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Tigres UANL and New York City FC go head-to-head at the Red Bull Arena in the Leagues Cup round of 16 on Tuesday. Both sides met in the CONCACAF Champions League quarter-finals back in 2020, with the Mexican outfit winning the tie 5-0 on aggregate.
Twenty-year-old midfielder Marcelo Flores came up clutch for Tigres as he netted in the 65th minute to hand them a 1-0 victory over Pachuca in the Leagues Cup round of 32 on Friday.
Before that, Veljko Paunovic’s men cruised through the group stages as they picked up wins over Puebla and Inter Miami to finish as Group N winners.
Tigres have won all but one of their seven matches since the start of the new Mexican Liga MX campaign, with a 1-1 draw against Atlas on July 13 being the exception.
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On the other hand, New York City FC edged out New England Revolution on penalties in their last-32 clash at the weekend following a 1-1 stalemate in normal time.
Bobby Wood scored in the 39th minute to cancel out Santiago Rodriguez’s 35th-minute opener and take the game to penalties, where the Pigeons picked up a 7-6 victory.
New York City had scraped through the group stages with just two points from their two matches as they claimed a penalty-shootout win over Queretaro in the Group L opener on July 29, one week before suffering a 4-2 loss against Cincinnati.
Tigres UANL vs New York City FC Head-To-Head and Key Numbers
- This will be the third encounter between the two sides, with Tigres claiming two wins in their CONCACAF Champions League quarter-final tie back in 2020.
- New York City are unbeaten in five of their last six matches across all competitions, claiming two wins and three draws since mid-July.
- Tigres are unbeaten in their last seven matches, picking up six wins and one draw since kicking off the campaign with a 2-1 loss against Club America in the Mexican Super Cup on June 30.
- The Pigeons have failed to win their last six away games, losing three and claiming three draws since the start of June.
Tigres UANL vs New York City FC Prediction
New York City will head into Tuesday’s clash looking to get one over the Mexican side, having lost their previous two encounters.
While we expect Tigres to put up a fight, we predict the Pigeons will build on their win over New England Revolution and claim another narrow victory.
Prediction: Tigres UANL 1-2 New York City FC
Tigres UANL vs New York City FC Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - New York City to win
Tip 2: Both teams to score - Yes (Both sides have scored in four of New York City’s last five games)
Tip 3: Over 10.5 corners - No (There have also been fewer than 11 corner kicks in eight of the Pigeons’ last 10 outings)
