Liga MX Gameweek 14, Apertura
Club Tijuana 4 - 1 FT Santos Laguna
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Match Statistics
Possession
Shots
Shots on Target
Expected Goals (xG)
Passes
Corners
Fouls
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Match Events
13' Francisco González (Adonis Preciado)
18' José Rivero
Felipe Sánchez 45'+2
HT
Esteban Lozano 59'
↓ Facundo Cáseres ↑Aldo Lopez 64'
↓ Ramiro Sordo ↑Tahiel Adrian Jimenez 64'
Esteban Lozano (Ezequiel Bullaude) 66'
Aldo Lopez 68'
69' José Rivero
70' ↓ Ramiro Árciga ↑Unai Bilbao
71' ↓ Mourad El Ghezouani ↑Elias Manoel
72' Adonis Preciado (Jesús Vega)
75' ↓ Francisco González ↑Yael Padilla
79' ↓ José Rivero ↑Diego Abreu
↓ Ezequiel Bullaude ↑L. Gómez 79'
79' ↓ Adonis Preciado ↑Joban González Cera
↓ Jonathan Geovanni Pérez Sánchez ↑Javier Abella 85'
↓ Mauricio Cuevas ↑Emmanuel Echeverria 85'
90'+5 Ivan Tona
FT
Player Cards
Our take on every player in this match
Club Tijuana
Goalkeepers
Antonio Rodríguez 
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Defenders
Rafael Fernández
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Jackson Porozo 
SWEEPER
4
Cleanups
4
Cleanups
4
Interceptions
0
Blocks
Alejandro Gómez
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Jesús Vega 
ARCHITECT
3
Key Passes
3
Key Passes
1
Assists
31%
Pass Acc
Midfielders
Iván Tona
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Ramiro Árciga
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
70
Total Mins
70
Entry
Francisco González 
SNIPER
50%
Conversion
50%
Conversion
1
Goals
2
Shots
Ignacio Rivero 
HITMAN
2
Goals
2
Goals
2
On Target
9.0
Rating
Adonis Preciado
SNIPER
100%
Conversion
100%
Conversion
1
Goals
1
Shots
Forwards
Mourad
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
71
Total Mins
71
Entry
BENCH
Jorge Hernández 
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Unai Bilbao
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
20
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Aaron Mejía
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Pablo Ortíz
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Frank Boya
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Ángel Zapata
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Elias Manoel
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
19
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Diego Abreu
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
11
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Joban González
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
11
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Yael Padilla
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
15
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Santos Laguna
Goalkeepers
Carlos Acevedo
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Defenders
Mauricio Cuevas
ARCHITECT
2
Key Passes
2
Key Passes
0
Assists
44%
Pass Acc
Franco Pardo 
MAGNET
88
Activity
88
Activity
86
Passes
2
Duels
Felipe Sánchez
MAGNET
93
Activity
93
Activity
87
Passes
6
Duels
Jonathan Pérez
LATE SHIFT
5
Late Mins
5
Late Mins
85
Total Mins
85
Entry
Diego González 
STORMTROOPER
2
Shots
2
Shots
0
Goals
1
On Target
Midfielders
Ezequiel Bullaude 
PROVIDER
1
Assists
1
Assists
1
Key Passes
6.0
Rating
Facundo Cáseres
MAGNET
78
Activity
78
Activity
72
Passes
6
Duels
Fran Villalba
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Ramiro Sordo
STORMTROOPER
5
Shots
5
Shots
0
Goals
0
On Target
Forwards
Esteban Lozano
SNIPER
50%
Conversion
50%
Conversion
1
Goals
2
Shots
BENCH
Héctor Holguín
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
José Abella
STORMTROOPER
1
Shots
1
Shots
0
Goals
1
On Target
Emmanuel Echeverría
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
5
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Luis Gómez 
PROVOCATEUR
3
Fouls Won
3
Fouls Won
3
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Javier Güémez
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Aldo López
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
26
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Salvador Mariscal
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Kevin Palacios
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Eduardo Aguirre
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Tahiel Jiménez
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
26
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Head to Head
| Date | Home | Score | Away | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/09/2026 | Club Tijuana | 1 - 2 | Santos Laguna | Liga MX | Estadio Caliente |
| 09/25/2025 | Santos Laguna | 1 - 0 | Club Tijuana | Liga MX | Estadio Corona |
| 04/20/2025 | Santos Laguna | 0 - 4 | Club Tijuana | Liga MX | Estadio Corona |
| 08/19/2024 | Club Tijuana | 3 - 1 | Santos Laguna | Liga MX | Estadio Caliente |
| 03/16/2024 | Club Tijuana | 2 - 2 | Santos Laguna | Liga MX | Estadio Caliente |
| 10/05/2023 | Santos Laguna | 2 - 1 | Club Tijuana | Liga MX | Estadio Corona |
| 03/13/2023 | Santos Laguna | 3 - 2 | Club Tijuana | Liga MX | Estadio Nuevo Corona |
| 08/26/2022 | Club Tijuana | 0 - 2 | Santos Laguna | Liga MX | Estadio Caliente |
| 03/14/2022 | Santos Laguna | 4 - 0 | Club Tijuana | Liga MX | Estadio Nuevo Corona |
| 09/11/2021 | Club Tijuana | 2 - 1 | Santos Laguna | Liga MX | Estadio Caliente |
03/09/2026
09/25/2025
04/20/2025
08/19/2024
03/16/2024
10/05/2023
03/13/2023
08/26/2022
03/14/2022
09/11/2021
Club Tijuana Win
Santos Laguna Win
Draw
League Standings
P: 13 GD: +15
P: 14 GD: +9
P: 14 GD: +9
P: 14 GD: -1
P: 14 GD: +10
P: 14 GD: +3
P: 13 GD: +5
P: 13 GD: +4
P: 13 GD: -1
P: 14 GD: 0
P: 14 GD: -3
P: 14 GD: -3
P: 14 GD: +3
P: 14 GD: -5
P: 14 GD: -4
P: 14 GD: -6
P: 14 GD: -11
League Standings
P: 13 GD: +15
P: 14 GD: +9
P: 14 GD: +9
P: 14 GD: -1
P: 14 GD: +10
P: 14 GD: +3
P: 13 GD: +5
P: 13 GD: -1
P: 13 GD: +3
P: 14 GD: -3
P: 12 GD: +1
P: 14 GD: -3
P: 14 GD: +3
P: 14 GD: -5
P: 14 GD: -4
P: 14 GD: -6
P: 14 GD: -11
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Club Tijuana
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Santos Laguna
Win Probability
Futmetrix AI estimate
Three goals in six minutes settle it
Average Entertainment Futmetrix Score: 51/100. Club Tijuana’s 4-1 win ends the five-match winning run Santos Laguna brought to Estadio Caliente and gives the home side fresh momentum.
