Club Tijuana vs Puebla Prediction & Betting Tips

Form going into this one

Tijuana's recent Liga MX form has been stop-start. They beat Cruz Azul and Pumas in August, then lost at home to Queretaro before being held 2-2 away at Pachuca in their last outing. Puebla have had a similar wobble - a win at Necaxa and another away at Pachuca were followed by a home draw with Atlante and a home defeat to Toluca.

Club Tijuana: 20 completed matches; Puebla: 20 completed matches.

Club Tijuana

20 matches

Win

40% 8 / 20

Draw

25% 5 / 20

Loss

35% 7 / 20

Scored

26

Conceded

28

Difference

-2

Puebla

20 matches

Win

30% 6 / 20

Draw

15% 3 / 20

Loss

55% 11 / 20

Scored

26

Conceded

40

Difference

-14

Zoom out to the wider 20-match sample across all competitions and Tijuana's record (9 wins, 5 draws, 6 losses) looks tidier than Puebla's (6 wins, 3 draws, 11 losses). That sample includes Leagues Cup and friendly matches though, so it's not a pure league picture.

Neither side has real momentum heading into this one.

Comparative Team Statistics: Club Tijuana vs Puebla

History between these two

This is a long-running fixture. The most recent meeting finished 0-0 in Tijuana back in February. Before that, Puebla won 4-3 away in October, one of several high-scoring head-to-heads over the years that have also included a 6-2, a couple of 5-2 scorelines and a 4-0.

Most of this history predates the current squads, so it's background rather than a guide to what happens here.

Where they sit

Both clubs are level on 14 points. Tijuana are sixth after eight games, Puebla eighth after nine, so Tijuana's points-per-game rate is marginally better. Tijuana also have a slightly healthier goal difference, having scored 12 and conceded 10, compared with Puebla's 11 for and 11 against.

Key men and discipline

Tijuana's main scoring threat has been G. Mora, with five goals in seven appearances. Puebla's E. Mustre has three in six. On the disciplinary side, Tijuana's I. Tona has picked up three yellow cards in eight games, while Puebla's I. Moreno has already been sent off once in his eight appearances, without picking up a single yellow along the way.

Club Tijuana:

Best scorers:

G. Mora - 5

Penalty cards:

I. Tona x 3

Puebla:

Penalty cards:

I. Moreno x 1

What kind of game to expect

With both sides level on points, leaking goals at a similar rate, and a head-to-head record that has produced plenty of goals down the years, this doesn't look like a fixture built for a cagey afternoon. Neither defence has looked watertight this season, and the recent form of both teams has swung between good results and shaky ones.