Mexico - Liga MXData current as of September 06, 2026

Tijuana vs Pumas UNAM: match statistics

Tijuana crest
Tijuana
1 : 1half-time 1:1
Pumas UNAM crest
Pumas UNAM
150%(1.94)
X30%(3.55)
220%(3.63)

Tijuana presents an impressive disposition in home matches, where they have not lost a single encounter this season, achieving 47% wins and 53% draws. The hosts have an excellent goal difference at home (+18), scoring an average of 1.8 goals while conceding just 0.6 per match, which translates to 60% clean sheets. Pumas UNAM fares significantly worse in away matches, with a goal difference of -2, conceding an average of 1.77 goals per game and keeping a clean sheet in only 15% of matches. Although the visitors are in good form over the last five matches (2.2 points per match), their defensive weaknesses on the road and Tijuana's unbeaten home streak speak for the hosts. The xG statistics also favor the hosts (1.42 vs 1.17), further confirming their advantage in this clash.

Tijuana vs Pumas UNAM: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Tijuana played against Pumas UNAM in Liga MX (Mexico). The game was played on February 28, 2026. Final score: 1:1.

Recent form

Tijuana has 0 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 0.80 points per game. Pumas UNAM has 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses, with 2.20 points per game.

Scoring records

Tijuana scores 1.52 goals per game and allows 1.30. Pumas UNAM scores 1.56 and allows 1.36. Games in this league average 2.93 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 48% of Tijuana's games and 68% of Pumas UNAM's. The Over 2.5 rates are 48% and 48%, compared with league averages of 57% for BTTS and 55% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Pumas UNAM has the higher season xG average, 1.30 to 1.29 per game. Tijuana takes 11.8 shots per game, while Pumas UNAM takes 11.8.

First-half and second-half trends

Tijuana leads at halftime in 37% of its games and scores 0.93 goals per game after halftime. Pumas UNAM leads at halftime in 36% and scores 0.68 after halftime.

When the teams score

Tijuana's most productive scoring window is minutes 46-60 (10 goals). For Pumas UNAM, it is minutes 31-45+ (10 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Liga MX games average 2.93 goals. Both teams score in 57% of games, and 55% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, one previous meeting was available. The record was 0 home wins, 0 draws and 1 away win. Those games averaged 5.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

Archived pre-match analysis

This analysis was prepared before kick-off. The conclusions use only information available before the match and do not include the final result or post-match statistics.

General match analysis

Tijuana presents an impressive disposition in home matches, where they have not lost a single encounter this season, achieving 47% wins and 53% draws. The hosts have an excellent goal difference at home (+18), scoring an average of 1.8 goals while conceding just 0.6 per match, which translates to 60% clean sheets. Pumas UNAM fares significantly worse in away matches, with a goal difference of -2, conceding an average of 1.77 goals per game and keeping a clean sheet in only 15% of matches. Although the visitors are in good form over the last five matches (2.2 points per match), their defensive weaknesses on the road and Tijuana's unbeaten home streak speak for the hosts. The xG statistics also favor the hosts (1.42 vs 1.17), further confirming their advantage in this clash.

View the statistical overview

Stats by half

1 : 1
First half
0 : 0
Second half

Game stats

30Possession (%)70
TijuanaPumas UNAM
11Shots16
TijuanaPumas UNAM
4Shots on target4
TijuanaPumas UNAM
1.27xG1.71
TijuanaPumas UNAM
3Corners4
TijuanaPumas UNAM
41Dangerous attacks57
TijuanaPumas UNAM
10Fouls13
TijuanaPumas UNAM
1Cards1
TijuanaPumas UNAM

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

TijuanaPumas UNAM
1.52Goals scored / game1.56
TijuanaPumas UNAM
1.3Goals allowed / game1.36
TijuanaPumas UNAM
48%Average possession51%
TijuanaPumas UNAM
4.07Shots on target / game3.72
TijuanaPumas UNAM

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

11.78Shots per game11.76
TijuanaPumas UNAM
4.07Shots on target3.72
TijuanaPumas UNAM
12.9%Shot conversion13.3%
TijuanaPumas UNAM
48%Possession51%
TijuanaPumas UNAM
1.29xG for1.3
TijuanaPumas UNAM
1.44xG against1.49
TijuanaPumas UNAM

Shooting quality

Tijuana: BalancedPumas UNAM: Efficient finishing
TijuanaPumas UNAM
Accuracy (shots on target)35%32%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.370.42

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Pumas UNAM is 175% better for: last-5 form.

