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Racha Santos Laguna: Liga MX Apertura 2026 form table

Santos are ninth on 16 points, and 15 of those points came in five straight wins after they took one point from their first seven games.

No. 1: Santos Laguna
10 places
Current as of October 20, 2026, 22:47 EDT

01Final list

The leading AIs each built their own list of ten independently. Here is one result that is easy to check: every place has a reason, a source, and the list of AIs that included it.

Order: from most to least AI agreement.

A bright badge means this AI put the entry on its list. A dim badge means it did not.

1
Santos Laguna
The only side on WWWWW (15 points from five games), yet only 9th on 16. They took one point from their first seven games.
Included it: Claude, Grok, Gemini, DeepSeek, Qwen. Did not include: ChatGPT, Meta, Wenxin.
In their lists: Claude: 1 · Grok: 1 · Gemini: 1 · DeepSeek: 1 · Qwen: 1
What each AI noted 5
- Claudeplace 1
  The only side on five straight wins, after losing six and drawing one in its first seven games. It sits 9th, not in the top six.
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- Grokplace 1
  Fifteen of their 16 points came in five straight wins; the other seven games produced one draw.
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- Geminiplace 1
  Collected 15 of their 16 total tournament points in the last five games alone, leaping from 18th to 9th place on an active W-W-W-W-W run.
- DeepSeekplace 1
  Five wins, 16 points, ninth place — the only perfect five-match run in the division.
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- Qwenplace 1
  A 13-year wait ended: five straight wins while sitting 9th, defying their early-season collapse.
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5 AIs put it here
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2
Pumas UNAM
Same 16 points as Santos, but 5 from the last five against 15. Pumas have more points away (10) than at home (6), and Wednesday's game is at Santos's ground.
Included it: Claude, Grok, Gemini, DeepSeek, Qwen. Did not include: ChatGPT, Meta, Wenxin.
In their lists: Claude: 4 · Grok: 6 · Gemini: 4 · DeepSeek: 5 · Qwen: 2
What each AI noted 5
- Claudeplace 4
  Mid-table on 16 points with a form line of L D L D W, and a rare split: more points away than at home.
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- Grokplace 6
  Same 16 points as Santos, five from the last five, and more points away (10) than at home (6).
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- Geminiplace 4
  Tied on 16 points with Santos but trending downward on a L-D-L-D-W run, carrying an inverted profile of 10 away points to just 6 at home.
- DeepSeekplace 5
  Eleventh on 16 points, yet 10 of those points came away — and Wednesday is at Santos’ home fortress.
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- Qwenplace 2
  A tale of two venues: 10 away points versus only 6 home points despite identical total standing.
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5 AIs put it here
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3
Querétaro
6th on 20 points after taking 13 of 15 up to J11, then lost 0-5 at Santos. Form and table mostly agree; one result broke the pattern.
Included it: Claude, Grok, Gemini, DeepSeek, Qwen. Did not include: ChatGPT, Meta, Wenxin.
In their lists: Claude: 5 · Grok: 9 · Gemini: 3 · DeepSeek: 4 · Qwen: 3
What each AI noted 5
- Claudeplace 5
  6th with 20 points. They took 13 of 15 points before J12, then lost 0-5 at Santos.
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- Grokplace 9
  Sixth on 20 points, then a 0-5 at Santos ended a five-game stretch that was still worth 10 points.
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- Geminiplace 3
  Remains in 6th place with 20 points despite taking a 5-0 hammering from Santos and earning just 4 points from their last 15.
- DeepSeekplace 4
  Sixth on 20 points, then a 5-0 collapse to Santos — the form table’s most violent correction.
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- Qwenplace 3
  Sitting 6th with 20 points, but their form is collapsing, highlighted by a recent 5-0 defeat.
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5 AIs put it here
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4
Tijuana (Xolos)
10th on 16 points with a game in hand, but only 3 points from its last five (L D L D D). 13 of its 16 points were won at home.
Included it: Claude, Grok, Gemini, DeepSeek, Qwen. Did not include: ChatGPT, Meta, Wenxin.
In their lists: Claude: 6 · Grok: 3 · Gemini: 6 · DeepSeek: 10 · Qwen: 5
What each AI noted 5
- Claudeplace 6
  10th on 16 points, with a 2-3 loss to Atlas and a 0-0 draw with Puebla among the recent games I could confirm.
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- Grokplace 3
  Tenth on 16 points, three points from the last five, and 13 of those 16 earned at home.
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- Geminiplace 6
  Tied in the 16-point midtable pack with a game in hand and a quietly surging 10-point haul from their last five (W-D-W-W-L).
- DeepSeekplace 10
  Tenth on 16 after a 0-0 with Puebla — a mid-table points total hiding a low-ceiling attack.
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- Qwenplace 5
  Holding 10th with 16 points, but underlying metrics show a team playing better than their early-season point drop suggests.
