Toluca vs Santos Laguna Prediction

Toluca
2-3
Finished
HT 2-1
Santos Laguna
Estadio Nemesio Diez, Toluca·Luis Alfredo Garcia Rodriguez 21/09/2026

AI Best Pick

Statistical forecasts for entertainment purposes only - not betting or financial advice.

Data Quality
Complete
Match Importance
4.4 / 10
AI Best Pick
78%Trust
Goals O/U
Over 2.5 Goals
1.32
SignalHIGHModel72%SurpriseMediumGap+2.6%
Value Analysis
63%Trust
Home Cards
Home Cards Under 1.5
1.80
SignalSOLIDModel63%SurpriseMediumGap+8.2%
Toluca Rest
4 days
Santos Laguna Rest
6 days

Toluca vs Santos Laguna: result, form and history

Santos Laguna beat Toluca 3-2 in the Liga MX on 21 Sep 2026. That went against recent form: Toluca had won 5 of their previous five, compared with 1 for Santos Laguna.

Toluca have had the better of this fixture, winning 8 of the 10 previous meetings, which averaged 3.8 goals a game. Referee Luis Alfredo Garcia Rodriguez averages 3.36 cards a game, 1.40 fewer than other referees in the same competitions.

Match Forecasts

Match Result
1
73%1.22
X
16%6.50
2
11%9.90
Double Chance
1X
89%1.04
X2
27%3.86
Both Teams to Score
Yes
57%1.67
No
43%2.05
Goals
Projected Goals: 2.27 + 0.95 = 3.22
Over 1.5
90%1.08
Over 2.5
71%1.32
Over 3.5
52%1.85
Under 1.5
10%6.85
Under 2.5
29%3.25
Under 3.5
48%1.90
Corners
Projected Corners: 6.5 + 4.3 = 10.8
Over 8.5
67%1.22
Over 9.5
61%1.41
Over 10.5
51%1.72
Under 8.5
33%3.83
Under 9.5
39%2.60
Under 10.5
49%2.02
Cards
Projected Cards: 1.3 + 2.2 = 3.5
Over 3.5
45%1.62
Over 4.5
27%2.00
Under 3.5
55%2.20
Under 4.5
73%1.73

Match Events

25'Federico ViñasAssist: Alexis Vega
38'Nicolás CastroFoul
43'João Paulo Dias FernandesAssist: Alexis Vega
45'Emmanuel Echeverria INDiego González out
45'Salvador Mariscal INFrancisco Villalba out
45+1'Ezequiel Bullaude
45+4'Antonio Ricardo Mohamed MatijevichDissent
45+7'Card upgrade confirmedEverardo Lopez
45+7'Everardo LopezSerious foul
45+8'Facundo CáseresFoul
66'Alexis Vega INJorge Diaz out
66'Federico Viñas INJesús Angulo out
69'L. Gómez INKevin Palacios out
69'Ezequiel Bullaude INEduardo Aguirre out
75'Facundo Cáseres INJavier Guemez out
81'João Paulo Dias Fernandes INLuan Garcia out
86'Kevin PalaciosAssist: Francisco Villalba
90+1'Nicolás Castro INBrian Garcia out
90+3'Goal cancelledEduardo Aguirre
90+5'Francisco VillalbaAssist: Mauricio Cuevas

Lineups

Toluca
4-2-3-1Coach: A. Mohamed
Santos Laguna
5-4-1Coach: Renato Paiva
Avg rating6.47
Avg rating6.82
L. García5.622L. García
D. Barbosa6.52D. Barbosa
B. Méndez6.24B. Méndez
F. Pereira6.96F. Pereira
E. López4.925E. López
205205E. Guadalupe Segura Téllez
N. Castro7.28N. Castro
J. Gallardo5.520J. Gallardo
F. Viñas7.916F. Viñas
A. Vega8.59A. Vega
Paulinho7.726Paulinho
C. Acevedo8.11C. Acevedo
M. Cuevas7.03M. Cuevas
Jonathan Pérez6.328J. Pérez
F. Pardo6.918F. Pardo
Felipe Sánchez6.725F. Sánchez
E. Echeverría5.817E. Echeverría
E. Bullaude7.810E. Bullaude
S. Mariscal6.28S. Mariscal
F. Cáseres6.223F. Cáseres
Luis Gómez6.1193L. Gómez
E. Lozano6.420E. Lozano

Toluca Substitutes

23O. Virgen
29J. Díaz66'for Alexis Vega5.8
12R. Beltrán
10J. Angulo66'for Federico Viñas6.2
198J. Estrada
13Luan81'for João Paulo Dias Fernandes5.9
17B. García90+1'for Nicolás Castro5.9
15P. Pérez
19S. Simón

Santos Laguna Substitutes

7D. González45'for Emmanuel Echeverria6.6
6J. Güémez75'for Facundo Cáseres6.4
33H. Holguín
14E. Orona
77K. Palacios69'for L. Gómez86'7.7
22K. Picón
26R. Sordo
21Fran Villalba45'for Salvador Mariscal90+5'8.2
19E. Aguirre69'for Ezequiel Bullaude6.8
4J. Abella

Match Stats

TolucaSantos Laguna
46%Ball Possession54%
6Corner Kicks7
1Yellow Cards1
1Red Cards0
24Total Shots22
9Shots on Goal6
12Shots off Goal11
18Shots Inside Box12
6Shots Outside Box10
3Blocked Shots5
9Fouls13
3Offsides2
3Goalkeeper Saves7
439Total Passes515
361Passes Accurate435
12Free Kicks9

