26 October 2026, 03:10 UTC

Club Tijuana vs Santos Laguna Liga MX prediction & result

Estadio Caliente, Tijuana
Referee: Luis Enrique Santander Aguirre
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Final score: Club Tijuana 4-1 Santos Laguna.

Before kick-off the model made it 44% Club Tijuana, 27% draw, 29% Santos Laguna — fair odds of 2.27, 3.70 and 3.45.

Most likely scoreline: 2-1.

The model called the result correctly.

Published

Has the model earned this number?

Club Tijuana at 44%: of 2,957 settled 40–50% forecasts, 46.1% came in (average 43.9%). It can be read literally. The full record.

How the model saw it, minute by minute

Club Tijuana99%Draw1%Santos Laguna0%

Rebuilt after the match from the model's pre-match expected goals, frozen in the log before kick-off, plus the score and cards as they stood at each minute — never anything later. A ball marks each of the 5 goals. The same replay scores the in-play model on the track record.

Match analysis

Match timeline

⚽F. Gonzalezassist: A. Preciado
13'
⚽I. Rivero
18'
F. Gonzalez
27'
29'
E. Bullaude
45+2'
F. Sanchez
59'
E. Lozano
64'
🔁F. Caseresout: A. Lopez
64'
🔁R. Sordoout: T. Jimenez
66'
⚽E. Lozanoassist: E. Bullaude
68'
A. Lopez
⚽I. Rivero
69'
🔁R. Arcigaout: U. Bilbao
70'
🔁M. El Ghezouaniout: Elias Manoel
71'
⚽A. Preciadoassist: A. Vega
72'
🔁F. Gonzalezout: Y. Padilla
76'
🔁A. Preciadoout: J. Gonzalez
79'
🔁I. Riveroout: D. Abreu
79'
79'
🔁E. Bullaudeout: L. Gomez
85'
🔁J. Perezout: J. Abella
85'
🔁M. Cuevasout: E. Echeverria
I. Tona
90+5'

Match stats — Club Tijuana vs Santos Laguna

42%Possession58%
15Shots12
7On target3
3Corners4
3.22xG0.54

Goals against chances

Club Tijuana4 from 3.22 xGmore than the chances were worth
Santos Laguna1 from 0.54 xGabout what the chances were worth

Expected goals totals what the openings were worth, so the gap between it and the score is the finishing — and the luck. Under half a goal either way is called level: xG is an estimate and a smaller gap than that is inside its own error.

Line-ups

Club Tijuana 5-4-1
  • 2A. RodriguezG
  • 17R. ArcigaD
  • 3R. FernandezD
  • 12J. PorozoD
  • 6A. GomezD
  • 16A. VegaD
  • 11F. GonzalezM
  • 15I. RiveroM
  • 8I. TonaM
  • 7A. PreciadoM
  • 9M. El GhezouaniF
Substitutes
  • 29J. HernandezG
  • 4U. BilbaoD
  • 18A. MejiaF
  • 33P. N. Ortiz OrozcoD
  • 34F. BoyaM
  • 20A. ZapataM
  • 31Y. PadillaF
  • 202J. GonzalezF
  • 19D. AbreuF
Coach: Sebastian Abreu
Santos Laguna 5-4-1
  • 1C. AcevedoG
  • 3M. CuevasD
  • 28J. PerezD
  • 18F. PardoD
  • 25F. SanchezD
  • 7D. GonzalezD
  • 26R. SordoM
  • 21F. VillalbaM
  • 23F. CaseresM
  • 10E. BullaudeM
  • 20E. LozanoF
Substitutes
  • 33H. HolguinG
  • 4J. AbellaD
  • 17E. EcheverriaD
  • 8S. Mariscal MurraM
  • 6J. GuemezM
  • 5A. LopezM
  • 193L. GomezM
  • 19E. AguirreF
  • 77K. PalaciosM
Coach: Paiva Renato

Form going into Club Tijuana vs Santos Laguna

Club Tijuana

Liga MX

  • D2-2away to Toluca22 October 2026

Santos Laguna

Liga MX

  • W2-0Pumas UNAM22 October 2026
  • W5-0Club Queretaro17 October 2026

Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first; context, not the model's input. How to read this.

