Club Tijuana vs Santos Laguna prediction
Club Tijuana – Santos Laguna, Liga MX, Monday, October 26, 2026 at 03:10 AM (GMT). Venue: Estadio Caliente
Club Tijuana is #11 in the table (17 pts) and Santos Laguna #9 (19 pts). Club Tijuana is unbeaten in its last 5 matches. Santos Laguna is unbeaten in its last 5 matches. Last 6 head-to-head meetings: Club Tijuana 2, draws 1, Santos Laguna 3. Their last meeting, on March 9, 2026, ended Club Tijuana 1-2 Santos Laguna.
AI confidence: Medium
AI match recap
This is a clash between Tijuana’s strong home platform and Santos Laguna’s exceptional current momentum. Tijuana need to end their winless sequence by making Estadio Caliente an aggressive, transition-heavy setting, while Santos will trust the structure that has carried them through their recent surge. The most important team-news issue is the conflicting availability information around Tijuana defender Rafael Fernández and Santos pair Bruno Amione and Lucas Di Yorio. With the teams close in the table, neither side can treat this as a low-intensity fixture.
Predicted score and probabilities
The AI's exact score, win/draw/loss probabilities, both teams to score, over/under 2.5 and 4 key factors are in the full analysis.
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Santos have held the better overall edge in the recent series, including a victory in Tijuana earlier this year. The fixture is not one-sided at Estadio Caliente, however, where Tijuana have shown they can punish Santos heavily when their transitions click.
Injuries and absences
Availability reporting is conflicted: FotMob lists Tijuana centre-back Rafael Fernández as doubtful and Santos defenders Bruno Amione plus forward Lucas Di Yorio as unavailable, while the supplied feed reports no absences. Fernández’s status is the most immediate structural concern because it affects Tijuana’s defensive continuity against Santos’ mobile forwards.
Form (last 5)
Club Tijuana vs Santos Laguna stats
| Club Tijuana | Santos Laguna | |
|---|---|---|
| Played | 12 | 13 |
| Goals scored | 17 | 19 |
| Goals conceded | 16 | 16 |
| Clean sheets | 4 | 4 |
Last meetings
- 2026-03-09Club Tijuana 1-2 Santos Laguna
- 2025-09-25Santos Laguna 1-0 Club Tijuana
- 2025-04-20Santos Laguna 0-4 Club Tijuana
- 2024-08-19Club Tijuana 3-1 Santos Laguna
- 2024-03-16Club Tijuana 2-2 Santos Laguna
- 2023-10-05Santos Laguna 2-1 Club Tijuana

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