Match Report
The table read 4th (Tijuana, 13 pts) against 6th (Cruz Azul, 12 pts), 1 points apart. On recent form Cruz Azul sat only 10th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 6th overall. Per game in the league, Tijuana were scoring 1.67 and conceding 1.17, Cruz Azul 1.71 and 1.57, against a competition average of 1.4 goals per team per game.
Tijuana had not lost in 9 games.
The sides have met 11 times in the GioScore results database: 3 wins for Tijuana, 3 draws and 5 for Cruz Azul, at 2.55 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 64% of the meetings went to the host.
The venue was Estadio Caliente, with room for 27,333 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-1.
Goal scorers
Tijuana: Ignacio Rivero (44'), Gilberto Mora (54') · Cruz Azul: Nicolás Ibáñez (45')
Key stats
Possession: Tijuana 43% · Cruz Azul 57% · Total shots: 13-15 · On target: 4-6 · Corners: 5-6