{"id":35339,"date":"2026-08-28T22:21:35","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T02:21:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/us\/?post_type=news&p=35339"},"modified":"2026-09-24T09:27:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T13:27:14","slug":"match-preview-tijuana-vs-pumas-08-28-26-liga-mx","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/us\/news\/liga-mx\/match-preview-tijuana-vs-pumas-08-28-26-liga-mx\/","title":{"rendered":"Club Tijuana vs Pumas UNAM: Predictions, Picks, Odds & Starting Lineups"},"content":{"rendered":"

Club Tijuana<\/a> host Pumas UNAM<\/a> at Estadio Caliente on Friday, August 28 (9:00 PM ET \/ 8:00 PM CT \/ 6:00 PM PT).<\/p>\n

Club Tijuana and Pumas UNAM both come into this one with clean team sheets \u2014 no fresh fitness concerns flagged on either side heading into Estadio Caliente. Xolos will lean on the goal threat of Gilberto Rafael Mora Zambrano, who has scored 2 goals and created 3 chances in 279 minutes, alongside fellow attackers Mourad Daoudi El Ghezouani and Ramiro Arciga Zarate, who leads the group with 4 chances created across 380 minutes on the field. For the visitors, Olavio Vieira dos Santos Junior arrives as Pumas’ most direct threat with 3 goals from 6 shots, while Robert Osmar Morales Benitez has been the chief creator, setting up 3 assists and generating 7 chances created in 435 minutes.<\/p>\n

This one shapes up as a tight, low-scoring watch rather than an end-to-end shootout. Both sides have shown they can go long stretches without finding the net, and with the home crowd at Estadio Caliente adding an edge, expect the game to hinge on one moment of quality rather than a string of chances. Tijuana’s extra sharpness in the final third should just about tip the balance on a night where clean sheets look more likely than a flurry of goals.<\/p>\n

US viewers can watch Club Tijuana vs Pumas UNAM on ViX, TUDN or Fox.<\/p>\n\n\n