0.8 pts / game - Tijuana · 2.2 pts / game - Pumas UNAM

Tijuana
DDDLD
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
33% W41% R26% P
Season (W-D-L)
9-11-7
1.41 pts / game · goal difference +6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-4-1
0.80 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
7-8-0
Last 5 at home
1-4-0
WDDDD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.27Opponent xG: 1.44BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 20%
Pumas UNAM
DWDWW
Unbeaten in the last 5 games
Season result split
36% W36% R28% P
Season (W-D-L)
9-9-7
1.44 pts / game · goal difference +5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-2-0
2.20 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
5-4-4
Last 5 away
3-1-1
WLWDW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.4Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.24Opponent xG: 1.69BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Tijuana is 5% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.3 goals / game - Tijuana · 1.36 goals / game - Pumas UNAM

Tijuana scoring profile: very strong

Tijuana scores in 74% of games (20 of 27 meczów), while Pumas UNAM keeps a clean sheet in 24% (6 of 25 meczów).

Pumas UNAM scoring profile: very strong

Pumas UNAM scores in 88% of games (22 of 25 meczów), while Tijuana keeps a clean sheet in 37% (10 of 27 meczów).

41Goals scored (season)39
TijuanaPumas UNAM
35Goals conceded (season)34
TijuanaPumas UNAM
2.81Average goals per game2.92
TijuanaPumas UNAM
4Goals scored (last 5)12
TijuanaPumas UNAM
5Goals conceded (last 5)5
TijuanaPumas UNAM

How often they score at least...

74%1 goal88%
TijuanaPumas UNAM
48%2 goals36%
TijuanaPumas UNAM
22%3 goals20%
TijuanaPumas UNAM
4%4 goals12%
TijuanaPumas UNAM

How often they concede at least...

63%1 goal76%
TijuanaPumas UNAM
33%2 goals36%
TijuanaPumas UNAM
19%3 goals20%
TijuanaPumas UNAM
11%4 goals4%
TijuanaPumas UNAM

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

57%
League average

Goal patterns

11%BTTS at half-time24%
TijuanaPumas UNAM
7%BTTS in both halves0%
TijuanaPumas UNAM
33%Scored in both halves20%
TijuanaPumas UNAM

BTTS and goal count

33%Min. 3 goals and BTTS40%
TijuanaPumas UNAM
15%Min. 3 goals without BTTS8%
TijuanaPumas UNAM
60%BTTS - last 560%
TijuanaPumas UNAM

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

67%Min. 1 goal before half-time68%
TijuanaPumas UNAM
26%Min. 2 goals before half-time40%
TijuanaPumas UNAM
11%Min. 3 goals before half-time28%
TijuanaPumas UNAM

2nd half

78%Min. 1 goal after half-time80%
TijuanaPumas UNAM
59%Min. 2 goals after half-time52%
TijuanaPumas UNAM
19%Min. 3 goals after half-time12%
TijuanaPumas UNAM

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Tijuana is 5% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.56 pts / game - Tijuana · 1.48 pts / game - Pumas UNAM

Tijuana - half-time state
37% leading44% draw19% trailing
Pumas UNAM - half-time state
36% leading40% draw24% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.56Points per game (1st half)1.48
TijuanaPumas UNAM
0.59Goals scored (1st half)0.88
TijuanaPumas UNAM
0.44Goals conceded (1st half)0.56
TijuanaPumas UNAM
1.04Average goals (1st half)1.44
TijuanaPumas UNAM
70%Clean sheet before half-time60%
TijuanaPumas UNAM
52%No goal before half-time48%
TijuanaPumas UNAM

After half-time (2nd half)

