Santos Laguna vs Necaxaprediction and how to watch

Prediction and how to watch for Santos Laguna vs Necaxa: everything you need to know before the game.

Santos Laguna host Necaxa at the Estadio TSM Corona in Torreon on Sunday, November 1 (5pm Mexico City time), in Matchday 15 of the Apertura 2026.

The Warriors sit 11th on 19 points. The Rayos are 17th out of 18 on 10 points.

Match preview

Santos have won four of their last five league games, although the most recent was a 4-1 defeat at Tijuana on October 26. That loss ended a run of four straight victories.

Before that they beat Pachuca 1-0, San Luis 2-1 away, Queretaro 5-0 and Pumas 2-0. Across those five matches they scored 11, conceded five and kept three clean sheets.

Home form is their strongest asset. In seven games at the Corona they have won four, drawn one and lost two, scoring 10 and conceding just three. Away from home it is a different story, with two wins, five defeats and 17 goals shipped.

Tahiel Jimenez is the team's top scorer with five goals. Santos are three rounds from the end of the regular season and, with a goal difference of zero, remain in the hunt for a Liguilla place.

Necaxa are winless in five: a 1-1 draw with Juarez, 1-0 and 2-0 defeats to Chivas and Atlas, a 3-3 draw at Pachuca and a 4-2 loss to America. They have scored six and conceded 11 in that spell.

The Rayos are 17th on 10 points with a goal difference of -11. Fox Sports Mexico describes them as already eliminated from Liguilla contention.

On the road they have not won in six, drawing three and losing three, with seven goals for and 12 against. Julian Carranza leads the line with seven goals.

The recent head-to-head favours the visitors. Necaxa have won four of the last five meetings: 2-0 in April 2024, 3-2 in February 2025, 4-1 in November 2025 and 3-1 in Torreon in January 2026.

Santos's only win in that run was a 3-2 success in September 2024. Those five games produced 21 goals, an average of 4.2 per match, and none ended level.

Team news

Our database lists no injured or suspended players for either side ahead of this fixture.

Bolavip Mexico reported that a Santos starter has been injured and will not play again in 2026. We could not confirm which player is involved, so the club's official update is worth checking.

Predicted line-ups in the press differ, so we are not treating any of them as confirmed. For Santos, Carlos Acevedo, Ezequiel Bullaude, Facundo Caseres and Fran Villalba appear as regular fixtures in the XI. For Necaxa, Carranza is the focal point of the attack.

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