- Atleti form: Atletico de San Luis have won three of their last five matches, with consecutive wins in their last two.
- Santos form: Santos Laguna Mexico have won three of their last five games, with consecutive victories in their last three.
- Head-to-head: Atletico de San Luis have won all five of the last five meetings between the sides.
Lively Liga MX matchup likely in Mexico
Santos Laguna Mexico are in fine form themselves after three wins, a draw and a defeat from their last five and will push Atletico de San Luis all the way when the two sides meet on Sunday. But Atleti de San Luis will hope to hold their edge in what is always a keenly contested fixture.
The home side are 13th in the Liga MX 2026/2027 table with 12 points from ten games, while the visitors are 16th with ten points from the same amount of games. Atleti de San Luis have one win, two draws and two losses from five home matches so far, averaging 1.20 goals scored and 1.60 goals conceded per game, while Santos Laguna have one win and four losses from their five away games, conceding 2.40 goals per game.
Atletico de San Luis beat Necaxa 3-1 at home before the international break and followed that up with a superb 3-2 win over Club Universidad Nacional on the road, before being beaten 2-0 by Leon at the weekend. So, while in a good vein of form, they haven't quite hit the ground running since the summer break.
Atleti de San Luis have edge in rivalry
Recent form
Santos Laguna have been much more consistent during the same period, beating Toluca 3-2 away and Pachuca 1-0 at home, to move into their current run of three wins in a row. They failed to win either of their previous two away games against Atleti de San Luis, however, so there is hope for the hosts.
Players and betting
- David Rodriguez has been Atletico's main outlet in front of goal in Liga MX 2026/2027 with three strikes, while Ezequiel Bullaude, with three, has been the spark for Santos Laguna, who have scored two of their last six team goals in the last five.
- Backing both teams to score at 1.55 looks a good bet on the stats, but Atleti de San Luis to win is the cleaner bet as they are favourites ahead of Santos Laguna at 1.9, the draw at 3.65.
High-energy clash likely
Diego Mejia has been in charge of Atleti de San Luis since 1 July 2026 and has moulded a team that plays with the ball and is very aggressive in their approach to transitions. Atleti de San Luis's tempo is usually higher in transition, when their wingers and wing-backs are allowed to get on the front foot to create overloads.
Renato Paiva has been in charge of Santos Laguna since 19 May 2026 and has installed a high-intensity press, with positional play through the thirds. His side are always on the front foot and the intensity of their pressing game never drops as they aim to force turnovers in advanced areas and hit opponents quickly and vertically.
Both teams line up with a three-defender base, so this should be a chess match over the wing-backs, half-spaces and pressing triggers.
