Santos Laguna vs. Deportivo Toluca Best Bets and Predictions

Santos Laguna welcome Deportivo Toluca to Estadio Corona this Thursday for a Liga MX Clausura matchup. The home side are without a win in four, while the visitors have won two on the trot.

In this in-depth soccer betting preview, we give you our Santos game prediction, look at the latest Toluca stats and provide the top Liga MX picks. Will the home side end their winless run, or can the away team make it nine points from nine?

Santos Laguna vs. Deportivo Toluca Matchup Information

Santos Laguna vs Deportivo Toluca

Location: Estadio Corona, Torreon, Coahuila

Date and Time: Thursday, February 23, 2023, 9:05 PM ET

Recent Scores for Last Game

These two clubs met four times in 2022. In the Clausura, Toluca picked up a 3-1 home win over Santos. The Red Devils also won last term’s regular Apertura fixture, securing a 2-1 home success.

Both sides qualified for the Final Phase of the Apertura and met over two legs. Toluca recorded a stunning 4-3 victory at Estadio Nemesio Diez, with Camilo Sanvezzo scoring a brace. They then won 2-1 at Laguna in the second leg to go through. Deportivo went on to finish runners-up.   

Santos Laguna vs. Deportivo Toluca Analysis

Santos Laguna’s inconsistent start to the 2023 season

Warriors have had a mixed bag of results at the start of this 2023 campaign. They secured six points from their opening three games but are now winless in four.

The Warriors started with a disappointing 3-0 home defeat to Tigres in January. However, Eduardo Fentanes’ troops bounced back with back-to-back wins over Pumas UNAM and Mazatlan, scoring five and shipping just one.

Unfortunately for the Lakers, they have been in poor form since, taking just three points from the last 12 on offer. They drew 2-2 with both Atlas and Club America before suffering their second loss of the season – Juarez were too strong on home soil, as Laguna fell to a 3-1 reverse.

To their credit, Fentanes’ side responded with a solid draw at Atletico San Luis last weekend. After going a goal down in the first period, the Warriors were not to be denied, and Lucas Gonzalez leveled for Santos ten minutes into the second half to give his side a deserved point.

Santos faces uphill battle against dominant Toluca at home

Toluca have had Santos’ number in recent years, and this will be another tough test for the Green-and-Whites. Nevertheless, they are not an easy nut to crack on home soil, and the hosts will be looking for a positive result from this one. Keep reading for our Santos vs Toluca best bets and odds on today’s soccer matches in Mexico’s top division.

Toluca finished runners-up in last term’s Apertura, losing in the final to Pachuca. They are hoping to build on that and have a far better Clausura campaign this time around.

The Red Devils have been hard to beat up to now, losing just one league match in 2023. Monterrey are the only side to have beaten Toluca, as they have won three and drawn three of the other six.

Deportivo were undefeated in their opening four fixtures of the year. They edged past Guadalajara away from home and picked up draws with Club America, Leon and Atlas.

After the reverse at Monterrey at the start of the month, Ignacio Ambriz’s boys have taken six points from a possible six to get back on track. On matchday six, Maximiliano Araujo (2) and Sebastian Saucedo were on target in a 3-1 win over Cruz Azul at Estadio Nemesio Diez.

Toluca followed up the Cruz Azul victory with another three points last weekend. It was a tight game against Pachuca, but the Red Devils stole the points at the death, with Camilo Sanvezzo netting a 90th-minute winner for Toluca.

After the wins over Cruz Azul and Pachuca, Ambriz’s men would love to make it nine points from three games with a victory at Estadio Corona on Thursday. Of course, it will not be an easy task, but the away side will back themselves to get the job done. The Santos vs Toluca best bets and predictions are below.

Odds Breakdown

1×2 Odds

Santos Laguna: -118

Deportivo Toluca: +300

Draw: +275

Handicap Odds

Santos Laguna -1: +220

Deportivo Toluca +1: -110

Over/Under Odds

Over 2.5 Goals: -175

Under 2.5 Goals: +135

Santos Laguna vs. Deportivo Toluca Betting Pick and Prediction

Going by the latest Santos vs Toluca best bets and odds, the home side are fancied to get the points. They have had a mixed time on home turf so far, though, winning one, drawing one and losing one of three at Estadio Corona.

Toluca are the underdogs in this one, but they have already won two away matches this term. After back-to-back successes since suffering their only defeat of the campaign against Monterrey, Toluca are in high spirits ahead of the midweek trip to Torreon.

Toluca won all four meetings last term, scoring 11 goals to boot. The last three games between the pair were settled by a solitary goal, and this is likely to be another close encounter. Check out the top soccer betting odds of +500 for the away side to win by one goal.

Toluca have scored the opening goal in each of the last three meetings. You can get the tempting price of +150 for the Red Devils to score first in this Clausura clash.

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