Prediction Santos Laguna vs Querétaro 2025/2026 – Betting Tips for the Liga MX on 26/10/2025

Match outlook and form

Torreón will host what promises to be a combustible Apertura clash as Santos Laguna welcome Querétaro to the Estadio Nuevo Corona on 26 October 2025. Both sides sit precariously close in the table—Santos 13th, Querétaro 14th—with identical points tallies after 14 matches, so this is more than three points; it’s a momentum swing in a tight midtable battle. Santos arrive off a 2-2 draw with Mazatlán and a convincing 2-0 win over León earlier in the month, but their overall run is patchy: two wins, two draws and six defeats in their last ten. Querétaro’s recent swing is arguably sharper, arriving on the back of a morale-boosting 1-0 victory over Guadalajara and showing a more balanced last-ten record with four wins, two draws and four losses.

On paper the bookmaker leans toward the hosts: Santos are priced around 2.02 for the victory, with the draw and an away win priced longer. Home advantage at the Nuevo Corona will be a factor; Santos average more attacks and shots across the season, hinting they will try to dictate the game. Querétaro, however, are no pushovers on the road and proved capable of striking behind in their tight 1-0 win last time out.

Tactical indicators and what to expect

This fixture looks set to produce chances. Santos lead the data in shots and attacking volume — more total shots, more shots inside the box and a higher average of dangerous attacks. Querétaro compensate with resilience and occasional cutting counter-attacks; their most recent clean-sheet win over Guadalajara demonstrates defensive organisation when it matters. Both teams have conceded heavily across the campaign, with Santos shipping 23 and Querétaro 25 goals, figures that point toward open periods and opportunities for both sides to find the net.

Head-to-head history adds spice: the teams met in April with Querétaro claiming a 2-1 win in the Clausura encounter, so there is precedent for goals and a visiting triumph. The referee assigned is Katia Itzel García, and the crowd of just over 30,000 at the Territorio Santos Modelo will be alive to every swing of momentum.

Key match narrative

Expect a contest where Santos try to seize early control through volume and territory, while Querétaro will look for clinical moments to exploit gaps. Previous match best performers — Jesús Ocejo for Santos and Guillermo Allison for Querétaro — featured in recent reports, underlining that individual moments will matter in a fixture of fine margins.

Betting suggestion: Back the goal market — Over 2.5 goals. The combination of both teams’ defensive vulnerability, Santos’ higher attacking output and the season’s tendency toward matches with multiple goals point toward a lively, goal-rich encounter.