Match Report
Santos Laguna (11th, 20 pts) visited Tijuana (7th, 24 pts) with 4 points between them. Tijuana had been under-performing their position — 26th on five-round form against 7th in the table. Per game in the league, Tijuana were scoring 1.71 and conceding 1.35, Santos Laguna 1.29 and 1.65, against a competition average of 1.46 goals per team per game.
A win had eluded Tijuana for 7 matches. Santos Laguna had gone 9 games without a win.
The head-to-head ledger counts 8 games: 2 Tijuana wins, 3 for Santos Laguna, 3 draws, at 3 goals per meeting. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 63% of the meetings.
Estadio Caliente staged the fixture, a ground that holds 27,333. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 1-2.
Goal scorers
Tijuana: Alejandro Gómez (72') · Santos Laguna: Ezequiel Bullaude (53'), Jesús Ocejo (90')
Key stats
Possession: Tijuana 53% · Santos Laguna 47% · Total shots: 16-17 · On target: 3-9 · Corners: 4-7