1.26Points per game (2nd half)1.16
TijuanaPumas UNAM
0.93Goals scored (2nd half)0.68
TijuanaPumas UNAM
0.85Goals conceded (2nd half)0.8
TijuanaPumas UNAM
1.78Average goals (2nd half)1.48
TijuanaPumas UNAM
48%Clean sheet after half-time44%
TijuanaPumas UNAM
41%No goal after half-time44%
TijuanaPumas UNAM

Tijuana - second-half results

30% W37% R33% P
42
Half-time points
16
Half-time goals
+4
Goal difference (1st half)
34
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.56
PPG before half-time
Lead holding89%

Leads at halftime in 37% of games and wins 33%. Usually protects a halftime lead through the final whistle.

Defense after halftime+0.4

Allows 0.4 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Pumas UNAM - second-half results

24% W44% R32% P
37
Half-time points
22
Half-time goals
+8
Goal difference (1st half)
29
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.48
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 36% of games and wins 36%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.2

Allows 0.2 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Tijuana - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.600.60
Goals scored / game0.60.2
Goals allowed / game0.40.6
Average goals per game1.00.8
1 goal80%60%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal40%80%
Goal difference+1-2
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 60% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3
Pumas UNAM - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.801.60
Goals scored / game1.80.6
Goals allowed / game0.80.2
Average goals per game2.60.8
1 goal100%60%
2 goals80%20%
3 goals60%0%
Clean sheet40%80%
No goal20%60%
Goal difference+5+2
Half-time: 60% leading - 0% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 9

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Tijuana
ScoredConceded
5
2
0-15
5
4
16-30
6
6
31-45
10
2
46-60
10
9
61-75
5
12
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (10 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (12). Late-goal balance (76-90): -7 - late phases are a weakness.

Pumas UNAM
ScoredConceded
7
4
0-15
5
3
16-30
10
7
31-45
4
6
46-60
4
7
61-75
9
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (10 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.87
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.4 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
98%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
58%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+75%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
65%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
3%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 33 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Tijuana

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.15
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.37
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-8.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.23
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.14
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
90%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
105%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.61
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
12% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 12% come in the first quarter-hour.
12%

Pumas UNAM

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.19
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.39
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-6.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.26
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.13
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
126%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
80%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.76
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
23% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 18% come in the first quarter-hour.
23%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Liga MX).

Teams vs league

TijuanaLigaPumas UNAM
Average goals per game 2.812.93 2.92
Both teams scored 48%57% 68%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 48%55% 48%
Clean sheets 37%24% 24%
Goal before half-time 67%74% 68%
Goal after half-time 78%76% 80%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.93
Average goals per game
57%
Both teams scored
55%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
24%
Clean sheets
1.69
Home goals / game
1.24
Away goals / game
+36%
Home attack advantage
+27%
Home defensive advantage
+20%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
74%
1 goal
40%
2 goals
20%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
46%
2 goals
21%
3 goals
6%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Pumas UNAMYellow cardRodrigo López Quiñones
  2. Pumas UNAMSubstitutionOn: Carlos Uriel Antuna RomeroOff: Alan Medina
  3. TijuanaYellow cardFrank Boya

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Luis Enrique Santander AguirreMatches officiated: 17
3.65Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 247%Home wins35%Draws18%Away wins

Head-to-head

Record from Tijuana's perspective: 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss against Pumas UNAM. Games average 5.00 goals, and both teams scored in 100% of them.

Club Universidad Nacional
4 : 1
Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles de Caliente

FAQ

What was the result of Tijuana vs Pumas UNAM?

The Liga MX match finished Tijuana 1:1 Pumas UNAM. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Tijuana vs Pumas UNAM?

Tijuana score 1.52 goals per game on average and Pumas UNAM 1.56. The Liga MX average is 2.93 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 55% of games. Both teams score in 48% of Tijuana's matches and 68% of Pumas UNAM's.

What form are Tijuana and Pumas UNAM in?

Over the last 5 games Tijuana have a 0-4-1 record (0.80 points per game) and Pumas UNAM 3-2-0 (2.20 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Tijuana vs Pumas UNAM?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.