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Santos Laguna vs Veracruz Prediction & Betting tips
Santos Laguna and Veracruz meet at Nuevo Corona Stadium, in a match for the 10th round of the First Division. The record of direct matches played in this stadium indicates total balance between these two teams, since there were 2 draws and 2 wins for each team in the last 6 matches. But the last time these two teams met in this stadium was on 14-08-2017, for the First Division, which ended with the victory of Veracruz by (2-3). J. Enríquez (57 ‘) and B. Lozano (90’) scored the goals of the match, for Santos Laguna, and C. Menéndez (35 ‘), A. Luna (60’) and C. Valdéz (65 ‘) , for Veracruz. Particular attention is required for the home / away condition, since both teams present significantly different results at home and abroad.
Santos Laguna:
After 5 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses, the home team is currently in the 4 th position, with 17 points won. In their last match, they won at home against Leon (3-0), after losing in the previous match by (2-1), in a match against Toluca. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 1 win, 3 draws and 11 losses in away matches; against 10 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss at their stadium.
For this competition, he does not lose in his stadium 5 matches ago. The team has conceded goals in 7 of the last 9 matches, so it has not presented great defensive solidity, but its attack has scored regularly, as it has always scored at least one goal in the last 9 matches for this competition. In 9 matches in the competition, they suffered the first goal 4 times, but got the comeback in 2.
For this round, the Santos Laguna team arrives from a victory by the Apertura 18/19, as already mentioned. Acting before his fans beat most of them, that is, in five matches he triumphed four times, also with a draw, but the fact that he did not suffer defeats. In these conditions presented an average of 2.2 goals scored and an average of 0.6 goals, demonstrating a great performance in both sectors. On this day the team must be aligned in 4-3-3, looking for defensive support in this way through their flyers and attacks also by the flanks. The highlight of this team is for the forward J. Furch, with seven goals scored.
Veracruz:
After 2 wins, 1 draw and 6 losses, the away team is currently in the 16 th position, with 7 points won. In the last match, they lost in a home match against Toluca, by (2-3), after in the previous match they lost in an away match against Cruz Azul, by (4-1). This is a team that, oddly enough, was better outside than at home, as in the last 30 matches they register 5 wins, 1 draw and 9 losses in away matches; against 3 wins, 2 draws and 10 losses at their stadium. For the championship, Veracruz won 3 points out of 12 possible points, after 1 win and 3 losses in the last 4 matches they played against. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 8 of the last 9 matches for this competition, so he was not very strong defensively. This is a team that usually feels very difficult to score first. In fact, he only opened the scoring once in the last 9 games for the First Division. In 9 matches in this tournament, they have conceded the first goal 8 times and have only won 1 result. In the last 20 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 5 of their 11 goals between minutes (16’-30 ‘).
For this round, besides being doing a campaign inferior, the Veracruz arrives of three defeats by its competitions, that is to say, Copa MX and Opening 18/19. Acting out of their domains in four games made by the championship won only one, also being defeated in its vast majority, three in total. In these conditions is leaving to be desired in both sectors, after scoring on average only 0.75 goals and suffer on average 2.75 goals per game. In this match the team must be aligned in 4-2-3-1, looking for defensive organization and outings for the attack through the flanks. The highlight of the team is for Diego Chávez and C. Menéndez, both with two goals scored.
Santos Laguna vs Veracruz head to head matches
29.01.18 PD Veracruz Santos Laguna 1 : 1
14.08.17 PD Santos Laguna Veracruz 2 : 3
16.01.17 PD Santos Laguna Veracruz 2 : 1
14.09.16 COP Santos Laguna Veracruz 1 : 1
11.08.16 COP Veracruz Santos Laguna 4 : 1