacity to make the contest competitive.
U.N.A.M. - Pumas 1-2 Club America
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