Delightful dogfight as daring Santos Laguna duels with determined Guadalajara

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Competition: Mexico Liga MX
Competition: Mon 16.August
Match begins: 00:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Nuevo Corona (30000 seats)

Guadalajara have traveled here for an interesting fight against the hosts Santos Laguna. Prepare for the match with this Liga MX preview!

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.

This pitch has grass, which is not Guadalajara's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on grass Guadalajara have performed like this: Played 41 matches resulting in 13 wins, 10 draws and 18 defeats with the goal stats 48-59 (scored/conceded).

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Santos Laguna form and stats

Santos Laguna have collected 1 point from their Liga MX home games so far after 0-1-0.

Santos drew their last game, 1-1 away at Tigres UANL (placed 10th). Midfield player Diego Valdés got a match rating of 7.74 in that game, the max score being 10. Valdés hit three key passes and dribled passed the opponent 2 of 2 times. Santos Laguna manager J. Almada Álves lay sleepless for hours after the game against Tigres UANL. The match ended a draw, but Santos Laguna hit the posts three times.

In the match before that, Santos hosted Cruz Azul and drew the game 1-1.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Santos have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 17 games) they have won nine times, drawn five and lost three.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Liga MX game versus Atlas in only three days. This game is also played here at Estadio Nuevo Corona.

At Estadio Nuevo Corona, Santos Laguna has the goal stats of 1-1 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.

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Guadalajara form and stats

1 win, 0 draws and 0 losses. That’s the product of Guadalajara playing as the away team in the Liga MX this season.

Guadalajara's last game was the home draw against Juárez (2-2). The attacker Angel Zaldívar got a match rating of 8.75 in that game. Zaldívar scored one goal, served one assist and hit two key passes. The draw against Juárez came from a losing position. The Guadalajara manager V. Vucetich Rojas brought on José Godínez as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level.

Prior to that result Guadalajara won their away game at Puebla. The scoreline was 2-0.

We have checked recent matches where Guadalajara have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those eleven games were five victories, three draws and three defeats.

A quick return to home after this game, as Guadalajara are hosting Leon in the Liga MX only three days away.

2 goals so far away for Guadalajara, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 0. All from 1 league match away.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Santos won six games, one match ended with a draw and Guadalajara has three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / seven

Top Goalscorers

SantosD. Valdés Contreras
D. Valdés Contreras
2 goals
GuadalajaraÁ. Zaldívar Caviedes
Á. Zaldívar Caviedes
2 goals
Santos LagunaF. Gorriarán Fontes
F. Gorriarán Fontes
1 goals

Santos Laguna missing players

Guadalajara missing players

Santos Laguna Guadalajara
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
3 1 1 Played P 0 1 3
1 0 0 Won W 0 1 1
2 1 1 Drew D 0 0 1
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
5 1 1 Scored S 0 2 5
2 1 1 Conceded C 0 0 4
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 100%
33% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 67%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 33%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
67% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 67%
33% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 100% 33%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
6.3 5 5 Corners for (avg) C F 0 8 7.7
3.3 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 4 3.3
2.3 2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 3 1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11.7 9 9 Shots (avg) S ( 0 5 13
4 3 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 2 5.7
42% 33% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 100% 29%
Santos Laguna Last season Guadalajara
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
42 22   Played P   20 40
17 14   Won W   7 15
11 4   Drew D   6 14
14 4   Lost L   7 11
54 39   Scored S   25 48
41 17   Conceded C   25 45
93% 91%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   95% 90%
71% 77%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   70% 70%
40% 55%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   45% 42%
17% 23%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   30% 22%
5% 9%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   5% 5%
48% 45%   BTTS BTTS   60% 57%
31% 45%   Clean Sheets C S   15% 22%
29% 18%   Failed to Score F T   30% 30%
 
6 7   Corners for (avg) C F   4.1 4.6
5.1 4   Corners against (avg) C A   4.7 4.3
1.5 1.2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.2 1.6
3 1   Red cards R C   2 4
 
14.2 15.4   Shots (avg) S (   10.9 12
3.9 4.7   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.5 3.6
33% 38%   Goal Efficiency G E   35% 34%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Toluca 3 3 0 0 8 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 2 0 0 5 1 6 9
2 Atletico San Luis 3 2 1 0 6 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 5 2 3 7
3 Mazatlan 3 2 1 0 5 2 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 7
4 America 3 2 1 0 4 1 2 2 0 0 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 7
5 Leon 3 2 0 1 3 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 1 4 -2 6
6 Santos Laguna 3 1 2 0 5 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 4 1 3 5
7 Monterrey 3 1 2 0 4 2 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 5
8 Atlas 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 4
9 Guadalajara 3 1 1 1 5 4 2 0 1 1 3 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 4
10 Tigres UANL 3 1 1 1 4 5 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 3 4 -1 4
11 Cruz Azul 3 1 1 1 3 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 3 2 -1 4
12 Pachuca 2 1 0 1 5 2 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 3 3
13 Queretaro 3 0 2 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 -1 2
14 Juárez 3 0 1 2 3 7 1 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 1 1 2 4 -4 1
15 Puebla 3 0 1 2 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 1 1 3 -4 1
16 Pumas UNAM 3 0 1 2 1 5 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 -4 1
17 Tijuana 3 0 0 3 2 6 2 0 0 2 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 -4 0
18 Necaxa 3 0 0 3 2 7 2 0 0 2 1 5 1 0 0 1 1 2 -5 0

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.