This could be an interesting match as Santos Laguna have their presumed home advantage while Cruz Azul are ahead 4 points in the Liga MX table.
- Santos Laguna has the fewest conceded goals (5) at home in Liga MX
- Cruz Azul has the fewest dropped points from leading position (3) in Liga MX
It's quite the trip for Cruz Azul when visiting Santos Laguna as the cities are 900 kilometers apart.
Santos Laguna form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Estadio Nuevo Corona as Santos Laguna, who have the fewest conceded goals (5) at home in Liga MX, have scored 14 goals to get 17 points from 8 games. The overall stats in the Liga MX are 5-2-1 (wins-draws-losses).
The Santos crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-3 to Pachuca here at Estadio Nuevo Corona in a Liga MX match. Before that game, the 4-0 home victory against Mazatlan.
The Santos fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 14 goals in 8 league matches. Santos are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio Nuevo Corona in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 5 from 8 matches. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Cruz Azul form and stats
As the visiting team in Liga MX matches, Cruz Azul have produced an overall stat of 4-1-4 so far.
Cruz Azul are travelling again after losing away to Pumas UNAM in their previous match (0-4). Prior to that match, a home win 4-0 against Pumas UNAM.
Cruz Azul lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-4 beating and focus on this one.
The visiting Cruz Azul have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 11 goals from 9 games. 10 goals have been conceded by Cruz in these games. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Cruz Azul - Santos Laguna 2-0. Santos Laguna-Cruz Azul H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Santos Laguna three wins, Cruz Azul five wins, two draws. seven of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  J. Rodríguez Portillo 13 goals |  J. Furch 5 goals | F. Gorriarán Fontes 4 goals |
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| Santos Laguna | Cruz Azul | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 21 |
| 7 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 24 | 14 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 14 | 30 |
| 23 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 15 | 22 |
| 94% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 94% | 89% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 73% | 71% |
| 56% | 56% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 45% | 43% |
| 17% | 11% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 36% | 29% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 10% |
| 56% | 44% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 45% | 33% |
| 28% | 44% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 9% | 33% |
| 22% | 22% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 45% | 38% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.4 | 1.3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14.5 | 15.6 | 19 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 20 | 12.8 | 13.2 |
| 3.9 | 4 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.7 |
| 34% | 39% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 37% | 38% |
- Cruz Azul has the fewest dropped points from leading position (3) in Liga MX
- Cruz Azul have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Cruz Azul haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Santos Laguna has the fewest conceded goals (5) at home in Liga MX
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Leon | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 40 |
| 2 | Pumas UNAM | 17 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 29 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 32 |
| 3 | America | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 32 |
| 4 | Cruz Azul | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 29 |
| 5 | Monterrey | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 29 |
| 6 | Tigres UANL | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 28 |
| 7 | Guadalajara | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 26 |
| 8 | Santos Laguna | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 25 |
| 9 | Pachuca | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 25 |
| 10 | Necaxa | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -4 | 24 |
| 11 | Toluca | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 19 | -5 | 21 |
| 12 | Puebla | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 12 | -3 | 20 |
| 13 | Juarez | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 19 |
| 14 | Mazatlan | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 18 | -7 | 16 |
| 15 | Tijuana | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 18 | -15 | 15 |
| 16 | Atlas | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -7 | 14 |
| 17 | Queretaro | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 17 | -5 | 13 |
| 18 | Atletico San Luis | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 | -19 | 11 |