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Santos Laguna v Cruz Azul : Liga MX match betting preview, prediction and odds

Estadio Nuevo Corona, Torreón

Santos Laguna and Cruz Azul meet at the Estadio Nuevo Corona on Wednesday morning, with both Francisco Javier Rodríguez Vílchez and Nicolás Ricardo Larcamón seeking a win in the Liga MX. We've analysed both sides' last 20 Liga MX matches, as well as trends within the competition and the market, to generate our percentage predictions. All the statistics, including head-to-heads, are shown below, alongside the best odds.

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Santos Laguna's next match is v Guadalajara at 23:07 on Saturday 14th March
Cruz Azul's next match is v Pumas UNAM at 03:10 on Sunday 15th March
The last Mexican Liga MX meeting between S. Laguna and Cruz Azul was on Wednesday 4th March 2026
Mexican Liga MX
March 4th 2026
S. Laguna 1
2 Cruz Azul
 
E. Bullaude 54'15' Á. Márquez Castañeda
78' J. Paradela
 
STS
CAZ
Shots On
2
7
Shots Off
1
6
Corners
2
4
Possession
47%
53%
Fouls
9
17
Yellow/red cards
2/0
1/0
 
S. LagunaCruz Azul
 
C. Acevedo López
B. Amione (E. Orona Zavala 84')
E. Echeverría Mata
A. López Vargas (T. Jiménez Sánchez 85')
J. Güemez López
E. Bullaudefootball icon
C. Dájome Arboleda (D. Medina Vázquez 66')
Ó. Ortega Gatica
K. Picón Álvarez
F. Villalba Rodrigo (L. Vuoso 72')
L. Gómez (J. Medina 66')
A. Gudiño Portillo
W. Ditta Pérez
É. Lira Méndez
A. Palavecino Lamela
(A. Montaño 80') football iconÁ. Márquez Castañeda
(G. Fernández Leites 56') N. Ibáñez
G. Piovi
C. Rodríguez Gómez
(J. Rodarte Barragán 84') football iconJ. Paradela
(L. Romero 84') C. Rotondi
(O. Campos Chagoya 57') A. Morales Rosas

Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We make over 1.5 goals our best tip on this one, meaning that the teams will score at least two goals between them during 90 minutes. Both S. Laguna and Cruz Azul's current form stats suggest things will go that way, while their head-to-head (H2H) record also supports the bet. The bookies make it the most probable outcome in this market too, available at 1.17.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 49% chance of Cruz Azul coming away with a win.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
S. Laguna
26%
11/217/4
Draw
24%
7/210/3
Cruz Azul
50%
5/124/9
Draw 1-1
12%
15/27/1
Cruz Azul 1-0
10%
8/17/1
Cruz Azul 2-1
10%
15/213/2
Cruz Azul 2-0
9%
7/113/2
S. Laguna 1-0
7%
20/114/1
S. Laguna 2-1
6%
20/114/1
Draw 0-0
6%
16/114/1
Draw 2-2
5%
14/112/1
Cruz Azul 3-1
5%
10/117/2
Cruz Azul 3-0
5%
9/117/2
S. Laguna 2-0
4%
40/122/1
Cruz Azul 3-2
3%
20/114/1
S. Laguna 3-1
2%
40/125/1
Cruz Azul 4-1
2%
18/114/1
S. Laguna 3-2
2%
40/125/1
Over 2.5 Goals
52%
8/151/2
Under 2.5 Goals
48%
7/513/10
Home 1st Goal
44%
15/821/10
Away 1st Goal
52%
2/52/5
No 1st Goal
4%
16/114/1
BTTS - Yes
54%
7/107/10
BTTS - No
46%
21/2021/20
BTTS - Home Win
13%
10/115/2
BTTS - Draw
18%
9/217/4
BTTS - Away Win
23%
15/89/5
Home/draw
50%
13/813/8
Away/draw
74%
1/91/8
Home/away
76%
2/112/11
Over 1.5 Goals
76%
1/61/7
Under 1.5 Goals
24%
4/17/2
Over 3.5 Goals
30%
5/45/4
Under 3.5 Goals
70%
4/78/15
Over 4.5 Goals
15%
3/127/10
Under 4.5 Goals
85%
2/91/5
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
7/111/2
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
1/121/18
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/401/200
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
16/112/1
Home DNB
43%
9/27/2
Away DNB
67%
1/71/6
S. Laguna win to nil
13%
12/1-
Cruz Azul win to nil
26%
13/8-
S. Laguna / S. Laguna
8%
10/115/2
S. Laguna / Cruz Azul
5%
18/114/1
S. Laguna / Draw
5%
16/114/1
Draw / S. Laguna
6%
14/111/1
Draw / Cruz Azul
18%
10/317/5
Draw / Draw
11%
13/26/1
Cruz Azul / S. Laguna
2%
40/133/1
Cruz Azul / Cruz Azul
38%
11/1011/10
Cruz Azul / Draw
6%
14/112/1
Win / draw / win form
S. Laguna 18TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
8
D
1
Lost
11
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
43
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
W
4
D
4
Lost
12
Cruz Azul 3RD
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
8
Draw
9
L
3
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
10
Draw
7
L
3
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Cruz Azul have beaten S. Laguna in 3 consecutive league meetings
League games at S. Laguna since 2018
S. Laguna
Cruz Azul
Goals: Scored
13
5
Games: Scored
6 / 8
5 / 8
Clean sheets
3 / 8
2 / 8
STS
4
D
2
CAZ
2
League games at Cruz Azul since 2019
Cruz Azul
S. Laguna
Goals: Scored
18
11
Games: Scored
9 / 9
6 / 9
Clean sheets
3 / 9
0 / 9
STS
2
D
2
CAZ
5
Goal Statistics

