It's early days in the Liga MX and both Tigres UANL and Guadalajara are still hoping for a flying start in order to set the tone for the season. Three points can make a big difference at this stage.
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.
Guadalajara play their home games on artifical turf, while this game is played on grass. Recent stats for Guadalajara when playing on grass are 11 wins, 14 draws and 10 defeats from 35 matches. They have scored 45 goals and conceded 47 times in these games.
Guadalajara 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.
Tigres UANL form and stats
Tigres UANL have collected seven points from their first three Liga MX games here at Estadio Universitario de Nuevo León, a promising start. Two home wins in a row for Tigres UANL bring valid hopes of a third.
Tigres UANL's last game was hosting Guadalajara (placed 11th) and winning 3-0. A defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at Pachuca.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Tigres UANL handle that role? We have found seven games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are four wins, two draws and one defeat.
The Tigres UANL fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 5 goals in 3 league matches. Defensively Tigres UANL have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (1 in 3 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Guadalajara form and stats
Still no away game victory in the Liga MX for Guadalajara with 2 draws and 1 loss from their first 3 attempts.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Guadalajara, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-3 versus Tigres UANL (placed 7th). Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Atlético San Luis that ended 2-2.
Guadalajara are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is two wins, two draws and five defeats. From a total of nine matches.
The attacking power of Guadalajara when travelling is not overwhelming with 2 goals scored from 3 league matches away. Guadalajara have conceded 5 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Tigres UANL - Guadalajara 3-0. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Tigres UANL won six games, two matches ended with a draw and Guadalajara has two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / sixTop Goalscorers
  A. Gignac 13 goals |   J. López Ramírez 6 goals |  J. Aquino Carmona 4 goals |
Tigres UANL missing players
Guadalajara missing players
| Tigres UANL | Guadalajara | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 13 | 5 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 23 |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 35 | 22 | 6 | Scored | S | 6 | 14 | 34 |
| 23 | 12 | 6 | Conceded | C | 7 | 22 | 35 |
| 88% | 85% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 96% |
| 72% | 69% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 83% |
| 36% | 46% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 58% | 57% |
| 20% | 31% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 33% | 35% |
| 8% | 15% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 17% | 17% |
| 52% | 54% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 61% |
| 32% | 38% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | 22% |
| 28% | 23% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 22% |
| 4.6 | 5.1 | 4.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.3 | 4.8 | 5.1 |
| 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.3 | 6.8 | 5.7 |
| 1.4 | 1 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.1 | 2.2 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 290 | 184 | 69 | Total Shots | T S | 27 | 135 | 293 |
| 92 | 56 | 15 | Shots on Target | S O | 11 | 43 | 98 |
| 38% | 39% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 55% | 33% | 35% |
- Guadalajara have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Tigres UANL has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (8)
- Tigres UANL have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 | León | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 |
| 2 | Querétaro | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | Necaxa | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | Pumas UNAM | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| 5 | Cruz Azul | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | Juárez | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | Tigres UANL | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | América | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 9 | Atlético San Luis | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 10 | Toluca | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 11 | Guadalajara | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 6 |
| 12 | Atlas | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 6 |
| 13 | Santos Laguna | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 5 |
| 14 | Tijuana | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 5 |
| 15 | Morelia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -3 | 4 |
| 16 | Puebla | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 4 |
| 17 | Pachuca | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -4 | 4 |
| 18 | Monterrey | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 2 |