Estadio Nuevo Corona: Santos Laguna vs Toluca Liga MX preview

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Competition: Mexico Liga MX
Competition: Mon 19.April
Match begins: 00:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Nuevo Corona (30000 seats)

There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the Liga MX table so far. Here's the Santos Laguna - Toluca latest:

Insights:
  • Santos Laguna have the fewest conceded goals (5) at home in Liga MX
  • Toluca have the most conceded goals (19) away in Liga MX

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.

It's quite the trip for Toluca when visiting Santos Laguna as the cities are 900 kilometers apart.

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Santos Laguna form and stats

Santos Laguna, who have the fewest conceded goals (5) at home in Liga MX, are steadily winning Liga MX games and points here at Estadio Nuevo Corona. 5 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 8 games.

The fans are hoping that Santos will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Liga MX game against Querétaro. A 1-1 draw away before that, with Guadalajara the opponent.

A decent goal production from Santos Laguna in their home games so far, with 14 goals from 8 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, Santos Laguna have conceded only 5 goals. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Toluca form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Toluca, who have the most conceded goals (19) away in Liga MX, so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-6 (win-draw-lose).

Toluca might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Monterrey proved too strong as Toluca slumped to a 1-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Estadio Nemesio Díez. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Leon wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.

Toluca goalkeeper Luis García had a great day against Monterrey, but despite making six saves the loss could not be avoided.

Toluca have scored 9 goals on their travels this season, from 9 away games in the league. For Toluca, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Toluca - Santos Laguna 1-2, played this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - three - three (Santos wins - draws - Toluca wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

TolucaA. Canelo
A. Canelo
15 goals
TolucaM. Estrada Martínez
M. Estrada Martínez
9 goals
SantosF. Gorriarán Fontes
F. Gorriarán Fontes
6 goals

Santos Laguna missing players

Toluca missing players

Santos Laguna Toluca
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
32 16 4 Played P 4 16 32
13 10 2 Won W 0 2 11
8 3 1 Drew D 2 4 7
11 3 1 Lost L 2 10 14
39 26 6 Scored S 4 17 46
34 14 5 Conceded C 8 30 49
94% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 88% 91%
75% 81% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 75% 75%
41% 50% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 62% 56%
16% 19% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 38% 38%
3% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 31% 28%
50% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 75% 75% 62%
31% 44% 25% Clean Sheets C S 25% 19% 28%
25% 12% 25% Failed to Score F T 25% 19% 19%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.5 1.2 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.8 2.3
3 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
14.2 14.5 15.2 Shots (avg) S ( 9.5 9.6 10.8
3.8 4.2 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.8 3.2 3.7
32% 38% 30% Goal Efficiency G E 27% 33% 39%
Key stats in Liga MX this season:
  • Santos Laguna have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Santos Laguna have the fewest conceded goals (5) at home in Liga MX
  • Toluca have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Toluca have the most conceded goals (19) away 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 Mazatlán 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 Querétaro 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

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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.