The Liga MX (Clausura) meeting at The Estadio Universitario on Sunday will see hosts Tigres welcoming opponents Universidad Nacional.
Our tips, poll and stats for Tigres de la UANL v Universidad Nacional can all be found here - as well as up-to-date odds.
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Form Guide
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Tigres de la UANL
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Tigres enter this match coming off the back of a 0-0 Liga MX (Clausura) drawn result versus Pachuca.
In that match, Tigres de la UANL managed 47% possession and 11 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. On the other side, Pachuca had 13 shots at goal with 7 on target.
Guido Pizarro's Tigres de la UANL have managed to score a sum total of 5 times in their preceding 6 outings. The comparative number of goals that have been scored against them in that time is 6.
Looking at their past form shows that Tigres de la UANL:
- have not been beaten in the league by Universidad Nacional in their last 2 games.
- are unbeaten in their last 3 home league matches.
Universidad Nacional
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Universidad Nacional head into the meeting after a 2-0 Liga MX (Clausura) win with the defeat of Santos Laguna in their most recent game.
In that game, Universidad Nacional had 49% possession and 15 attempts on goal with 6 on target. For Universidad Nacional, the goalscorers were Guillermo Martínez (10') and Nathan Silva (74'). For their opponents, Santos Laguna got 14 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target.
Throughout their 6 previous matches, Efraín Juárez's Universidad Nacional have slotted home a total of 9 times, earning them a goals per game average of 1.5.
Ahead of this meeting, Universidad Nacional haven't beaten Tigres de la UANL in away games against them for the last 10 matches in the league. Very poor away form.
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Head to head
A review of their past head-to-head meetings stretching back to 12/02/2023 tells us that Tigres have won 3 of these games & Universidad Nacional 1, with the number of drawn matches being 2.
A sum of 20 goals were produced between them in this period, with 12 of them for Los Tigres and 8 created by Pumas. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 3.33.
The previous league contest between these clubs was Liga MX (Apertura) match day 6 on 01/09/2024 when it ended Universidad Nacional 1-3 Tigres de la UANL.
In that game, Universidad Nacional had 54% possession and 18 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. Their only player to score was Rogelio Funes Mori (15').
At the other end, Tigres de la UANL got 9 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. Ozziel Herrera (37', 59') and Fernando Gorriarán (39') scored.
The referee was Oscar Mejía.
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Team News: Tigres
Almost everyone can be considered, as there’s just the lone fitness concern for the Tigres boss Guido Pizarro to contend with thanks to an almost full-strength set of players. Diego Reyes (sprain) is out of contention.
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Prediction
When taking all factors into account, Tigres de la UANL have it within them to be able to create a high number of chances and successful shots on target.
However, Universidad Nacional will not find it easy getting on the scoresheet although we do think that they will probably end up seeing enough of the ball to score, too.
Accordingly, we see a 3-1 winning score for Tigres de la UANL when the full-time whistle blows.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for the game?
Looking at the betting prices for the match in the WDW market, a victory for Tigres de la UANL is available for 2, a bet on a draw is 3.3 & staking on a victory for Universidad Nacional comes in at 3.9. Those are the top prices being offered as of now.
Peter Guest,
00:05 19/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ Team Focus:
Tigres
Formed: 1960
Stadium: The Estadio Universitario (42,500)
Captain: Jesús Angulo
Chairman: Mauricio Culebro
Manager: Guido Pizarro
Competitions: Liga MX (Clausura) position 5, Liga MX (Apertura) position 3, CONCACAF Champions League (Semi-finals)
⭐ Key Man: Juan Brunetta
Customarily playing in the Central Attacking Midfielder position, Juan Brunetta was born in Laboulaye, Argentina. After having played his first senior match for Arsenal de Sarandí in the 2016 - 2017 season, the skilful Midfielder has bagged 6 league goals in this Liga MX (Clausura) 2024 - 2025 season to date in 15 appearances.