Santos Laguna are located at 5th, while Pumas UNAM are lingering 3 points behind in the league standings. Will they trim the gap?
- Santos Laguna have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (8) in Liga MX
- Pumas UNAM have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Santos Laguna form and stats
2 victories, 6 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Santos Laguna have to build on here at Estadio Nuevo Corona in the Liga MX. The Santos Laguna manager Caixinha might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
Happy days for Santos in their previous game, a fixture away at Cruz Azul that ended with a 2-1 victory. Goalkeeper Acevedo got the top rating on the team in that game; 9.04 out of ten. Acevedo saved a penalty.
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 Laguna have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 14 games) they have won six times, drawn six and lost two.
The manager Caixinha will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Guadalajara in only three days.
Santos Laguna are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio Nuevo Corona in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 9 matches. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Pumas UNAM form and stats
There's been little loot from Pumas UNAM's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 8 away games in the Liga MX. Pumas UNAM only have 1 win to counter their 4 defeats and 3 draws.
Pumas are looking to quickly end their 225 minutes long goal drought in the Liga MX. Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Pumas UNAM goalkeeper Alfredo Talavera Diaz is eager to challenge this, with his 250 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Pumas UNAM's last game was the home draw against América (0-0). Midfield player Meritão was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.31/10. Meritão dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 28 successful passes (of 32 total).
We have checked recent matches where Pumas UNAM have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 20 games were four victories, seven draws and nine defeats.
After this away game Pumas return home for a Liga MX game against Mazatlan. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Pumas UNAM as they have only managed to score 6 times from 8 away games in the league. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As for defending, Pumas UNAM rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 13 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The latest archived meeting involving both these contenders is the Pumas UNAM - Santos Laguna 0-3 played earlier this season. Stats for the former ten meetings featuring these two squads are: three wins for Santos, two draws and five wins for Pumas UNAM. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  J. Dinenno De Cara 7 goals | J. de Oliveira Melo 5 goals | W. Corozo Becerra 5 goals |
Santos Laguna missing players
Pumas UNAM missing players
| Santos Laguna | Pumas UNAM | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 14 | 6 | Played | P | 8 | 14 | 29 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| 11 | 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 35 | 17 | 5 | Scored | S | 9 | 15 | 34 |
| 32 | 16 | 4 | Conceded | C | 7 | 17 | 31 |
| 89% | 86% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 86% | 76% |
| 81% | 79% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 71% | 62% |
| 48% | 36% | 17% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 48% |
| 19% | 21% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 12% | 21% | 24% |
| 11% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 67% | 64% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 41% |
| 30% | 36% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 21% | 38% |
| 15% | 14% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 43% | 45% |
| 6.5 | 6.3 | 8.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.7 | 4.5 |
| 3.6 | 2.8 | 1.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.2 | 3.9 |
| 2 | 1.4 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| 14.6 | 14.6 | 15.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.4 | 12.4 | 14 |
| 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.8 |
| 30% | 27% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 24% | 24% |
| 13.6 | 12 | 11.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 17 | 17.6 | 14 |
| 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 5.2 | 4.5 |
- Pumas UNAM have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Pumas UNAM have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Santos Laguna have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (8) in Liga MX
- Santos Laguna have the most conceded goals in the second half (24) in Liga MX
- Santos Laguna have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded 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 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 35 |
| 2 | Atlas | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 29 |
| 3 | Leon | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 29 |
| 4 | Tigres UANL | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 28 |
| 5 | Santos Laguna | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 24 |
| 6 | Toluca | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 24 |
| 7 | Puebla | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| 8 | Cruz Azul | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 23 |
| 9 | Monterrey | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 22 |
| 10 | Guadalajara | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 22 |
| 11 | Pumas UNAM | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -6 | 21 |
| 12 | Atlético San Luis | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 8 | -4 | 20 |
| 13 | Mazatlan | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -6 | 20 |
| 14 | Necaxa | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 20 |
| 15 | Pachuca | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -2 | 18 |
| 16 | Juárez | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | -11 | 16 |
| 17 | Querétaro | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | -8 | 15 |
| 18 | Tijuana | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -11 | 15 |
