Santos Laguna vs Tijuana Prediction: Can Tijuana score another good result and keep climbing on the table?

In the upcoming fixture of Liga MX, Santos Laguna will face Tijuana at Stadium Corona in Torreón. The home side head here after a heavy loss (2-5) against Necaxa. The visitors come from a win (5-1) against Juarez.

Betting tips and odds are provided below.

Santos Laguna (LLWLW)

The Santos Laguna team arrives at this game after a heavy defeat against Necaxa (2-5). Surprisingly, it would be the Santos Laguna team who would be much stronger in the 1st half, with an impressive record of 58% ball possession and 11 goal attempts in the 1st half alone. Even so, the Necaxa team would demonstrate great efficiency and score 0-1 with the only scoring opportunity in the 1st half. The Santos Laguna team's disaster was in the 2nd half. The Santos Laguna team would be entirely dominated by Necaxa, who would score 4 goals between 49' and 67' of the 2nd half. The Santos Laguna team would still be able to reduce it to 1-5 at 69' and the final result 2-5 at 83'. With this result, the Santos Laguna team fell to 13th place, however, they have played 1 game less than their other opponents. The team even scores a lot, however, the team's problem has been in the defense, which concedes goals in many games. In the last 5 league games the team has recorded 2 wins and 3 losses, having an impressive record of 10 goals scored and 13 conceded.

Tijuana (WLWWD)

The Tijuana team comes to this game after a great victory against Juarez (5-1). The Tijuana team would have great dominance in the 1st half, with countless goal opportunities. But surprisingly, it would be the Juarez team that reached the goal first, at 18'. The Tijuana team would still be able to tie in the 1st half, at 45+8'. In the 2nd half, the Tijuana team came out very strong, scoring 4 goals between 54' and 66', reaching the final score of 5-1. Despite being reduced to 10 players in the 77th minute, the team still managed to maintain the result. With this victory, the Tijuana team now has 14 points and rises to 9th place, however, it has played 1 game less than the rest of its opponents and can still move up a lot in the table. The Tijuana team has been in excellent form, losing just 1 of the last 5 games, and being one of the best-form teams in the league. In the last 5 league games the team has recorded 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat, having an impressive record of 9 goals scored and only 4 conceded.

Expert Betting Tips

In the last 5 games between these two teams, Santos Laguna has won 4, and Tijuana has won 1. Goals were scored in all of those games, with both teams scoring in just 2 of those matches.

It’s a difficult match to predict a winner, yet, due to their recent form, both teams are expected to score. Despite there’s no favorites, Tijuana is expected to at least get a draw.