National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Tigres UANL or Atlas that keep their silverware dream alive.
Atlas have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 800 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
These are busy days for the home side, as they had a game only four days ago in the Copa por México. Thankfully the previous game, versus Mazatlán, was also a home game here at Estadio Universitario de Nuevo León. The away team is better rested.
Tigres UANL form and stats
The home followers saw a 0-0 draw vs Mazatlán in the Copa por México last time out and are hoping for a victory here.
Heartbreak before that as Tigres lost 1-2 at Pachuca's place.This is expected to be a close game, with Tigres UANL perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Tigres UANL as a small favourite), we find 6 games. Tigres UANL has won 3 of these, drawn 1 and lost 2.
Atlas form and stats
There's been little loot from Atlas's travels as they have only collected 2 points from 9 away games in the Liga MX. Atlas only have 0 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 2 draws.
Atlas delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Santos Laguna in their previous match; a Copa por México fixture.
That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Necaxa in the Liga MX.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 11 similar matches played by Atlas in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Atlas, 4 draws and 4 defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as Atlas are hosting Mazatlán in the Copa por México only three days away.
The attacking power of Atlas when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 9 league matches away. In the opposite end, Atlas have conceded 17 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - four - two (Tigres UANL wins - draws - Atlas wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Gignac 11 goals |   J. Quiñones Quiñones 5 goals |  F. Córdova Reyes 4 goals |
Tigres UANL missing players
Atlas missing players
| Tigres UANL | Atlas | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 8 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 10 | 13 | ||
| 35 | 19 | Scored | S | 9 | 27 | ||
| 22 | 9 | Conceded | C | 25 | 38 | ||
| 88% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 64% | 54% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 72% | ||
| 44% | 31% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 44% | ||
| 16% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 32% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 16% | ||
| 36% | 31% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 52% | ||
| 48% | 54% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 24% | ||
| 28% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 36% | ||
| 5.8 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 3.8 | ||
| 3.2 | 2.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.4 | 3.8 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.2 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 6 | ||
| 15.7 | 18.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 11.6 | ||
| 5.1 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.6 | 3.1 | ||
| 27% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 38% | ||
| 10.9 | 10.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 18.4 | 16.2 | ||
| 3.7 | 2.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.3 | 4.7 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | America | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 21 | 38 |
| 2 | Monterrey | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 16 | 35 |
| 3 | Santos Laguna | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 33 |
| 4 | Pachuca | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 32 |
| 5 | Tigres UANL | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 30 |
| 6 | Toluca | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 27 |
| 7 | Cruz Azul | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 34 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 22 | -8 | 24 |
| 8 | Puebla | 17 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 25 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 22 |
| 9 | Guadalajara | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 22 |
| 10 | Leon | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -4 | 22 |
| 11 | Juarez | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | -1 | 19 |
| 12 | Necaxa | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -7 | 19 |
| 13 | Atletico San Luis | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 11 | -8 | 18 |
| 14 | Mazatlán | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -7 | 17 |
| 15 | Tijuana | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 17 | -12 | 17 |
| 16 | Pumas UNAM | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 16 | -10 | 14 |
| 17 | Atlas | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 17 | -11 | 13 |
| 18 | Queretaro | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 22 | -17 | 9 |
