Week 9 brings us a match on Aug 19th where León and Santos Laguna will play a match in Torreón in a Liga MX match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 32 degrees, which hopefuly doesnt affect the pace of the match. Santos Laguna is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Tigres UANL. Sebastián Cordova struck first for Tigres UANL in the 26th minute, then Luis Enrique Quinones added another in the 57th minute In the end, Santos Laguna was frustrated by Tigres UANL’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Tigres UANL ended the match with the shutout victory. Santos Laguna is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 11th placed León, recorded a 0-3 loss against Mazatlán. Jaine Barreiro struck first for Mazatlán on an own goal in the 5th minute, then Nicolás Benedetti added another in the 8th minute In the end, León couldn’t muster any offence and Mazatlán ran away with the shutout win. León is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 2 draws apiece.
León is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Mena Delgado and Osvaldo Rodriguez del Portal each only have 1 goal in their last five. Santos Laguna is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Aguirre Lara and Hugo Isaac Rodriguez De La O each having 2 goals in their last 5.