Santos Laguna and Pachuca are both thriving in the Liga MX with their 3rd and 4th places respectively. Let's hope for a top match!
- Santos Laguna have the most points (25) at home in Liga MX
- Pachuca have won significantly less corners away then at home.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
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 opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Estadio Nuevo Corona.
Santos drew their last game, 0-0 away at Necaxa. Dória was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.85 out of 10. The defender Dória hit one key pass and won 7 of 10 duels.
A defeat was the result before that one, 1-4 away at Leon.This is expected to be a close game, with Santos Laguna perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Santos Laguna as a small favourite), we find 11 games. Santos Laguna has won 6 of these, drawn 2 and lost 3.
Lots of goals? Who knows about this one, but we do know that 13 of the 16 latest league matches with this club has contained 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. Santos have only conceded 7 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Pachuca form and stats
3-3-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Pachuca in their Liga MX matches away. It could be a hat trick of victories away for Pachuca, as they have won on their previous two travels.
Pachuca might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Cruz Azul proved too strong as Pachuca slumped to a 0-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Estadio Hidalgo. Chávez got a match rating of 7.82 in that game, top player of the team. Chávez hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 4 of 5 times and had 82 successful passes (of 84 total).
Prior to that result Pachuca won their away game at Pumas UNAM. The scoreline was 2-0.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Pachuca playing away and similar expectations, we found 5 relevant matches. Results were 0 Pachuca wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Pachuca have scored 11 goals in 8 league games away. As opposed to that, Pachuca have seen the ball go into their own net 9 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Santos Laguna and Pachuca have met earlier this season: Pachuca - Santos Laguna 2-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Santos Laguna one win, five draws and Pachuca four victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven games had two or less. The games between these teams have sometimes been "violent", having seen 5 red cards from the last ten duels.
Top Goalscorers
  H. Preciado Villarreal 13 goals |  M. Correa 10 goals |   J. López Ramírez 9 goals |
Santos Laguna missing players
Pachuca missing players
| Santos Laguna | Pachuca | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 32 | 16 | 5 | Played | P | 7 | 17 | 36 |
| 14 | 11 | 1 | Won | W | 4 | 9 | 21 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 11 | 3 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 60 | 36 | 7 | Scored | S | 14 | 27 | 68 |
| 54 | 23 | 15 | Conceded | C | 7 | 19 | 39 |
| 97% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 86% | 88% | 92% |
| 91% | 94% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 57% | 71% | 81% |
| 69% | 81% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 57% | 53% | 56% |
| 47% | 50% | 60% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 43% | 29% | 31% |
| 31% | 31% | 40% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 43% | 24% | 22% |
| 59% | 56% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 43% | 47% | 56% |
| 22% | 31% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 43% | 35% | 31% |
| 22% | 12% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 29% | 22% |
| 5.5 | 6.6 | 8.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.4 | 4.5 | 5.6 |
| 5.8 | 4.4 | 4.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.3 | 5.1 | 4.2 |
| 1.9 | 1.2 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2 |
| 7 | 3 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 15.7 | 17.4 | 17.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.9 | 15.6 | 17 |
| 5.9 | 6.6 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.7 |
| 32% | 34% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 30% | 33% |
| 16.5 | 14.3 | 15.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 17.3 | 13.3 | 11.3 |
| 5 | 3.9 | 6.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.6 | 4.4 | 4 |
- Pachuca have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- 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 | Querétaro | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 22 | -17 | 9 |
