Liga MX Gameweek 6, Apertura
Santos Laguna 0 - 0 FT Tigres UANL
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⚖️ Balance
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🏆 Stakes
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⭐ Stars
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vs
Botafogo
Mon, Oct 12 • 19:00 UTC
⚡ Form
61
⚖️ Balance
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🏆 Stakes
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⭐ Stars
42
Mid-table deadlock looms in Curitiba.
Match Statistics
Possession
Shots
Shots on Target
Expected Goals (xG)
Passes
Pass Accuracy
Corners
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Match Events
14' F. Pardo
↓ V. Lorona ↑F. Reyes 26'
37' A. Lopez
HT
F. Gorriaran 61'
↓ D. Lainez ↑R. Monreal 65'
↓ D. A. Sanchez Guevara ↑M. Lainez 65'
69' ↓ R. Sordo ↑E. Aguirre
69' ↓ D. Gonzalez ↑E. Echeverria
69' ↓ F. Pardo ↑J. Perez
76' ↓ F. Villalba ↑J. Guemez
F. Gorriaran 85'
F. Gorriaran 85'
87' ↓ E. Orona ↑L. Gomez
90' L. Gomez
↓ F. Reyes ↑R. Guerrero 90'+6
↓ J. Garza ↑Simeone 90'+6
FT
Player Cards
Our take on every player in this match
Santos Laguna
Goalkeepers
Carlos Acevedo 
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
97
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Defenders
Mauricio Cuevas 
ARCHITECT
4
Key Passes
4
Key Passes
0
Assists
43%
Pass Acc
Franco Pardo
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
69
Total Mins
69
Entry
Felipe Sánchez
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
97
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Diego González 
SWEEPER
3
Cleanups
3
Cleanups
2
Interceptions
1
Blocks
Midfielders
Aldo López
SWEEPER
3
Cleanups
3
Cleanups
3
Interceptions
0
Blocks
Kevin Palacios
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
97
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Efraín Orona 
STORMTROOPER
3
Shots
3
Shots
0
Goals
1
On Target
Fran Villalba
ARCHITECT
3
Key Passes
3
Key Passes
0
Assists
43%
Pass Acc
Forwards
Ezequiel Bullaude
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
97
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Ramiro Sordo
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
69
Total Mins
69
Entry
BENCH
Héctor Holguín 
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Emmanuel Echeverría
ARCHITECT
3
Key Passes
3
Key Passes
0
Assists
16%
Pass Acc
Jonathan Pérez
STORMTROOPER
1
Shots
1
Shots
0
Goals
0
On Target
José Abella
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Salvador Mariscal
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Luis Gómez
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
10
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Joshua Mancha
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Diego Medina
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Javier Güémez
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
21
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Eduardo Aguirre
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
28
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Tigres UANL
Goalkeepers
Nahuel Guzmán
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
97
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Defenders
José García
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
96
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Joaquim
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
97
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Alan Franco
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
97
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Vladimir Loroña
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
26
Total Mins
26
Entry
Midfielders
Fernando Gorriarán 
FRIENDLY FIRE
Red Card
Mistake
Red Card
Mistake
2
Fouls
6.5
Rating
Rômulo
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
97
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Diego Lainez
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
65
Total Mins
65
Entry
Juan Brunetta
STORMTROOPER
6
Shots
6
Shots
0
Goals
1
On Target
Diego Sánchez
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
65
Total Mins
65
Entry
Forwards
Rodrigo Aguirre
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
97
Total Mins
Started
Entry
BENCH
Carlos Rodríguez
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Francisco Reyes 
NPC
70
Minutes
70
Minutes
15%
Pass Acc
6.9
Rating
Fernando Ordóñez
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Rafael Guerrero
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
1
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Diego Ramirez
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Edgar Villavicencio
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Simeone
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
1
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Isac Galván
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Mauro Laínez
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
32
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Ricardo Monreal
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
32
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Head to Head
| Date | Home | Score | Away | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/07/2026 | Tigres UANL | 5 - 1 | Santos Laguna | Liga MX | Estadio Universitario |
| 08/31/2025 | Santos Laguna | 0 - 1 | Tigres UANL | Liga MX | Estadio Corona |
