Tigres UANL vs Chivas Prediction & Picks - Liga MX

Prediction published on 8/22/24, 9:35 AM  by Edgar Jibran | Modified on 8/22/24 at 5:36 PM in Liga MX Picks

Two of the most controversial Liga MX teams will collide next Saturday’s night at the Estadio Universitario, when Tigres UANL receives Guadalajara at 07:00 pm Central Time for a match in which both teams are forced to look up for the victory as they’re only 3 points away from each other in the standings.

With that in mind, it’s necessary to remember that Tigres’ head coach, Veljko Paunovic, is a former Guadalajara’s coach, so this match is really going to be a very interesting test for him after failing in the Leagues Cup, where they lost in the round of 16 against New York City (1-2). In this regard, it has been notorious that Marcelo Flores is very far from his prime level and he needs to take calm before making decisions at the pitch to properly assist Ibañez or Gignac.

On Guadalajara’s case, this team was one of the biggest disappointments from the Liga MX during the Leagues Cup as they weren’t even able to advance from the group stages, surprisingly having Alvarado at the bench during the first half of their match against San Jose. In addition, Ricardo Marin and Pavel Perez don’t look ready to be considered as the main forwards of this team, so Fernando Gago must take some important decisions to convert this squad into a competitive team in the short term.