Struggling Toluca will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Santos Laguna in the upcoming league round. It’s 17th vs 1st and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
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.
Santos Laguna have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 900 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Toluca form and stats
3 victories, 1 draw and 4 defeats. That’s what Toluca have to build on here at Estadio Nemesio Diez in the Liga MX. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Toluca to get some points in this home game.
Toluca lost their last game at Leon (placed 4th) after a 0-4 scoreline. Preceding that match was the home game against Guadalajara that was lost 1-3.
Toluca were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one. Toluca's goalkeeper Alfredo Talavera was extremely busy against Leon, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning 6 saves.
The Toluca fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 9 in 8 matches. Toluca have conceded 10 in these home matches.
Santos Laguna form and stats
3-2-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Santos Laguna, who have the most scored goals (38) in Liga MX, in their Liga MX matches away.
Santos Laguna won their last game, 3-1 versus Cruz Azul played at home. Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against Guadalajara in the Copa MX.
Santos Laguna are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 11 away goals from 8 games (in the league). For Santos Laguna, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
Toluca-Santos Laguna H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Toluca 3 wins, Santos Laguna 4 wins, 3 draws. 5 of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  B. Lozano 9 goals |  J. Furch 9 goals |  D. Valdés 5 goals |
Toluca missing players
Santos Laguna missing players
| Toluca | Santos Laguna | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 14 | 9 | 0 | Scored | S | 5 | 11 | 38 |
| 24 | 10 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 17 | 23 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 82% | 88% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 24% | 25% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 88% | 88% |
| 18% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 50% | 53% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 12% | 24% |
| 41% | 38% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 62% | 59% |
| 18% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 24% |
| 41% | 38% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 38% | 18% |
| 4.5 | 5.1 | 7 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.6 |
| 4.5 | 4.8 | 5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
| 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
- All of Santos Laguna's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Santos Laguna have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Santos Laguna have scored more than double the goals of Toluca.
- Santos Laguna haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Toluca have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Toluca haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Santos Laguna | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 36 |
| 2 | Necaxa | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 31 |
| 3 | America | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 32 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 31 |
| 4 | Leon | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 36 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 30 |
| 5 | Tigres UANL | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 29 |
| 6 | Queretaro | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 28 |
| 7 | Morelia | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 27 |
| 8 | Monterrey | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 24 |
| 9 | Tijuana | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 34 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 22 | -9 | 24 |
| 10 | Pumas UNAM | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 23 |
| 11 | Pachuca | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 22 |
| 12 | Guadalajara | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 17 | -2 | 22 |
| 13 | Atlas | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -5 | 21 |
| 14 | Cruz Azul | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -1 | 20 |
| 15 | Atlético San Luis | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 13 | -7 | 20 |
| 16 | Juarez | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 18 | -9 | 18 |
| 17 | Toluca | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -10 | 16 |
| 18 | Puebla | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -14 | 14 |
| 19 | Veracruz | 17 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 42 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 21 | -32 | 8 |