Liga MX forecast and pre-match guide: León odds-on front runner to subdue Santos Laguna

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Competition: Mexico Liga MX
Competition: Mon 20.March
Match begins: 03:05 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio León (31297 seats)

Look!Here is all you must know about the Liga MX match León - Santos Laguna!

Insights:
  • León have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Santos Laguna have won significantly less corners away then at home.

The hosts León saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the CONCACAF Champions League. Thankfully the previous game, versus Tauro, was also a home game here at Estadio León. The away team is better rested.

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León form and stats

When playing at home in the Liga MX, León have managed 4 wins, 2 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 8 games.

Nothing to worry about in defence for León, as their goalkeeper Rodolfo Cota Robles has completely shut out the opponents for 186 minutes in the Liga MX.

León's previous match was a CONCACAF Champions League game also played at home, ending 2-0 versus Tauro. The home side are looking to continue in that form. Hernández (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 9.42/10. Hernández scored one goal, served one assist, hit seven key passes and had 31 successful passes (of 38 total).

In the game before, an away victory in the Liga MX match versus Atlas (after extra-time) with a 1-0 scoreline.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does León handle that role? We have found 10 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 3 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats.

Betting people who enjoy betting for low-scoring games might like knowing that this club have played 5 league rounds in a row with two or less goals (under 2.5).

With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the León defense is not exactly impregnable. 14 goals conceded from 8 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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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.

Santos Laguna won their last game, 3-2 versus Tijuana (after extra-time) played at home. The attacker Correa got a match rating of 8.11 in that game. Correa scored two goals.

Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Guadalajara (after extra-time)'s place.

Santos are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 5 draws and 1 defeat. From a total of 7 matches.

Take note that 12 of this club's 14 most recent league rounds have ended with at least three goals.

The travelling fans enjoy Santos Laguna's attacking play in away games, having scored 14 goals in 8 league matches away. Santos have conceded 14 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The records show that this isn''t the first time these parties face each other this campaign, as the history books show this recent match: Santos Laguna - León 2-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three León victories, three draws and four Santos Laguna wins. Over/under statistics; eight of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less. Mena loves to play against Santos Laguna and have scored 7 goals in these encounters.

Top Goalscorers

Santos LagunaH. Preciado Villarreal
H. Preciado Villarreal
12 goals
LeónL. Di Yorio
L. Di Yorio
11 goals
Santos LagunaM. Correa
M. Correa
10 goals

León missing players

Santos Laguna missing players

León Santos Laguna
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
28 13 4 Played P 3 14 30
11 7 1 Won W 0 3 14
7 3 1 Drew D 0 4 6
10 3 2 Lost L 3 7 10
37 23 4 Scored S 1 23 59
37 17 5 Conceded C 6 27 50
89% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
64% 77% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 93% 93%
50% 54% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 57% 70%
29% 38% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 43% 47%
21% 23% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 29% 30%
50% 54% 50% BTTS BTTS 33% 64% 60%
32% 23% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 7% 20%
29% 23% 50% Failed to Score F T 67% 29% 20%
 
5.5 6.2 6 Corners for (avg) C F 5 4.6 5.6
4.5 2.5 3.8 Corners against (avg) C A 9 7.5 5.9
2.2 1.6 2.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 2.6 1.9
11 6 4 Red cards R C 1 3 6
 
13.2 16.1 13.2 Shots (avg) S ( 9.7 14.2 15.9
4.5 5.5 4.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.3 5.1 5.9
29% 32% 22% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 32% 33%
 
13 11.2 13.5 Shots against (avg) S A 17.3 18.7 16.4
4.3 4.1 5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 7 6.1 4.9
Key stats in Liga MX this season:
  • León have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • León have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • León haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • 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 León 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

Read more about Liga MX

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.