Match Report
Santos Laguna, 11th on 20 points, faced a 15-point deficit to Cruz Azul (3rd, 35). Cruz Azul ranked just 20th in the league on five-round form despite their 3rd table position. Per game in the league, Santos Laguna were scoring 1.29 and conceding 1.65, Cruz Azul 1.88 and 1.18, against a competition average of 1.46 goals per team per game.
Santos Laguna were winless in 8. Cruz Azul came in having won four on the spin, having scored in 15 consecutive games. Santos Laguna had banked 1 of the last 15 points on offer; Cruz Azul, 13.
9 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Santos Laguna 5, draws 0, Cruz Azul 4, at 2.56 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 67% of the meetings.
Estadio Nuevo Corona, capacity 30,001, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Cruz Azul led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-2.
Goal scorers
Santos Laguna: Ezequiel Bullaude (54') · Cruz Azul: Jeremy Márquez (15'), José Paradela (78')
Key stats
Possession: Santos Laguna 47% · Cruz Azul 53% · Total shots: 6-16 · On target: 2-7 · Corners: 2-4