- Recent form: Monterrey have won one, drawn one and lost three of their last five matches.
- Away form: Santos Laguna have won one, drawn one and lost three of their last five.
- Head-to-head: The last three H2H matches across the Liga MX 2025/2026 season saw Monterrey win two and Santos win one, with no draws.
Contrasting styles in Liga MX
This is a classic clash of styles on Sunday in Mexico, with Monterrey's high-tempo, front-foot pressing style set to try to smother Santos Laguna's early-phase organisation as Renato Paiva rebuilds his side for the 2026-2027 season. Matias Almeyda's CF Rayados de Monterrey have adopted a 4-3-3 system that prioritises possession and wide play, but the high number of counter-presses they employ means that there is little time for their opponents to set up in the middle third.
It should be a real clash of ideas with the teams sitting at opposite ends of the football spectrum. Monterrey are the firm favorites at 1.51 for this clash, with Santos Laguna Mexico available at 5.44 and the draw at 4.4.
Santos can still bite back
Recent H2H:
The 3-0 scoreline in the last H2H game in the 2025/2026 should definitely give Santos a confidence boost going into this game, particularly as it came away from home, although they have won none of the two previous clashes between these sides at this venue.
Venue and odds:
Monterrey have also won just once and lost four of their previous five at home in all competitions, so the venue advantage doesn't have much sway here. Monterrey are the likeliest winner in this game but the fact that Santos have scored six goals in their five away matches across all competitions gives them a live chance of countering at some point. Santos' away form across all competitions is also slightly superior to Monterrey's, so we're not inclined to back the home side at such a short price here, although we're very confident that the odds-on favorites should have the initiative in this one.
Both teams can get on the board
With Ezequiel Bullaude providing three assists for the away side, we think the smartest way to play this clash is to look towards the goals markets and take Over 2.5 at 1.38 and Both Teams To Score – Yes at 1.49.
- Almeyda's men have conceded 2.40 goals per-game at home across all competitions and Lucas Ocampos is the spark in their side, providing two of their four goals across their previous five matches.
- Santos are a work in progress under Paiva, who seems to prioritise structure and cohesion over tempo, so Lucas Di Yorio is the leader of the frontline, scoring two of their five goals across the same period.