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5 AIs put it here
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5
Toluca
2nd on 21 points, but only 5 points from its last five. That run includes a 2-3 home loss to Santos after leading 2-0, and a 1-1 with San Luis.
Included it: Claude, Grok, Gemini, DeepSeek. Did not include: ChatGPT, Meta, Wenxin, Qwen.
In their lists: Claude: 2 · Grok: 4 · Gemini: 2 · DeepSeek: 2
What each AI noted 4
- Claudeplace 2
  2nd on 21 points, but the last two results I could confirm are a 2-3 home loss to Santos and a 1-1 draw with San Luis.
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- Grokplace 4
  Second on 21 points, with only five from the last five, including a 3-2 home loss to Santos after leading 2-0.
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- Geminiplace 2
  Occupies 2nd place in the table despite stumbling through a 4-point crawl over their last five matches (D-L-D-D-W).
- DeepSeekplace 2
  Second on 21 points but four matches without a win — the widest top-vs-form gap.
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4 AIs put it here
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6
Tigres UANL
13th on 14 points, but 8 points from its last five (D L W W D). Unbeaten at home (11 from 5), still without an away win in seven. Gemini's L L D L L line clashes with the confirmed J12 draw.
Included it: Grok, Gemini, DeepSeek, Qwen. Did not include: Claude, ChatGPT, Meta, Wenxin.
In their lists: Grok: 2 · Gemini: 8 · DeepSeek: 7 · Qwen: 8
What each AI noted 4
- Grokplace 2
  Thirteenth on 14 points, unbeaten at home on 11 from five, and still without an away win in seven.
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- Geminiplace 8
  Sits uncharacteristically down in 13th place with 14 points after dropping four of their last five fixtures.
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- DeepSeekplace 7
  Thirteenth on 14 but drew Chivas and remain hard to beat — the table punishes draws more than form does.
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- Qwenplace 8
  A historical powerhouse stuck in 13th with 14 points, showing a clear form-to-table disconnect.
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4 AIs put it here
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7
Puebla
Level with Santos on 16 points in 12th, but with 3 points from its last five (L D L D D) against Santos's 15.
Included it: Grok, Gemini, Qwen. Did not include: Claude, ChatGPT, Meta, DeepSeek, Wenxin.
In their lists: Grok: 7 · Gemini: 9 · Qwen: 6
What each AI noted 3
- Grokplace 7
  On 16 points with Santos, and three points from a last five that reads L D L D D.
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- Geminiplace 9
  Clings to 12th place on 16 points but survived on early-season momentum, taking just 4 points from their last five outings (D-L-L-L-W).
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- Qwenplace 6
  Tied on 16 points in 12th, slowly accumulating results that disagree with their initial tournament struggles.
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3 AIs put it here
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8
Atlas
3rd on 21 points with only +1 goal difference and 7 points from its last five. 15 of its 21 points were won away, only 6 at home.
Included it: Claude, Grok, Gemini. Did not include: ChatGPT, Meta, DeepSeek, Wenxin, Qwen.
In their lists: Claude: 10 · Grok: 5 · Gemini: 5
What each AI noted 3
- Claudeplace 10
  Included as the control case. Wins over Tijuana and Necaxa in J10 and J12 fit their 3rd place on 21 points, so form and table agree.
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- Grokplace 5
  Third on 21 points, with 15 of them won away and only six at home.
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- Geminiplace 5
  Holds 3rd place with 21 points despite carrying a razor-thin +1 goal differential and only two wins across their last six fixtures.
3 AIs put it here
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9
Chivas
4th on 20 points, yet they lost 0-2 at home to Querétaro and then drew 1-1 with Tigres. The top-four place was built before this slump.
Included it: Claude, DeepSeek. Did not include: ChatGPT, Meta, Grok, Gemini, Wenxin, Qwen.
In their lists: Claude: 3 · DeepSeek: 3
What each AI noted 2
- Claudeplace 3
  4th on 20 points, yet they lost 0-2 to Querétaro at the Akron and drew 1-1 with Tigres in J12.
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- DeepSeekplace 3
  Fourth on 20 points but only three points from their last 12 — a top-four place built before the slump.
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2 AIs put it here
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10
Club América
1st on 24 points with a game in hand, but FBref's last five (L D W D W) is a mid-table 7 points. Gemini reads it as W W D W W.
Included it: Grok, Gemini. Did not include: Claude, ChatGPT, Meta, DeepSeek, Wenxin, Qwen.
In their lists: Grok: 8 · Gemini: 10
What each AI noted 2
- Grokplace 8
  First on 24 points from 11 games, with a mid-table seven points from L D W D W.
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- Geminiplace 10
  Leads the entire league with 24 points and a game in hand, pairing a +13 goal differential with four wins in their last five.
2 AIs put it here
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02More about the top three

