Tijuana vs Santos Laguna Predictions

• Tijuana’s last 3 matches have cleared the over 2.5 goal line.
• Excitement is normally ensured when Tijuana play given that their last 13 Liga MX matches have featured an average of 3.76 goals a game.
• 4 of Santos Laguna’s last 5 games have cleared the over 2.5 goal line and both teams have scored in all of said fixtures.
• Santos Laguna have scored at least once in 11 consecutive games.

Tijuana looking for strong home performance

After missing out on a play-off place in the opening phase of Liga MX action, Tijuana will be hungry for improvement in this closing phase of the season. The hosts didn’t perform too badly over the course of the Apertura stage but 3 straight defeats to finish it saw them finish 3 points short of the top 8.

On paper, Tijuana have the quality to be a real force but although they are entertaining to watch, their defensive issues are certainly holding them back. Indeed, Tijuana’s last 13 Liga MX matches have featured an average of 3.76 goals a game but it’s not just them that have been doing the scoring in said fixtures, having kept just 2 clean sheets over said run.

Santos Laguna aiming for a strong start

Meanwhile, Santos Laguna were very impressive over the opening phase but ended up with nothing to show for it. Indeed, after topping the regular stage with 37 points from 18 outings, the side then went on to disappoint in the play-offs, falling at the first hurdle in a 6-3 aggregate defeat to eventual winners Monterrey.

Nonetheless, Santos Laguna more than showed their power in the Apertura phase and will be confident of being a force once again in this closing stage. Like Tijuana, Santos are very exciting to watch and they certainly won’t be heading into Saturday’s game with a defensive mindset, given they’ve scored at least once in 11 consecutive matches.

An exciting game is expected to be in order

Ultimately, there only looks like being one thing on the cards on Saturday and that’s goals. Both teams are extremely aggressive in their approach, have talent in abundance in attack and will be desperate to kick off the closing phase by securing all 3 points.

All things considered, backing the Over 2.5 goal line to be cleared looks by far the best way to play as far as the betting is concerned and is something we’re more than happy to do. Tijuana’s aforementioned statistics speak for themselves and with the Over 2.5 line having also been hit in 4 of Santos Laguna’s last 5 games, we feel an enthralling 2-2 draw could well be on the cards on Saturday.