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América vs Puebla at Estadio Azteca: Preview, predictions and how to watch Liga MX 2021 today

Club América and Puebla face each other today at the Estadio Azteca in a match for the fifth round of the Liga MX 2021. Check out how to watch this Guardianes Tournament game in the US, the preview, predictions and odds.

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América's Henry Martin (left) and Puebla's Christian Tabó (Getty).
América's Henry Martin (left) and Puebla's Christian Tabó (Getty).

Club América host Puebla today at the Estadio Azteca in a match for the fifth round of the Liga MX 2021. The team coached by Santiago Solari will be looking for their third straight home victory in this edition of the Guard1anes Tournament, while the visitors will try to cut their run of two consecutive games without a win. Here you will find everything there is to know about this exciting soccer game, such as the match preview, information, storylines, predictions, odds, and even how to watch or live stream it in the US.

Las Águilas, who come from a 1-1 away draw with Santos Laguna,have a big opportunity to climb positions in the Liga MX 2021 standings and finish Matchday 5 among on of the top teams of the table.

Puebla faced Monterrey last week in a match that finished in a scoreless draw, and today they will have another tough challenge at the Estadio Azteca at 8pm (ET). La Franja have only won once so far in the new season.

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América vs Puebla: Match Information

Date: Saturday, February 6, 2021
Time: 8:00 PM (ET)
Location: Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

América vs Puebla: Time by State in the US

ET: 8:00 PM
CT: 7:00 PM
MT: 6:00 PM
PT: 5:00 PM

América vs Puebla: Liga MX 2021 Standings

América will be looking for a new home win to climb positions in the Guard1anes Tournament table. The team coached by Argentinian Solari are in 6th place with 7 points after four matches, while Puebla are 11th with 5.

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América vs Puebla: Liga MX 2021 Top Scorers

Roger Martínez, Sebastián Córdova, Henry Martin, Emanuel Aguilera and Mauro Lainez have all scored one goal each for Las Águilas throughthe first four games of the tournament. Meanwhile, Santiago Ormeño and Christian Tabó are Puebla’s leading goalscorers in the league also with one goal each.

América vs Puebla: Storylines and Head-to-Head

América have a perfect record playing at the Estadio Azteca this new season. They’ve won their first two matches and will be looking for their third straight victory. Solari’s side come from a 1-1 away draw with Santos Laguna and accumulate two games without defeats in the Liga MX 2021.

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La Franja’s 0-0 draw with Rayados in their last Guard1anes Tournament game was the team’s second straight match without scoring goals. Puebla are also far from favorites for today’s clash, as they have lost their last five Liga MX matches against Las Águilas.

How to watch or live stream América vs Puebla in the US

The fifth round match for the Liga MX 2021 season between América and Puebla to be played today at the Estadio Azteca will be broadcasted in the US byESPN Deportes+, TUDN.com, Univision NOW, TUDN App, ESPN Deportes, TUDN USA, Univision.

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América vs Puebla: Predictions and Odds

Oddsmakers put the home side as the clear favorite to win the match at the Estadio Azteca today. According to FanDuel, América have odds of -125, while Puebla have odds of +310. A tie would result in a +260 payout.

FanDuel
América -125
Draw +260
Puebla +310
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* Odds via FanDuel

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