The ranking is above. Here is more about the three places at the top: what they are, why they are here, and what is worth knowing.

Santos and Pumas are shown by points from their last five games, but Querétaro by table place and total points, so the three figures are not quite the same measure.

1Santos Laguna

No. 1 — Santos Laguna. On the lists of 5 of 8 AIs; median place there: 1. Santos won all five of their latest games for 15 points, a huge jump after taking one point from their first seven.

Did you know

In the 2015 Clausura final, Santos beat Querétaro 5–0 in the first leg at their own ground. The Wikipedia article calls it a record-breaking score for that stage, and Javier Orozco scored four of the goals.
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What it is: Torreón club, 9th in the table on 16 points.
Its edge: Best last-five form of the three: five wins in a row.
Who should know: Useful to know: shows how fast a bad start can be fixed.

Last-5 form vs table15 points from last five
Founded1966
HeadquartersAntalya

Wikipedia · Wikidata

Why it is here

Santos won its last 5 games in a row, earning 15 points from that run. — (voice only)
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The turnaround followed a slow start: Santos took just 1 point from its first 7 games. — (voice only)
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Did you know

In the Clausura 2005, Santos player Rodrigo Ruiz set a Mexican record for scoring passes, with 12 assists.
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History

In 1988, after several failed promotion attempts, Santos bought the Ángeles de Puebla franchise to reach Mexico’s top division. The club’s path up began with a purchase. — (voice only)
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Keep in mind

The streak started late. Record says Santos had not won in its first seven rounds, and that for four years it was one of the league's worst teams. The run is short, and the table has not caught up yet.
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Where to go further

Start with the club's history: Santos Laguna was founded in 1983, has never been relegated, and has six Liga MX titles. Then read about Estadio Corona, which opened in 2009 and seats 30,000. — (voice only)
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2Pumas UNAM

No. 2 — Pumas UNAM. On the lists of 5 of 8 AIs; median place there: 4. Pumas have the same 16 points as Santos but only 5 from their last five games, and they play at Santos next.

Did you know

Pumas UNAM won the 2004 Clausura and then the 2004 Apertura. The article says they were the first team to win back-to-back titles after the league split into two seasons a year, and the only team to have done it.
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What it is: Mexico City university club, 11th on 16 points.
Its edge: Gets more points away from home (10) than at home (6).
Who should know: Useful to know: shows that equal points can hide very different form.

