Club Tijuana vs Santos Laguna: Predictions, Picks, Odds & Lineups

Club Tijuana host Santos Laguna at Estadio Caliente on Sunday, October 25 (11:00 PM ET / 10:00 PM CT / 8:00 PM PT).

Club Tijuana and Santos Laguna both arrive with clean team sheets, with no fresh absences on either side ahead of kickoff. Gilberto Mora remains the player to watch for Tijuana, with 5 goals and 9 chances created from midfield, backed up by striker Mourad El Ghezouani, who has scored 4 times from 18 shots. Santos Laguna will lean on Ezequiel Bullaude, who has racked up 34 shots and 3 assists to go with his 3 goals, and playmaker Francisco Villalba, who has created a team-high 29 chances this season.

This has the look of a tight, low-scoring night at Estadio Caliente. Club Tijuana have won none of their last five league games, drawing three and losing two, a cagey run that points to defensive solidity more than firepower. Santos Laguna arrive on the back of five straight wins. Bullaude and Villalba have had to work for those goals, though, needing 34 and 20 shots respectively to produce 3 and 2 of them. Expect a scrappy, low-event match that turns on one moment rather than an exchange of goals.

US viewers can watch Club Tijuana vs Santos Laguna on ViX, TUDN or Fox.

Season Form & Standings

Club Tijuana sit on 16 points from 11 games (4-4-3), with a +1 goal difference. Santos Laguna match that tally exactly, level on 16 points from 12 games (5-1-6, +1), despite a far more turbulent route to get there. Liga MX’s Liguilla places are decided purely on points, and with the table bunched this tightly in the Apertura, a result at Estadio Caliente carries plenty of weight for both sides.

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Potential Match-Winners

• Gilberto Mora (Club Tijuana): Mora leads Club Tijuana with 5 goals and 9 chances created in 499 minutes this season, putting him at the heart of anything Tijuana create going forward.
• Mourad El Ghezouani (Club Tijuana): El Ghezouani has scored 4 goals from 18 shots, with 7 on target, giving Tijuana a direct route to goal up front.
• Ezequiel Bullaude (Santos Laguna): Bullaude has created 19 chances and scored 3 goals from 34 shots, with 3 assists on top, making him Santos Laguna’s biggest individual threat.

Recent Form

Club Tijuana: L D L D D

• 2026-10-16: Club Tijuana 0-0 Club Puebla (D, home)
• 2026-10-10: FC Juarez 1-1 Club Tijuana (D, away)
• 2026-09-25: Club Tijuana 2-3 Atlas FC (L, home)
• 2026-09-20: Pachuca 2-2 Club Tijuana (D, away)
• 2026-09-11: Club Tijuana 0-1 Queretaro FC (L, home)

Club Tijuana have drawn three and lost two of their last five league games, with no win in that span. That run includes a scoreless draw with Club Puebla on October 16 and a 1-1 draw away to FC Juarez on October 10.

Santos Laguna: W W W W W

• 2026-10-17: Santos Laguna 5-0 Queretaro FC (W, home)
• 2026-10-11: Atletico San Luis 1-2 Santos Laguna (W, away)
• 2026-09-26: Santos Laguna 1-0 Pachuca (W, home)
• 2026-09-20: Toluca 2-3 Santos Laguna (W, away)
• 2026-09-13: Santos Laguna 2-1 FC Juarez (W, home)

Santos Laguna have won all five of their last league games. That streak includes a 5-0 win over Queretaro FC at home on October 17 and a 2-3 comeback win away at Toluca.

Club Tijuana vs Santos Laguna Prediction

Both sides sit level on 16 points, but this reads like Club Tijuana’s type of game: tight, low-scoring, and decided by a single piece of quality rather than an end-to-end shootout. Santos Laguna’s 5 straight wins have been built on moments from Bullaude and Villalba, but Tijuana’s own defensive record, 3 losses in 11 games, suggests they can keep that threat contained at Estadio Caliente. Signal has this finishing 1-0 to Club Tijuana.