Football betting preview: Pumas UNAM vs Tigres UANL

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Competition: Mexico Liga MX
Competition: Sun 18.April
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Olímpico de Universitario (72000 seats)

A key match in Liga MX as both teams are battling for the top positions. With Pumas UNAM in 2nd position and Tigres UANL placed 6th, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!

Insights:
  • Pumas UNAM have the the best goal difference (+11) at home in Liga MX

Tigres UANL could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Liga MX game only four sleeps ago. That game, against Juarez, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Tigres UANL.

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

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Pumas UNAM form and stats

19 points is a decent return from 9 Liga MX games here at Estadio Olímpico de Universitario for Pumas UNAM. The data says 5 wins, 4 draws and 0 losses.

Happy days for Pumas UNAM in their previous game, a Liga MX match away at Necaxa that ended with a 1-0 victory. Before that, Pumas UNAM drew at home versus Pachuca.

Goals decide football matches and Pumas UNAM are scoring many of them at home; 19 on target from 9 league matches. Pumas UNAM have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Tigres UANL form and stats

3-3-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Tigres UANL in their Liga MX matches away. Momentum is building for Tigres in their away games, having won their two previous outings.

Two travels in a row for Tigres, whose manager R. Ferretti could celebrate last time after the Liga MX win against Juarez. A 1-3 loss hosting América before that.

Tigres UANL are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 12 times in 8 away games so far. As opposed to that, Tigres have seen the ball go into their own net 8 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Tigres UANL - Pumas 1-1. Last ten meetings between the teams: Pumas UNAM won two, Tigres UANL won six and two draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

PumasJ. Dinenno De Cara
J. Dinenno De Cara
16 goals
Tigres UANLA. Gignac
A. Gignac
15 goals
Tigres UANLN. López Alonso
N. López Alonso
12 goals

Pumas UNAM missing players

Tigres UANL missing players

Pumas UNAM Tigres UANL
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
37 18 5 Played P 5 16 34
14 8 1 Won W 3 7 14
14 8 2 Drew D 1 5 10
9 2 2 Lost L 1 4 10
45 30 6 Scored S 7 22 48
35 13 4 Conceded C 4 16 39
89% 89% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 97%
65% 67% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 75% 85%
38% 44% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 31% 41%
19% 28% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 25% 24%
5% 11% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 9%
43% 44% 40% BTTS BTTS 40% 44% 56%
35% 44% 20% Clean Sheets C S 60% 44% 32%
32% 22% 40% Failed to Score F T 0% 19% 15%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.4 2.4 2.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.4 1.9 2
6 3 0 Red cards R C 1 2 8
 
10.8 12.9 11.8 Shots (avg) S ( 13.4 13 13.3
2.9 3.8 4.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.8 3.9 4.3
41% 44% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 37% 35% 33%
Key stats in Liga MX this season:
  • Pumas UNAM have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Pumas UNAM have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Pumas UNAM have the the best goal difference (+11) at home in Liga MX

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Leon 17 12 4 1 27 14 8 7 1 0 15 7 9 5 3 1 12 7 13 40
2 Pumas UNAM 17 8 8 1 29 17 9 5 4 0 19 8 8 3 4 1 10 9 12 32
3 América 17 9 5 3 31 22 9 6 2 1 19 9 8 3 3 2 12 13 9 32
4 Cruz Azul 17 9 2 6 23 16 8 5 1 2 12 6 9 4 1 4 11 10 7 29
5 Monterrey 17 8 5 4 26 21 8 4 3 1 13 9 9 4 2 3 13 12 5 29
6 Tigres UANL 17 7 7 3 27 16 9 4 4 1 15 8 8 3 3 2 12 8 11 28
7 Guadalajara 17 7 5 5 20 17 9 4 3 2 11 9 8 3 2 3 9 8 3 26
8 Santos Laguna 17 7 4 6 24 20 8 5 2 1 14 5 9 2 2 5 10 15 4 25
9 Pachuca 17 6 7 4 18 14 9 3 3 3 11 10 8 3 4 1 7 4 4 25
10 Necaxa 17 7 3 7 16 20 9 4 1 4 10 12 8 3 2 3 6 8 -4 24
11 Toluca 17 6 3 8 23 28 8 5 1 2 14 9 9 1 2 6 9 19 -5 21
12 Puebla 17 6 2 9 22 25 8 2 2 4 12 13 9 4 0 5 10 12 -3 20
13 Juarez 17 4 7 6 16 19 9 3 4 2 6 6 8 1 3 4 10 13 -3 19
14 Mazatlan 17 4 4 9 24 31 8 3 2 3 11 13 9 1 2 6 13 18 -7 16
15 Tijuana 17 4 3 10 12 27 9 4 2 3 9 9 8 0 1 7 3 18 -15 15
16 Atlas 17 3 5 9 13 20 8 2 1 5 5 8 9 1 4 4 8 12 -7 14
17 Queretaro 17 3 4 10 23 28 8 3 2 3 15 11 9 0 2 7 8 17 -5 13
18 Atletico San Luis 17 3 2 12 16 35 9 2 2 5 9 18 8 1 0 7 7 17 -19 11

Read more about Liga MX

Liga MX is the top division in the Mexican football league system. Each season the league has two tournaments, Apertura (opening) and Clausura (closing). This means that the Liga MX has two champions per season. The Liga MX is the fourth most attended football league in the world.