Tigres UANL vs Club Santos Laguna Prediction & Picks - Liga MX
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by Carlos Zabala | in Liga MX Picks
A long and arduous preseason and the acquisition of reinforcements injected hope into Santos Laguna fans before the Clausura tournament, hope that quickly dissipated after three losses and one draw in a winless January for the Torreón team. For Matchday 5, they travel to the university to face the reigning runner-up, Tigres, in a match that media outlets are calling a do-or-die situation for Francisco Rodríguez's job as Santos Laguna's manager.
In their worst performance of 2026, the Torreón team suffered a 4-0 thrashing against Pumas in Mexico City. Santos conceded all three goals before the 40th minute, and Ballaude, Balanta, and López all received yellow cards.
Tigres, on the other hand, achieved a valuable away victory against León on Matchday 4, with Flores and Jaínez scoring for Guido Pizarro's side, coming on as a substitute in the second half. In the end, Tigres won 2-1 at Estadio León, with the added blow of Gignac being sent off for a second yellow card, meaning he will miss the next game against Santos.
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Tigres UANL vs Club Santos Laguna Form
Table
| Teams | Pts | P | W | D | L | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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7
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25 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | +10 |
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18
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12 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -18 |
Tigres UANL and Club Santos Laguna Latest Matches
2/6 (33%)
2/6 (33%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Feb 3, 2026 - Concachampions
Jan 31, 2026 - Liga MX
Jan 17, 2026 - Liga MX
Jan 14, 2026 - Liga MX
Jan 11, 2026 - Liga MX
Dec 14, 2025 - Liga MX
3/6 (50%)
2/6 (33%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Jan 17, 2026 - Liga MX
Jan 14, 2026 - Liga MX
Dec 11, 2025 - Liga MX
Dec 6, 2025 - Liga MX
Nov 29, 2025 - Liga MX
Nov 8, 2025 - Liga MX
2/6 (33%)
2/6 (33%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Feb 3, 2026 - Concachampions
Jan 31, 2026 - Liga MX
Jan 11, 2026 - Liga MX
Dec 14, 2025 - Liga MX
Dec 3, 2025 - Liga MX
Nov 27, 2025 - Liga MX
1/6 (17%)
1/6 (17%)
4/6 (67%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Jan 30, 2026 - Liga MX
Jan 18, 2026 - Liga MX
Jan 14, 2026 - Liga MX
Jan 10, 2026 - Liga MX
Nov 9, 2025 - Liga MX
Oct 31, 2025 - Liga MX
4/6 (67%)
1/6 (17%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Jan 18, 2026 - Liga MX
Jan 10, 2026 - Liga MX
Nov 9, 2025 - Liga MX
Oct 26, 2025 - Liga MX
Oct 18, 2025 - Liga MX
Sep 24, 2025 - Liga MX
0/6 (0%)
1/6 (17%)
5/6 (83%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Jan 30, 2026 - Liga MX
Jan 14, 2026 - Liga MX
Oct 31, 2025 - Liga MX
Oct 21, 2025 - Liga MX
Oct 4, 2025 - Liga MX
Sep 27, 2025 - Liga MX
Tigres UANL against Club Santos Laguna : Head to Head (H2H)
100 %
0 %
0 %
Average stats (last H2H results)
Aug 30, 2025 - Liga MX
Mar 15, 2025 - Liga MX
Jul 20, 2024 - Liga MX
Feb 10, 2024 - Liga MX
Aug 30, 2023 - Liga MX
Jan 8, 2023 - Liga MX
Tigres UANL against Club Santos Laguna Lineups: Starting 11
Formation : 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Formation : 4 - 3 - 3
Substitutes
F. Rodriguez
DefenderJ. Angulo
J. Purata
R. Guerrero
O. Rodriguez
MidfielderC. Araujo
D. Sanchez
J. Vigon
F. Reyes Maldonado
J. Herrera
H. Holguin
DefenderB. Amione
J. Perez
J. Abella
K. Picon
A. Lopez
E. Bullaude
S. Mariscal
K. Palacios
J. Ocejo
Missing players
C. Lozano
Most goals and assists
Tigres UANL
Club Santos Laguna
J. Brunetta
(8 Goals)
L. Di Yorio
(6 Goals)
A. Correa
(8 Assists)
E. Bullaude
(4 Assists)
Tigres UANL - Club Santos Laguna Key Points
- Santos committed 19 fouls in their 4-0 defeat against Pumas
- No Tigres match in January ended with a winner of two or more goals
- Tigres had 16 shots in their match against León
- Tigres controlled 67% possession in their last Concacaf Champions League draw
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Our Tigres UANL vs Club Santos Laguna Prediction
In freezing temperatures in Ontario, Tigres could only manage a draw against Forge in Canada. They played well but didn't win. However, the long round trip between Mexico and Canada could be advantageous for Santos Laguna.
Even so, since Santos has been hit by an unprecedented sporting crisis in the last two years, they have lost four times against Tigres since 2024, failing to score a single goal each time, and three times by a score of 3-0. Santos has improved somewhat since then. However, they are a team that commits many fouls and tends to make the game messy. Therefore, we could see a low total of goals.
Our prediction for Tigres vs Santos Laguna is: Under 3.5 goals.
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