Match Report
Tijuana went into the game 7th in the table on 24 points; Mazatlán sat 16th on 15 — a 9-point gap. Tijuana had been under-performing their position — 26th on five-round form against 7th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.71/1.35 for Tijuana and 1.29/2.18 for Mazatlán (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.46.
The sides have met 6 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for Tijuana, 2 draws and 2 for Mazatlán, at 1.83 goals per meeting. Only 17% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
The venue was Estadio Caliente, with room for 27,333 spectators. On the scoreboard, Tijuana led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-1.
Goal scorers
Tijuana: Kevin Castañeda (9') · Mazatlán: Josué Ovalle (60')
Key stats
Possession: Tijuana 57% · Mazatlán 43% · Total shots: 14-12 · On target: 5-3 · Corners: 8-3