Tijuana vs Santos Laguna: the preview

Sunday, October 25 · Estadio Caliente México - Liga MX 2026/27

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Tijuana #10 · 16 pts

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Santos Laguna #9 · 16 pts
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Tijuana arrives with a winless run spanning several matches and relies on home fixtures to maintain position, while Santos Laguna visits with consecutive victories and the scoring output of Tahiel Jiménez. The match pairs Tijuana's difficulty in securing recent wins against a visiting side building momentum.

Updated on Monday, October 19, 2026 at

Key facts

  • Tijuana are winless in 5 games in the competition.

  • Santos Laguna are unbeaten in 5 games in the competition.

  • Santos Laguna took 9 of the last 9 points available.

  • Santos Laguna failed to score in 5 of their 12 games in the competition.

Current form

Tijuana

10º
DDLDLW
Goals for15
Against14
At home1-1-2

#10 with 16 points (4W · 4D · 3L). Averages 1.17 goals for and 1.67 goals against per match.

Tijuana relies on a home record featuring four wins in seven attempts to counter a visiting side that struggles on the road with only two victories in six away matches.

Where they stand

Group A
Team MP GD Pts
1 CF America 11 +13 24
2 Toluca 12 +10 21
3 Atlas 12 +1 21
4 CD Guadalajara 12 +7 20
5 Cruz Azul 12 +6 20
6 Queretaro FC 11 +2 20
7 Leon 12 +1 18
8 Monterrey 11 +3 17
9 Santos Laguna 12 +1 16
10 Tijuana 11 +1 16
11 Pumas 12 -1 16
12 Puebla 12 -1 16
13 Tigres 12 -2 14
14 Pachuca 12 +3 13
15 Atlético San Luis 12 -5 13
16 Atlante 12 -6 11
17 Necaxa 12 -10 9
18 FC Juarez 12 -23 4

The difference-makers

Tijuana. Tijuana depends on Mourad Daoudi El Ghezouani for primary scoring output, leaving a sharp drop in offensive punch when relying on secondary figures like Jose Rivero or Elias Manoel to break defensive lines.

Santos Laguna. Santos Laguna relies on Tahiel Adrian Jimenez to sustain its scoring output despite failing to convert in nearly half of its matches, adding pressure on a visiting side that must maintain efficiency in attack.

Playing style

Santos LagunaTijuana
51% Possession 44.6%
5.3 Remates al arco 3.9
15.6 Remates totales 13.3
7.6 Corners 5.3
10.5 Fouls 9.7

Average of the most recent matches with stats available (10 and 10 respectively).

Santos Laguna relies on higher possession figures and shot volume to sustain its recent winning sequence, while Tijuana absorbs territorial pressure with lower ball control averages.

When they settle games

Tijuana 15 goals

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Santos Laguna 15 goals

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Both teams concentrate their scoring output in the final quarter of the first half, with five goals each between the thirty-first and forty-fifth minutes, setting a predictable window for decisive action.

Head to head

Head-to-head record · last 15 matches
9Santos Laguna won
2Draws
4Tijuana won
Goals in the head-to-head27 – 19
Matches15
Last win for Santos Laguna03/2026
Last win for Tijuana04/2025

Latest matchups

9/3/26Liga MXTijuana1–2Santos Laguna
25/9/25Liga MXSantos Laguna1–0Tijuana
20/4/25Liga MXSantos Laguna0–4Tijuana
18/8/24Liga MXTijuana3–1Santos Laguna
16/3/24Liga MXTijuana2–2Santos Laguna
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5/10/23Liga MXSantos Laguna2–1Tijuana
13/3/23Liga MXSantos Laguna3–2Tijuana
26/8/22Liga MXTijuana0–2Santos Laguna
14/3/22Liga MXSantos Laguna4–0Tijuana
11/9/21Liga MXTijuana2–1Santos Laguna
14/3/21Liga MXTijuana0–1Santos Laguna
11/10/20Liga MXSantos Laguna2–0Tijuana
11/1/20Liga MXTijuana2–1Santos Laguna
19/10/19Liga MXSantos Laguna4–1Tijuana
10/2/19Liga MXSantos Laguna1–1Tijuana

Recent meetings show a tilt toward Santos Laguna with five wins across eight encounters, including a victory on this pitch earlier in the year.

Who scored in these meetings

54 5 · in 15 meetings

The historical booking rates and persistent disciplinary friction in these fixtures point to a cautious approach where physical containment usually overrides expansive play.