Atl. San Luis vs Puebla Prediction & Betting Tips (1 March)

Atlético San Luis welcome Puebla in Liga MX Clausura with both sides trying to shake off uneven starts to 2026. San Luis have shown flashes of attacking flair, especially with João Pedro in prolific form, but defensive lapses have cost them points in recent weeks. Their recent run tells the story: a dramatic 3-2 loss away to Atlas, a convincing 3-0 home win over Querétaro, then heavy defeats against Necaxa and Chivas before a battling 1-1 draw at Tijuana. Those swings in performance make this clash feel like a genuine litmus test for their ambitions.

Puebla arrive under pressure after a difficult couple of months in the league, where results have underlined their struggle to control games for ninety minutes. A bruising 4-0 home defeat to Club América and a 3-2 loss to Pumas exposed defensive gaps, while goalless draws against Tijuana and Toluca showed a lack of cutting edge in attack. A narrow 1-0 defeat away to Cruz Azul added to the frustration. With key players like Emilio Guerra and Eduardo Lozano carrying much of the attacking burden, Puebla need a statement performance to calm the noise around their form.

Team news from the last weeks adds another layer to this encounter. Atlético San Luis have had to manage around fitness concerns and squad rotation, but their core creators in midfield remain available, giving them continuity in build-up play. Puebla, meanwhile, have been juggling absences, including long-term cruciate ligament issues for important figures such as Cavallini and López, plus doubts around Macías, which have limited their options in both boxes. In a tight Clausura schedule, those setbacks over the past two months have made it harder for Puebla to find rhythm or consistency.

All of that recent context points toward a match where San Luis can lean on home advantage and sharper attacking form to punish Puebla’s fragile back line. Their confident home display against Querétaro and the volume of chances they have created lately suggest they can break through more than once, especially if Puebla are forced to chase the game. With Puebla’s occasional counterpunching threat still alive but their defensive record worrying, a bold but reasonable prediction is a 3-1 scoreline in favor of Atlético San L