Last-5 form vs table5 points from last five
Founded1954
HeadquartersMexico City

Wikipedia · Wikidata

Why it is here

Pumas also had 16 points, but stood 11th in the table, below Santos in 9th. — (voice only)
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Pumas had 5 points from its last 5 games, compared with Santos’s 15. — (voice only)
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Did you know

Pumas play at the Estadio Olímpico Universitario, inside the university campus. It was the main venue of the 1968 Summer Olympics, and the article gives its capacity as over 72,000.
Source ↗ ✓ confirmed by several AIs

History

Pumas had to withdraw from competition for a year after a poor 1956–57 season. With university support, the team returned in 1958 and eventually earned promotion to the top division in 1962. — (voice only)
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Keep in mind

Pumas are in a rough patch. After beating León 3-1, they lost to Guadalajara, drew with Atlas and lost to San Luis. Then came a 3-3 draw with Cruz Azul, and coach Solari asked fans for patience.
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What people say

"Estoy convencido de que, corrigiendo errores y creciendo en la identidad, este equipo en el futuro va a dar que hablar." — Esteban Solari
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3Querétaro

No. 3 — Querétaro. On the lists of 5 of 8 AIs; median place there: 4. Querétaro's table place (6th, 20 points) mostly matches their form, until a 0-5 loss at Santos broke the pattern.

Did you know

Querétaro's Estadio Corregidora opened in 1985 and hosted four matches at the 1986 World Cup. The article says it was designed to fill in fifteen minutes and empty in seven. It seats 35,575.
Source ↗ ✓ confirmed by several AIs

What it is: Gallos Blancos from Querétaro city, 6th on 20 points.
Its edge: Highest in the table of the three, with more points than both others.
Who should know: Useful to know: shows one big result can break a good run.

Last-5 form vs table6th on 20 points
Founded1823
HeadquartersMexico

Wikipedia · Wikidata

Why it is here

Before the loss to Santos, Querétaro had gone 5 league rounds without losing and had 20 points. — (voice only)
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Querétaro’s 0-5 loss at Santos ended that run; Santos had 5 straight wins. — (voice only)
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History

Querétaro were set to be relegated in 2013, but stayed in Liga MX after buying Jaguares de Chiapas’s franchise. Their survival came through a change of ownership, not their league result. — (voice only)
Source ↗ ✓ confirmed by several AIs

Keep in mind

Querétaro has one of the three lowest-valued squads of the 18 teams. Record also says it still has to keep its form up in the final stretch. Its next game, at Santos, was called the first test.
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The 5-0 loss at Santos was costly. Diego Reyes was sent off at minute 67, and the report says the result badly hurt Querétaro's goal difference. The team stayed on 20 points.
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What people say

"Todo apunta a que si los Gallos mantienen la inercia que han tenido hasta ahora estarán en la Liguilla" — Higinio Robles León (Milenio columnist)
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Video: La Historia COMPLETA de Querétaro en 30 Minutos · Frontera Oculta

Compare the top three ↓

The top three side by side

	Santos Laguna	Pumas UNAM	Querétaro
In the AIs' lists	5 / 8	5 / 8	5 / 8
Last-5 form vs table	15 points from last five	5 points from last five	6th on 20 points
Founded	1966	1954	1823
Headquarters	Antalya	Mexico City	Mexico
Put first by	Claude, Grok, Gemini, DeepSeek, Qwen	—	—

Places with the same number of AIs are ordered by their average place in the AIs' own lists.

03Worth knowing

What the AIs noticed while building the list.

The 'five in a row' history depends on the source. ESPN says this is the first such run since Apertura 2013. 365Scores also lists Clausura 2019. Milenio keeps both and treats 2019 as a streak that ran from Clausura into Apertura.

Noticed by:

Included it: Claude, Grok, Gemini, DeepSeek, Qwen. Did not include: ChatGPT, Meta, Wenxin.

01Final list

Santos Laguna

Pumas UNAM

Querétaro

Tijuana (Xolos)

Toluca

Tigres UANL

Puebla

Atlas

Chivas

Club América

02More about the top three

1Santos Laguna

Did you know

2Pumas UNAM

Did you know

3Querétaro

Did you know

The top three side by side

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03Worth knowing

04How we counted

1The question

2Why this topic

3Where it applies

4What we looked at

5Who ranked

6How the places were set

05Each AI's own list

What Claude noticed

What Grok noticed

What Gemini noticed

What DeepSeek noticed

What Qwen noticed