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Liga MX · Matchday 17

Santos Laguna vs León: Match Preview & Stats

Santos Laguna crest Santos Laguna
vs
León crest León
Estadio Corona, Torreón

Our picks

Model predictions are published 48 hours before kick-off

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Our record

  • Santos Laguna: 3 of 4 right
  • León: 1 of 4 right

Our result picks in each club's earlier matches on this site.

Match facts

Competition
Liga MX, Matchday 17
Kick-off
Local time
17:00 (Mexico City time)
Venue
Estadio Corona, Torreón
Since last match
Santos Laguna: 14 days (Liga MX) · Atlante (0‑2) León: 12 days (Liga MX) · Chivas (1‑1)
Next match
Santos Laguna: not scheduled yet León: not scheduled yet

Last starting XI

Santos Laguna 5-4-1

  1. 1 Acevedo
  2. 18 Pardo
  3. 25 Sánchez
  4. 28 Pérez
  5. 3 Cuevas
  6. 17 Echeverría
  7. 19 Aguirre
  8. 21 Villalba
  9. 23 Cáseres
  10. 10 Bullaude
  11. 20 Lozano

Coach: Renato Paiva at Atlante, 2-0 · Liga MX · 7 Nov

León 4-4-2

  1. 23 García
  2. 7 Moreno
  3. 14 Romaña
  4. 3 Guevara
  5. 5 Vegas
  6. 20 Echeverría
  7. 29 Rodríguez
  8. 6 Beltrán
  9. 13 Arcila
  10. 27 Cambindo
  11. 19 Alvarado

Coach: Javier Gandolfi vs Chivas, 1-1 · Liga MX · 9 Nov

Our predicted line-ups come with our picks, 48 hours before kick-off. Until then: each club's last starting XI.

Injuries and suspensions

Santos Laguna

  • DF Bruno AmioneInjured · Early January 2027
  • DF Diego GonzálezInjured · Early November 2026 (date passed)
  • DF Efraín OronaInjured · Late November 2026

León

  • MF Iván RodríguezSuspended
  • MF Luis ValadezInjured · Doubtful
  • MF Ángel EstradaInjured · Doubtful

Players listed as injured, suspended or away with their national team, with their expected return.

Missing Players Impact

Santos Laguna

Moderate impact
Missing attack share 6.0%
Missing minutes share 9.0%
3 players out 2 regular starters out
Key absences:
  • DF Diego González 6% attack · 5% mins

León

Moderate impact
Missing attack share 1.0%
Missing minutes share 5.0%
3 players out 1 regular starter out
Key absences:
  • MF Iván Rodríguez 1% attack · 5% mins

Share of team playing time and attacking output over the last 10 matches accounted for by unavailable players.

Tactical Profile & Play Quality (0–100)

Santos Laguna León
Box & Territory Pressure 47 45
Set-Piece & Corner Threat 44 39
Finishing Efficiency 79 71
Defensive & Goalkeeper Wall 72 48
Underlying Play Power 51 49
Santos Laguna Results above play quality (running hot)
León Balanced (results match underlying play)

OptimaGoal 0–100 performance indices built from the last 10 matches before kick-off.

Game-State Scenarios & Goal Timing

Santos Laguna

When scoring first 83% won · 83% unbeaten (6 matches)
When conceding first 38% points rescued · 38% won (8 matches)
1st Half: 33% 2nd Half: 67%
First 15': 10% Last 15' (76-90'): 33%

León

When scoring first 60% won · 100% unbeaten (10 matches)
When conceding first 20% points rescued · 0% won (5 matches)
1st Half: 29% 2nd Half: 71%
First 15': 5% Last 15' (76-90'): 43%

Reaction to scoring or conceding first and goal distribution across the last 15 matches.

Key Attacking Threats

Santos Laguna

  1. 1. MF Ezequiel Bullaude 2G · 5A
    Team attack 16.0% Team shots 15.0%
  2. 2. MF Fran Villalba 2G · 1A
    Team attack 14.0% Team shots 12.0%
  3. 3. FW Tahiel Jiménez 6G · 0A
    Team attack 12.0% Team shots 10.0%

León

  1. 1. FW Díber Cambindo 3G · 1A
    Team attack 18.0% Team shots 22.0%
  2. 2. FW Ismael Díaz 3G · 1A
    Team attack 15.0% Team shots 15.0%
  3. 3. FW José Alvarado 5G · 0A
    Team attack 15.0% Team shots 14.0%

Top available players by share of team attacking production and shot volume over the last 10 matches.

