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Club Puebla take on Santos Laguna at the Estadio Cuauhtémoc in the second-leg fixture of the Liga MX Clausura playoffs semi-final on Sunday.
The first-leg fixture in Torreón ended in a 3-0 win for Santos Laguna in midweek. Thanks to that massive win, the visitors are the favorites to move to the final, where they'll face either Club America or Pachuca.
Puebla had made a comeback in the quarter-finals and will be hoping for a similar turn of events here.
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Club Puebla vs Santos Laguna FC Head-to-Head
The two rivals have squared off 31 times across all competitions. The visitors have been the dominant side in the fixture and have recorded 14 wins so far. Puebla have just two wins in this fixture and 15 games have ended in a draw.
The hosts have not been able to record a win against the visitors since 2013 and suffered a 3-0 defeat in their first-leg semi-final tie on Thursday.
Puebla form guide in Liga MX: L-W-L-D-D
Santos Laguna form guide in Liga MX: W-D-W-W-D
Club Puebla vs Santos Laguna FC Team News
Club Puebla
Christian Tabó was the only absentee from the squad name in the first-leg tie and is expected to be back on the pitch in this home game. He traveled to Torreón but was rested for the game by coach Nicolás Larcamón. Maximiliano Perg remains a doubt following his injury in the first-leg.
Injured: None
Doubtful: Maximiliano Perg
Suspended: None
Santos Laguna FC
Jonathan Díaz, Brian Lozano, Ulises Rivas, Areli Hernandez and Jair González are the only injury concerns for the visitors at the moment. Juan Otero made a full recovery from a thigh injury and was named in the starting XI in the first-leg tie.
Injured: Jair González, Jonathan Díaz, Ulises Rivas, Areli Hernandez, Brian Lozano
Doubtful: None
Suspended: None
Club Puebla vs Santos Laguna FC Predicted XI
Club Puebla Predicted XI (3-4-1-2): Antony Silva; Israel Reyes Romero, Juan Segovia, Emanuel Gularte; Daniel Aguilar, Javier Salas, Salvador Reyes Chávez, George Corral; Omar Fernández; Amaury Escoto, Santiago Ormeno
Santos Laguna FC Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Carlos Acevedo; Carlos Orrantia, Matheus Dória, Félix Torres, Omar Campos; Alan Cervantes, Fernando Gorriarán; Juan Ferney Otero, Ayrton Preciado, Diego Valdés; Eduardo Aguirre
Club Puebla vs Santos Laguna FC Prediction
The hosts have been the underdogs in the Liga MX this season and have surprised everyone with their journey to the semi-finals.
While Puebla have been impressive in their displays so far, overturning a three-goal deficit against an in-form Santos Laguna side seems like a herculean task.
We predict the game to end in a draw, as the visitors would not mind conceding a goal to two here. They will already be thinking about the final and could rest a few key players here.
Prediction: Club Puebla 1-1 Santos Laguna FC.
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