Club Leon vs Tigres UANL Prediction: Can Tigres Repeat Performances from the Last Outing

In the upcoming fixture of Liga Mexico, Matchday 17, Club Leon will be up against Tigres UANL at the León Stadium in Leon. With just the last Clausura match day ending, teams will be looking to maximize the momentum and consolidate in the table standings. According to the standings of now, Leon stands 6th with 7 wins and 27 points, and Tigres stands 7th with 7 wins and 25 points. For the upcoming matchup, Leon will be missing out on Oscar Villa due to red card suspension, whereas the inclusion of Yairo Moreno, Jose Rodriguez, and Jose David Ramirez is doubtful. On the other hand, Tigres UANL will be missing out on Luis Quinones due to the red card suspension. Juan Pablo and David Ayala are likely to miss out the upcoming match for Tigres UANL. The two teams last played in the CONCACAF Champions League fixture in April 2023, and Tigres UANL won (2-1). 

Leon is coming off a defeat against Tigres UANL in the semi-final fixture of the CONCACAF Champions League (2-1). Victor Davilas scored the opening goal in the 6th minute of a high-pressure game, but Leon gave it away as Tigres struck back-to-back goals just before the end of the first half of play. In the previous outing of Liga MX, Leon settled a goalless draw against Tijuana (0-0), in which Leon couldn’t dominate and secure momentum in their favor. Joel Campbell, Angel Mena, Paul Bellon, and Lucas Di Yorio failed to contribute to the final scoreline. Even after being competitive and reasonably sound on paper, Leon managed only 38% possession against Tijuana. Coach Nicolas Larcamon will be confident about his team making a reasonable comeback. Club Leon has scored in just 2 of the last 5 matches played across all competitions, which is quite under par with the playoffs approaching in the next week. In addition to poor form, Leon has scored just 2 goals and conceded 6 in the last five matches. 

Rodolfo Cota; Iván Moreno, Jaine Barreiro, Adonis Frías, William Tesillo; Victor Dávila, Lucas Romero, Fidel Ambríz, Elías Hernández; Brian Rubio, José Alvarado.

Tigres UANL is coming off a fine win against their opponents for tomorrow, in which Francisco Cordova and Luis Quinones scored goals. With three wins in the last five matches played, Tigres will be confident about scoring positively against Leon. In the last Liga MX outing against Puebla, Tigres won (1-0), and Andre-Pierre Gignac scored the only goal in the 49th minute of play. With the likes of Guido Pizarro and Fernando Gorriaran in the lineup, Tigres will be hoping for some firepower in the second half of play as well. Talking about goal scoring, Tigres UANL has scored positively in 4 of the last 5 outings. Moreover, it has scored 9 goals in the last five, averaging 1.80 goals per game. Hence, Tigres UANL will be hoping to secure a comprehensive win against Leon in the upcoming away fixture.

Nahuel Guzmán; Jesus Angel Garza Garcia, Igor Lichnovsky, Diego Reyes, Jesús Angulo; Raymundo Fulgencio, Juan Vigón, Rafael Carioca, Diego Lainez; Nico López, Nicolás Ibáñez.

Moving forward in the contest, Leon will be looking to end its winless streak of five matches across all competitions, whereas Tigres UANL will be confident about repeating the performance from the CONCACAF semi-final win. I am expecting only Tigres to score, as Leon has failed to score in the last three Liga MX outings. Tigres UANL is likely to score at least 2 or more goals and stretch its unbeaten run. 

• Tigres UANL to Win for 3.50
• Total Under 2.5 for 2
• Both Teams to Score - No for 2.128