Mexico - Liga MXEstadio CalienteData current as of October 22, 2026

Tijuana vs Santos Laguna: match statistics

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Tijuana vs Santos Laguna: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Tijuana plays Santos Laguna in Liga MX (Mexico). The game is scheduled for October 26, 2026. Venue: Estadio Caliente.

Recent form

Tijuana has 0 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.60 points per game. Santos Laguna has 5 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses, with 3.00 points per game.

Scoring records

Tijuana scores 1.36 goals per game and allows 1.27. Santos Laguna scores 1.42 and allows 1.33. Games in this league average 2.95 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 55% of Tijuana's games and 42% of Santos Laguna's. The Over 2.5 rates are 45% and 58%, compared with league averages of 59% for BTTS and 52% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Santos Laguna has the higher season xG average, 1.56 to 1.39 per game. Tijuana takes 13.4 shots per game, while Santos Laguna takes 14.7.

First-half and second-half trends

Tijuana leads at halftime in 36% of its games and scores 0.73 goals per game after halftime. Santos Laguna leads at halftime in 17% and scores 0.83 after halftime.

When the teams score

Tijuana's most productive scoring window is minutes 31-45+ (5 goals). For Santos Laguna, it is minutes 76-90+ (6 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Liga MX games average 2.95 goals. Both teams score in 59% of games, and 52% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 2 previous meetings were available. The record was 0 home wins, 0 draws and 2 away wins. Those games averaged 2.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

(1.87)
(3.64)
(3.71)

Pre-game profile— what do the season numbers say?

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

TijuanaSantos Laguna
1.36Goals scored / game1.42
TijuanaSantos Laguna
1.27Goals allowed / game1.33
TijuanaSantos Laguna
45%Average possession51%
TijuanaSantos Laguna
4.18Shots on target / game4.75
TijuanaSantos Laguna

Team stats— who is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

13.36Shots per game14.67
TijuanaSantos Laguna
4.18Shots on target4.75
TijuanaSantos Laguna
10.2%Shot conversion9.7%
TijuanaSantos Laguna
45%Possession51%
TijuanaSantos Laguna
1.39xG for1.56
TijuanaSantos Laguna
1.55xG against1.75
TijuanaSantos Laguna

Shooting quality

Tijuana: BalancedSantos Laguna: Attacking
TijuanaSantos Laguna
Accuracy (shots on target)31%32%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.100.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.330.30

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 form— who is in better shape?

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

Santos Laguna is 400% better for: last-5 form.

0.6 pts / game - Tijuana · 3 pts / game - Santos Laguna

Tijuana
LDLDD
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
36% W36% D27% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-4-3
1.45 pts / game · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-3-2
0.60 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-1-2
Last 5 at home
2-1-2
WWLLD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.61Opponent xG: 1.77BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%
Santos Laguna
WWWWW
5 wins in a row
Season result split
42% W8% D50% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-1-6
1.33 pts / game · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
5-0-0
3.00 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
2-0-4
Last 5 away
2-0-3
LLLWW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.6Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 2.04Opponent xG: 1.55BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 80%

Goals— how 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.

1.27 goals / game - Tijuana · 1.33 goals / game - Santos Laguna

Tijuana scoring profile: very strong

Tijuana scores in 73% of games (8 of 11 games), while Santos Laguna keeps a clean sheet in 25% (3 of 12 games).

Santos Laguna scoring profile: mixed

Santos Laguna scores in 58% of games (7 of 12 games), while Tijuana keeps a clean sheet in 36% (4 of 11 games).

15Goals scored (season)17
TijuanaSantos Laguna
14Goals conceded (season)16
TijuanaSantos Laguna
2.64Average goals per game2.75
TijuanaSantos Laguna
5Goals scored (last 5)13
TijuanaSantos Laguna
7Goals conceded (last 5)4
TijuanaSantos Laguna

How often they score at least...

73%1 goal58%
TijuanaSantos Laguna
55%2 goals50%
TijuanaSantos Laguna
9%3 goals17%
TijuanaSantos Laguna
0%4 goals8%
TijuanaSantos Laguna

How often they concede at least...

64%1 goal75%
TijuanaSantos Laguna
27%2 goals33%
TijuanaSantos Laguna
18%3 goals25%
TijuanaSantos Laguna
9%4 goals0%
TijuanaSantos Laguna

* 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.

