Monterrey vs Club Tijuana Prediction

Recent form: shaky at both ends

Across their last 20 matches in all competitions, Monterrey have won 9, drawn 4 and lost 7, scoring 35 and conceding 29. That run includes a 6-1 thrashing of FC Juarez but also a recent loss at Atlante and a defeat to Toluca in the Leagues Cup.

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

Monterrey

20 matches

Win

45% 9 / 20

Draw

25% 5 / 20

Loss

30% 6 / 20

Scored

34

Conceded

28

Difference

+6

Club Tijuana

20 matches

Win

40% 8 / 20

Draw

30% 6 / 20

Loss

30% 6 / 20

Scored

27

Conceded

26

Difference

+1

Tijuana's equivalent sample reads 8 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses, with 26 scored and 28 conceded. Lately they've lost at home to both Atlas and Queretaro, sandwiching a win over Pumas in between.

Neither team arrives with any real momentum behind them.

Comparative Team Statistics: Monterrey vs Club Tijuana

Head-to-head: draws keep cropping up

The last two meetings between these two both finished 2-2, in February and October of the past two seasons. Go back further and it's much the same story, with results swinging both ways over close to two decades of fixtures.

There's no pattern of one side dominating recently. If anything, the head-to-head suggests these games tend to be close and scrappy rather than one-sided.

Standings: a point apart

Tijuana currently sit sixth with 14 points from eight games, having won four, drawn two and lost two, scoring 12 and conceding 10. Monterrey are tenth with 13 points from the same number of matches, also with four wins but one draw and three losses, scoring 14 and conceding 10.

It's about as tight as two teams can be on paper this season.

A single point separates them, so neither can claim a clear edge in the table.

Key men and discipline

Lucas Ocampos has 5 goals in 7 matches for Monterrey, matched exactly by Tijuana's G. Mora with 5 in 7. Both look like the most likely source of a goal for their respective sides.

Monterrey:

Best scorers:

L. Ocampos - 5

H. Cuypers - 3

Best assist providers:

D. Rossi - 3

J. Corona - 2

Penalty cards:

C. Salcedo x 1 x 2

S. Medina x 1 x 1

Club Tijuana:

Best scorers:

G. Mora - 5

Penalty cards:

I. Tona x 3

On the disciplinary side, Monterrey's C. Salcedo and S. Medina have each picked up a red card already this year, while Tijuana's I. Tona has collected three yellows in nine games. Worth keeping an eye on if things get feisty.