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Puebla vs Santos Laguna: Hosts Look to Extend Strong Start Against Struggling Visitors

Puebla host Santos Laguna in Liga MX Apertura - Round 5, with the home side enjoying a solid start to the season while the visitors are in dire straits. Puebla's resilience at home will be tested by Santos Laguna's desperation to avoid yet another defeat.

This fixture pits Puebla's efficient, if not possession-heavy, approach against Santos Laguna's desperate attempts to salvage something from a terrible start. Puebla's ability to grind out results, particularly at home where they've been hard to beat in terms of losses, will be key. Santos Laguna will likely need to adopt a more aggressive stance to break their winless streak, potentially leaving them exposed at the back to Puebla's counter-attacking threat. The home side's lower possession figures suggest they might cede territory, inviting Santos Laguna forward, and then look to exploit spaces with quick transitions, a tactic that has yielded results in their recent win.

Team statistics

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Team Stats Comparison

Home Team Matches
Away Team Matches
Puebla
VS
Santos Laguna
4
Matches played
4
2 - 1 - 1
Results
0 - 0 - 4
50%
Win %
0%
1.5
Goals scored
0.5
1.3
Goals conceded
2
League averages

Key points

  • • Santos Laguna have lost all 4 of their league games this season.
  • • Puebla have not lost at home this season, drawing their only home fixture.
  • • Puebla scored 3 goals in their most recent outing, a significant increase on their season average.

AI Prediction

Puebla's solid home record and recent attacking surge, highlighted by a 3-2 win, contrast sharply with Santos Laguna's complete collapse, having lost every game without scoring recently. The odds favour the hosts, aligning with this statistical disparity. Despite Santos Laguna's struggles, they do generate some attacking pressure and corner kicks, suggesting they might find the net, but Puebla's efficiency should see them secure the victory.

  • AI
    Confidence
    Pick
    Recent Win% (20)
  • amazon/nova-lite-v1
    nova-lite-v1 (fr)
    by amazon
    85%
    Puebla HOME
    BTTS NO
    2.5 UNDER
    1x2
    57%
    O/U
    53%
    BTTS
    63%
  • deepseek/deepseek-v4-pro
    deepseek-v4-pro (ja)
    by deepseek
    82%
    Puebla HOME
    BTTS NO
    2.5 UNDER
    1x2
    40%
    O/U
    57%
    BTTS
    50%
  • google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite
    gemini-2.5-flash-lite (en)
    by google
    85%
    Puebla HOME
    BTTS YES
    2.5 OVER
    1x2
    43%
    O/U
    57%
    BTTS
    53%

H2H

Liga MX H2H 기록입니다.
Match dateTeamScoreTeamO/U 2.5BTTS
3/22/2026
Puebla
L 1 - 2 W
Santos Laguna
HOME
OY
7/26/2025HOME
Puebla
W 1 - 0 L
Santos Laguna
UN
2/2/2025
Puebla
W 2 - 0 L
Santos Laguna
HOME
UN
7/5/2024HOME
Puebla
W 1 - 0 L
Santos Laguna
UN
1/31/2024
Puebla
L 0 - 3 W
Santos Laguna
HOME
ON
7/8/2023HOME
Puebla
L 2 - 3 W
Santos Laguna
OY
Includes records from 2023 onwards.

Team recent

Puebla Team recent

Puebla logo
Puebla
Home Team Matches
Match dateH/AVSScoreResultsO/U 2.5BTTSCor 9.5
AWAY
CF Pachuca3 - 2WOY-
HOME
Guadalajara Chivas1 - 1DUY-
AWAY
Cruz Azul1 - 2LOY-
AWAY
FC Juarez1 - 0WUN-

Puebla have made a respectable start to the Apertura season, securing two wins from their four outings. Their overall scoring average of 1.5 goals per game is decent, though their defence has conceded 1.3 on average. Notably, their home form has been characterised by draws, having played one at home and secured a point, conceding and scoring one goal. Recent form shows a slight uptick in scoring, with 1.7 goals in their last three, but this was capped by a thumping 3-2 victory in their most recent fixture, showcasing offensive potential. They maintain a relatively low possession average of 38.8%, suggesting a team that thrives on efficiency rather than dominance.

Santos Laguna Team recent

Santos Laguna logo
Santos Laguna
Away Team Matches
Match dateH/AVSScoreResultsO/U 2.5BTTSCor 9.5
HOME
Guadalajara Chivas0 - 1LUN-
AWAY
Club America0 - 3LON-
HOME
Atlas0 - 1LUN-
AWAY
Monterrey2 - 3LOY-

Santos Laguna are in a deep crisis, having lost all four of their opening league matches. Their offensive output has been woeful, averaging just 0.5 goals per game, while their defence has been porous, conceding a staggering 2 goals per contest. This dire form extends to their recent form, where they've failed to score in their last three matches, losing all of them. Even away from home, their record is bleak, with two losses from two games, and they've failed to register a single goal. The only glimmer of hope is their comparatively higher shot volume (12 per game recently) and corner count, suggesting they do get into attacking positions, but lack the final product or defensive solidity.

O
Over
U
Under
Y
Yes
N
No

Odds

1x2
Puebla
HOME
2.15
DRAW
3.6
Santos Laguna
AWAY
3.3
2.5 OVER/UNDER
OVER
1.7
UNDER
2.1
BTTS
YES
1.62
NO
2.2

Lineups

Puebla

Puebla

(4-4-1-1)

Daniel Gutierrez
Fernando Monarrez
Juan Pablo Vargas
Facundo Almada
Iker Moreno
Carlos Baltazar
Alonso Ramirez
Alejandro Organista
Brayan Garnica
Kevin Velasco
Eduardo Mustre
Eduardo Aguirre
Ezequiel Bullaude
Fran Villalba
Diego González
Aldo Lopez Vargas
Salvador Mariscal
Emmanuel Echeverría
Felipe Sánchez
Franco Pardo
Mauricio Cuevas
Carlos Acevedo
Santos Laguna

Santos Laguna

(4-2-3-1)

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Injuries / suspensions

No injury/suspension information available.

League table

Mexico Liga MX
#TeamPlayedWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
Liga MX: Apertura
1Club America5410102813WWWDW
2Toluca531184410WDWLW
3Club Tijuana431062410WDWW
4Monterrey530212759LWWLW
5Leon53027529WWWLL
6Atlas43016519WLWW
7U.N.A.M. - Pumas42117527DWWL
8Puebla42116517WDLW
9Club Queretaro52126607LDWWL
10Guadalajara Chivas42113307WDWL
11Cruz Azul42028806LLWW
12Necaxa420267-16LLWW
13Atlante FC512257-25LDWDL
14Tigres UANL5113810-24WLLDL
15CF Pachuca41036603LLLW
16Atletico San Luis402248-42LDDL
17Santos Laguna400428-60LLLL
18FC Juarez5005315-120LLLLL
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