Nervous top table page-turner in Liga MX as América have travelled the 559 miles required to challenge Santos Laguna at their Estadio Nuevo Corona.
- Santos Laguna have the most points (25) at home in Liga MX
- América have the the best goal difference (+21) in Liga MX
It's quite the trip for América when visiting Santos Laguna as the cities are 900 kilometers apart.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Santos Laguna form and stats
This stadium, Estadio Nuevo Corona, has been a fortress for Santos Laguna in the Liga MX so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 8-1-0.
The Santos manager Orozco and his team return home after a 2-2 draw away versus Atlas. Midfield player Brunetta got a match rating of 7.53 in that game, the max score being 10. Brunetta scored one goal, served one assist, hit three key passes and had 21 successful passes (of 25 total).
A strong away win before that one, visiting Mazatlan and winning 2-1.Scoring bonanza? Who knows about this one, but we do know that 10 of the 11 most recent league games with this team has seen three goals or more.
Goals are plentiful at Estadio Nuevo Corona in the league this season as Santos Laguna has scored 24 goals here in 9 home games. From these home matches, Santos Laguna have conceded only 7 goals. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
América form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 6 wins, 0 draws and only 3 losses in the Liga MX.
América go into this game after a win, the home game against Mazatlan that ended 6-0. That victory felt sweet as this club had gone five league rounds without victory. As you can tell from the results above, América was very dominant against Mazatlan, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 6-0 (!) with Valdés, Sánchez, Martín and Rodríguez providing the goals. Martín certainly enjoyed América's last game versus Mazatlan, appearing multiple times in the match report with three goals and the 6-0 victory. The attacker Martín got a match rating of 9.3 in that game. Martín scored three goals, served one assist and hit one key pass.
A draw for América before that, at their own venue hosting Puebla (2-2).Goal hungry football fans should note that 13 of this team's 15 most recent league matches have ended with three goals or more.
11 goals have been conceded by América in these games.
Head 2 Head
América have avoided defeat in the last 5 matches (3-2-0) versus Santos Laguna.This was the score when the sides met earlier this season; América - Santos 3-3. The matches between these teams sometimes lean towards being a bit wild, having seen 6 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  H. Martín Mex 18 goals |   H. Preciado Villarreal 9 goals |  M. Correa 7 goals |
Santos Laguna missing players
América missing players
| Santos Laguna | América | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 25 |
| 12 | 9 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 49 | 28 | 5 | Scored | S | 8 | 27 | 61 |
| 33 | 12 | 8 | Conceded | C | 7 | 16 | 26 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 91% | 92% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 92% | 84% |
| 70% | 75% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 83% | 76% |
| 39% | 33% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 42% | 40% |
| 26% | 17% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 25% | 28% |
| 57% | 50% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 67% | 60% |
| 26% | 42% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 25% | 36% |
| 17% | 8% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 8% | 12% |
| 4.9 | 6.1 | 9.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5 | 5.9 |
| 6.1 | 4.7 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4 | 3.7 |
| 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15.9 | 17.9 | 18.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15.2 | 14.1 | 16.7 |
| 6.3 | 6.8 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 5.2 | 5.8 |
| 34% | 35% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 44% | 42% |
| 16 | 13.4 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.8 | 12.3 | 11.6 |
| 4.5 | 3.2 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.6 |
- América have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- América have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- América have the fewest matches under the total-line (6) in Liga MX
- América have the most matches over the total-line (19) in Liga MX
- América have the most points (18) away in Liga MX
- América have the most scored goals (18) away in Liga MX
- América have the most scored goals in the first half (27) in Liga MX
- América have the most scored goals in the second half (34) in Liga MX
- América have the the best goal difference (+21) in Liga MX
- América haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Santos Laguna have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Santos Laguna have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Santos Laguna have the most points (25) at home in Liga MX
- Santos Laguna have the most scored goals (24) at home in Liga MX
- Santos Laguna have the the best goal difference (+17) at home in Liga MX
- Santos Laguna have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- 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 | América | 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 | Querétaro | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 22 | -17 | 9 |
