Liga MX fixture prognosis and game guide for the Juárez vs Santos Laguna duel

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Competition: Mexico Liga MX
Competition: Sat 19.February
Match begins: 03:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez (21000 seats)

Both Juárez and Santos Laguna are thirsting for points in this game, even with the away side having a 8 point lead in the league table.

Insights:
  • Juárez have the fewest scored goals in the second half (6) in Liga MX
  • Santos Laguna is in the worst form (0-1-5)

These teams have little in common geographically as Santos Laguna have to travel 800 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only three days ago in the CONCACAF Champions League.

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Juárez form and stats

3 victories, 2 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Juárez have to build on here at Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez in the Liga MX.

The Juárez fans got no joy from their last match, also played here at Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez: A 1-3 defeat against Guadalajara. The forward Fernández was declared "man of the match" for Juárez with the rating of 7.01/10. Fernández dribled past the opponent 3 of 5 times.

In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Atlético San Luis.

Juárez has scored 9 league goals at home this season, in 8 matches. 10 goals have been conceded. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches. When Juárez hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Mazatlán, Necaxa, Tijuana, Pachuca and Querétaro), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 2 of 2 times.

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Santos Laguna form and stats

As the visiting team in Liga MX matches, Santos Laguna have produced an overall stat of 3-3-2 so far. With the Santos losing streak of four defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking.

A loss against America was the result prior to that, in a Liga MX home game.

The schedule is very tough for Santos Laguna now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A CONCACAF Champions League game at Montreal Impact is waiting in only four days.

Santos Laguna has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 14 goals from 8 games. As opposed to that, Santos have seen the ball go into their own net 9 times on the road. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The fixture lists shows this result when the teams played each other previously this season; Santos Laguna - Juárez 2-0. Head-2-head stats last nine meetings: zero - three - six (Juárez wins - draws - Santos Laguna wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

JuárezD. Rolan Silva
D. Rolan Silva
4 goals
Santos LagunaF. Gorriarán Fontes
F. Gorriarán Fontes
4 goals
Santos LagunaE. Preciado García
E. Preciado García
4 goals

Juárez missing players

Santos Laguna missing players

Juárez Santos Laguna
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
21 10 2 Played P 4 11 25
6 4 0 Won W 2 3 7
4 2 0 Drew D 1 3 10
11 4 2 Lost L 1 5 8
18 12 2 Scored S 8 16 33
30 14 5 Conceded C 5 15 31
95% 90% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 92%
67% 80% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 91% 84%
43% 60% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 64% 48%
24% 30% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 18% 20%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 9% 12%
48% 70% 100% BTTS BTTS 75% 73% 68%
19% 20% 0% Clean Sheets C S 25% 18% 28%
38% 20% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 9% 12%
 
3.3 3.4 5 Corners for (avg) C F 9.5 6.5 6.4
5.1 5 6.5 Corners against (avg) C A 4.8 4.1 3.4
2.1 2.2 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.5 1.9
3 2 1 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
9.8 9.9 8 Shots (avg) S ( 18 14.4 14.5
2.8 3.1 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.2 4.2 4.4
31% 39% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 35% 30%
 
13.5 12.4 16.5 Shots against (avg) S A 19 15.4 13.5
4.3 4.1 6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.2 4.2 3.8
Key stats in Liga MX this season:
  • Juárez have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Juárez have the fewest scored goals in the second half (6) in Liga MX
  • Santos Laguna have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Santos Laguna have the most conceded goals in the second half (23) in Liga MX
  • Santos Laguna have the most scored goals (14) away in Liga MX
  • Santos Laguna haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Santos Laguna is in the worst form (0-1-5)

  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 10 5 2 21 10 9 7 2 0 13 2 8 3 3 2 8 8 11 35
2 Atlas 17 8 5 4 21 10 9 4 2 3 8 5 8 4 3 1 13 5 11 29
3 León 17 8 5 4 20 14 8 3 3 2 11 6 9 5 2 2 9 8 6 29
4 Tigres UANL 17 7 7 3 26 14 9 4 5 0 15 5 8 3 2 3 11 9 12 28
5 Santos Laguna 17 5 9 3 23 16 9 2 6 1 9 7 8 3 3 2 14 9 7 24
6 Toluca 17 6 6 5 22 22 8 3 4 1 13 9 9 3 2 4 9 13 0 24
7 Puebla 17 6 6 5 16 16 9 3 3 3 9 9 8 3 3 2 7 7 0 24
8 Cruz Azul 17 5 8 4 21 17 8 3 3 2 11 7 9 2 5 2 10 10 4 23
9 Monterrey 17 5 7 5 19 16 8 4 2 2 10 4 9 1 5 3 9 12 3 22
10 Guadalajara 17 5 7 5 13 13 8 3 2 3 9 10 9 2 5 2 4 3 0 22
11 Pumas UNAM 17 5 6 6 17 23 9 4 3 2 11 10 8 1 3 4 6 13 -6 21
12 Atlético San Luis 17 4 8 5 19 23 8 1 3 4 8 15 9 3 5 1 11 8 -4 20
13 Mazatlán 17 5 5 7 18 24 9 4 3 2 13 12 8 1 2 5 5 12 -6 20
14 Necaxa 17 6 2 9 16 22 8 4 0 4 10 10 9 2 2 5 6 12 -6 20
15 Pachuca 17 4 6 7 19 21 9 2 5 2 10 7 8 2 1 5 9 14 -2 18
16 Juárez 17 4 4 9 14 25 8 3 2 3 9 10 9 1 2 6 5 15 -11 16
17 Querétaro 17 3 6 8 11 19 8 3 2 3 8 7 9 0 4 5 3 12 -8 15
18 Tijuana 17 3 6 8 16 27 9 2 4 3 9 11 8 1 2 5 7 16 -11 15

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Liga MX is the top division in the Mexican football league system. Each season the league has two tournaments, Apertura (opening) and Clausura (closing). This means that the Liga MX has two champions per season. The Liga MX is the fourth most attended football league in the world.