Liga MX · Apertura - 13 
Santos Laguna chase a sixth straight win against Pumas
Santos Laguna arrive in Torreon on a five-match winning streak that has lifted them into the top half of the Liga MX table. Can it continue against a Pumas side still searching for consistency?
📍 Estadio TSM Corona
Match facts
Recent form
Last 5 league games, latest on the right
Goals per game
| Scored | Conceded | |
|---|---|---|
| Santos Laguna | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| U.N.A.M. - Pumas | 1.6 | 1.7 |
League position
| Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Santos Laguna | 12 | +1 | 16 |
| 11 | U.N.A.M. - Pumas | 12 | -1 | 16 |
Last meetings
- 2026U.N.A.M. - Pumas4-0Santos Laguna
- 2025Santos Laguna3-0U.N.A.M. - Pumas
- 2025U.N.A.M. - Pumas2-0Santos Laguna
- 2024Santos Laguna1-1U.N.A.M. - Pumas
- 2024U.N.A.M. - Pumas3-0Santos Laguna
PreviaXI model
- Most likely score
- 2-1
- Expected goals (xG)
- 1.56 – 1.41
- Over 2.5 goals
- 57%
- Both teams score
- 61%
- Expected corners
- 6.3 – 4.2Total10.5
- Expected cards
- 1.9 – 2.3Total4.2
Statistical model based on expected goals (xG), results and match statistics from the last two seasons. For information only.
Santos’ five-game surge
Santos Laguna have won each of their last five matches, a run that has carried them up to ninth in the Liga MX Apertura. They have scored 13 goals in that spell and conceded only four, a sharp turnaround after a slow start to the campaign that included a run of five straight defeats.
Context and stakes
Both sides have 16 points from 12 games, so Santos and Pumas are separated only by goal difference. Santos sit ninth with a plus-one record, while Pumas are 11th on minus one. In a league of 18 teams, three points at the Estadio TSM Corona would give Santos a bit more breathing room and keep the momentum rolling into the second half of the Apertura.
Form: home strength versus a stop-start Pumas
Santos have been most dangerous at home this season, with three wins and a draw in six matches and three clean sheets. They have scored most of their goals late in matches, with a large share arriving between the 76th and 90th minutes.
Pumas have been far less steady. They have won only once in their last five league games, with two draws and two defeats, and have conceded 11 times in that stretch. Their away record is more encouraging, with three wins from six, but they will need to contain a Santos attack that has been finding the net regularly.
Head-to-head: Pumas have had the upper hand
Pumas have the better recent record between the two sides. They won 4-0 in January, 2-0 in April 2025 and 3-0 in February 2024. Santos’ best result in that run was a 3-0 home win in July 2025, while the only other meeting in the sample ended 1-1.
Our prediction
PreviaXI’s model favours Santos Laguna, and the reasoning is clear: they are creating more chances, they are stronger at home, and their recent form has been built on controlled wins rather than lucky results. Pumas have shown they can hurt Santos, particularly away from home, so this should be a tight, competitive contest rather than a one-sided one.
We expect Santos to edge a game with goals at both ends, with their home momentum proving decisive.
Santos Laguna 2-1 U.N.A.M. - Pumas