Cruz Azul have been steady in attack of late, finding the net in 11 consecutive Liga MX outings. Their PG of 1.7 against Santos Laguna on Wednesday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

S. Laguna 18th Cruz Azul 3rd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.1
goals
1.7
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
33%
1
37%
2
21%
3
4+
There is a 70% probability that S. Laguna will score no more than 1 goal
0
19%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
9%
There is a 81% probability that Cruz Azul will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-7
S. Laguna’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+9
Cruz Azul’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.3
average goals scored
1.5
average goals scored
1.7
conceded
1.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Liga MX - 2025/2025 season
S. Laguna
PG (predicted goals)
Cruz Azul
1.1
1.7
Attack rating
STS
CAZ
23%
better
view stats
Games scored20
26
Failed to score5
3
Scored first13
17
Goals scored31
52
Avg. goals scored1.2
1.8
Avg. shots per game8
13
Avg. shots per goal7
7
Conversion rate for15
14
Avg. XG for1.3
1.5
KickOff rating
+23%
Defence rating
STS
CAZ
21%
better
view stats
Games conceded20
20
Clean sheets5
9
Conceded first12
10
Goals conceded51
32
Avg. goals conceded2
1.1
Avg. shots/game conceded14
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
7
Conversion rate against15%
14%
Avg. XG against2
1.1
KickOff rating
+21%

S. Laguna v Cruz Azul Liga MX lLine ups will show here when available.

S. Laguna Liga MX squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
27467
C AcevedoC DájomeJ AbellaH Ortega
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Acevedo GLK27
1
-
K Álvarez DEF7
3
-
H Ortega DEF1911
5
2
B Amione DEF2631
6
-
E. Echeverría Mata DEF19
5
-
J Güemez MID241
6
-
A López MID2421
1
-
C Dájome MID2641
5
-
E Bullaude MID941
1
-
F Villalba MID2531
5
-
L. Gómez FWD4
2
-
Subs
H Pérez GLK1
-
J Abella DEF246
2
1
J. Pérez Sánchez DEF51
-
S Murra MID14
2
-
E Orona MID8
2
-
D Medina MID121
-
N. Cedillo MID
-
L. Vuoso MID2
1
-
T. Jiménez Sánchez FWD7
-
Cruz Azul Liga MX squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
301279
W DittaG FernándezG FernándezW Ditta
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Gudiño GLK16
4
-
W Ditta DEF31
9
-
E Lira DEF30
6
-
G Piovi DEF272
7
-
A. Morales Rosas MID1211
-
C Rodríguez MID3165
4
-
J Márquez MID2741
4
-
C Rotondi MID2944
5
-
J Paradela FWD3186
4
-
N Ibáñez FWD511
1
-
A Palavecino FWD1043
3
-
Subs
E Ochoa GLK
-
J. Rodarte Barragán DEF10
1
1
J González DEF
-
O Campos DEF2511
-
A Montaño MID21
-
A Moreno MID12
1
-
D. Valdéz MID
-
O Ebere FWD31
-
L Romero FWD2822
2
1
G Fernández FWD25127
2
1