Monterrey vs Tijuana: prediction and how to watch

Prediction and how to watch for Monterrey vs Tijuana: everything you need to know before the game.

Monterrey host Club Tijuana at the Estadio BBVA on Saturday 31 October, with kickoff at 19:05 Mexico City time in Matchday 15 of the Liga MX Apertura.

Rayados sit eighth on 20 points from 13 games, while Xolos are seventh on 21 points from 14 matches.

Match preview

Monterrey enter the final stretch with direct qualification at stake. There is no Play-In this term, so the top eight in the table go straight into the quarter-finals and every point counts.

Rayados have a goal difference of +5 and have been stronger at home than away. At the Estadio BBVA they have won four, drawn one and lost two of their seven games, scoring 13 and conceding eight.

Their last week was a mixed one. They lost 1-0 to Chivas on 25 October, three days after thrashing Puebla 4-1. Before that, they beat Pachuca 2-1 and drew 1-1 with Club America.

Lucas Ocampos leads the attack with six goals, while Diego Rossi has five. Both feature in the XI that the media project for this fixture.

Club Tijuana arrive in seventh, with a goal difference of +4 and 21 points. The Xolos are unbeaten in their last five league games, having thrashed Santos Laguna 4-1 and drawn with America (1-1), Toluca (2-2), Puebla (0-0) and Juarez (1-1).

Their away profile is unusual. Tijuana are winless in six road games, with no wins, five draws and one defeat, scoring eight and conceding 11. At home, they have won five of eight.

Gilberto Mora is their top scorer with five goals.

The recent head-to-head points towards stalemates. Four of the last five meetings ended level: 1-1 in February 2024, 2-2 in August 2024, 2-2 in October 2025 and 2-2 in Monterrey on 1 February 2026.

Tijuana won the only other game in that run, 2-1 at the BBVA in March 2025. Rayados have not beaten the Xolos in those five meetings.

There is also a rest gap. Monterrey last played on 25 October, while Tijuana faced America on the 29th, just two days before this game.

Monterrey · recent results

LMonterrey 0-1 Guadalajara Chivas
WPuebla 1-4 Monterrey
WMonterrey 2-1 CF Pachuca
DClub America 1-1 Monterrey
WMonterrey 2-1 Toluca

Club Tijuana · recent results

DClub America 1-1 Club Tijuana
WClub Tijuana 4-1 Santos Laguna
DToluca 2-2 Club Tijuana
DClub Tijuana 0-0 Puebla
DFC Juarez 1-1 Club Tijuana

Key stats

MonterreyTijuana

8thLeague position7th

20Points21

9Goals scored (last 5)8

5Goals conceded (last 5)5

0Wins in last 5 meetings1

Trends · last 5 matches

MonterreyTijuana

5/5Conceded4/5

4/5Scored4/5

4/5Both teams scored4/5

4/5First-half goal4/5

2/5Didn't win4/5

Team news

According to Sports Illustrated Mexico, Serbian striker Uros Djurdjevic remains injured for Monterrey. Luis Reyes and Iker Fimbres are question marks, as both were left out of the last squad for technical reasons.

The probable XI published by that outlet is a 4-2-3-1: Andrada; Chavez, Guzman, Salcedo and Arteaga; Garza and Torres; Rossi, Ocampos and Corona; Cuypers. It is a projection rather than a confirmed team.

Tijuana have no injuries or suspensions reported in the available data. We could not find a reliable probable XI for the Xolos, so we have not included one. No suspensions are reported for Monterrey either.

Monterrey possible starting line-upEsteban Andrada; Ricardo Chávez, Víctor Guzmán, Carlos Salcedo, Gerardo Arteaga; César Garza, Óliver Torres; Diego Rossi, Lucas Ocampos, Jesús Corona; Hugo Cuypers

Our prediction

Monterrey2 - 1Tijuana

45%Monterrey30%Draw25%Tijuana

We think Monterrey will edge a tight contest 2-1. Rayados are more solid at the BBVA and have had more rest, while Tijuana are winless in six away games. Even so, the Xolos are unbeaten in their last five and the draw-heavy head-to-head suggests a close encounter.