Liga MX Clausura - 12

Santos Laguna 2 - 1 FT Puebla

Estadio Corona

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Futmetrix Verdict
58
FT
Sun, Mar 22
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Santos Laguna
2-1
Puebla
⚡ Intensity 64
⚖️ Balance 34
🏆 Stakes 0
🎲 Upset 10
Santos Laguna survive chaotic basement battle.

Chaos and Relief at Estadio Corona

Worth Watching Futmetrix Score: 58/100. An extraordinary early sending-off handed Santos Laguna the lifeline they desperately needed to escape the foot of the Clausura table.

A Bizarre Beginning

The Intensity of this crucial basement battle was turned up to maximum before the match even settled, courtesy of an absolutely shocking red card for Edgar Guerra just moments into the contest. Given a priceless one-man advantage so early at Estadio Corona, Santos Laguna predictably set up camp in the final third. Operating with fierce urgency to escape the bottom of the table, the hosts rained down 18 total shots and forced an overwhelming 11 corners, testing the visitors relentlessly from all angles. Yet, Puebla goalkeeper Ricardo Gutierrez stood incredibly tall amid the siege. He produced a spectacular display of goalkeeping, racking up seven crucial saves to miraculously keep his depleted side level and frustrate the passionate home crowd throughout a breathless opening half.

The Breakthrough Flurry

The fragile defensive Balance of the match finally shattered in the second half as Santos translated their massive 2.75 expected goals into actual scoreboard output. The exceptional Francisco Villalba pulled the strings from midfield with five key passes, orchestrating a brutal 14-minute spell that defined the night. The dam emphatically broke in the 59th minute when E. Bullaude finished neatly following a clever lay-off from L. Di Yorio. Smelling blood in the water, the hosts struck again just six minutes later. A. Lopez doubled the advantage with a clinical strike, seemingly putting the game entirely out of reach for the exhausted 10-man visitors who had spent the better part of an hour desperately chasing shadows across the pitch.

Holding On

Despite the towering Stakes for the home side, Puebla stubbornly refused to wave the white flag. They surprisingly edged overall possession with 53% and found an unexpected lifeline late in the game. Substitute O. Gonzalez introduced a genuine Upset Factor when he struck beautifully in the 73rd minute, expertly set up by K. Velasco. This sudden momentum shift made the Estadio Corona crowd hold its collective breath, fearing a catastrophic late collapse. However, Santos managed the remaining minutes with professional grit, clearing their lines to secure a genuinely vital win. The result drags the hosts slightly out of the immediate tactical mire, leaving a frustrated Puebla squad to reflect deeply on how a catastrophic early lapse in discipline completely derailed their evening.

Key Questions

How did the red card for Edgar Guerra impact the match?

Guerra's incredibly early dismissal forced Puebla into a deep defensive block, allowing Santos to dominate attacking volume and generate massive pressure through sustained corner kicks.

How did substitute Ricardo Gutierrez change the game?

While actually starting the match rather than substituting, goalkeeper Gutierrez fundamentally altered the narrative by making seven phenomenal saves, keeping a 10-man Puebla miraculously in the contest early.

What is the Futmetrix Score?

The Futmetrix Score is our 0-100 verdict on how entertaining a match is. We look at intensity, balance, stakes, and star quality to tell you if it's worth your time.

Match Statistics

Possession
47%
53%
Santos Laguna 47%
Puebla 53%
Shots
18
18
Santos Laguna 18
Puebla 18
Shots on Target
9
5
Santos Laguna 9
Puebla 5
Expected Goals (xG)
2.75
0.97
Santos Laguna 2.75
Puebla 0.97
Passes
363
402
Santos Laguna 363
Puebla 402
Pass Accuracy
73%
77%
Santos Laguna 73%
Puebla 77%
Corners
11
4
Santos Laguna 11
Puebla 4
Fouls
18
6
Santos Laguna 18
Puebla 6
Yellow Cards
5
1
Santos Laguna 5
Puebla 1
Red Cards
0
1
Santos Laguna 0
Puebla 1

