Cruz Azul vs Santos Laguna Prediction 6 September 2026
🔊 Cruz Azul come into this match sitting in mid-table and fighting for a play-off spot. Their form has been mixed, with wins and defeats alternating across their last five matches. Santos Laguna are second from bottom, with few points and a poor scoring record over the course of the season. The main contrast is between the hosts' attacking potential and the visitors' unreliable defence, with both sides showing trends in terms of goals conceded.
Head-to-Head
📊 In official matches between Cruz Azul and Santos Laguna, the two sides have met 51 times. The hosts have won 22 of those, the visitors 19, with 10 draws. Cruz Azul have the edge in goals scored - 73 against 68 for Santos Laguna. On average, 1.16 goals are scored in the first half and 1.61 in the second, giving an overall match average of 2.76 goals per game.
Head-to-head statistics Cruz Azul - Santos Laguna
Cruz Azul Team Overview
Cruz Azul's form has been inconsistent: three wins and three defeats in their last six matches, with two wins and three losses in their last five. Across their previous ten matches, they won six with no draws, averaging 1.8 goals scored and 1.5 conceded per game. At home, their attack has rarely exceeded two goals - Cruz Azul scored fewer than 2.5 goals in ten of their last eleven home matches. Their current objective is to close a narrow gap to the play-off places.
Match Results: Cruz Azul
Santos Laguna Team Overview
Santos Laguna are struggling both to pick up points and to score: no wins in their last five league rounds, just one draw and four defeats. Over their last ten matches, the team have managed only two wins and one point in the current championship - which reflects problems across all areas of the squad. Their average stands at one goal scored per game against 1.6 conceded across that ten-match sample, but the losing run shows a lack of consistency even against opponents of a similar level.
Match Results: Santos Laguna
Total Goals Prediction
In 6 of their last 7 matches, Cruz Azul have seen Total Goals - Over 2.5 land, which reflects the current scoring trend for this side. Both teams also have high defensive averages this season: Cruz Azul concede 1.83 goals per match on average, and Santos Laguna concede 1.83 per match as well. Cruz Azul also score an average of 1.83 goals per game. All of this points to a strong likelihood of a high-scoring match with three or more goals. Our pick: Total Goals - Over 2.5 at 1.44*.
Corners Prediction
Santos Laguna have won more than 3.5 corners in 8 of their last 9 matches, which points to a consistent trend in this area. That trend supports a strong chance of the Santos Laguna Team Total Corners - Over 3.5 landing, priced at 1.91*.
Both Teams to Score Prediction
Cruz Azul have both scored and conceded in 6 of their last 7 matches, which points to a high likelihood of goals at both ends. The statistics also show that Cruz Azul concede an average of 1.83 goals per match this season, and Santos Laguna concede the same. Although Santos Laguna are not particularly prolific, Cruz Azul frequently give up goals, which increases the chances of both teams getting on the scoresheet. Our pick: Both Teams to Score - Yes at 1.63*.
Risky Bet
Cruz Azul are consistent scorers at home, while Santos Laguna have lost 8 of their last 9 away matches. In the current season, the hosts average 1.33 goals per home game, while Santos Laguna concede 3 goals per game on the road, which could set the stage for a big home win. The risk is that Cruz Azul are not always reliable in attack, but the visitors' high goals-conceded rate away from home gives reason to consider a handicap on the hosts. Our pick: Cruz Azul - Handicap (-2) at 2.76*.
Reliable Bet
In 26 of the last 28 head-to-head meetings between these two sides, the total goals line of under 4.5 was not exceeded. Such high totals are extremely rare in matches between Cruz Azul and Santos Laguna, which makes Total Goals - Under 4.5 a reliable option at 1.30*.
Correct Score Prediction
According to the algorithm's calculations, the most likely scorelines are 2-1 (10.41%), 1-1 (7.98%) and 1-0 (7.56%). Of these, 2-1 is the most probable, though a 1-1 draw and a narrow 1-0 home win also feature in the top three. The gap between the leading probabilities is not overwhelming, which points to a moderately even distribution of outcomes.
*Odds are indicative and may vary depending on the bookmaker.
⭐ Editorial Prediction
Cruz Azul's statistics point to a tendency for both sides to exchange goals: the team regularly scores themselves and concedes chances at their own end in almost every match of the current season. That trend is backed up by the fact that the hosts scored and conceded in six of their last seven Liga MX matches, and they almost always let in at least one goal at home. Visitors Santos Laguna, despite their poor results, consistently create a threat at the opposition goal at least once in almost every week, with total goals above zero in almost all of their Liga MX matches this season for both clubs when the trends are taken into account. Our main prediction is Both Teams to Score - Yes.
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