Tijuana got a 1-2 result versus America in their previous week, a match to learn from. The next task is this resolute Pachuca side.
- Tijuana have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Pachuca have scored more than double the goals of Tijuana.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 2700 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Tijuana form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Liga MX this season. Tijuana have only managed 2 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses from their games here at Estadio Caliente.
In their previous game, the manager Aguirre led his Tijuana to a defeat away at America. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estadio Caliente. Lértora (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.44/10. Lértora dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 18 successful passes (of 21 total).
Heartbreak before that as Tijuana lost 1-2 at Guadalajara's place.Take note: 9 of the most recent 12 league matches from these players have had goals from both teams.
Tijuana are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 9 goals in 8 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Tijuana defense is not exactly impregnable. 13 goals conceded from 8 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Pachuca form and stats
As the visiting team in Liga MX matches, Pachuca have produced an overall stat of 3-3-2 so far. Pachuca has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.
Pachuca failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Toluca that ended with defeat 1-2. That defeat was their first after five consecutive league matches winning points. Late heartbreak for Pachuca in the Toluca match, as the deciding 1-2 goal came deep into overtime. Midfielder Sánchez was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.7. Sánchez hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 56 successful passes (of 62 total).
Preceding that game was the away victory against Mazatlán with the score of 3-2.Take note that 8 of this side's 10 most recent league matches have ended with three goals or more.
Pachuca find the net regularly in their away games. 11 goals from 8 away fixtures in the league. As opposed to that, Pachuca have seen the ball go into their own net 9 times on the road. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Tijuana and Pachuca have faced each other before this season: Pachuca - Tijuana 6-1. Statistics for the prior ten meetings featuring these two participants are: three wins for Tijuana, two draws and five wins for Pachuca. Over 2,5 goals: eight times; under 2,5 goals: two games.
Top Goalscorers
  J. López Ramírez 8 goals |   L. Rodríguez 4 goals |  G. Cabral Cáceres 4 goals |
Tijuana missing players
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| Tijuana | Pachuca | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 14 | 31 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | 19 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 11 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 24 | 12 | 3 | Scored | S | 5 | 22 | 62 |
| 40 | 15 | 6 | Conceded | C | 3 | 17 | 33 |
| 92% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 90% |
| 84% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 64% | 77% |
| 44% | 25% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 57% | 58% |
| 16% | 8% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 36% | 35% |
| 8% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 29% | 26% |
| 56% | 42% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 57% | 61% |
| 20% | 33% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 29% | 29% |
| 32% | 33% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 29% | 19% |
| 4.9 | 6.3 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.4 | 5.6 |
| 5.9 | 4.7 | 5.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 5.1 | 4.3 |
| 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.2 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 13.4 | 15.5 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 20 | 15.5 | 16.9 |
| 3.7 | 4.5 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7 | 5.1 | 5.7 |
| 26% | 22% | 23% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 31% | 35% |
| 13.4 | 10.7 | 14.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 13.3 | 11.2 |
| 4.6 | 3.8 | 5.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 4.4 | 3.9 |
- Pachuca have scored more than double the goals of Tijuana.
- Pachuca have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Tijuana have won significantly more corners at 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 | 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 | Querétaro | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 22 | -17 | 9 |
