Liga MX
03/03/2026 - 20:00
Santos Laguna vs Cruz Azul
At home, the team coached by Francisco will try to get a victory thanks to home advantage. The match is the Liga MX 9th round, where Santos Laguna will face Cruz Azul at Corona stadium on 3 March at 20:00, and will be refereed by Ivan Antonio Lopez Sanchez.
After a draw in their last game played, Santos Laguna is currently in 18º position in the tournament with 2 points, while Cruz Azul is currently in 1º position with 22. Continue reading our analysis for stats, H2H history and best predictions for this Santos Laguna vs Cruz Azul.
Santos LagunaSantos Laguna comes from playing against Club Queretaro and finished the match with a result of 2-2, with draw for both teams. In that last match between Santos Laguna and Club Queretaro, Green-white team achieved a 61% possession of the ball, with 4 shots on goal of which 2 were goals. The goals were scored by L. Di Yorio and C. Gruezo.
In the last 8 matches, the team coached by Francisco has achieved 2 draws y 6 defeats. Santos Laguna average number of goals per game is 1.1 goals, while they concede an average of 2.9 goals per game. With this trend they have 8 matches conceding at least one goal. In those 8 matches, they have scored a total of 9 goals while conceding 23 goals.
Cruz AzulThe team coached by Nicolas Larcamon heads into this match on the back of a recent 0-2 win over Monterrey. Thanks to the boost of this victory, the La Máquina Celeste team will be looking for another good result in their visit to Santos Laguna.
In that match between Cruz Azul and Monterrey, the La Máquina Celeste team achieved 43% ball possession, getting 7 shots on goal, 2 of which were goals. The goals were scored by A. Palavecino and C. Rotondi.
Analysing the last 8 matches, Nicolas Larcamon's team has won 7, drawn 1 , and is on a run of 4 consecutive wins and scoring at least one goal in the last 14 matches. Cruz Azul average 2.5 goals per game, while they concede an average of 0.8 goals per game. With this trend, they have now kept 1 clean sheet in an official match. In those 8 matches, they have scored a total of 20 goals while conceding 6 goals.
The head-to-head record between the two teams can help you when placing your bet. But in this case they have never played each other.
Cruz Azul
3 - 2
Santos Laguna
Santos Laguna
0 - 1
Cruz Azul
Cruz Azul
2 - 0
Santos Laguna
Santos Laguna
3 - 0
Cruz Azul
Cruz Azul
2 - 2
Santos Laguna
Santos Laguna
Substitutes:
14 - Efrain Orona
4 - José Abella
24 - Diego Medina
33 - Hector Holguin
8 - Salvador Mariscal
29 - Tahiel Jiménez
28 - Jonathan Pérez
254 - Lucca Joel Vuoso Ramos
195 - Nelson Cedillo
185 - Juan Carlos Echilvestre
Cruz Azul
Substitutes:
209 - Josué Díaz
21 - Gabriel Fernández
11 - Christian Ebere
17 - Amaury Garcia Moreno
30 - Emmanuel Ochoa
18 - Luka Romero
3 - Omar Campos
10 - Andres Montaño
22 - Jorge Rodarte Barragan
239 - Diego Valdez
After a thorough analysis of the current form of both teams, H2H head-to-heads and recent statistics, the StaTips team offers you the following predictions for the match Santos Laguna vs Cruz Azul.
Betting market
Tips
Prob.
Santos Laguna
Cruz Azul
28
6
4
18
6
0
18
2
Games played
Wins
Draws
Lost
Won at home
Won as a visitor
Ranking
Points
40
25
9
6
16
9
1
22
Santos Laguna
Cruz Azul
8
0
2
6
9
23
1.1
2.9
4
4
2
2
4
Games played
Wins
Draw
Lost
Goals in favor
Goals against
Avg goals in favor
Avg goals against
First to score
First to concede
First half winner
First-half draw
First-half loser
8
7
1
0
20
6
2.5
0.8
7
1
5
2
1
Santos Laguna
Cruz Azul
0.49
47
6
2
1
2
1
5
15
3
0
317
234
74
4
3
3
Expected goals
Ball Possesion
Total shots
Shots on goal
Shots of goal
Corner kicks
Offsides
Goalkeeper saves
Fouls
Yellow cards
Red cards
Total pases
Passes accurate
Percentaje pases
Blocked shots
Shots inside box
Shot outside box
1.38
53
16
7
6
4
0
1
17
2
0
362
271
75
3
9
7
Referee statistics: Ivan Antonio Lopez Sanchez
Santos Laguna
Cruz Azul
Santos Laguna
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Santos Laguna
Club Leon
Santos Laguna
Santos Laguna
Mazatlán
Tigres UANL
Santos Laguna
UNAM Pumas
Santos Laguna
Santos Laguna
FC Juarez
Deportivo Toluca
Santos Laguna
Santos Laguna
Necaxa
Cruz Azul
Monterrey
Cruz Azul
Cruz Azul
Chivas Guadalajara
Cruz Azul
Tigres UANL
Cruz Azul
Vancouver FC
Deportivo Toluca
Cruz Azul
Vancouver FC
Cruz Azul
FC Juarez
Cruz Azul
Cruz Azul
Club Puebla