Club Tijuana vs Pumas UNAM: Predictions, Picks, Odds & Stats

Club Tijuana host Pumas UNAM at Estadio Caliente on Friday, August 28 (11:00 PM ET / 10:00 PM CT / 8:00 PM PT).

No fresh absentees have been flagged for either club. Club Tijuana will lean on players who have carried their season already: Gilberto Mora has 2 goals and 3 chances created from 279 minutes, while Mourad El Ghezouani has 2 goals in just 133 minutes off the bench. Pumas UNAM travel with Juninho firing, 3 goals from 358 minutes, and Robert Morales creating from midfield with 7 chances created and 12 shots across 435 minutes.

Expect an even, back-and-forth watch rather than a rout. Tijuana have been the more clinical of the two sides in front of their own fans this season, and with Juninho pulling the trigger regularly on the road, both teams should find the net. The edge tips toward the hosts, who have taken 10 points from 5 games and will look to protect home advantage at Estadio Caliente.

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Club Tijuana vs Pumas UNAM: lineups, prediction and best bets

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Club TijuanaTop pickClub Tijuana sit on 10 points from 5 games, 2 clear of Pumas UNAM's 8 from the same 5.

41%win prob.opening soon @ bet365

2-1 Club TijuanaGilberto Mora's 2 goals and Mourad El Ghezouani's 2 goals give the hosts scoring touch in behind, while Juninho's 3 goals for Pumas UNAM keep this from finishing as a shutout.

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YesTijuana have scored in wins over Cruz Azul (2-1) and Tigres UANL (3-1), while Pumas UNAM put 5 past FC Juarez and 2 past Toluca on the road.

57%chanceopening soon @ bet365

Over 2.5Goals have flowed at both ends recently: Chivas' 5-2 win over Tijuana and FC Juarez's 1-5 loss to Pumas UNAM both went well past this line.

54%chanceopening soon @ bet365

Juninho to score anytimeJuninho leads all listed players with 3 goals in 358 minutes for Pumas UNAM, with 6 shots and 3 on target underlining how central he is to their attack.

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Season Form & Standings

Club Tijuana have taken 10 points from 5 games (3 wins, 1 draw, 1 loss, goal difference +1) as they push for a Liguilla spot. Pumas UNAM sit on 8 points from 5 (2 wins, 2 draws, 1 loss, goal difference +2), still working to close that gap.

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Potential Match-Winners

• Gilberto Mora (Club Tijuana): 2 goals and 3 chances created in 279 minutes make him Tijuana’s most direct route to goal.
• Adonis Preciado (Club Tijuana): 9 chances created from 6 shots, with 1 assist, mark him as the creative fulcrum behind Tijuana’s front line despite going without a goal himself.
• Juninho (Pumas UNAM): 3 goals from 6 shots, 3 of them on target, in 358 minutes make him Pumas UNAM’s most persistent threat in behind.

Recent Form

Club Tijuana: W W D W L

• 2026-08-23: Chivas 5-2 Club Tijuana (L, away)
• 2026-08-16: Club Tijuana 2-1 Cruz Azul (W, home)
• 2026-07-31: Atletico San Luis 0-0 Club Tijuana (D, away)
• 2026-07-24: Club Tijuana 1-0 Club Leon (W, home)
• 2026-07-16: Club Tijuana 3-1 Tigres UANL (W, home)

Club Tijuana’s last 5 outings read W W D W L: a 3-1 win over Tigres UANL, a 1-0 win over Club Leon, a 0-0 draw at Atletico San Luis, a 2-1 win over Cruz Azul, and a 5-2 loss at Chivas most recently.

Pumas UNAM: L W W D

• 2026-08-16: Pumas UNAM 0-0 Queretaro FC (D, home)
• 2026-07-31: FC Juarez 1-5 Pumas UNAM (W, away)
• 2026-07-21: Toluca 1-2 Pumas UNAM (W, away)
• 2026-07-18: Pumas UNAM 0-3 Pachuca (L, home)

Pumas UNAM’s recent run reads L W W D: a 0-3 loss at home to Pachuca, a 2-1 win at Toluca, a 5-1 win at FC Juarez, and a 0-0 draw with Queretaro FC most recently.

Club Tijuana vs Pumas UNAM Prediction

Club Tijuana’s 10 points from 5 games at home, allied to the goal contributions of Mora and El Ghezouani, should be enough to see off a Pumas UNAM side level on ambition but a shade short on the road, with Juninho’s threat enough to get his side on the board. Squawka’s prediction: 2-1 to Club Tijuana.