Tijuana believe to sell some tickets for this fixture even though the season has been back-breaking so far with 14 points and a 14th spot in the Liga MX table. Guests Atlas have 9th place with 16 pts.
- Tijuana have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
Tijuana's stadium, Estadio Caliente, has a artifical turf surface. Atlas have grass on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for Atlas when playing on artifical turf; 1 win, 2 draws and 3 losses from six matches. They have scored {5 goals} in these games and conceded 10.
These teams have little in common geographically as Atlas have to travel 2200 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Tijuana have less rest than Atlas in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Liga MX game only four days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Monterrey.
Tijuana form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Estadio Caliente as Tijuana have scored 14 goals to get 13 points from 6 games. The overall stats in the Liga MX are 4-1-1 (wins-draws-losses). Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Tijuana, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.
The club members are hoping that Tijuana will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 1-3 away loss in the game against Monterrey (placed 3rd). The striker Gonzalez outshone all others in that match and received a match rating of 7.34 out of 10. Gonzalez scored one goal.
A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Queretaro.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Tijuana have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 15 matches with the results: Won 5, drawn 7 and lost 3.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Tijuana as they have a new game in only three days, a Liga MX match thankfully also at home. Tigres UANL are visiting.
Tijuana can score goals in their home matches. After 6 league matches they have found the net 14 times. 8 goals have been conceded.
Atlas form and stats
As the visiting team in Liga MX matches, Atlas have produced an overall stat of 2-3-3 so far.
Atlas has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Leon for a 1-1 draw. Attacker Caicedo got a player rating of 7.81 in the game. "Man of the match" Caicedo scored one goal, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.
Preceding that, the 1-3 home loss versus Mazatlan.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Atlas playing away and similar expectations, we found 12 relevant matches. Results were 1 Atlas win, 4 draws and 7 defeats.
Will both teams score? This club's most recent statistics suggest that, having finished 5 league matches in a row with one or more goals from each side.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Pachuca in just three days.
The visitors have scored 7 goals from 8 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Atlas have seen the ball go into their own net 11 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Tijuana have won at least one point in the last 4 fixtures (3-1-0) facing Atlas.The matches between these sides have had a tendency to be "violent", having seen 8 red cards from the last ten encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  C. González Espínola 9 goals |   J. Caicedo Medina 5 goals |  J. Zapata Zumaque 4 goals |
Tijuana missing players
Atlas missing players
| Tijuana | Atlas | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 8 | 13 |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 17 | 14 | 7 | Scored | S | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| 20 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 11 | 17 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 88% | 85% |
| 77% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 75% | 77% |
| 62% | 83% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 38% | 38% |
| 23% | 33% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 23% |
| 15% | 33% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 15% |
| 69% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 62% | 54% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 12% | 31% |
| 31% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 38% | 31% |
| 6.4 | 6.2 | 7.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.8 | 5.6 |
| 4.6 | 3.5 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 4.6 | 4.2 |
| 1.8 | 2 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13.8 | 15 | 18.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 11.1 | 12.8 |
| 4.7 | 6 | 7.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.2 | 4.3 |
| 28% | 39% | 47% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 27% | 25% |
| 13.5 | 11.3 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 14.2 | 12.4 |
| 5.1 | 4.3 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 4.2 | 3.7 |
- All of Tijuana's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Tijuana have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Tijuana have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Tijuana have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Tijuana haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | América | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 30 |
| 2 | Tigres UANL | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 25 |
| 3 | Monterrey | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 23 |
| 4 | Atlético San Luis | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 22 |
| 5 | Pumas UNAM | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 21 |
| 6 | Guadalajara | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 21 |
| 7 | Leon | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 19 |
| 8 | Toluca | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
| 9 | Atlas | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -3 | 16 |
| 10 | Juárez | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -1 | 15 |
| 11 | Puebla | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -4 | 15 |
| 12 | Queretaro | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 17 | -10 | 15 |
| 13 | Pachuca | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | -12 | 15 |
| 14 | Tijuana | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 12 | -3 | 14 |
| 15 | Santos Laguna | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 14 | -6 | 14 |
| 16 | Mazatlan | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | -4 | 13 |
| 17 | Cruz Azul | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | -9 | 11 |
| 18 | Necaxa | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -11 | 8 |
