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Liga MX11/01/2026, 01:05 AM

Monterrey – Tijuana3 : 3

Why the model thinks so

Monterrey
1.76
Total xG
2.86
Tijuana
1.11
Expected goals from our model, before kickoff

How the model gets there: each factor adds goals to or takes goals from one team's expected goals.

FactorMonterreyTijuana
Attack weakness (0.79x league average)−0.75
High-scoring league (3 goals/match)+0.49+0.49
Small sample (6 matches), regression to mean+0.46
Small sample (7 matches), regression to mean−0.32
3 of last 5 matches with 2+ goals (1.8 goals/match)+0.03
3 of last 5 matches with 0-1 goals (1.6 goals/match)−0.03
Defensive weakness (1.4 conceded vs 1.4 league avg)−0.02
Orbelín Pineda not in squad (1 goals, 2 assists)
Yael Padilla on the bench (1 goals, 2 assists)
Alejandro Gómez not in squad (1 goals, 1 assists)
Defensive strength (1.6 conceded vs 1.6 league avg)
Weak away record (1.1 vs 1.7 goals/match)

Key factors

  • Home/Away: Monterrey scores 1.86 goals per game at home in the league, Tijuana concedes 1.83 per game away
  • Rest days: Monterrey had 7 days of rest before this match, Tijuana played 3 days ago
  • Possession: Monterrey averaged 54.8% possession over the last 5 matches, Tijuana 39%

Risks

  • Head-to-head: Tijuana is undefeated in the 4 previous meetings with 1 win and 3 draws
  • Form: Tijuana remained undefeated in their last 5 matches with 1 win and 4 draws

All probabilities

Result
Monterrey51%
Draw26%
Tijuana22%
Double chance
Monterrey or draw78%
Tijuana or draw49%
No draw74%
Goals
Over 1.579%
Under 1.521%
Over 2.555%
Under 2.545%
Over 3.532%
Under 3.568%
Both teams score
Yes57%
No43%

xG score

1:1
From xG 1.76 : 1.11, rounded up only from .913% probability

Other likely scores

2:1
10%
2:0
9%
1:2
6%
3:1
6%
3:3
Final score

The Lab

Patterns our system found in the data.

  1. Tijuana: dropped a lead in 5 of 8 games (11 points lost)
  2. Tijuana: first goal in 7 of 10 games (70%)
  3. Monterrey: 65% of all goals in the first half (13 of 20, last 11 games)
  4. Monterrey with Diego Rossi starting: 1.9 goals/game, without him: 1.3 (10/18 games, last 30)
  5. Monterrey: 30% of all goals between minutes 16-30 (6 of 20)

Lineups

Monterrey 4-2-3-1 · Tijuana 5-4-1

Monterrey
  • 1 E. Andrada
  • 2 R. Chávez Soto
  • 4 V. Guzmán Olmedo
  • 13 C. Salcedo Hernández
  • 3 G. Arteaga Zamora
  • 8 Ó. Torres Muñoz
  • 18 C. Garza Cantu
  • 9 D. Rossi Marachlian
  • 7 L. Ocampos
  • 17 J. Corona Ruíz
  • 99 H. Cuypers
Tijuana
  • 2 J. Rodríguez Romero
  • 17 R. Árciga Zárate
  • 3 R. Fernández Inzunza
  • 12 J. Porozo Vernaza
  • 4 U. Bilbao Arteta
  • 16 J. Vega Grijalva
  • 11 F. González
  • 15 J. Rivero Segade
  • 8 I. Tona Olmeda
  • 7 A. Preciado Quintero
  • 9 M. Daoudi El Ghezouani
Substitutes
  • 11 I. Fimbres Ochoa
  • 5 F. Ambríz
  • 14 E. Aguirre Tafolla
  • 22 L. Cárdenas López
  • 30 J. Rodriguez
  • 33 J. Medina Ramírez
  • 19 D. Aceves Patiño
  • 10 L. Orellano
  • 203 A. De Nigris González
  • 244 P. Ruffin Tamez
  • 13 E. Alves de Paula
  • 10 G. Mora Zambrano
  • 31 J. Padilla Sandoval
  • 20 ?. Zapata Praga
  • 29 J. Hernández Soriano
  • 33 P. Ortíz
  • 202 J. González Cera
  • 34 F. Boya
  • 19 D. Abreu Firenze
  • 188 A. Magallón

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