Friday night at Estadio Alfonso Lastras San Luis welcomes Atlas in round seven of the 2024 Apertura Liga MX campaign. In the table, San Luis has a three-point edge over Atlas, with the hosts possessing an extra game in hand. Since 2010, these two have squared off against each other 15 times, with Los Rojinegros winning on six occasions versus San Luis four victories, while both sides shared the points five times.
Domenic Torrent’s men are coming off a 2-1 defeat on the road against Toluca last weekend. With the defeat, Los Atléticos extended their horrid stretch having only obtained one victory in their previous seven in all competitions. After six matches, the club currently ranks fifth overall averaging 5.2 shots on target per match.
Meanwhile, Benat San Jose troops collected their third win in the young season over Pumas. The 2-1 scoreline happened to be the third time through five Liga MX matches Atlas registered two goals after 90 minutes. Of the eight goals Los Zorros have bagged, two have only materialized from open play.
Here, we will break down the betting odds and share our favorite picks for San Luis vs. Atlas.
San Luis vs. Atlas Odds
The books feel with the odds indicated for Friday's contest, this skirmish should see both sides breaching the keeper. For both teams to get on the scorers' sheet, it’s priced at -163, while both teams failing to do so are listed at +120.
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Key Players To Watch
Atletico San Luis
Attacking midfielder Luis Najera secured his second goal in the competition last weekend in the losing effort. The 21-year-old is a promising prospect on this roster, with the club hoping he can blossom into a pivotal role for years to come. Starting in all five matches, Najera has amassed nine shots toward the net, with four reaching the target.
Franck Boli has already matched last year’s output in five fewer matches in all competitions. Between Liga MX and Leagues Cup play, the 30-year-old has found the back of the net in four occurrences. In 280 minutes played in the Apertura, the club's leading goal-getter is averaging 3.21 shots towards the mark per 90.
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Atlas
Shining between the sticks in his second Liga MX outing, Camilo Vargas put on a show. The 35-year-old keeper manufactured five total saves, including denying a goal from the spot kick area, which helped his side collect all three points. The Colombian net-minder since 2019, has made 190 appearances for Los Zorros.
Leading Atlas in the goals department, Eduardo Aguirre will look to turn around and snap his goalless stretch. Since his multi-goal performance on July 19, the 26-year-old has failed to log a goal in his last four. In 139 career games in top-tier play in Mexico, Aguirre has hit the back of the net in 30 instances.
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San Luis vs. Atlas Pick
San Luis vs. Atlas pick: Both teams to score (-163) at bet365
Rolling into Friday's encounter, both sides are producing solid numbers when it comes to both teams to score the market. The hosts in this fixture, both teams have scored in 4 out of 6 Apertura games this season. For Atlas, Both teams have scored in 4 out of 5 Liga MX engagements. This battle sees the participants ranked fifth (San Luis) and sixth (Atlas) in goals scored per game average in the league. Both teams have defensive gaps which makes them prone to surrendering goals, we feel both teams should get on the scoreboard before the final whistle.
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How to Watch
When: Friday, August 30, 9 p.m ET
Where: Estadio Alfonso Lastras
TV: FOX Deportes, Univision, UniMas, Telemundo, Universo, TUDN, ESPN Deportes, ESPN+ and ViX+
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