Liga MX: High-profile versus below par, at least that's what the standings say. Atlas - Tijuana. Home victory or a shock result?
- Atlas have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Tijuana have the most conceded goals (25) in Liga MX
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
It should be mentioned that Tijuana play their home matches on artifical turf, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on grass. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Tijuana on grass are 6 victories, 10 draws and 23 defeats from 39 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 42-80. You can compare this with overall results below.
It's quite the trip for Tijuana when visiting Atlas as the cities are 2200 kilometers apart.
Atlas form and stats
Atlas have collected 11 points from their Liga MX home games so far after 3-2-2.
A strong away win for Atlas against Atletico San Luis the last match, as Jairo Torres, Julio Furch, Luis Reyes, Julián Quiñones and Hugo Nervo (2) were on target. As mentioned above, Atlas "killed" Atletico San Luis in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency. Midfield player Jairo Torres got a match rating of 8.85 in that game, the max score being 10. Torres scored one goal, signed up for two assists, hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 20 successful passes (of 24 total).
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Cruz Azul.Atlas have scored 6 league goals here from 7 matches, not a lot. As for guarding their own goal, Atlas have only let in 3 goals at home.
Tijuana form and stats
Tijuana have only collected 2 points from their away games in the Liga MX, after 0-2-5 (7 played).
Tijuana play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-3 to Pumas UNAM (placed 14th). Vladimir Loroña was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.11. The defender Loroña scored one goal, hit two key passes and won 9 of 15 duels.
Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Guadalajara.The visitors have scored 5 goals from 7 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. The Tijuana manager S. Méndez Pardiñas has some worries about the defense as 16 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Head to head statistics (for the preceeding ten meetings): Atlas won three games, three matches ended with a draw and Tijuana managed four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / fourTop Goalscorers
  J. Furch 5 goals | J. Quiñones Quiñones 5 goals |  L. Rodríguez 3 goals |
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| Atlas | Tijuana | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 19 | 6 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 4 | 16 | 25 |
| 80% | 71% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 87% |
| 47% | 43% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 80% |
| 20% | 14% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 57% | 47% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 29% | 20% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 7% |
| 27% | 14% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 71% | 60% |
| 53% | 57% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 13% |
| 40% | 57% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 29% | 40% |
| 5.5 | 4.3 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 2.9 | 4.5 |
| 4 | 4 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.2 |
| 1.9 | 2.3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 14.1 | 13.1 | 18 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 8.1 | 11.9 |
| 4.5 | 4.3 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.7 | 3.2 |
| 28% | 20% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 26% | 23% |
- All of Tijuana's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Atlas have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Atlas have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Tijuana have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Tijuana have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Tijuana have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Tijuana have the fewest points (2) away in Liga MX
- Tijuana have the most conceded goals (16) away in Liga MX
- Tijuana have the most conceded goals (25) in Liga MX
- Tijuana have the most conceded goals in the second half (14) in Liga MX
- Tijuana have the the worst goal difference (-11) away in Liga MX
- Tijuana have the the worst goal difference (-14) in Liga MX
- Tijuana have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Tijuana have yet to win a game away.
- Tijuana haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 34 |
| 2 | Atlas | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 26 |
| 3 | Toluca | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 23 |
| 4 | Tigres UANL | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 22 |
| 5 | Leon | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 22 |
| 6 | Cruz Azul | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 20 |
| 7 | Monterrey | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 20 |
| 8 | Mazatlan | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -4 | 20 |
| 9 | Guadalajara | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
| 10 | Puebla | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -3 | 18 |
| 11 | Santos Laguna | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| 12 | Atletico San Luis | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | -4 | 17 |
| 13 | Necaxa | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -4 | 17 |
| 14 | Pumas UNAM | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -4 | 17 |
| 15 | Pachuca | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -1 | 16 |
| 16 | Juarez | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -6 | 16 |
| 17 | Queretaro | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -5 | 15 |
| 18 | Tijuana | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 16 | -14 | 9 |