Santos Laguna and Monterrey are both riding high in the Liga MX with their 3rd and 2nd spots respectively. This could be a top match!
- Santos Laguna have the most points (25) at home in Liga MX
- Monterrey have the fewest conceded goals (13) in Liga MX
Not a lot of time to rest for the hosts, as they were involved in a Liga MX game only four days ago. That game was an away game at Pachuca, so at least Santos Laguna are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Santos Laguna form and stats
Santos Laguna have been very solid at home in the Liga MX so far, with 25 points collected from 9 matches (8-1-0). This has contributed greatly to their 3rd position in the table. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Santos Laguna, their manager Aquino and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.
An away draw last time out for Santos, facing Pachuca (after extra-time, 2-4 on penalties) in a game that ended 4-4. As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today? Santos Laguna's goalie Lajud played a big part in securing a draw after 90 minutes against Pachuca with a stunning six saves. Midfield player Medina got a match rating of 7.83 in that game, the max score being 10. Medina signed up for two assists, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Cruz Azul (2-3).Some stats: A review of the 16 latest league games shows that 12 of them had at least one goal from each side.
There will be little rest for Santos Laguna after this match as they are travelling to Monterrey for a Liga MX game in only three days.
Santos are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Estadio Nuevo Corona in their league games, having scored an impressive 24 goals in 9 matches. From these home matches, Santos Laguna have conceded only 7 goals. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Monterrey form and stats
As the visiting team in Liga MX matches, Monterrey have produced an overall stat of 5-2-2 so far.
Monterrey go into this game after a win, the home game against Pumas UNAM that ended 4-1. It was a convincing performance from Monterrey when Pumas UNAM were beaten. The team "killed" the match in the first half leading 4-1 and the second half was comfortable. González and Mori scored their goals. Mori certainly enjoyed Monterrey's last game versus Pumas UNAM, appearing multiple times in the match report with three goals and the 4-1 victory. The attacker Mori got a match rating of 9.15 in that game. Mori scored three goals, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 18 successful passes (of 22 total).
Prior to that result Monterrey won their away game at Mazatlan. The scoreline was 2-0.After this away game Monterrey return home for a Liga MX game against Santos Laguna. That game is only three sleeps after this.
Monterrey are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 15 times in 9 away games so far. It's not easy to score on Monterrey as they have only conceded 8 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The teams involved encountered each other earlier this season: Monterrey - Santos Laguna 1-2. Mori (Monterrey) and González (Santos) were sent off when these teams met previously this season. Will it be as violent this time? H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Santos Laguna four wins, two draws and Monterrey four victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  R. Funes Mori 17 goals |   H. Preciado Villarreal 15 goals |  M. Correa 12 goals |
Santos Laguna missing players
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| Santos Laguna | Monterrey | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 37 | 18 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 19 | 38 |
| 15 | 11 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 11 | 24 |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 14 | 5 | 4 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 69 | 37 | 4 | Scored | S | 7 | 31 | 69 |
| 68 | 29 | 16 | Conceded | C | 9 | 20 | 33 |
| 97% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 95% | 89% |
| 92% | 94% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 74% | 71% |
| 70% | 78% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 47% | 53% |
| 49% | 50% | 60% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 16% | 24% |
| 35% | 33% | 40% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 16% | 18% |
| 62% | 56% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 53% | 47% |
| 19% | 28% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 42% | 45% |
| 22% | 17% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 11% | 18% |
| 5.3 | 6.3 | 7.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.4 | 4.7 | 4.8 |
| 5.8 | 4.6 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.2 | 5.6 | 4.8 |
| 2 | 1.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
| 8 | 3 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 15.2 | 16.8 | 16 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.6 | 15.1 | 16.5 |
| 5.8 | 6.4 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 5.4 | 6.3 |
| 32% | 32% | 15% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 30% | 29% |
| 16.6 | 14.2 | 15.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.4 | 13 | 11.3 |
| 5.2 | 3.9 | 5.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.4 | 4.6 | 4 |
- Monterrey have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Monterrey have the fewest conceded goals (13) in Liga MX
- Santos Laguna have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- 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 haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | Atlético 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 |
