Club Tijuana vs Tigres - prediction, team news, lineups

The Liga MX returns this week and Club Tijuana are acceptable to invited Tigres UANL to Estadio Caliente in their Torneo Apertura opener.

Tijuana finished seventh successful the Apertura league signifier past play and were past beaten successful the quarter-finals by Tigres, who finished 2nd successful the league and mislaid successful the final.

Match preview

Tijuana person won the Liga MX Apertura erstwhile successful their 19-year history, backmost successful 2012, and the nine volition beryllium keen to situation astatine the apical of the array this season.

Last season, Tijuana picked up six wins, six draws and 5 defeats successful the league signifier and reached the quarter-finals by beating Juarez 3-1 successful a play-in game.

However, they mislaid 5-3 connected aggregate to Tigres successful that necktie to autumn retired of contention and volition beryllium looking for revenge connected Friday.

It is besides worthy noting that Tijuana did bushed Tigres 1-0 erstwhile they met successful Torneo Clausura successful April, with Kevin Castaneda scoring the winning goal.

Head manager Sebastian Abreu was appointed successful July 2025 and has a decent record, with 14 wins, 14 draws and 12 defeats successful his 40 games successful complaint crossed each competitions truthful far.

Tigres, meanwhile, person won 8 league titles successful their history, which includes 3 consecutive Apertura victories betwixt 2015 and 2017.

Last season, they picked up 10 wins, six draws and 1 decision successful the league phase, earlier losing connected penalties to Toluca successful the final.

Tigres volition beryllium looking to bounce backmost from that disappointment this play and volition beryllium buoyed by the information they person beaten Tijuana 4 times successful their past six meetings.

Head manager Guido Pizarro has been successful complaint since March 2025 and has picked up 33 wins, 21 draws and 18 defeats successful his 72 matches crossed each competitions.

Team News

Tijuana are expected to beryllium without defender Jackson Porozo and Gilberto Mora pursuing their engagement astatine the 2026 World Cup, portion past season's apical scorer Castaneda has departed for Chivas.

Diego Abreu is acceptable to pb the line, with Adonis Peciado and caller signing Yael Padilla apt to commencement retired wide.

Tigres, meanwhile, are acceptable to beryllium without the likes of Jesus Angulo and Marcelo Flores done injury.

Angel Correa is expected to commencement up front, portion Diego Lainez and Ozziel Herrera volition diagnostic retired wide.

Club Tijuana imaginable starting lineup:

Rodriguez; Arciga, Diaz, Gomez, Bilbao; Rivero, Tona, Perez; Padilla, Abreu, Preciado

Tigres imaginable starting lineup:

Guzman; Lorona, Romulo, Joaquim, Garza; Gorriaran, Araujo; Lainez, Correa, Herrera; Aguirre

We say: Club Tijuana 1-2 Tigres

Tijuana volition beryllium wounded by the expected absences of Mora and Porozo arsenic good arsenic Castaneda's departure and we are backing Tigres to prime up each 3 points.

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