Club Puebla vs Chivas: Predictions, Picks, Odds & Lineups

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Club Puebla host Chivas at Estadio Cuauhtémoc on Friday, July 31 at 9:00 PM ET / 8:00 PM CT / 6:00 PM PT, with the two clubs level on points after a stop-start opening fortnight to the Apertura 2026 season.

Our Club Puebla vs Chivas prediction starts with a Tabla General that separates the pair by goal difference alone. Puebla sit ninth, Chivas 11th, and each has followed one win with one defeat across the first two rounds. Puebla have scored in both of their games; Chivas were beaten at home by Toluca before edging Juárez.

bet365 price Chivas at -159 to win on the road, with the draw out at +275 and Puebla the outsiders at +375. The market leans clearly toward the visitors, and with the Liga MX schedule only two rounds deep, this is Puebla’s first home outing of the campaign.

Club Puebla vs Chivas: Best Bets & Predictions

bet365 make Chivas road favorites and both the market and the models read this as a tight, low-scoring night, so the value is the visitors edging it with goals at both ends at Estadio Cuauhtémoc.

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Chivas to WinTop pickbet365’s clear side at -159. Chivas found a late winner through Roberto Alvarado to beat Juárez last time out, while Puebla have yet to play at home this season.

58%win prob.-159 @ bet365

Roberto Alvarado to score anytimeScored Chivas’ stoppage-time winner against Juárez last time out and sits among their shortest-priced scorers here. Priced from bet365.

42%chance+140 @ bet365

Both Teams to Score: YesPuebla have scored in each of their opening two games, and Chivas have both scored and conceded across theirs — a goal apiece is the narrow market lean.

54%chance-143 @ bet365

Over 2.5 Goalsbet365 and the prediction markets both shade narrowly to the over, with Chivas likely to have to chase the game once the tie opens up.

56%chance-143 @ bet365

Correct Score: Club Puebla 1-2A 1-2 away win for Chivas ties the result, the over and both teams scoring into one line. Priced from bet365.

12%chance+750 @ bet365

Our approach: anchor on Chivas to win, add Roberto Alvarado to score anytime, and treat a narrow Chivas win as the natural scoreline if the game opens up.

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Season Form & Tabla General

Two rounds into the Apertura 2026, the Tabla General has these two split by goal difference — both on three points, Puebla ninth and Chivas 11th. It is far too early to read much into the standings, but the shape of the opening fixtures still frames Friday night.

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Club Puebla vs Chivas Predicted Lineups

Based on the XI each side started in their last match.

Club Puebla

4-3-3

R. Gutierrez

F. Monarrez

J. Vargas

F. Almada

A. Leyva

A. Herrera

S. Sanabria

A. Organista

E. Gomez

L. Hernandez

K. Velasco

Chivas

3-1-2-2-2

R. Rangel

Jose Castillo Perez

L. Romo

D. Aguirre

R. Gonzalez

B. Gonzalez

R. Ledezma

J. Carrillo

B. Gutierrez

A. Gonzalez

R. Alvarado

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Potential Match-Winners

• Roberto Alvarado (Chivas): Scored Chivas’ stoppage-time winner in the 1-0 against Juárez last time out, the matchwinner on a night his side needed one.
• Armando González (Chivas): Chivas’ focal striker and bet365’s co-shortest-priced scorer for this game at +105.
• Ignacio Maestro Puch (Club Puebla): Scored Puebla’s winner in the 1-0 at Juárez on the opening weekend.
• Fernando Monárrez (Club Puebla): The defender got on the scoresheet in Puebla’s 2-1 defeat at Cruz Azul.

Recent Form

Club Puebla: W L

• 2026-07-21: Cruz Azul 2-1 Club Puebla (L, away)
• 2026-07-17: Juárez 0-1 Club Puebla (W, away)

Club Puebla have found the net in both of their opening games but have only the win at Juárez to show for it, and Friday is their first home outing of the Apertura 2026.

Chivas: L W

• 2026-07-25: Chivas 1-0 Juárez (W, home)
• 2026-07-18: Chivas 0-2 Toluca (L, home)

Chivas were beaten at home by Toluca to open the season before Roberto Alvarado’s stoppage-time strike saw off Juárez. This is their first trip away from Estadio Akron this term.

Club Puebla vs Chivas Prediction

Chivas are the side the market trusts, and it is hard to argue with the read: Puebla are yet to play at home, Chivas found a way to win last time out, and backing Chivas to win at -159 with bet365 is the straightforward play. Kickoff at Estadio Cuauhtémoc is 9:00 PM ET / 8:00 PM CT / 6:00 PM PT on Friday, July 31. For more across the weekend’s soccer predictions, and the full read on the book behind these odds in our bet365 review. The wider Liga MX season is only two rounds old.

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