Match Events

6' 🔄 C. Gruezo S. Mariscal Murra
13' 🟨 Bruno Amione
45' 🟨 Haret Ortega
HT
59' E. Bullaude (L. Di Yorio)
E. Guerra A. Canelo 🔄 60'
L. Rey A. Gamarra 🔄 60'
Alonso Ramirez 🟨 64'
65' A. Lopez
E. Gomez O. Gonzalez 🔄 70'
O. Gonzalez (K. Velasco) 73'
A. Ramirez U. Torres 🔄 78'
A. Organista M. Ramirez 🔄 78'
80' 🔄 H. Ortega K. Balanta
80' 🔄 F. Villalba L. Vuoso
84' 🟨 Kevin Picon
90' 🔄 E. Bullaude C. Dajome
90' 🔄 L. Di Yorio D. Medina
I. Moreno B. Garnica 🔄 90'
90'+9 🟨 Aldo Lopez
Edgar Guerra 🟥 Bench
FT

Player Cards

Our take on every player in this match

Santos Laguna

Goalkeepers
C. Acevedo
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
100
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Defenders
K. Picon
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
100
Total Mins
Started
Entry
H. Ortega
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
2
Shots
2
Shots
0
Goals
1
On Target
B. Amione
WALL
WALL
0
Dribbled Past
0
Dribbled Past
4
Tackles
70%
Duel Win %
E. Echeverria
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
2
Key Passes
2
Key Passes
0
Assists
19%
Pass Acc
Midfielders
C. Gruezo
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
6
Total Mins
6
Entry
J. Guemez
SWEEPER
SWEEPER
6
Cleanups
6
Cleanups
5
Interceptions
1
Blocks
F. Villalba
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
5
Key Passes
5
Key Passes
0
Assists
30%
Pass Acc
E. Bullaude
FINISHER
FINISHER
1
Goals
1
Goals
4
Shots
7.6
Rating
A. Lopez
FINISHER
FINISHER
1
Goals
1
Goals
3
Shots
7
Rating
Forwards
L. Di Yorio
MAGNET
MAGNET
44
Activity
44
Activity
22
Passes
22
Duels
BENCH
H. Holguin
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
J. Abella
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
K. Balanta
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
20
Total Mins
Started
Entry
J. C. Echilvestre
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
E. Orona
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
D. Medina
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
10
Total Mins
Started
Entry
S. Mariscal Murra
MAGNET
MAGNET
62
Activity
62
Activity
49
Passes
13
Duels
L. Vuoso
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
20
Total Mins
Started
Entry
C. Dajome
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
10
Total Mins
Started
Entry
J. A. Ocejo Zazueta
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry

Puebla

Goalkeepers
D. Gutierrez
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
100
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Defenders
I. Moreno
NPC
NPC
90
Minutes
90
Minutes
38%
Pass Acc
6.5
Rating
E. Navarro
WALL
WALL
0
Dribbled Past
0
Dribbled Past
2
Tackles
60%
Duel Win %
J. Vargas
WALL
WALL
0
Dribbled Past
0
Dribbled Past
2
Tackles
89%
Duel Win %
N. Diaz
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
3
Key Passes
3
Key Passes
0
Assists
44%
Pass Acc
Midfielders
L. Rey
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
2
Shots
2
Shots
0
Goals
0
On Target
K. Velasco
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
3
Key Passes
3
Key Passes
1
Assists
43%
Pass Acc
A. Organista
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
12
Late Mins
12
Late Mins
78
Total Mins
78
Entry
A. Ramirez
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
12
Late Mins
12
Late Mins
78
Total Mins
78
Entry
E. Guerra
FRIENDLY FIRE
FRIENDLY FIRE
Red Card
Mistake
Red Card
Mistake
0
Fouls
6.5
Rating
Forwards
E. Gomez
PROVOCATEUR
PROVOCATEUR
3
Fouls Won
3
Fouls Won
4
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
BENCH
J. Rodriguez
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
J. R. Pachuca Martinez
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
U. Torres
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
1
Shots
1
Shots
0
Goals
0
On Target
B. Garnica
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
10
Total Mins
Started
Entry
A. Araos
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
O. Gonzalez
SUPER SUB
SUPER SUB
1
Goal
1
Goal
30
Minutes
7.7
Rating
A. Gamarra
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
40
Total Mins
Started
Entry
M. Ramirez
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
22
Total Mins
Started
Entry
A. Canelo
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
40
Total Mins
Started
Entry
E. Lozano
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry

