National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Tigres UANL or Santos Laguna that keep their silverware dream alive.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Tigres UANL form and stats
The regulars hope that Tigres UANL will strike back in this game, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the Copa por México fixture against Guadalajara.
Before that game, a home win against Atlas in the Copa por México. The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Tigres UANL have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 6 matches with the results: Won 3, drawn 1 and lost 2.
Santos Laguna form and stats
There's been little loot from Santos Laguna's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 8 away games in the Liga MX. Santos Laguna only have 2 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 2 draws.
Two away games in a row for Santos Laguna, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-4 against Guadalajara in the Copa por México.
Before that game, 0-0 away against Atlas in the Copa por México. So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Santos Laguna playing away and similar expectations, we found 14 relevant matches. Results were 2 Santos Laguna wins, 2 draws and 10 defeats.
Santos has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 14 goals from 8 games. In the opposite end, Santos Laguna have conceded 14 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Tigres UANL four wins, two draws and Santos Laguna four victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Gignac 11 goals |   H. Preciado Villarreal 7 goals |  L. Suárez 6 goals |
Tigres UANL missing players
Santos Laguna missing players
| Tigres UANL | Santos Laguna | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 9 | Won | W | 3 | 11 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 7 | 8 | ||
| 37 | 20 | Scored | S | 20 | 47 | ||
| 20 | 8 | Conceded | C | 24 | 35 | ||
| 88% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 64% | 54% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 84% | ||
| 44% | 31% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 56% | ||
| 16% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 46% | 40% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 31% | 24% | ||
| 40% | 31% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 56% | ||
| 52% | 62% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 24% | ||
| 20% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 46% | 24% | ||
| 5.7 | 5.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 4.7 | ||
| 3.3 | 2.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.8 | 5.4 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.1 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 4 | ||
| 15.1 | 17.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.4 | 15.1 | ||
| 5 | 5.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 5.7 | ||
| 29% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 34% | ||
| 10.5 | 9.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 18.9 | 15.3 | ||
| 3.4 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.3 | 4.8 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Guadalajara | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | Tigres UANL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Atlas | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Santos Laguna | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 4 |
| 5 | Mazatlan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 1 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | America | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 21 | 38 |
| 2 | Monterrey | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 16 | 35 |
| 3 | Santos Laguna | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 33 |
| 4 | Pachuca | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 32 |
| 5 | Tigres UANL | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 30 |
| 6 | Toluca | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 27 |
| 7 | Cruz Azul | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 34 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 22 | -8 | 24 |
| 8 | Puebla | 17 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 25 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 22 |
| 9 | Guadalajara | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 22 |
| 10 | Leon | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -4 | 22 |
| 11 | Juarez | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | -1 | 19 |
| 12 | Necaxa | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -7 | 19 |
| 13 | Atletico San Luis | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 11 | -8 | 18 |
| 14 | Mazatlan | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -7 | 17 |
| 15 | Tijuana | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 17 | -12 | 17 |
| 16 | Pumas UNAM | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 16 | -10 | 14 |
| 17 | Atlas | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 17 | -11 | 13 |
| 18 | Queretaro | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 22 | -17 | 9 |
