On Oct 2nd, Santos Laguna will host Mazatlán in a meeting of these two Liga MX teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, Santos Laguna recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Juárez. Preciado Villarreal scored the first goal for Santos Laguna in the 30th minute on a penalty, then Javier Correa added another in the 5th minute of the second half’s stoppage time In the end, Juárez couldn’t muster any offence and Santos Laguna ran away with the shutout win. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Santos Laguna should be reasonably happy with their performance, while mazatlán is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Necaxa. Miguel Sansores struck first for Mazatlán in the 34th minute, then Facundo Batista got the equalizer for Necaxa in the 45th minute on a feed from Milton Giménez . Mazatlán is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.
Mazatlán is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Nicolás Benedetti and Bryan Colula Alarcón each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Leonardo Suárez has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, hes scored four goals for Santos Laguna.