Tijuana vs Club America Predictions & Tips

After throwing away a play-off place in the Apertura phase of Liga MX action at the end of 2019, Tijuana are desperate to ensure they finish the Clausura phase inside the top 8. Efforts towards that aim started in positive fashion with a 2-1 win over a strong Santos Laguna outfit but a 3-0 defeat at Queretaro last weekend has the side under a degree of pressure.

Nonetheless, Tijuana picked up a morale boosting victory at San Luis in the cup in midweek and confidence won’t be too low coming into this game as a result. As hosts, Tijuana tend to be a potent outfit, plunging home an average of 1.75 goals a game over their last 8 Liga MX home fixtures; but the fact they’ve also conceded in 6 of said games tells you they still require work defensively.

Club America aiming for 2 from 2

Meanwhile, Club America made it all the way to the Apertura phase final before suffering penalty heartbreak against Monterrey, meaning they come into the Clausura desperate to go one further. A 1-0 home win over Tigres last week certainly kicked off said aim in a positive fashion and the visitors will be looking for a strong result on Saturday.

With a powerful squad on paper, Club America have the quality needed to go blow for blow with just about anybody in Mexico and they certainly won’t be looking to sit back at the Estadio Caliente. Indeed, they’ve managed to score an average of 2 goals a game over their last 8 Liga MX away games; but the fact they’ve also conceded in 5 of said outings does also have to go down as a concern.

Plenty of action is expected

Ultimately, we’re expecting this to be an open and exciting 90 minutes as two aggressive and expansive outfits go up against one another. Neither side is particularly secure defensively but both have attacking talent in abundance and that should ensure that goals are not at a premium.

All things considered, we view backing the Both Teams to Score line as by far the best way to play as far as the betting is concerned and it’s something we’re happy to do with maximum confidence. The last two games between the two have seen goals at either end and we think that streak could well continue; with a high scoring 2-2 draw on the cards.