Head to Head

Date Home Score Away Competition Venue
07/26/2025 Puebla 1 - 0 Santos Laguna Liga MX Estadio Cuauhtémoc
02/02/2025 Santos Laguna 0 - 2 Puebla Liga MX Estadio Corona
07/05/2024 Puebla 1 - 0 Santos Laguna Liga MX Estadio Cuauhtémoc
01/31/2024 Santos Laguna 3 - 0 Puebla Liga MX Estadio Corona
07/08/2023 Puebla 2 - 3 Santos Laguna Liga MX Estadio Cuauhtémoc
02/27/2023 Santos Laguna 3 - 2 Puebla Liga MX Estadio Nuevo Corona
07/26/2025
Liga MX Estadio Cuauhtémoc
02/02/2025
Liga MX Estadio Corona
07/05/2024
Liga MX Estadio Cuauhtémoc
01/31/2024
Liga MX Estadio Corona
07/08/2023
Liga MX Estadio Cuauhtémoc
02/27/2023
Liga MX Estadio Nuevo Corona
Santos Laguna Win
Puebla Win
Draw

League Standings

Pos Team P Pts GF GA GD Form
1 Guadalajara Chivas 12 30 25 11 +14 WMonterrey 2 - 3 Guadalajara Chivas (22-03-2026)WGuadalajara Chivas 5 - 0 Leon (19-03-2026)WGuadalajara Chivas 3 - 0 Santos Laguna (14-03-2026)WAtlas 1 - 2 Guadalajara Chivas (08-03-2026)LToluca 2 - 0 Guadalajara Chivas (28-02-2026)
2 Cruz Azul 12 27 23 12 +11 DMazatlán 1 - 1 Cruz Azul (21-03-2026)DU.N.A.M. - Pumas 2 - 2 Cruz Azul (15-03-2026)WCruz Azul 3 - 0 Atletico San Luis (07-03-2026)WSantos Laguna 1 - 2 Cruz Azul (04-03-2026)WMonterrey 0 - 2 Cruz Azul (01-03-2026)
3 Toluca 12 26 19 7 +12 DPachuca 1 - 1 Toluca (22-03-2026)DToluca 1 - 1 Atlas (15-03-2026)WToluca 3 - 1 FC Juarez (08-03-2026)WU.N.A.M. - Pumas 2 - 3 Toluca (04-03-2026)WToluca 2 - 0 Guadalajara Chivas (28-02-2026)
4 U.N.A.M. - Pumas 12 23 21 12 +9 WU.N.A.M. - Pumas 1 - 0 Club America (22-03-2026)DU.N.A.M. - Pumas 2 - 2 Cruz Azul (15-03-2026)WNecaxa 0 - 1 U.N.A.M. - Pumas (07-03-2026)LU.N.A.M. - Pumas 2 - 3 Toluca (04-03-2026)DClub Tijuana 1 - 1 U.N.A.M. - Pumas (28-02-2026)
5 Pachuca 12 22 15 10 +5 DPachuca 1 - 1 Toluca (22-03-2026)DAtletico San Luis 1 - 1 Pachuca (14-03-2026)WPachuca 2 - 1 Puebla (08-03-2026)WPachuca 2 - 1 Necaxa (04-03-2026)LMazatlán 1 - 0 Pachuca (28-02-2026)
6 Atlas 12 18 14 16 -2 DAtlas 0 - 0 Club Queretaro (21-03-2026)DToluca 1 - 1 Atlas (15-03-2026)LAtlas 1 - 2 Guadalajara Chivas (08-03-2026)WAtlas 2 - 1 Club Tijuana (05-03-2026)LFC Juarez 3 - 1 Atlas (28-02-2026)
7 Tigres UANL 12 17 18 14 +4 LFC Juarez 2 - 1 Tigres UANL (23-03-2026)DTigres UANL 0 - 0 Club Queretaro (15-03-2026)WTigres UANL 1 - 0 Monterrey (08-03-2026)LPuebla 3 - 1 Tigres UANL (05-03-2026)WClub America 1 - 4 Tigres UANL (01-03-2026)
