Santos Laguna (home)
- The bottom two teams in the Clausura 2026 Liga MX standings meet at Estadio TSM Corona on Sunday, with Santos Laguna just above last place with 1 point and Mazatlán at the bottom with 0.
- Second-bottom meets bottom in Mexico on Sunday when struggling Santos Laguna host the rock-bottom Mazatlan FC in a key relegation battle.
- Santos are the clear favorites here at 1.84, reflecting the home advantage and the fact they have a better quality squad than Mazatlán, but there’s also an argument for the visitors to at least get a point - and the odds of 3.85 available on the away side are good enough to take in the Draw No Bet market.
- Francisco Rodriguez’s Santos, who have developed some good young talent in their academy, have a clear gameplan with plenty of width and pace to hurt teams with their overlapping full-backs.
Mazatlán FC (away)
- Mazatlán are also in dire form and conceded too many goals in a 1-2 home defeat against Chivas last weekend, with their only spark coming from a free-kick goal by the club’s set-piece specialist, Édgar Yoel Bárcenas.
- Jordan Sierra and Dudu can both provide the odd moment of magic, but injuries and departures have caused a lot of disruption in their squad and disrupted the rhythm of the team.
- Christian Ramírez has taken over as interim coach for Mazatlán with the task of keeping the ship steady while the off-field problems are sorted out.
Head-to-Head
Head-to-head record heavily favours Santos Laguna , but the last four meetings have all ended in draws, the last three of which in official competition.
Key Players
- Defending has been a problem for Santos all season and captain and first-choice keeper Carlos Acevedo has his fitness in doubt after a recent concussion scare.
- Cristian Dájome is a reliable goal scorer and is their top scorer this season and will be central to their attacking hopes.
- Lucas Di Yorio offers a different dimension in the air up front and has found chances in recent fixtures, but they need to improve service to the striker if they are to get any sort of rhythm in the game.
- Édgar Yoel Bárcenas remains Mazatlán’s set-piece threat and can be pivotal from dead-ball situations.
Betting Insights
- Santos at 1.84 look the favourites while Mazatlán at 3.85 represent decent value in the Draw No Bet market.
- Both of these teams have been leaking goals of late and that makes a bet on both teams to score at 1.57 the obvious play here, while the draw also appeals.
Prediction
It will be a tight match with a lot at stake and Santos have the better chance of edging it due to home advantage and a few more reliable attacking options, but a draw cannot be ruled out after four consecutive stalemates in the head-to-head.