Goal patterns

18%BTTS at half-time33%
TijuanaSantos Laguna
0%BTTS in both halves8%
TijuanaSantos Laguna
18%Scored in both halves42%
TijuanaSantos Laguna

BTTS and goal count

45%Min. 3 goals and BTTS42%
TijuanaSantos Laguna
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS17%
TijuanaSantos Laguna
60%BTTS - last 560%
TijuanaSantos Laguna

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

64%Min. 1 goal before half-time58%
TijuanaSantos Laguna
36%Min. 2 goals before half-time42%
TijuanaSantos Laguna
18%Min. 3 goals before half-time17%
TijuanaSantos Laguna

2nd half

73%Min. 1 goal after half-time83%
TijuanaSantos Laguna
45%Min. 2 goals after half-time42%
TijuanaSantos Laguna
18%Min. 3 goals after half-time25%
TijuanaSantos Laguna

Game halves— when 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 44% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.55 pts / game - Tijuana · 1.08 pts / game - Santos Laguna

Tijuana - half-time state
36% leading45% draw18% trailing
Santos Laguna - half-time state
17% leading58% draw25% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.55Points per game (1st half)1.08
TijuanaSantos Laguna
0.64Goals scored (1st half)0.58
TijuanaSantos Laguna
0.55Goals conceded (1st half)0.67
TijuanaSantos Laguna
1.18Average goals (1st half)1.25
TijuanaSantos Laguna
64%Clean sheet before half-time58%
TijuanaSantos Laguna
55%No goal before half-time50%
TijuanaSantos Laguna

After half-time (2nd half)

1.45Points per game (2nd half)1.42
TijuanaSantos Laguna
0.73Goals scored (2nd half)0.83
TijuanaSantos Laguna
0.73Goals conceded (2nd half)0.67
TijuanaSantos Laguna
1.45Average goals (2nd half)1.5
TijuanaSantos Laguna
55%Clean sheet after half-time50%
TijuanaSantos Laguna
55%No goal after half-time50%
TijuanaSantos Laguna

Tijuana - second-half results

36% W36% D27% L
17
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
16
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.55
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.

Santos Laguna - second-half results

42% W17% D42% L
13
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
17
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.08
PPG before half-time
Lead holding247%

Leads at halftime in 17% of games and wins 42%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime0.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Tijuana - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game2.000.40
Goals scored / game1.00.0
Goals allowed / game0.41.0
Average goals per game1.41.0
1 goal80%60%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal40%100%
Goal difference+3-5
Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 40% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 5
Santos Laguna - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.602.60
Goals scored / game1.01.6
Goals allowed / game0.60.2
Average goals per game1.61.8
1 goal80%80%
2 goals60%60%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet60%80%
No goal20%20%
Goal difference+2+7
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 80% won - 20% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 5

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

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

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

Tijuana
ScoredConceded
0
1
0-15
2
2
16-30
5
3
31-45
3
3
46-60
1
1
61-75
4
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (5 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

Santos Laguna
ScoredConceded
1
2
0-15
1
4
16-30
5
2
31-45
1
2
46-60
3
4
61-75
6
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (6 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): +4 - wins late phases.

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

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

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

Game profile

2.69
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.3 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
91%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
49%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-26%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
42%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
11%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 9 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.
-0.16
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.25
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.03
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.28
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
87%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
92%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.85
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
27% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
27%

Santos Laguna

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.
+0.28
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.14
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.42
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
103%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
85%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+1.67
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
35% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 6% come in the first quarter-hour.
35%

* 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 context— is this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

TijuanaLigaSantos Laguna
Average goals per game▼ 2.642.95▼ 2.75
Both teams scored▼ 55%59%▼ 42%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▼ 45%52%▲ 58%
Clean sheets▲ 36%23%▲ 25%
Goal before half-time▼ 64%68%▼ 58%
Goal after half-time▼ 73%85%▼ 83%

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

2.95
Average goals per game
59%
Both teams scored
52%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
23%
Clean sheets
1.57
Home goals / game
1.38
Away goals / game
+14%
Home attack advantage
+12%
Home defensive advantage
+4%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
68%
1 goal
39%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
85%
1 goal
51%
2 goals
21%
3 goals
8%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Tijuana's perspective: 0 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses against Santos Laguna. Games average 2.00 goals, and both teams scored in 50% of them.

Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles de Caliente
1 : 2
Club Santos Laguna
Club Santos Laguna
1 : 0
Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles de Caliente

FAQ

When do Tijuana and Santos Laguna play?

Tijuana face Santos Laguna on October 26, 2026 in Liga MX at Estadio Caliente. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Tijuana and Santos Laguna?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Tijuana won 0, Santos Laguna won 2 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 2.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Tijuana vs Santos Laguna?

Tijuana score 1.36 goals per game on average and Santos Laguna 1.42. The Liga MX average is 2.95 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 52% of games. Both teams score in 55% of Tijuana's matches and 42% of Santos Laguna's.

What form are Tijuana and Santos Laguna in?

Over the last 5 games Tijuana have a 0-3-2 record (0.60 points per game) and Santos Laguna 5-0-0 (3.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Tijuana vs Santos Laguna?

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.