Atlas vs Santos Laguna Prediction: Both Sides Having a Injury in their Regular Squad

In the upcoming contest of Liga MX, Clausura Matchday 4, Atlas will be up against Santos Laguna at the Jalisco Stadium in Guadalajara. Going in the matchup, Mauro Manotas will be missing out due to a knee injury, whereas Ronaldo Prieto of Santos Laguna has issues due to a sprained knee. Atlas is coming off a draw in its away fixture against Atlas (3-3). Santos Laguna on the other hand, managed a decent win against Mazatlan FC (1-2). The last time these two sides played against each other was in December 2022, and the game ended in a draw (0-0). Continue reading to find out what is likely to happen in the upcoming scheduled contest.

After winning against Mazatlan (2-1), Atlas drew the game against Queretaro (3-3), in which Julior Cesar, Julian Quinones, and Christopher Trejo scored goals. Taking confidence from the previous outing, Atlas will be hoping that Julian Quinones continues his consistent form and finds the net at least once. Moving on to the head-to-head wins against Santos Laguna, Atlas has just won 12 matches out of the 51 played between the two. Though Atlas is behind on the head-to-head win count, it has the ability to challenge the opposition. Atlas has a pretty average record at home, as it has just lost 6 of its last 10 away games. Moreover, Atlas has a scoring average of 1.70 goals per game in the home fixtures. However, the goal scoring rate is diminished by the conceding rate, which is even 1.70 goals per game. Atlas will need to work on its defense, rather than attack. 

• Julio Cesar
• Julian Quinones
• Luls Reyes

Going in the contest, Santos Laguna carries a two-win streak, and is coming off an orchestrated win against Mazatlan FC (1-2). In the last game, Juan Brunetta struck the opening goal in the 36th minute of play. Next, the all-important deciding goal was netted by Harold Preciado in the 78th minute. For the upcoming contest, Santos Laguna doesn’t have an interesting record in away matches, as it has managed to win just 3 of its last 10 away games. Secondly, the goal scoring and conceding rates are 1.90 goals per game, just like Atlas at home. For the matchup, Santos Laguna will have the head-to-head advantage backing them. Much will depend on the likes of Harold Preciado, who managed to score and make an assist in the previous game.

• Juan Brunetta
• Hugo Rodriguez
• Harold Preciado

For the upcoming Liga Mexico fixture, Santos Laguna has a quality lineup. If Harold Preciado and Juan Brunetta found their rhythm, it will be early curtains for the home side. The two sides have recorded a total of over 2.5 goals in 6 out of the last 10 games played. Hence, I strongly believe that the upcoming fixture will be a high scoring one, with both sides managing to score.

• Santos Laguna to Win for 2.848
• Both Teams to Score - Yes for 1.66
• Correct Score 1-2 for 11.00