18th- against 11th spot might not feel all that hot. But: Tipsway has the facts that makes Tijuana - Pumas UNAM (even) more engrossing!
- Tijuana have the most conceded goals (27) in Liga MX
- Pumas UNAM is in the best form (4-0-2) in Liga MX
This football field has artifical turf, unlike Pumas UNAM's home arena. The latest four games by the guests on artifical turf have generated 0 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses.
It's quite the trip for Pumas UNAM when visiting Tijuana as the cities are 2700 kilometers apart.
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 story so far in the Liga MX for Tijuana at their home stadium (Estadio Caliente) is 2 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats.
Tijuana are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-3 away versus Puebla. The versatile forward Barbona outshone all the other players in that fixture and got a match rating of 7.34 out of 10. Barbona served one assist and hit two key passes.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Leon.This is expected to be a close game, with Tijuana perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Tijuana as a small favourite), we find eight games. Tijuana has won two of these, drawn two and lost four.
On the other hand, Tijuana have conceded 11 goals.
Pumas UNAM form and stats
Pumas UNAM have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Liga MX, after 1-3-4 (8 played). Long winning streaks away are a rare occurrence in football, which only makes Pumas UNAM's record of four away victories in a row even more impressive. They last lost points away in the Pachuca game.
The manager Lillini was unhappy after their last game, played at their home ground Estadio Olímpico de Universitario. Pumas suffered a 1-2 loss to Tigres UANL. Álvarez got a match rating of 8.0 in that game, top player of the team. Álvarez served one assist, hit six key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 5 times.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Querétaro at their stadium, the result 3-1.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found ten similar matches played by Pumas UNAM in our archives, and the results are: five wins for Pumas UNAM, four draws and one defeat.
The visitors have scored 6 goals from 8 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As for defending, Pumas UNAM rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 13 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Pumas UNAM - Tijuana 3-1 was the output when these two participants formerly did battle, also in this season. Tijuana-Pumas UNAM H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Tijuana four wins, Pumas UNAM four wins, two draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  J. Dinenno De Cara 7 goals |  M. Manotas Páez 5 goals | W. Corozo Becerra 5 goals |
Tijuana missing players
Pumas UNAM missing players
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| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 25 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 7 | 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 10 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 18 | 10 | 3 | Scored | S | 6 | 15 | 32 |
| 33 | 12 | 4 | Conceded | C | 7 | 16 | 29 |
| 90% | 80% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 80% |
| 85% | 70% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 68% |
| 45% | 40% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 58% | 52% |
| 25% | 20% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 25% | 28% |
| 10% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 60% | 60% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 58% | 44% |
| 15% | 20% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 36% |
| 35% | 40% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 33% | 40% |
| 4.3 | 5.3 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 3.9 | 4.6 |
| 4.7 | 4.2 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 4.3 | 3.8 |
| 2.2 | 2.3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2.6 | 2.2 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 12.4 | 15.8 | 14.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.2 | 12.7 | 14.6 |
| 3.7 | 4.5 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 4.5 | 5 |
| 24% | 22% | 23% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 28% | 26% |
| 13.1 | 11.1 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 17.8 | 17.6 | 14 |
| 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 5.1 | 4.4 |
- Pumas UNAM have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Pumas UNAM is in the best form (4-0-2) in Liga MX
- Tijuana have the most conceded goals (27) in Liga MX
- 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 | América | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 35 |
| 2 | Atlas | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 29 |
| 3 | Leon | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 29 |
| 4 | Tigres UANL | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 28 |
| 5 | Santos Laguna | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 24 |
| 6 | Toluca | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 24 |
| 7 | Puebla | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| 8 | Cruz Azul | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 23 |
| 9 | Monterrey | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 22 |
| 10 | Guadalajara | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 22 |
| 11 | Pumas UNAM | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -6 | 21 |
| 12 | Atlético San Luis | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 8 | -4 | 20 |
| 13 | Mazatlan | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -6 | 20 |
| 14 | Necaxa | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 20 |
| 15 | Pachuca | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -2 | 18 |
| 16 | Juárez | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | -11 | 16 |
| 17 | Querétaro | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | -8 | 15 |
| 18 | Tijuana | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -11 | 15 |