Santos Laguna León
Over 1.5 goals 7/10 10/10
Over 2.5 goals 5/10 4/10
Over 3.5 goals 3/10 2/10
Both teams scored 4/10 8/10
Clean sheet 5/10 2/10
Failed to score 1/10 0/10
Goals per match (scored / conceded) 1.9 / 0.9 1.5 / 1.5

Last 10 matches, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

Form guide

Santos Laguna

  • W 2-0 at Atlante (A) Liga MX · 7 Nov
  • W 1-0 vs Necaxa (H) Liga MX · 1 Nov
  • L 1-4 at Tijuana (A) Liga MX · 26 Oct
  • W 2-0 vs Pumas (H) Liga MX · 22 Oct
  • W 5-0 vs Querétaro FC (H) Liga MX · 17 Oct

León

  • D 1-1 vs Chivas (H) Liga MX · 9 Nov
  • L 1-2 at Cruz Azul (A) Liga MX · 2 Nov
  • D 1-1 vs Toluca (H) Liga MX · 24 Oct
  • W 2-0 at Tigres (A) Liga MX · 21 Oct
  • L 3-5 vs CF América (H) Liga MX · 18 Oct

Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

When the goals come

ScoredConceded

Santos Laguna

León

Goals in each 15-minute period, Liga MX this season. Stoppage time counts with its half.

Top scorers

Santos Laguna

Player G A
Tahiel Jiménez 6 0
Ezequiel Bullaude 3 5
Eduardo Aguirre (1 pen) 3 0
Esteban Lozano 3 0
Fran Villalba (1 pen) 2 2

León

Player G A
José Alvarado (2 pens) 6 1
Díber Cambindo 4 2
Daniel Arcila (2 pens) 4 1
Ismael Díaz 3 1
Jordi Cortizo 2 0

Goals and assists in the Liga MX this season.

Corners and yellow cards

Santos Laguna León
  • 7.1 Corners won 4.1
  • 4.9 Corners conceded 5.8
  • 1.9 Yellow cards 2.2
  • 1.2 Opponents' yellow cards 2.4

Per match in the Liga MX this season. Average per club and match: 5.5 corners, 1.9 yellow cards.

Attack and defence ratings

Santos LagunaLeón
Attack 18 35 1.4 goals per match this season1.4 goals per match this season
Defence 24 53 1.3 conceded per match this season1.3 conceded per match this season

0 to 100 against this season's Liga MX clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.

1661Elo #286 Elo rating 1729Elo #198

Head-to-head

10Santos Laguna wins
6draws
14León wins

30 meetings since 2010, results after 90 minutes.

  • 22 Feb 2026 · Liga MX León 2-1 Santos Laguna
  • 18 Oct 2025 · Liga MX Santos Laguna 2-0 León
  • 9 Mar 2025 · Liga MX Santos Laguna 2-1 León
  • 25 Aug 2024 · Liga MX León 1-1 Santos Laguna
  • 27 Jan 2024 · Liga MX León 3-2 Santos Laguna

Table

#Team PWDLGoalsGDPts
1 Cruz Azul 16 1024 37:26 +11 32
2 CF América 16 862 38:23 +15 30
3 Chivas 16 862 26:15 +11 30
4 Toluca 16 763 35:21 +14 27
5 Atlas 16 835 27:30 -3 27
6 Santos Laguna 16 817 23:20 +3 25
7 León 16 655 23:21 +2 23
8 Pachuca 16 646 29:20 +9 22
9 Tijuana 16 574 25:22 +3 22
10 Monterrey 15 636 26:25 +1 21
11 Pumas 16 565 24:26 -2 21
12 Querétaro FC 15 627 18:23 -5 20
13 Puebla 16 547 19:23 -4 19
14 Atlético de San Luis 16 547 19:24 -5 19
15 Tigres 16 367 17:25 -8 15
16 Atlante 16 358 16:26 -10 14
17 Necaxa 16 349 17:28 -11 13
18 FC Juárez 16 3211 13:34 -21 11

Our table from the results; the two clubs of this match are highlighted. Full table

Season projection

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Where these two clubs are projected to finish in the Liga MX: average points, likely range and chances.

ClubPts Avg ptsLikely 1stLiguilla
Santos Laguna 25
León 23

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