Toluca vs Santos Laguna prediction: team news, lineups, expert analysis
Liga MX Mexico
On September 21, 2026, Toluca will face Santos Laguna in the 9th round of Mexico's Liga MX Apertura. Against opponents like these, the hosts should be targeting victory.
Toluca vs Santos Laguna: team news and expert analysis
The club from Toluca de Lerdo collected 30 points in the Clausura, confidently reaching the playoffs from fifth place. However, they then lost twice in a row to their very first opponent, Pachuca. In the new part of the season, they initially alternated wins with defeats, but then picked up consecutive victories over Queretaro and Juarez, Atlas, and Puebla in the previous round, winning 1-0 to move top of the group.
The team from Torreon were the worst side as early as the opening part of the season, managing just 12 points in 17 matches. They have also been slow to improve this time around, avoiding defeat only against Tigres, holding them to a goalless draw at home. It was only in the most recent round that they beat Juarez.
Elinho and company are currently scoring 2.25 goals per game while conceding 0.75. The main outsiders are averaging just 0.75 goals scored and 1.63 conceded.
Previous matches: Toluca vs Santos Laguna
The current hosts have won four of their last five head-to-head meetings, with the only defeat coming two years ago.
The only question is how convincingly the hosts will win. We are backing them with a "-1.5 goals" handicap (odds – 1.69).
Toluca vs Santos Laguna: key statistics and trends
- Toluca have won their last seven matches
- 50% of Toluca's matches feature goals from both teams, with an average total of 3.0 goals per match
- Santos Laguna have already lost six matches
- 38% of Santos Laguna's matches feature goals from both teams, with an average total of 2.38 goals per match
Toluca vs Santos Laguna: possible starting lineups
Toluca play in a 1-4-1-3-2 formation (possible lineup): Gonzalez – Lopez, Pereira, Luan Garcia Teixeira, Aceves – Romero – Vega, Guzman, Elinho – Diaz, Virgen
Santos Laguna play in a 1-5-4-1 formation (possible lineup): Acevedo – Gomez, Cuevas, Sanchez, Perez, Orona – Alcaraz, Lopez, Mariscal, Palacios – Boullyaud
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