Liga MX table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPts
10Club Tijuana165742522+322
6Santos Laguna168172320+325

Where the two sides stand today, not on the day of this match. Full table

Head-to-head: Club Tijuana vs Santos Laguna

Club Tijuana and Santos Laguna have met 7 times in the records we hold, they have won 3 each, with 1 drawn.

The record

Club Tijuana won the last one 4–1 on 26 Oct 2026.

ClubWDLGFGA
Club Tijuana313159
Santos Laguna313915

Between them these 7 meetings produced 24 goals, an average of 3.43 a game.

Every meeting

Every recorded meeting, newest first.

  • 26 Oct 2026
    Liga MX
    Club Tijuana 4–1 Santos Laguna
  • 9 Mar 2026
    Liga MX
    Club Tijuana 1–2 Santos Laguna
  • 25 Sep 2025
    Liga MX
    Santos Laguna 1–0 Club Tijuana
  • 20 Apr 2025
    Liga MX
    Santos Laguna 0–4 Club Tijuana
  • 19 Aug 2024
    Liga MX
    Club Tijuana 3–1 Santos Laguna
  • 16 Mar 2024
    Liga MX
    Club Tijuana 2–2 Santos Laguna
  • 5 Oct 2023
    Liga MX
    Santos Laguna 2–1 Club Tijuana

How the model rates them now

On the current ratings, Club Tijuana's attack rates 3% above Santos Laguna's, and Club Tijuana concede 7% fewer than Santos Laguna. That gives Club Tijuana the edge at both ends. How the ratings are derived.

ClubAttackDefence
Club Tijuana0.771.18
Santos Laguna0.751.27

More head-to-heads on this week’s board →

Leading scorers: Club Tijuana and Santos Laguna

Club Tijuana

No player in Liga MX's leading scorers — 25 league goals as a side.

Santos Laguna

GoalsAssists

  • Tahiel Adrián Jiménez Sánchez60

Top 3 by league goals this season; player availability is not in the model. How to read this.

The result against the call

Club Tijuana beat Santos Laguna 4–1. The model had made a win for Club Tijuana its most likely outcome, at 44%, so the call held; the score it named was 2–1. The goals: F. Gonzalez 13' for Club Tijuana, I. Rivero 18' for Club Tijuana, E. Lozano 66' for Santos Laguna, I. Rivero 69' for Club Tijuana, A. Preciado 72' for Club Tijuana. On expected goals it finished 3.22–0.54.

What this result changed

Before kick-off the season simulation gave Club Tijuana a 40.4% chance to finish in the top eight: 57.3% after a win, 30.6% after a draw, 18.0% after a defeat. The win was the best of those results for them, and left the figure at 57.3%, 16.9 points higher than before the match.

For Santos Laguna the question was the chance to finish in the top eight, 61.3% going in: 85.2% after a win, 64.7% after a draw, 47.2% after a defeat. The defeat was the worst of those results for them, and left the figure at 47.2%, 14.1 points lower than before the match.

Read from our Liga MX season simulation as it stood before this match (10,000 runs), counting this result alone. Every result since then has moved the table again, so today's figure is on the competition page.

How the call on Club Tijuana v Santos Laguna has moved

First published on 12 Oct at 51% / 26% / 23% (home / draw / away). By kick-off, after 3 updates, it read 44% / 27% / 29%: the biggest move is Club Tijuana's chance of winning, down 7 points.

  1. Club Tijuana win44%▼ −7
  2. Draw27%▲ +1
  3. Santos Laguna win29%▲ +6

Each update is a full rebuild of both sides' ratings from the latest results, and now and then a change to the model itself. The thin mark is the first published figure.

Statistical estimate, not betting advice This prediction is generated from a statistical model for entertainment and informational purposes only. It does not guarantee any outcome and should not be used as the basis for placing a bet.