Striving Atlas cross their fingers to pull off an upset when they greet enterprising Santos Laguna in the upcoming league game. It’s 17th vs 3rd and the home crowd will have so-so confidence.
- Atlas have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Santos Laguna have scored more than double the goals of Atlas.
The hosts Atlas saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Liga MX. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Queretaro.
Atlas form and stats
When playing at home in the Liga MX, Atlas have managed 3 wins, 2 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 8 games. Atlas has recorded two wins in a row here at Estadio Jalisco, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
The home team returns to Estadio Jalisco after drawing with Queretaro on their last time out; the game ended 3-3. As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today? The hometeam coach Mora made a successful contribution in the game against Queretaro, bringing on Trejo who scored the equalizer in the 3-3 draw. Herrera (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.81/10. Herrera signed up for two assists, hit four key passes and had 23 successful passes (of 28 total).
Before that, Atlas had a home game versus Mazatlan which ended with a victory 2-1.Atlas are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 10 goals in 8 games. Atlas have conceded 10 in these home matches.
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.
It's the second away game in a row for Santos, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Mazatlan last time out. Midfield player Brunetta was the top player of the team with a match rating of 9.1/10. Brunetta scored one goal, hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times and had 41 successful passes (of 50 total).
Before that, Santos Laguna secured a home win against Pumas UNAM with the score 3-0.Observe that 9 of this team's 10 most recent league matches have ended with at least three goals.
Santos Laguna are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 14 times in 8 away games so far. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As for defending, Santos rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 14 goals from these away matches. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The latest archived scoreline involving both these sides is the Santos Laguna - Atlas 1-0 played previously this season. Head-to-head numbers (for the prior ten meetings): Atlas won two games, four matches ended in a draw and Santos Laguna got four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / seven.
Top Goalscorers
  H. Preciado Villarreal 9 goals |   J. Quiñones Quiñones 7 goals |  M. Correa 6 goals |
Atlas missing players
Santos Laguna missing players
| Atlas | Santos Laguna | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 0 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 22 |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 21 | 12 | 0 | Scored | S | 12 | 19 | 47 |
| 31 | 11 | 0 | Conceded | C | 5 | 19 | 31 |
| 89% | 89% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 68% | 67% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 90% | 91% |
| 47% | 56% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 60% | 68% |
| 37% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 40% | 36% |
| 21% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 40% | 27% |
| 58% | 67% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 60% | 55% |
| 16% | 22% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 10% | 27% |
| 37% | 22% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 30% | 18% |
| 4.6 | 5.3 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 3.8 | 5 |
| 3.8 | 2.9 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.2 | 7.6 | 6 |
| 1.8 | 1.7 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 3.1 | 2.1 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 12.7 | 13.4 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 17.5 | 13.9 | 16.1 |
| 3.5 | 3.9 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 8.8 | 6.1 | 6.5 |
| 31% | 34% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 31% | 33% |
| 15.7 | 13.8 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 18.2 | 19.5 | 16.2 |
| 4.7 | 3.1 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 6.2 | 4.5 |
- Atlas have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Santos Laguna have scored more than double the goals of Atlas.
- Santos Laguna have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Santos Laguna haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 |