8 Club America 12 17 13 11 +2 LU.N.A.M. - Pumas 1 - 0 Club America (22-03-2026)WClub America 2 - 0 Mazatlán (16-03-2026)WClub Queretaro 1 - 2 Club America (07-03-2026)LClub America 1 - 2 FC Juarez (05-03-2026)LClub America 1 - 4 Tigres UANL (01-03-2026)
9 FC Juarez 12 15 19 21 -2 DClub Queretaro 1 - 1 FC Juarez (08-04-2026)WFC Juarez 2 - 1 Tigres UANL (23-03-2026)DFC Juarez 2 - 2 Monterrey (14-03-2026)LToluca 3 - 1 FC Juarez (08-03-2026)WClub America 1 - 2 FC Juarez (05-03-2026)
10 Monterrey 12 14 18 15 +3 LMonterrey 2 - 3 Guadalajara Chivas (22-03-2026)DFC Juarez 2 - 2 Monterrey (14-03-2026)LTigres UANL 1 - 0 Monterrey (08-03-2026)WMonterrey 4 - 0 Club Queretaro (05-03-2026)LMonterrey 0 - 2 Cruz Azul (01-03-2026)
11 Necaxa 12 13 14 16 -2 WNecaxa 3 - 0 Club Tijuana (21-03-2026)DPuebla 0 - 0 Necaxa (14-03-2026)LNecaxa 0 - 1 U.N.A.M. - Pumas (07-03-2026)LPachuca 2 - 1 Necaxa (04-03-2026)LLeon 2 - 1 Necaxa (01-03-2026)
12 Leon 12 13 13 24 -11 WAtletico San Luis 1 - 2 Leon (22-03-2026)LGuadalajara Chivas 5 - 0 Leon (19-03-2026)LLeon 0 - 3 Club Tijuana (15-03-2026)LMazatlán 4 - 2 Leon (07-03-2026)WLeon 2 - 1 Necaxa (01-03-2026)
13 Club Tijuana 12 12 12 14 -2 LNecaxa 3 - 0 Club Tijuana (21-03-2026)WLeon 0 - 3 Club Tijuana (15-03-2026)LClub Tijuana 1 - 2 Santos Laguna (09-03-2026)LAtlas 2 - 1 Club Tijuana (05-03-2026)DClub Tijuana 1 - 1 U.N.A.M. - Pumas (28-02-2026)
14 Puebla 12 12 10 15 -5 LSantos Laguna 2 - 1 Puebla (22-03-2026)DPuebla 0 - 0 Necaxa (14-03-2026)LPachuca 2 - 1 Puebla (08-03-2026)WPuebla 3 - 1 Tigres UANL (05-03-2026)WAtletico San Luis 0 - 1 Puebla (28-02-2026)
15 Atletico San Luis 12 11 18 21 -3 LAtletico San Luis 1 - 2 Leon (22-03-2026)DAtletico San Luis 1 - 1 Pachuca (14-03-2026)LCruz Azul 3 - 0 Atletico San Luis (07-03-2026)WAtletico San Luis 4 - 1 Mazatlán (04-03-2026)LAtletico San Luis 0 - 1 Puebla (28-02-2026)
16 Mazatlán 12 11 14 23 -9 DMazatlán 1 - 1 Cruz Azul (21-03-2026)LClub America 2 - 0 Mazatlán (16-03-2026)WMazatlán 4 - 2 Leon (07-03-2026)LAtletico San Luis 4 - 1 Mazatlán (04-03-2026)WMazatlán 1 - 0 Pachuca (28-02-2026)
17 Club Queretaro 12 9 9 17 -8 DClub Queretaro 1 - 1 FC Juarez (08-04-2026)DAtlas 0 - 0 Club Queretaro (21-03-2026)DTigres UANL 0 - 0 Club Queretaro (15-03-2026)LClub Queretaro 1 - 2 Club America (07-03-2026)LMonterrey 4 - 0 Club Queretaro (05-03-2026)
18 Santos Laguna 12 8 14 30 -16 WSantos Laguna 2 - 1 Puebla (22-03-2026)LGuadalajara Chivas 3 - 0 Santos Laguna (14-03-2026)WClub Tijuana 1 - 2 Santos Laguna (09-03-2026)LSantos Laguna 1 - 2 Cruz Azul (04-03-2026)DClub Queretaro 2 - 2 Santos Laguna (28-02-2026)