Team Comparison

TolucaToluca
Santos LagunaSantos Laguna
1746Elo Rating 1614
1.94Attack 2.66
0.73Defense 2.52
0%Hit Rate 100%
24.9Shots per Game 14.9
7.2Shots on Target 5.6
10.9Corners per Game 6.1
1.5Cards per Game 1.9

AI Insights

🏠Strong Home Advantage+132 Elo
⚽High Goal Expectancy3.22 goals
📈BTTS Trend70% in H2H
📊Away Overperforming

Game State Tendencies

TolucaToluca
  • Comeback tendency: recovers from HT deficit 67% of the time
  • Scores more in 2nd half (1.5 vs 0.5 in first half)
Santos LagunaSantos Laguna
  • Leads at half-time in 60% of matches
  • Comeback tendency: recovers from HT deficit 100% of the time
  • Concedes more in 1st half - tightens up after the break

Head to Head

Last 10 meetings, all competitions

TolucaToluca8Wins · 80%
Draws00%
Santos LagunaSantos Laguna2Wins · 20%
3.8Avg Goals
70%Both teams scored7 of 10
80%3+ goals8 of 10

Previous meetings

Liga MX15/01/2026
TolucaSantos Laguna
31
Liga MX17/07/2025
Santos LagunaToluca
24
Liga MX07/04/2025
TolucaSantos Laguna
21
Liga MX23/09/2024
Santos LagunaToluca
20
Liga MX22/02/2024
TolucaSantos Laguna
10
Liga MX06/11/2023
Santos LagunaToluca
31
Liga MX24/02/2023
Santos LagunaToluca
05
Liga MX17/10/2022
Santos LagunaToluca
12
Liga MX14/10/2022
TolucaSantos Laguna
43
Liga MX24/07/2022
TolucaSantos Laguna
21

Recent Form

TolucaToluca
8W1D1L

Referee Profile

Luis Alfredo Garcia Rodriguez11 matches

3.36Cards per match
3.18Yellow cards per match
0.18Red cards per match
24.1Fouls per match

Compared with other referees

Luis Alfredo Garcia Rodriguez3.36
Other referees4.76

3.36 cards a match, 1.40 fewer than other referees in the same competitions and seasons (4.76).

Cards come from 11 matches with official statistics.

Full referee stats

League Table

Liga MX 2026
#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1Club AmericaClub America1484234:19+1528DLWWD
2Cruz AzulCruz Azul1482432:23+926WWWDD
3Guadalajara ChivasGuadalajara Chivas1475221:12+926WWDDL
4AtlasAtlas1473425:26-124WLWDW
5TolucaToluca1465329:19+1023DDDLD
6Club LeonClub Leon1464421:18+322WDLWD
7Club TijuanaClub Tijuana1456322:18+421DWDDD
8MonterreyMonterrey1362523:18+520LWWDL
9Club QueretaroClub Queretaro1362517:18-120LLLWW
10Santos LagunaSantos Laguna1461720:20019LWWWW
11Atletico San LuisAtletico San Luis1454519:22-319WWDLW
12U.N.A.M. - PumasU.N.A.M. - Pumas1445520:23-317DLWDL
13CF PachucaCF Pachuca1444622:19+316WLLDL
14PueblaPuebla1444616:21-516LLDDL
15Tigres UANLTigres UANL1436515:19-415DLDWW
16Atlante FCAtlante FC1435614:20-614LWLLW
17NecaxaNecaxa1424816:27-1110DLLDL
18FC JuarezFC Juarez1412119:33-245DLLDL
#TeamMPGPts
1Club AmericaClub America1434:1928
2Cruz AzulCruz Azul1432:2326
3Guadalajara ChivasGuadalajara Chivas1421:1226
4AtlasAtlas1425:2624
5TolucaToluca1429:1923
6Club LeonClub Leon1421:1822
7Club TijuanaClub Tijuana1422:1821
8MonterreyMonterrey1323:1820
9Club QueretaroClub Queretaro1317:1820
10Santos LagunaSantos Laguna1420:2019
11Atletico San LuisAtletico San Luis1419:2219
12U.N.A.M. - PumasU.N.A.M. - Pumas1420:2317
13CF PachucaCF Pachuca1422:1916
14PueblaPuebla1416:2116
15Tigres UANLTigres UANL1415:1915
16Atlante FCAtlante FC1414:2014
17NecaxaNecaxa1416:2710
18FC JuarezFC Juarez149:335
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About the Toluca vs Santos Laguna forecast

Every forecast on this page comes from the same model inputs: team ratings, recent form, goals scored and conceded, and how these sides have fared against each other.

How to Read These Forecasts

Each percentage shows the model's calculated likelihood for that outcome. Above 65% indicates strong statistical confidence; 45-65% reflects a competitive, open match; below 45% suggests the outcome is statistically less likely. All figures are for informational and entertainment purposes only.

Toluca and Santos Laguna in the Liga MX table

In the Liga MX table, Toluca are 5th and Santos Laguna 10th, 4 points apart. League goal record so far: Toluca 29-19, Santos Laguna 20-20. The full standings are on the Liga MX Table 2026 page.

Key Factors for This Match

Santos Laguna have led at half-time in 60% of their recent matches. This forecast is based on a complete recent-form dataset for both teams.

All forecasts are generated by statistical and machine learning models for informational and entertainment purposes only. They are not guaranteed and do not constitute financial or betting advice.