| 03/15/2025 | Tigres UANL | 3 - 0 | Santos Laguna | Liga MX | Estadio Universitario |
| 07/21/2024 | Santos Laguna | 0 - 3 | Tigres UANL | Liga MX | Estadio Corona |
| 02/11/2024 | Santos Laguna | 0 - 3 | Tigres UANL | Liga MX | Estadio Corona |
| 08/31/2023 | Tigres UANL | 3 - 2 | Santos Laguna | Liga MX | Estadio Universitario |
| 01/09/2023 | Santos Laguna | 0 - 3 | Tigres UANL | Liga MX | Estadio Nuevo Corona |
| 12/27/2022 | Tigres UANL | 1 - 1 | Santos Laguna | Copa por México | Estadio Universitario de Nuevo León |
| 08/15/2022 | Tigres UANL | 2 - 0 | Santos Laguna | Liga MX | Estadio Universitario de Nuevo León |
| 01/13/2022 | Santos Laguna | 1 - 1 | Tigres UANL | Liga MX | Estadio Nuevo Corona |
02/07/2026
08/31/2025
03/15/2025
07/21/2024
02/11/2024
08/31/2023
01/09/2023
12/27/2022
08/15/2022
01/13/2022
Santos Laguna Win
Tigres UANL Win
Draw
League Standings
P: 6 GD: +10
P: 6 GD: +8
P: 6 GD: +3
P: 6 GD: +1
P: 6 GD: +3
P: 6 GD: +2
P: 6 GD: +2
P: 6 GD: 0
P: 6 GD: +3
P: 6 GD: 0
P: 6 GD: 0
P: 6 GD: -3
P: 6 GD: -2
P: 6 GD: -2
P: 6 GD: 0
P: 6 GD: -2
P: 6 GD: -7
League Standings
P: 10 GD: +11
P: 9 GD: +11
P: 10 GD: +7
P: 9 GD: +5
P: 10 GD: +3
P: 10 GD: -1
P: 10 GD: +1
P: 9 GD: +1
P: 10 GD: -1
P: 9 GD: +2
P: 10 GD: +4
P: 10 GD: -2
P: 10 GD: -4
P: 10 GD: -3
P: 10 GD: -3
P: 10 GD: -5
P: 10 GD: -8
Match previews and recaps to help you decide which games are worth watching
Santos Laguna
Tigres UANL
Santos Laguna
Tigres UANL
Win Probability
Futmetrix AI estimate
Shooting Blanks in the Basement Battle
Skip It Futmetrix Score: 34/100. A chaotic clash defined by desperate shot volume rather than quality leaves both struggling sides frustrated near the bottom of the table.
Early Intent and Wasted Sparks
At the Estadio TSM Corona, Santos Laguna controlled possession as they desperately sought to escape the Liga MX cellar. The Stakes were glaringly obvious for two sides languishing in the bottom four, but the final execution was severely lacking. Fran Villalba worked tirelessly to inject some much-needed creativity, dictating the tempo and carving out spaces in the final third. Despite his playmaking efforts, the hosts could not turn their territorial advantage into a meaningful breakthrough. The Balance of play tilted toward Santos early on, driven by aggressive wing play, but the cutting edge was completely absent from their build-up.
A Gallery of Blanks
The defining story of this match was a staggering lack of precision. A combined 33 shots turned the pitch into a chaotic shooting gallery, yet only five efforts managed to test either goalkeeper. Tigres UANL actually edged the underlying attacking threat, but their forwards were remarkably wasteful when given a sight of goal. For Santos, Kevin Palacios battled fiercely in midfield to sustain the pressure, helping his side rack up 10 corner kicks. That immense set-piece pressure never translated into a goal. The Intensity remained surprisingly high for a scoreless affair, but the finishing from both outfits was firmly cellar-dwelling standard.
Late Drama and Lingering Doubts
The mounting frustration finally boiled over in the dying minutes. F. Gorriaran was shown a straight red card in the 85th minute, reducing the visitors to ten men and forcing them into a desperate rearguard action. Santos threw everything forward against the depleted visitors, but their inability to find the target haunted them until the final whistle. There was no late Upset Factor to speak of, just two misfiring teams validating their lowly league positions. A solitary point does little to ease the pressure on either manager, leaving both sets of supporters searching for a glimmer of hope.
Key Questions
How did the red card for F. Gorriaran impact the match?
The 85th-minute dismissal forced Tigres UANL to abandon their attacking ambitions, adopting a desperate defensive block to secure a frustrating point on the road.
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.
Bottom-Table Blues and Early Desperation
Skip It Futmetrix Score: 13/100. A dire early-season clash between two severely out-of-form sides makes this a tough watch for neutrals.
The Setup
The alarm bells are already ringing loudly at Estadio Corona. Santos Laguna arrive at Matchday 6 with zero points to their name. An abysmal Form rating highlights a deeply flawed home side languishing in 17th place. Their visitors, Tigres UANL, offer little to admire either. Sitting 14th with just four points, they are stumbling through the opening phase of the Apertura. A modest Balance reflects two disjointed squads failing to execute basic tactical plans. The Stakes may be low in the grand scheme of a long season, but this functions as an early relegation battle where survival anxiety takes over. Expect a scrappy affair. While the Stars metric is notably weak across the pitch, the away side can at least rely on Á. Correa to inject a rare moment of quality.
Key Battle
This contest hinges on the hosts' fragile backline attempting to withstand the visitors' attacking unit. The home defense has already shipped eight goals in four games. They face a frustrated away attack that will view this generous defense as the perfect opportunity to kickstart their campaign.
Our Prediction
We expect the away side to edge a grim encounter. The hosts are entirely devoid of confidence, and their defensive leaks are fatal. A 1-2 away victory is our call.