Opening Act
Club Tijuana did not need possession to command the scoreline. At Estadio Caliente, the hosts struck twice before the 19th minute and made Santos Laguna chase the match. Francisco González opened the scoring in the 13th, assisted by Adonis Preciado; five minutes later, José Rivero doubled the lead. Santos controlled possession with 59% and completed 519 passes, but that circulation brought little danger. Only three of their 12 shots were on target, and they created no big chances. Tijuana, by contrast, made four big chances with just 41% of the ball. The Intensity showed in the combined 27 attempts, ten on target. The opening stretch delivered a clear warning: possession alone was not enough to threaten, while the home side punished the space it found.
The Pivot
Esteban Lozano pulled one back in the 66th minute, assisted by Ezequiel Bullaude, briefly giving Santos a route into the contest. Tijuana answered immediately. José Rivero struck again in the 69th, then Adonis Preciado converted Jesús Vega’s pass three minutes later to put Tijuana 4-1 ahead. Those six minutes defined the match: Santos had scored, but could not sustain the pressure. The Balance tipped through the home side’s response, not through long spells of possession. The expected-goals figures underline the difference: 3.26 for Tijuana against 0.56 for Santos; the hosts created four big chances, the visitors none. Rivero did more than halt the comeback: he struck again before the match could turn in a different direction.
Resolution
The result carries weight beyond a single night. Before this round, Tijuana sat 11th on 17 points, with ninth-placed Santos on 19, a narrow gap in the middle of the Apertura table. The win gives the hosts a lift after five consecutive matches without a victory. Santos had arrived on a five-match winning run; that sequence is now over. The Stakes lie in that change of direction, not simply in the margin: one side has fresh momentum, while the other loses the run that had been carrying its form. Tijuana’s 4-1 was built through two early blows and a decisive burst after the visitors pulled one back. At Estadio Caliente, the hosts were more dangerous without having more of the ball, and that contrast is the clearest explanation for the result. The edge came from the chances each side created and finished.
Key Questions
What made I. Rivero the Man of the Match?
José Rivero scored twice, and his 69th-minute strike restored Tijuana’s two-goal cushion after Santos pulled one back.
What caused the five-goal thriller?
Tijuana finished its chances, then struck twice after Santos’ 66th-minute reply; that three-goal burst across six minutes settled the contest.
What is the Futmetrix Score?
The Futmetrix Score is our 0-100 verdict on how entertaining a match is. We look at intensity, balance, stakes, and star quality to tell you if it's worth your time.
Momentum Meets Misery at Estadio Caliente
Average Entertainment Futmetrix Score: 41/100. Tied on points but worlds apart in confidence, this mid-table Apertura clash tests whether Tijuana's home advantage can halt Santos Laguna's runaway momentum.
The Setup
Club Tijuana hosts Santos Laguna in a match where the league table masks the true narrative. Both sides sit deadlocked on 16 points in 10th and 9th place, yet their Form ratings tell a tale of two entirely different seasons. The hosts haven't tasted victory in five matches, limping along with a string of frustrating draws and defeats. Meanwhile, the visitors arrive riding an imperious five-match winning streak. Despite the relatively low Stakes at this stage of the regular season, a remarkably high competitive Balance suggests fans at Estadio Caliente on October 26, 2026, are in for a tactical treat. We'll see if home Stars like G. Mora can dictate the tempo, or if visiting orchestrator E. Bullaude can pick apart the defensive lines.
Key Battle
The Tijuana backline must find a way to plug the gaps against a visiting forward unit that has been scoring for fun. The hosts' midfield needs to assert physical dominance early to cut off supply channels. If they sit back and invite pressure, the away side's fluid, confident attackers will inevitably pull them out of position and exploit the resulting space with clinical precision.
Our Prediction
While Tijuana holds a slight edge on paper due to their home turf, momentum is a powerful force that is hard to bet against. We anticipate Santos Laguna absorbing early pressure before exploiting spaces on the counter-attack. Expect a 2-1 away victory, with the visitors' sharp finishing proving the difference against a fragile home defense burdened by their winless rut.