Santos Laguna vs Necaxa Prediction

Neither side arrives with real confidence

Necaxa's recent run has been shaky. Across their last 20 matches in all competitions they've won only five, drawn six and lost nine, with 34 goals conceded in that spell. Their last five league outings have brought three defeats and just one draw, including a 2-4 home loss to Club America.

Santos Laguna: 20 completed matches; Necaxa: 20 completed matches.

Santos Laguna

20 matches

Win

40% 8 / 20

Draw

5% 1 / 20

Loss

55% 11 / 20

Scored

22

Conceded

26

Difference

-4

Necaxa

20 matches

Win

25% 5 / 20

Draw

30% 6 / 20

Loss

45% 9 / 20

Scored

26

Conceded

36

Difference

-10

Santos Laguna haven't fared much better. Seven wins, one draw and twelve losses in their last 20 games tells its own story, and they've shipped 29 goals in that run. That said, they've picked up back-to-back wins over Pachuca and Juarez in their last five league matches, mixed in with defeats to Toluca and Cruz Azul.

Both teams are capable of a result but neither has shown any real consistency lately.

Comparative Team Statistics: Santos Laguna vs Necaxa

A fixture that's gone both ways

The head-to-head history between these two stretches back years and it rarely settles into a pattern. The most recent meeting saw Santos Laguna beat Necaxa 3-1 at home back in January. Before that, Necaxa hammered Santos Laguna 4-1 on their own patch.

Go back further and you'll find heavy wins for both sides, including a 5-2 Santos win and a 3-0 Necaxa win within the last few years. It's not a fixture where one team has dominated lately.

Both sides in the bottom half

Necaxa sit 15th with eight points from nine games, having won two, drawn two and lost five. Santos Laguna are just below them in 17th, on seven points from the same number of matches, with two wins, one draw and six losses.

Neither team has scored freely either, with Necaxa on ten goals for and Santos Laguna on nine. It's a tight picture at the wrong end of the table.

Key men to watch

Necaxa's main attacking threat has been J. Carranza, who's scored five goals in eight appearances this season. He's also picked up a red card in that time, as has teammate L. Jiménez, so discipline could be worth keeping an eye on.

Santos Laguna:

Best scorers:

E. Bullaude - 3

Best assist providers:

Fran Villalba - 2

Necaxa:

Best scorers:

J. Carranza - 5

Penalty cards:

J. Carranza x 1

L. Jiménez x 1

For Santos Laguna, E. Bullaude has three goals in ten games, with Fran Villalba chipping in with two assists. Neither side has an obvious standout creator beyond that.