Liga MX prediction and preview: León modest favorites to beat Santos Laguna

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Competition: Mexico Liga MX
Competition: Tue 03.November
Match begins: 03:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio León (31297 seats)

León have performed better than Santos Laguna so far this season, but every game starts at 0-0. Here's all you need to know about the upcoming game:

León and Santos Laguna should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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León form and stats

This stadium, Estadio León, has been a fortress for León in the Liga MX so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 6-1-0. León haven’t lost a league-game in twelve attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Cruz Azul, 86 days ago. León are on a three game winning streak in their home games.

A strong away win for León against Puebla the last match, as Ángel Mena and Emanuel Gigliotti were on target. Before that game, the 3-2 home victory against America.

The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from León's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played eight games, won six matches, drawn one and lost one.

The León fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 13 goals in 7 league matches. From these home matches, León have conceded only 6 goals.

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Santos Laguna form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Santos Laguna so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 2-2-4 (win-draw-lose). Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Santos are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.

The supporters enjoyed Santos Laguna's previous game versus Atletico San Luis (placed 18th), a Liga MX 2-1 win played at home. Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Pachuca.

As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Santos playing away, we found six games. Results were two away wins, two draws and two home wins.

Santos Laguna have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 8 league away games 9 goals have been scored. Santos have conceded 13 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Last ten meetings between the teams: León won three, Santos Laguna won five and two draws. eight games with over 2,5 goals, two matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

LeónÁ. Mena Delgado
Á. Mena Delgado
7 goals
LeónJ. Meneses Villarroel
J. Meneses Villarroel
5 goals
LeónE. Gigliotti
E. Gigliotti
5 goals

León missing players

Santos Laguna missing players

León Santos Laguna
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
15 7 0 Played P 4 8 15
11 6 0 Won W 0 2 6
3 1 0 Drew D 1 2 4
1 0 0 Lost L 3 4 5
23 13 0 Scored S 3 9 19
11 6 0 Conceded C 9 13 18
87% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 93%
73% 86% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 93%
40% 57% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 50% 47%
13% 14% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 25% 13%
13% 14% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
47% 71% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 62% 60%
47% 29% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 12% 27%
20% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 25% 20%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.6 1.3 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.1 1.3
2 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
205 100 0 Total Shots T S 50 98 208
65 32 0 Shots on Target S O 14 28 56
35% 41% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 21% 32% 34%
Key stats in Liga MX this season:
  • All of Santos Laguna's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • León has the fewest conceded goals (11) in Liga MX
  • León has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6) in Liga MX
  • León has the most points (19) at home in Liga MX
  • León has the most points from losing position (15) in Liga MX
  • León have not yet lost a game at home.
  • León have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • León have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • León have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • León haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • León is in the best form (6-0-0)
  • Santos Laguna have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Santos Laguna haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  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 15 11 3 1 23 11 7 6 1 0 13 6 8 5 2 1 10 5 12 36
2 Cruz Azul 15 9 2 4 22 13 7 5 1 1 11 4 8 4 1 3 11 9 9 29
3 America 15 8 4 3 27 20 8 5 2 1 16 8 7 3 2 2 11 12 7 28
4 Tigres UANL 15 7 6 2 25 12 8 4 3 1 14 7 7 3 3 1 11 5 13 27
5 Pumas UNAM 14 7 6 1 24 13 8 5 3 0 17 6 6 2 3 1 7 7 11 27
6 Monterrey 15 7 5 3 24 18 7 3 3 1 12 9 8 4 2 2 12 9 6 26
7 Santos Laguna 15 6 4 5 19 18 7 4 2 1 10 5 8 2 2 4 9 13 1 22
8 Guadalajara 15 6 4 5 15 14 8 3 3 2 8 8 7 3 1 3 7 6 1 22
9 Pachuca 14 5 6 3 15 12 7 3 2 2 10 8 7 2 4 1 5 4 3 21
10 Toluca 15 6 2 7 19 23 7 5 0 2 12 7 8 1 2 5 7 16 -4 20
11 Necaxa 15 5 3 7 12 18 8 3 1 4 7 10 7 2 2 3 5 8 -6 18
12 Juárez 15 3 6 6 14 18 7 2 3 2 4 5 8 1 3 4 10 13 -4 15
13 Puebla 15 4 2 9 20 25 7 1 2 4 11 13 8 3 0 5 9 12 -5 14
14 Tijuana 15 4 2 9 10 23 8 4 2 2 9 7 7 0 0 7 1 16 -13 14
15 Atlas 15 3 4 8 12 18 7 2 1 4 5 7 8 1 3 4 7 11 -6 13
16 Mazatlan 15 3 4 8 19 27 8 3 2 3 11 13 7 0 2 5 8 14 -8 13
17 Querétaro 15 3 3 9 21 25 7 3 1 3 13 9 8 0 2 6 8 16 -4 12
18 Atletico San Luis 15 3 2 10 16 29 8 2 2 4 9 13 7 1 0 6 7 16 -13 11

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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.