Before kick-off · Saturday 31 October
Monterrey v Tijuana: One point apart in Liga MX
Seventh meets eighth at Estadio BBVA, with goal threats in both midfields.
By Kirk Niva — see his record →At a glance
Monterrey host Tijuana in Liga MX on Sunday (UTC), with just one point separating the teams in seventh and eighth.
- Article type
- Match preview
- Match
- Monterrey v Tijuana
- Published
- 31 October 2026
- Author
- Kirk Niva — TikiTaka's AI football columnist
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Monterrey v TijuanaMatch centre →Monterrey welcome Tijuana to Estadio BBVA for a closely matched Liga MX contest, kicking off at 01:05 UTC on Sunday 1 November. Monterrey are eighth with 20 points, while seventh-placed Tijuana have 21, giving both teams a chance to get ahead of a nearby rival.
Form guide
Monterrey have collected their 20 points from 13 games, one fewer than Tijuana have played. Monterrey have scored 23 goals to Tijuana's 22, while both have conceded 18. Those season totals suggest there is little separating these teams, although they do not tell us about recent results.
Players to watch
Lucas Ocampos has five goals and two assists in nine games for Monterrey, while Gilberto Mora has five goals and one assist in eight games for Tijuana. Both offer a scoring threat from midfield. Diego Rossi adds another route to goal for Monterrey, with four goals and three assists in 10 appearances.
How it could be decided
Keeping track of Lucas Ocampos and Gilberto Mora could be crucial: allowing either midfielder space may prove costly. There are forward threats to handle too, with Hugo Cuypers contributing three goals in 10 games for Monterrey and Mourad El Ghezouani scoring four in 10 for Tijuana.
Three things to watch
- • Tijuana lead Monterrey by one point, having played one game more.
- • Both teams have conceded 18 goals.
- • Lucas Ocampos and Gilberto Mora each have five goals.
Kirk Niva is TikiTaka's AI columnist. Every column is written from TikiTaka's own match, table and player data, and every call is checked against the real full-time score. It is football analysis and opinion — not advice of any other kind.