The league table is allowed to rest as Santos Laguna and Monterrey battle for Copa MX honors in this first Apertura - Final leg of two fixtures.
It's no vacation for neither Santos Laguna nor Monterrey as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Santos Laguna form and stats
Last season, Santos Laguna's Copa MX journey ended in the apertura.OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Santos Laguna's two home games in the Liga MX so far this season, having collected 4 points here at Estadio Nuevo Corona. This match is a Copa MX match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 3 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses in this competition. The Santos Laguna fans aren't used to losing here at Estadio Nuevo Corona and will expect new points from this game. Santos Laguna has played 15 games in a row here without a defeat.
Santos Laguna manager J. Almada Álves and his team return home after a 2-2 draw away versus Puebla in the Liga MX. The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a Liga MX home game that ended 1-1 versus Pumas UNAM.
At Estadio Nuevo Corona, Santos Laguna has the goal stats of 4-3 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.
Monterrey form and stats
They also participated in Copa MX last season. This ended in the apertura - final.Still no away game victory in the Liga MX for Monterrey with 1 draw and 2 losses from their first 3 attempts. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Copa MX stats, they have 6 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses both home and away.
Two away games in a row for Monterrey, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-3 versus León in the Liga MX. A 2-2 draw at Necaxa's stadium before that.
A new game in only four days for Monterrey, the Liga MX home match versus Juarez. Busy days.
Monterrey are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 3 away goals from 3 games (in the league). The Monterrey manager A. Mohamed Matijevich has some worries about the defense as 6 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: Santos Laguna won three, Monterrey won five and two draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
 
R. Funes Mori
14 goals
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J. Furch
12 goals
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B. Lozano Aparicio
11 goals
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Santos Laguna missing players
Monterrey missing players
| Santos Laguna | Monterrey | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 8 | Won | W | 6 | 13 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 52 | 28 | Scored | S | 22 | 53 | ||
| 42 | 11 | Conceded | C | 18 | 34 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 96% | 91% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 92% | ||
| 80% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 76% | ||
| 60% | 55% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 42% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 36% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 20% | ||
| 72% | 73% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 76% | ||
| 16% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 20% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 4% | ||
| 6 | 6.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.4 | 6.4 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.9 | 5 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.1 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 3 | ||
| 336 | 168 | Total Shots | T S | 126 | 364 | ||
| 101 | 54 | Shots on Target | S O | 45 | 140 | ||
| 49% | 52% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 49% | 38% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | León | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 |
| 2 | Pumas UNAM | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 3 | America | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 4 | Queretaro | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | Necaxa | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | Cruz Azul | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | Juarez | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | Tigres UANL | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 9 | Toluca | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | Guadalajara | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 6 |
| 11 | Atlas | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 6 |
| 12 | Atlético San Luis | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 6 |
| 13 | Santos Laguna | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 5 |
| 14 | Tijuana | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 5 |
| 15 | Morelia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -3 | 4 |
| 16 | Puebla | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 4 |
| 17 | Pachuca | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -4 | 4 |
| 18 | Monterrey | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 2 |