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Leagues Cup | Group Stage
Aug 1, 2024 at 1am UK
Estadio Nuevo Corona
DU

Santos Laguna
0 - 3
DC United


Fagundez (50')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Benteke (28'), Ku-Dipietro (48'), Dajome (58')
Schnegg (3')

Preview: Santos Laguna vs. DC United - prediction, team news, lineups

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Sports Mole previews Thursday's Leagues Cup clash between Santos Laguna and DC United, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
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Santos Laguna can claim their first-ever victory in the Leagues Cup when they play their opening match on Wednesday against DC United from Audi Field.

Laguneros are winless in the Liga MX Apertura this year, losing their previous match 3-0 at home to Tigres, while the Black-and-Red won their opening Leagues Cup clash against Atlanta United, 6-5 on penalties.


Match preview

Four matches into the new Apertura campaign, and we are seeing much of the same from Santos Laguna that we witnessed in the 2024 Clausura.

Laguna finished 15th in the 2024 Clausura table, scoring the fewest goals in that portion of the competition (15), while they have just one goal after four Apertura affairs this year, once again fewer than any side so far.

Ignacio Ambriz's men are winless in 10 consecutive matches across all competitions, with their last victory coming in March against Cruz Azul (3-0).

A 1-0 win over Queretaro in early March was the last time they won a competitive game away from home, with this team claiming just one point from their last five competitive games as the visitors (2-2 draw at Club Tijuana).

At this tournament last year, Laguna were close in both group fixtures but could not find that decisive breakthrough, losing on penalties to the Houston Dynamo (5-4) before squandering a 1-0 advantage and losing 3-2 at Orlando City.

Their only victory against an MLS opponent in this competition occurred in the 2021 quarter-finals when they defeated Orlando City 1-0 before losing by that same score against the Seattle Sounders in the semi-finals.

It was a promising start for DC in their Leagues Cup opener, but they could not close it out, up 3-1 after 32 minutes before eventually winning in a shootout after the game ended in a 3-3 draw.

While they dropped a point in their opener by failing to win after 90 minutes, this team are now unbeaten in their last three competitive games in normal time, scoring eight goals over that stretch.

DC have yet to lose a group fixture at this tournament, finishing second in their East 2 group last year with three points.

Wednesday will be their second-ever Leagues Cup affair to take place at Audi Field, with the Black-and-Red losing their previous home game at this tournament 3-0 to Pumas.

Defensively, this side have struggled to contain opposing attacks, with Troy Lesesne's men conceding 50 goals this year, the most in the Eastern Conference of MLS and one more than they gave up when Wayne Rooney was in charge last year.

All five of their competitive victories versus Mexican opposition have taken place at home, the last one being against Chivas, also known as Guadalajara, in September 2007 when they competed in the Copa Sudamericana (2-1).

Santos Laguna form (all competitions):

DC United Leagues Cup form:
  • W


DC United form (all competitions):
  • D
  • L
  • L
  • W
  • W
  • W



Team News

In their defeat versus Tigres, Santos Laguna were without Pedro Aquino and Ronaldo Prieto due to knee injuries, while Jose Juan Macias is dealing with a muscle strain.

Harold Preciado, who won the 2023 Apertura Golden Boot, has been suspended since March for alleged doping by Mexico's Anti-Doping Commission.

Preciado scored three of their four goals at the Leagues Cup last year, with their other strike coming courtesy of Raul Lopez in a defeat versus Orlando City.

Over the weekend, DC did not have Kristian Fletcher available because of a sore ankle, and Conner Antley has a torn ACL that will likely keep him on the sidelines for the remainder of the campaign.

Russell Canouse is dealing with a health condition with no clear timeline for a return, while Jackson Hopkins was back on the field this past weekend as a substitute, having previously missed time due to a back injury.

Christian Benteke put them in front after four minutes against the Five Stripes before Jared Stroud netted a brace, while Alex Bono was the hero in the shootout, stopping two Atlanta penalties to give his side two points.

Santos Laguna possible starting lineup:
Acevedo; Lorona, Nunez, Santamaria, Echeverria; Mariscal, Lopez; Medina, Fagundez, Sordo; Lozano

DC United possible starting lineup:
Bono; Herrera, Bartlett, McVey, Santos; Peltola; Stroud, Dajome; Klich; Benteke, Badji


We say: Santos Laguna 0-2 DC United

Laguna are struggling to generate chances when in possession, and we believe that containing a DC squad loaded with attacking talent will be too much for the Mexicans to handle.



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Premier League Table
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Cruz AzulCruz Azul17133139122742
2TolucaToluca17105238162235
3Tigres17104325151034
4PumasPumas179442113831
5MonterreyMonterrey179442619731
6Atletico San Luis179352719830
7Club TijuanaTijuana178542425-129
8Club AmericaAmerica178362721627
9CD GuadalajaraGuadalajara177462415925
10Atlas175751723-622
11Club Leon173952123-218
12Juarez1752102236-1417
13NecaxaNecaxa173682026-615
14MazatlanMazatlan172871019-914
15PueblaPuebla1742111731-1414
16PachucaPachuca1734102029-913
17QueretaroQueretaro1733111331-1812
18Santos LagunaSantos Laguna1724111230-1810
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