Tijuana vs Juarez Prediction: Can Juarez maintain their spot in the top 5?

In the upcoming fixture of Liga MX, Tijuana will face Juarez at Stadium Caliente in Tijuana. The home side head here after a loss (1-0) against Leon. The visitors come from a loss (1-2) against Atlas.

Betting tips and odds are provided below.

The Tijuana team comes to this game after a defeat against Leon (1-0). Leon's team, taking advantage of the home advantage, was always more active in searching for the goal, with more control of ball possession and more opportunities created. The 1st half was open and well played, with both teams having plenty of scoring opportunities, but failing to finish. In the 2nd half, although possession of the ball was more divided, the offensive dominance was total, with Leon's team managing 13 goal attempts, compared to just 1 from the Tijuana team. Leon's team reached 1-0 in the 63rd minute and Tijuana's team never showed great offensive arguments to reach a draw. With this result, the Tijuana team finds itself in 10th place, with the same 11 points as 3 other teams. The Tijuana team was going through a series of good results, broken by this defeat. The team thus seeks to return to winning ways again, at the risk of falling further down the table. In the last 5 games, the team has recorded 2 wins, 1 draw, and 2 defeats, having scored 4 goals and conceded 4.

The Juarez team comes to this game after a loss against Atlas (1-2). The Atlas team started the match very strong, scoring in the 3rd minute. Despite the good start, it would be Juarez's team who managed to dominate the match, creating countless scoring opportunities. Still, the team was unable to achieve the final result. At the beginning of the 2nd half, the Atlas team again had a strong start, scoring 0-2 in the 52nd minute. As in the 1st half, the 2nd half was dominated by Juarez. The Juarez team would still reduce it to 1-2, in the 69th minute, but it would be the Atlas team that would take the 3 points. With this result, the Juarez team fell to 4th place, still being equal on points with 2 other teams. The Juarez team is going through a moment of some instability in terms of results. The team presents an excellent level at home, however, it tends to have difficulties in away games, in which it needs to add victories to continue to remain in the top 5. In the last 5 games, the team has recorded 2 wins, 1 draw, and 2 defeats, having scored 9 goals and conceded 6.

In the last 5 games between these two teams, Juarez has won 2, Tijuana has won 1, and they drew another 2. Goals were scored in 4 of those games, but with both teams scoring in just 1 of those matches.

It’s a hard match to predict. Tijuana are in better form, yet Juarez is a better team. Juarez tends to have difficulties scoring away, so under 2.5 goals is expected in this match.