Football tips: Tijuana vs Pumas UNAM - predictions and betting guide

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Competition: Mexico Liga MX
Competition: Sat 09.January
Match begins: 03:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Caliente (27333 seats)

The visiting Pumas UNAM side should be favourites in this visit to Tijuana, as the away team holds a 17 point advantage from their 17 league games this season.

Insights:
  • Tijuana has the fewest scored goals (12) in Liga MX
  • Pumas UNAM have scored more than double the goals of Tijuana.

It should be mentioned that Pumas UNAM play their home matches on grass, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on artifical turf. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Pumas UNAM on artifical turf are 3 victories, 1 draw and 1 defeat from five games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 7-4. You can compare this with overall results below.

These teams have little in common geographically as Pumas UNAM have to travel 2700 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

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Tijuana form and stats

The story so far in the Liga MX for Tijuana, who have the fewest scored goals (12) in Liga MX, at their home stadium (Estadio Caliente) is 4 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats.

The home team returns to Estadio Caliente after being equal after 90 minutes with Queretaro on their last time out; the Liga MX game ended 2-2. A 1-1 draw away in the Copa MX before that, with Monterrey the opponent.

Tijuana salvaged the draw from a difficult situation against Queretaro, trailing 0-2 at one point. Not giving up resulted in Vladimir Loroña equalizing.

Tijuana are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 9 goals in 9 games. On the other hand, Tijuana have conceded 9 goals.

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Pumas UNAM form and stats

The visitors are W3-D4-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Liga MX. Pumas has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

Pumas lost away at Leon (0-2) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Leon.

The visiting Pumas have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 10 goals from 8 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 9 goals have been conceded by Pumas UNAM in these games. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Pumas UNAM - Tijuana 3-0 played earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Tijuana won four games, one match ended with a draw and Pumas UNAM has five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / five

Top Goalscorers

Pumas UNAMJ. Dinenno De Cara
J. Dinenno De Cara
12 goals
Pumas UNAMC. González Espínola
C. González Espínola
7 goals
Pumas UNAMJ. Vigón Cham
J. Vigón Cham
4 goals

Tijuana missing players

Pumas UNAM missing players

Tijuana Pumas UNAM
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
17 9 3 Played P 2 11 23
4 4 1 Won W 1 4 10
3 2 1 Drew D 1 4 10
10 3 1 Lost L 0 3 3
12 9 3 Scored S 2 11 35
27 9 3 Conceded C 1 15 24
88% 78% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 91% 91%
76% 67% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 82% 83%
47% 44% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 45% 48%
18% 11% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 18% 26%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 9%
35% 44% 67% BTTS BTTS 50% 55% 57%
18% 33% 33% Clean Sheets C S 50% 18% 30%
59% 44% 33% Failed to Score F T 50% 36% 22%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.4 1.9 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.5 2.9 2.6
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 5
 
9.9 10.4 10.7 Shots (avg) S ( 12 9 11.7
2.7 3.3 3.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.5 2.5 3.3
26% 30% 27% Goal Efficiency G E 67% 41% 47%
Key stats in Liga MX this season:
  • Pumas UNAM have scored more than double the goals of Tijuana.
  • Tijuana has the fewest scored goals (12) in Liga MX
  • Tijuana has the fewest scored goals in the second half (6) in Liga MX
  • Tijuana have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.

  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 America 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 Mazatlán 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

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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.